Listen "Episode 18: The Sons of the Copper Beeches"
Episode Synopsis
A visit to a venerable scion society, the Sons of the Copper Beeches, in October 2007. Headmastiff Gideon Hill describes the group's history, assisted by Scott Bond, who then offers remarks about his 25 years as the Baker Street Journal's cartoonist. We close with an Editor's Gas Lamp from July, 1959 featuring Edgar Smith's thoughts "On the Forms of Address." Show Notes: 1:30 The Great Interruption 6:20 En route to the SOCB 7:40 Meeting Gideon Hill 9:00 Gideon's history of the SOCB 11:10 Encountering Peter Blau 12:35 Scott Bond recalls the SOCB in the 1970's 14:45 Making friends at scion society meetings 17:35 Introducing Scott Bond's remarks 18:50 The Lament of the Sherlockian Cartoonist 23:15 Carl Barks and Walt Disney 30:30 A cartoon a month 31:00 How it all comes together 35:30 Camouflage in Japan 41:15 Scott's production process 46:00 Editor's Gas Lamp from the Baker Street Journal Volume 9, No. 3, July 1959: "On the Forms of Address" Links: The Sons of the Copper Beeches The Baker Street Journal Christopher Morley on Wikipedia
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