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Sad news.....

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_poe_mystery_visitor

BALTIMORE – Is this tradition "nevermore"?

A mysterious visitor who left roses and cognac at the grave of Edgar Allan Poe each year on the writer's birthday failed to show early Tuesday, breaking with a ritual that began more than 60 years ago.

"I'm confused, befuddled," said Jeff Jerome, curator of the Poe House and Museum. "I don't know what's going on."

pair8head wrote:Sad news.....

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_poe_mystery_visitor

BALTIMORE – Is this tradition "nevermore"?

A mysterious visitor who left roses and cognac at the grave of Edgar Allan Poe each year on the writer's birthday failed to show early Tuesday, breaking with a ritual that began more than 60 years ago.

"I'm confused, befuddled," said Jeff Jerome, curator of the Poe House and Museum. "I don't know what's going on."

my guess is that the mystery visitor died sometime in the last year.

RinglingRingling wrote:

pair8head wrote:Sad news.....

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_poe_mystery_visitor

BALTIMORE – Is this tradition "nevermore"?

A mysterious visitor who left roses and cognac at the grave of Edgar Allan Poe each year on the writer's birthday failed to show early Tuesday, breaking with a ritual that began more than 60 years ago.

"I'm confused, befuddled," said Jeff Jerome, curator of the Poe House and Museum. "I don't know what's going on."

my guess is that the mystery visitor died sometime in the last year.

That's what my thought was. But it also could be he/she is in the Hospital or some other kind of a delay.

My first thought was death, too. Then my second thought was "Hey, I do this for my own personal fulfillment, and now I got a bunch of lookyloos acting like Linus waiting for the Great Pumpkin to show up? Gimme a break! I'll be back next week when no one expects me." I mean the reason of doing something mysteriously is so 200 people won't be watching you do it.

I'm betting the mystery person will be back next year. Maybe not the same one though.
I've thought about this just a bit and if it were me doing this all these years I would have
brought someone into the secret with the idea that when I passed they would continue the
tradition.

popcornjack wrote:My first thought was death, too. Then my second thought was "Hey, I do this for my own personal fulfillment, and now I got a bunch of lookyloos acting like Linus waiting for the Great Pumpkin to show up? Gimme a break! I'll be back next week when no one expects me." I mean the reason of doing something mysteriously is so 200 people won't be watching you do it.

here is hoping this is how it plays out. The Baltimore Sun has a bit more coverage, including a quote that someone was "annoyed" that it didn't happen like it does traditionally.

all I know is.. if I lived closer, next year there would be at least one
set left..
not too much on Poe.. just like to see that some things keep going..

pair8head wrote:I'm betting the mystery person will be back next year. Maybe not the same one though.
I've thought about this just a bit and if it were me doing this all these years I would have
brought someone into the secret with the idea that when I passed they would continue the
tradition.

Probably next year there will be a bunch of people who do it, figuring the original "Poe-ette" has passed on.

you like that? Poe-ette? Just came up with that. "Tonight, live on stage, Edgar and the Poe-ettes." I crack myself up.

popcornjack wrote:

pair8head wrote:I'm betting the mystery person will be back next year. Maybe not the same one though.
I've thought about this just a bit and if it were me doing this all these years I would have
brought someone into the secret with the idea that when I passed they would continue the
tradition.

Probably next year there will be a bunch of people who do it, figuring the original "Poe-ette" has passed on.

you like that? Poe-ette? Just came up with that. "Tonight, live on stage, Edgar and the Poe-ettes." I crack myself up.

Jack... it's too early to start drinking that much that quick.

ragtopW wrote:all I know is.. if I lived closer, next year there would be at least one
set left..
not too much on Poe.. just like to see that some things keep going..

Thought about doing that too. If he fails to show this year, next year is going to be a zoo w/ new folks restarting the tradition

RinglingRingling wrote:

popcornjack wrote:

pair8head wrote:I'm betting the mystery person will be back next year. Maybe not the same one though.
I've thought about this just a bit and if it were me doing this all these years I would have
brought someone into the secret with the idea that when I passed they would continue the
tradition.

Probably next year there will be a bunch of people who do it, figuring the original "Poe-ette" has passed on.

you like that? Poe-ette? Just came up with that. "Tonight, live on stage, Edgar and the Poe-ettes." I crack myself up.

Jack... it's too early to start drinking that much that quick.

He cracks me up too.

I bet the person probably figured out everybody would be waiting for them to show up, so they figured they would do it another day.

Or they're dead.

Perhaps a new tradition ... leaving a bouquet of black-eyed susans
and a six-pack of Natty Boh here (Timonium, just north of Baltimore) every year.
Sadly Johnny Unitas died on September 11th, 2002
on the one year anniversary of the *9/11* terrorist attacks.

citcat wrote:
I bet the person probably figured out everybody would be waiting for them to show up, so they figured they would do it another day.

Or they're dead.

Whoever it is has been doing this for 60 years now. I think they know people are watching. The thing is they have always kept a respectful distance and not tried to uncover the identity of the person. So I doubt they would change their ways now.

surfpirate wrote:Perhaps a new tradition ... leaving a bouquet of black-eyed susans
and a six-pack of Natty Boh here (Timonium, just north of Baltimore) every year.
Sadly Johnny Unitas died on September 11th, 2002
on the one year anniversary of the *9/11* terrorist attacks.

and the sad thing is that when they had a chance, the commission in charge of the stadium the Ravens play in blew it in not naming it for Johnny U.

I'm thinking the person went to their grave and nobody knew it was them. I'm also willing to bet someone takes up the tradition next year.

At the risk of being hammered big time......

I imagine that when the time comes, one year to the day after JB passes
there won't be just one person show up and leave something behind
(Tequila comes to mind) But so many that a new tradition will be born.
Hope there's a good parking lot for the tailgate party.

pair8head wrote:At the risk of being hammered big time......

I imagine that when the time comes, one year to the day after JB passes
there won't be just one person show up and leave something behind
(Tequila comes to mind) But so many that a new tradition will be born.
Hope there's a good parking lot for the tailgate party.

hell, I'll drop off the lyrics of the Dolphin Fight Song for him every year...

my guess is that the mystery visitor died sometime in the last year.

Thats what I thought too, but They said people were watching and waiting for this guy so maybe hes just waiting a little while cause they scared him off. Todays poes birthday and the days not over just yet!(maybe )