Well, this is a fitting atmosphere for what we're going to talk about today because it's in the,

we small hours in the morning, and the fog is settled in, and it is not a fit night out for men or obese.

But what we're going with this show is a series on Sherlock Holmes and of course Dr. Watson. And with us is Eric

the blacksmith who I guess you could say, you know, sometimes you use the word expert. It doesn't

sound right. But I mean, you know more about Holmes and Watson than the average bear, don't you?

Yeah. Yes, I do uh and i've uh long been interested

but um first things first first first viz thanks for having me on yeah i went right through that

after some email tag, here I am.

Yeah.

And, you know, my journey to the ahas has really not been unlike your own.

You know, we talked about this in our first conversation on the phone,

and I want to do this while everybody's listening.

And I just wanted to say, thanks for connecting with the informer and getting the goods.

Yeah, I appreciate that.

Yeah, that pretty much did it for me.

Yeah, it really, I'll tell you, it opened some major doors for me, I have to say.

And, you know, like yourself, I have nothing to sell.

This is a labor of love for me.

I love music, movies, history, and a good yarn.

And I'll tell you, Doyle could spin a good yarn.

And like you, I'm intrigued by suppressed history, and there's a lot of it.

He does put a couple of zingers in his books, doesn't he?

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