Mike70
13-Sep-2007, 05:33 PM
this is a very cool tradition.
for the last almost 60 years a man dressed in a black cape, black fedora and with a white scarf obscuring his face has entered the westminister hill cemetary in baltimore during the early morning hours of jan 19 (poe's b-day).
the man goes to poe's original gravesite and stands for a few moments then drinks a toast of martell cognac. he then leaves half a bottle of cognac, three red roses and sometimes a note on the grave before leaving the cemetary. the notes often say things like "edgar you have not been forgotten" and things along those lines.
it is believed that the present toaster is either the son or grandson of the original because a note was left in the early 90's saying "the torch will be passed."
anyone else know of anything like this surrounding the graves of other famous people?
for the last almost 60 years a man dressed in a black cape, black fedora and with a white scarf obscuring his face has entered the westminister hill cemetary in baltimore during the early morning hours of jan 19 (poe's b-day).
the man goes to poe's original gravesite and stands for a few moments then drinks a toast of martell cognac. he then leaves half a bottle of cognac, three red roses and sometimes a note on the grave before leaving the cemetary. the notes often say things like "edgar you have not been forgotten" and things along those lines.
it is believed that the present toaster is either the son or grandson of the original because a note was left in the early 90's saying "the torch will be passed."
anyone else know of anything like this surrounding the graves of other famous people?