A man has come forth claiming to be the originator of the annual Edgar Allan Poe graveyard event. Sam Porpora says he came up with the idea in the 1960s, of laying a rose and drinking a toast on Poe's site.
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I'm not sure anyone here in Baltimore believes this guy's story.
Posted by: Jesse Walker | August 20, 2007 at 10:01
What do Baltimoreans say about this?
Posted by: Bryan Alexander | August 21, 2007 at 07:47
That the tradition probably predates the origins he's claiming for it.
Posted by: Jesse Walker | August 23, 2007 at 10:15
...which, if true, makes him attempting to put one over on a staged event in tribute to a dead master of hoaxes?
Posted by: Bryan Alexander | August 25, 2007 at 14:21