At the March 2024 luncheon of the Red Circle scion (www.redcircledc.org) at Alfio's La Trattoria in Chevy Chase, we were privileged to have Curtis Armstrong BSI as our presenter. Curtis has appeared in numerous stage, television and film productions including Risky Business, Revenge of the Nerds, Supernatural and Ray. Curtis has written extensively on Sherlock Holmes, P.G. Wodehouse and Washington Irving.
Curtis delivered a speech at the 2024 Baker Street Irregulars annual dinner in New York. The presentations at the BSI dinner are not recorded. Thankfully, Curtis travelled to DC to reprise the presentation. In fact, it wasn't just a reprise for the Red Circle, as Curtis added to his BSI speech.
Curtis examined the Canon's "lesser" villains, and provided a detailed and irreverent overview of the "The B List" villains who didn't quite reach the top (or is it the bottom?) of the ignoble heap. Every Sherlockian is familiar with The Great Detective's most notorious opponents: Moriarty, Moran, Milverton (his collection of "M"s is a fine one!) and the venomous Baron Gruner. But what of the lesser lights? What of all those run-of-the-Canon miscreants?
This wasn't a speech, it was a performance! It was hilarious, Sherlockian, and true to the canon. It is a masterpiece. I recorded Curtis' presentation, and my close mate Kyle Brimacombe produced the video. With Curtis' permission - it is posted on the Red Circle Youtube channel and is now available to watch, right here. Enjoy!!
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