From: drew.c@verizonSPAMBEGONE.net   
      
   On 2009-12-05 12:19 a.m., Joseph Nebus verbated:   
   > 	C'mon, show of hands, who knew who Rachel McAdams's character in   
   > the upcoming Sherlock Holmes movie had to be the moment it was mentioned   
   > she was from New Jersey?  (I didn't notice it being mentioned before   
   > that point.)   
      
   Nope, didn't ring a bell, although perhaps it should have, as I've watched   
   many Sherlock Holmes episodes (with Jeremy Brett) on my PBS station,   
   including "A Scandal in Bohemia." Shamefully, I haven't gotten around to   
   actually reading the stories; if I did, they probably would have made a   
   deeper imprint on my memory.   
      
   One thing that did register with me on Friday's show was Diane Birch's   
   performance of "Nothing But a Miracle," which was nothing short of amazing   
   to my ears. The Tonight Show was late in booking her, as she had already   
   made the rounds of the other late-night shows over the past half-year, but   
   no matter, as she sounded as full-voiced as ever even after months of touring.   
      
   I can't figure out why Birch hasn't made much of a dent in the Billboard   
   charts other than that she doesn't easily fit into a radio genre -- I'd   
   call her a singer-songwriter with a soul-inflected voice and a talent for   
   making torch songs with catchy pop hooks.   
      
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