Date of Meeting: 25th May 2022
Location of Meeting:
The Sherloft, My House, Portsmouth, UK
Attendees:
"The Entire Canon" (Paul Thomas Miller)
Appleogies:
"The Entire Canon" (Paul Thomas Miller) isn’t mad keen on apples.
Motions:
"The Entire Canon" (Paul Thomas Miller) moved that we should have a hat allowance. No one seconded. Motion was dismissed.
Toast:
"The Entire Canon" (Paul Thomas Miller) toasted Annie Morrison from The Reigate Squires:
So here’s to you Annie Morrison,
Kirwan loved you more than you will know.
Whoa, whoa, whoa.
He rests in peace, Annie Morrison,
The Cunninghams have blown his heart away.
Hey, hey, hey.
Hey, hey, hey.
Etc.
Presentation:
Rather than give a proper presentation, "The Entire Canon" (Paul Thomas Miller) droned on about his new book celebrating the fifth year of The Shingle of Southsea. Frankly, it came across as little more than a bad advert:
I have published a new book called A Demi-Decade of The Shingle of Southsea - The World's Greatest Sherlock Holmes Society. It’s a sturdy volume – 397 pages of the work of "The Entire Canon" (Paul Thomas Miller) principally drawn from the minutes of these meetings. It also contains a few other essays and stories which have appeared elsewhere and a few pages regarding Shingle of Southsea history. The blurb on Amazon describes it as follows:
“In 2022, The Shingle of Southsea (the world’s greatest Sherlock Holmes society) celebrates its fifth year of existence. This is a collection of the works of the society's members, including some history about the society as well as Holmesian poems, art, stories and essays.
Like all self-published Kindle Direct Publishing books, it really does suffer from a lack of editing, proof-reading and talent.”
But perhaps a better review was provided by Brad Keefauver on his website: http://sherlockpeoria.blogspot.com/2022/05/dont-set-this-book-aside-important.html
The book is available from all the Amazon sites…
UK - https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0B146NCY8
US - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0B146NCY8
Canada - https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B0B146NCY8
Australia - https://www.amazon.com.au/gp/product/B0B146NCY8
And, you know, all the others. Searching for B0B146NCY8 seems to be the key. Or 979-8824511970.
It looks like this:
You should buy it. It’s not as awful as it could be. And it’s cheap.
Any other business:
No.
