Dr. Watson's Neglected Patients

06/01/2026

"Yes, my correspondence certainly has the charm of variety." - Sherlock Holmes, The Noble Bachelor.

Here's your monthly reminder that this upcoming Sunday, June 7th, will be the next meeting of the Outpatients, the monthly discussion group in which we bring the metaphorical microscope to a Canonical Sherlock Holmes story. As per usual, we will be meeting on the second level of Pints Pub (www.pintspub.com), located in downtown Denver, just around the corner of the Denver Art Museum. There we will meet for a lunch, ordered off their British style menu, and will engage in a quiz on the focus story as well as a further discussion of the story itself.

This month's Canonical tale will be "The Noble Bachelor", which is found in the collection The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and elsewhere. As per usual, we ask only that you read (or reread) the tale between now and then, so as to have the details fresh in your mind. We begin gathering at around noon, though officially call the meeting to order around 12:30PM, so please try to be there by then. We usually conclude at around 2:00PM.

My only other request is that you let me know if you will be attending by Thursday, so the staff there can assure a seat for everyone. You can let me know by e-mail or by phone of your intentions.

I know many of you have plans this summer, but I look forward to hearing from those of you that are still around.

Larry Feldman
Patient in Charge
Doctor Watson's Neglected Patients
[email protected]

04/27/2026

"And then suddenly in the silence I heard a sound which sent my heart into my mouth. It was the clank of the levers, and the swish of the leaking cylinder." - Victor Hatherly, in "The Engineers Thumb".

All this and a suspenseful death trap, which (I believe) gave George Lucas the idea for the trash compactor scene in Star Wars.

This coming Sunday, May 3rd, is the first Sunday in May, which means of course that The Outpatients, the Sherlock Holmes discussion group, meets at Pints Pub (pintspub.com) in beautiful downtown Denver, right around the corner of the Denver Art Museum. Once you get there it is easy to spot, since it's the only place in Denver with a British phone booth standing on the street right by the entrance. Once inside, you will climb the seventeen steps to the second level to visit with the Master Detective, just as Dr. John Watson did so many decades ago.

The Outpatients are a subgroup of Doctor Watson's Neglected Patients, the Denver Scion Society, where we celebrate and educate about Sherlock Holmes. We begin gathering there around noon, with the meeting called to order sharply at 12:30PM. At that time, food and drink will be ordered from the Pub's unique British style menu. While awaiting our food, all will be invited to participate in a trivia quiz on this month's focus story from the Sherlock Holmes Canon. After lunch is served, and we've had some time to eat, we will begin our scholarly discussion regarding that same story. We usually adjourn at around 2:00PM.

This month, the focus story is "The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb", which can be found in the collection THE ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES and elsewhere. Attendance is open to all, though we ask that if you plan to attend that this week you read (or reread) the story before the meeting, so the details will be fresh in your mind, both for the quiz and the discussion. We also ask that you let us know by Thursday that you plan to attend, by replying to this email or by phone, so we can adequately prepare the room.

As I do every month, I wait in anticipation of hearing from you!

Larry Feldman
Patient in Charge
The Outpatients
Doctor Watson's Neglected Patients
[email protected]
303-349-9671

03/03/2026

Young Sherlock Holmes based on a book series I came across sometime ago. Knowing the Guy Ritchie Sherlock Holmes films, it probably will not be according to the Sherlock Canon, but it still might be fun.

In Prime Video’s dynamic thriller directed by Guy Ritchie, rebellious 19-year-old Sherlock Holmes stumbles on his inaugural investigation.

03/02/2026

19 Members of Denver's Doctor Watson's Neglected Patients gathered yesterday at Pints Pub for our monthly meeting of The Outpatients, where we lunch together and discuss a Canonical Sherlock Holmes story. Up this month was The Blue Carbuncle. We had a quiz on the story written by our acting quizmaster, author Daniel Ginsberg. Our group discussion of the story was lively and surprising, as it usually is. We had a new member join us, and a good time was had by all.

02/23/2026

"My name is Sherlock Holmes. It is my business to know what other people don't know." - Sherlock Holmes, in "The Blue Carbuncle".

February is a notoriously short month, so it won't surprise you to learn that the first Sunday in March is (already) this coming Sunday, March 1st. The target story this month is the now slightly out of season "The Blue Carbuncle" found in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and elsewhere.

As usual, we will start gathering for the meeting at noon, though the meeting will be called to order at 12:30PM. After ordering from Pints Pub's (pintspub.com) British style menu, we will immediately begin the story quiz composed by one of our top members, and, after lunch, we will continue with the usual lively and dynamic story discussion. We will adjourn at approximately 2:00PM.

We ask that you let us know by Thursday if you plan to attend, so that we can be sure to provide a seat for everybody. We ask also that, if you plan to attend, that you read (or reread) "The Blue Carbuncle" this week before Sunday so the story details will be fresh in your mind, for the quiz and story discussion which are the highlights of our gathering.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Larry Feldman
Patient in Charge
The Outpatients
Doctor Watson's Neglected Patients
[email protected]

01/26/2026

"It is, of course, a trifle, but there is nothing as important as trifles." - Sherlock Holmes in The Man with the Twisted Lip.

Whew! We just had a great Annual Sherlock Holmes Birthday Dinner last Saturday, so rest up during the week, because THIS Sunday, besides from being the first day of February, is also the first Sunday of the month. And THAT means it is also the date of the February monthly meeting of The Outpatients, the scholarly discussion group of Denver's own Doctor Watson's Neglected Patients, the famous Sherlock Holmes scion society.

We will be meeting on the second level of Pints Pub (www.pintspub.com) located in the resplendent downtown Denver, right around the corner of the Denver Art Museum. We will begin gathering there at 12:00PM, but the meeting will be called to order sharply at 12:30PM. There we will order lunch off the Pub's British style menu, enjoy an entertaining trivia quiz on the focus story of the month, and have a far ranging discussion on that same story from the Sherlock Holmes Canon.

The story this month will center around a professional mendicant (as opposed to the membership of the "Amateur Mendicant Society" we briefly discussed last month) in the story "The Man With the Twisted Lip". The story can be found in THE ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES collection, and elsewhere.

All are welcome. All we ask is that, between now and then, you read or reread "The Man With the Twisted Lip" so the details are fresh in your mind for both the quiz and the discussion. Also, it would greatly help if you could let us know by email if you plan to be there, so the restaurant staff and I can do our best to have a seat ready for everybody.

Please let us know by Thursday if you plan to attend.

I look forward to seeing and hearing from you all!

Larry Feldman
Patient in Charge
The Outpatients
Dr Watson's Neglected Patients
[email protected]

12/29/2025

"And yet I question, sir, whether in all your experience, you have ever listened to a more mysterious and inexplicable chain of events than those which have happened in my own family." - John Openshaw to Sherlock Holmes in 'The Five Orange Pips".

I hope everyone had a fun and restful holiday, because January 4th is the first Sunday of the new year, and is therefore time to go back to work on our Sherlockian Scholarship. So, The Outpatients (subgroup of Doctor Watson's Neglected Patients of Denver, CO) are once again due to meet at Pints Pub (pintspub.com) for a British themed lunch, and some great conversation regarding a story in the Sherlock Holmes Canon. Those of us attending should target to arrive about 12:00PM, though the meeting won't be called to order until 12:30PM sharpish. At which time we commence our usual agenda consisting of (1) ordering lunch off the Pub's unique British style menu, (2) a friendly though challenging trivia quiz on the targeted story, (3) some down time to eat, drink, and visit with our fellows, and (4) a discussion of the facts revealed, themes, tropes, and questions raised by that same story.

The story under our magnified glass this month will be "The Five Orange Pips", to be found in the collection THE ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES and elsewhere. This seventh story in the Canon introduces some new information and elements into the Sherlock Holmes mythos, notable among them, an extreme atmospheric disturbance (weather), a secret criminal organization, and as many as six "unrecorded cases", all designed to tease and tingle the imaginations of all readers and students of the Great Detective. All will be detailed and featured in our monthly quiz, so the wise and wary among you will take note of same.

We ask only that you arrive before the meeting is called to order, and that you reread the said Canonical tale this week, so that its details are fresh in your mind for both the quiz and discussion.
As always and if possible, I ask that you let me know by Email if you are planning to attend by Thursday, so that we can do our best to prepare seating for everyone. If you've been to our meetings lately, you know they've been growing with new members, so knowing in advance who is or is not coming is more important than ever.
Having said that, our policy remains "everybody is welcome". I look forward to hearing from you.

Larry Feldman
Patient in Charge
The Outpatients
DWNP
[email protected]

12/08/2025

17 Sherlockians climbed 17 steps to the upper level of Pints Pub for a lunch and a discussion regarding the Master Detective. Another great meeting of The Outpatients, the subgroup of Doctor Watson's Neglected Patients, the premier Sherlock Holmes society of Colorado. Every month we meet at Pints Pub in downtown Denver, and study and discuss a story from the Sherlock Holmes Canon. Here we are at our latest meeting where The Boscombe Valley Mystery was the story up for discussion.

12/01/2025

"It is entirely a question of barometric pressure." - Sherlock Holmes, in The Boscombe Valley Mystery

"There is nothing more deceptive than an obvious fact." - Sherlock Holmes, in The Boscombe Valley Mystery

Well, here we are in December, with the first Sunday coming up (Dec 7th), which means, as we have for more than a decade, The Outpatients of Doctor Watson's Neglected Patients (DWNP) will gather again at Pints Pub (pintspub.com) for a couple of hours of Sherlockian celebration and scholarship. The address is 221 (no kidding) West 13th Avenue. Just as Watson did so many times, upon entering the establishment, you will need to climb the 17 steps (again, no kidding) to the Pub's upper level. It is there that we will begin to gather at around noon, with the meeting starting promptly at 12:30PM. We usually end around 2:00PM.

First item on the agenda is ordering lunch off the Pub's British style menu, which has changed little over the years. While waiting for our food, we will have a quiz on the details of this month's focus story from the Sherlock Holmes Canon. We will then have a break to eat and visit with each other. And finally, and most importantly, I will lead our deep and scholarly discussion of that same tale of mystery and suspense.

The story this month is "The Boscombe Valley Mystery," which can be found in the collection THE ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES and elsewhere. We ask that you reread this story during the week before attending, so you will have the details of the story fresh in your mind for both the quiz and the discussion. While reading, you might want to note memorable moments and any questions that occur to you, which you can volunteer to enhance our discussion.

Our meetings lately have been packed, so it is more important than ever that you let me know by Thursday, if at all possible, if you will be attending, so the staff there can make sure there's a place at a table for all.

As you wait and anticipate our fun and fellowship, I leave you here with a riddle. Why is this particular story referred to as "The Only Mystery in the Canon?" You can either provide or be informed of the answer at the meeting!

I look forward to hearing from you.

Larry Feldman
Patient-in-Charge
The Outpatients
DWNP
[email protected]
303-349-9671