The Vigil

Baltimore — A mystery man made his 58th straight visit to Edgar Allan Poe's grave Friday morning and was watched by the largest group of onlookers ever, the event's most faithful viewer said...

As he has done previously to mark Poe's birthday, the visitor arrived to place his half-empty bottle of cognac and three red roses at the grave, Jerome said...

Starting in 1949, a frail figure made the visit to Poe's grave. In 1993, the original visitor left a cryptic note saying, “The torch will be passed.” A later note said the man, who apparently died in 1998, had handed the tradition on to his sons.

Awesome is most definitely correct. And today I learn that the marvelous Zekya has a ticket that will put her at Waterloo station at 855 on March 2nd. Oh frabjous day! I have to get my damn passport application in.