Edgar Allan Poe finally getting proper funeral
BALTIMORE — For Edgar Allan Poe, 2009 has been a better year than 1849. After dozens of events in several cities to mark the 200th anniversary of his birth, he’s about to get the grand funeral that a writer of his stature should have received when he died… (more at the link)
Alright, so what does it say about me that what I find creepy about this event is not the funeral, or the replica corpse, but that they’re selling tickets? I don’t mind the media or even the celebrities. I mind that they’re selling tickets.
