Happy 200th Birthday, Edgar Allen Poe!

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Happy 200th Birthday, Edgar Allen Poe!

Post by Andybev01 » Mon Jan 19, 2009 12:00 pm

All you that doth my grave pass by,
As you are now so once was I,
As I am now so you must be,
Prepare for death & follow me.

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Re: Happy 200th Birthday, Edgar Allen Poe!

Post by Haunt Master » Tue Jan 20, 2009 2:59 pm

I read about Edgar Allen Poe somewhere on other forums. It's his 200th birthday yesterday. ;)

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Re: Happy 200th Birthday, Edgar Allen Poe!

Post by OctoberChill » Tue Jan 20, 2009 3:21 pm

I'm a day late. Happy birthday to him though! Perhaps I'll read some of his work tonight.

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Re: Happy 200th Birthday, Edgar Allen Poe!

Post by Haunt Master » Tue Jan 20, 2009 3:25 pm

Welcome back, OC!!! :D

It's been a long time since You were here... It's like 2 months and an half away from here. Hope your holidays went fine. :D


BTW, I read about Poe in the newspaper about a couple of months ago. And, it will air on TV, I believe the History Channel - but not so sure.

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Re: Happy 200th Birthday, Edgar Allen Poe!

Post by OctoberChill » Tue Jan 20, 2009 3:27 pm

My holidays were great, thank you :) I figured I'd stop by. I haven't felt the Halloween bug yet, but I'll be passing through from time to time. Hope you're all well!

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Re: Happy 200th Birthday, Edgar Allen Poe!

Post by Haunt Master » Tue Jan 20, 2009 3:35 pm

Your welcome, OC! ;)

I hope your time will come to Halloween of this year, and you will have Great Spirit Days! :D Or, should I say All Souls Day? :)

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Re: Happy 200th Birthday, Edgar Allen Poe!

Post by Rising Dead Man » Thu Jan 29, 2009 7:20 pm

What a creepy guy!

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Re: Happy 200th Birthday, Edgar Allen Poe!

Post by Haunt Master » Thu Jan 29, 2009 7:28 pm

Hey RDM!

Glad to see you back here again!!! :D What happened to you that you haven't been around since you left here on Thursday nite January 15th.... Pretty 2 weeks! :?

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Re: Happy 200th Birthday, Edgar Allen Poe!

Post by Rising Dead Man » Thu Jan 29, 2009 7:32 pm

I'm gonna be on here more at Halloween time.
Halloween wraps fear in innocence,
As though it were a slightly sour sweet.
Let terror, then, be turned into a treat...
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Re: Happy 200th Birthday, Edgar Allen Poe!

Post by NeverMore » Sun Apr 13, 2014 7:16 pm


A new statue is going to be erected in Boston to honor the man and his bird. Someone who lives there get a good picture of it when it's done.




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Re: Happy 200th Birthday, Edgar Allen Poe!

Post by Murfreesboro » Thu May 01, 2014 11:04 am

THanks for reminding me of Poe's birthday! Funny, I always thought Poe was a Virginian.

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Re: Happy 200th Birthday, Edgar Allen Poe!

Post by jadewik » Mon Aug 25, 2014 12:40 am

Is the Poe Toaster still around? Can't remember if/where I read something that said the Poe Toaster missed a toast.

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Re: Happy 200th Birthday, Edgar Allen Poe!

Post by NeverMore » Mon Aug 25, 2014 10:19 pm

"In 2010 the Poe Toaster failed to appear. Jerome*, who had witnessed every visitation from 1976 on, had no explanation, but did speculate that if the Toaster intended to end the tradition, the 2009 bicentennial would mark a logical ending point.

The 2011 anniversary saw only the appearance of four impostors—immediately dubbed "faux Toasters"—identified as such because all four walked in clear sight of waiting observers (contrary to the real Toaster's secretive nature); none gave the secret signal that only Jerome knows, a gesture the Toaster predictably made each year at the grave; and none arranged the roses in the unique pattern established by the Toaster. The faux Toasters' appearance sparked controversy: While some preferred that the tradition die a "dignified death", others urged that it be carried on, by imitators if necessary.

In 2012, once again, there was no appearance by anyone identifiable as the "original" Toaster. Jerome (who has denied rumors that he himself was the Toaster) proclaimed the tradition "over with.""


* Jeff Jerome, former curator of the Poe House and Museum

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Re: Happy 200th Birthday, Edgar Allen Poe!

Post by Andybev01 » Tue Aug 26, 2014 6:19 pm

[quote="NeverMore"]"In 2010 the Poe Toaster failed to appear. Jerome*, who had witnessed every visitation from 1976 on, had no explanation, but did speculate that if the Toaster intended to end the tradition, the 2009 bicentennial would mark a logical ending point.

The 2011 anniversary saw only the appearance of four impostors—immediately dubbed "faux Toasters"—identified as such because all four walked in clear sight of waiting observers (contrary to the real Toaster's secretive nature); none gave the secret signal that only Jerome knows, a gesture the Toaster predictably made each year at the grave; and none arranged the roses in the unique pattern established by the Toaster. The faux Toasters' appearance sparked controversy: While some preferred that the tradition die a "dignified death", others urged that it be carried on, by imitators if necessary.

In 2012, once again, there was no appearance by anyone identifiable as the "original" Toaster. Jerome (who has denied rumors that he himself was the Toaster) proclaimed the tradition "over with.""


that's sad to hear, but appropriate for the subject.
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As you are now so once was I,
As I am now so you must be,
Prepare for death & follow me.

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Re: Happy 200th Birthday, Edgar Allen Poe!

Post by NeverMore » Tue Nov 04, 2014 12:38 pm


The Poe statue has been unveiled. If anyone visits Boston say Hi for me.

http://www.mymodernmet.com/profiles/blo ... -allan-poe

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