johnny

The Funeral of Edgar Allan Poe Was an Enormous Success!

Poe only had 7 mourners at his funeral, we had over 700! Starting with a horsedrawn hearse with bagpipes and mourners wending it's way through the streets of Baltimore... Arriving at Westminster Burial Grounds...
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John Astin presided over the event, featuring the venom of Rufus Wilmont Griswold...
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And others, including Dr. Moran, Walt Whitman and H.P. Lovecraft...
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What a meaningful, monumental event. We were picked up by CNN, NBC, ABC, BBC, CBC, NPR and CNN! It was one week ago, and the impact is still sinking in...

(The photos seem to have vanished; apologies, I will try to repost some from this amazing event.)