Ok., Ok, nothing to do with obituaries, but I read this, and I really had to yell someplace, don't blame me. Edgard Allan Poe is still dead, and I think he would die again with this. Maybe is the common sence is what is dead ??? whatever.
From Los Angeles (AP )
Michael Jackson plans to make the leap from pop star to movie star in the role of Edgar Allan Poe, co-executive producer Gary L. Pudney said Tuesday.
Production of ``The Nightmares of Edgar Allan Poe'' was expected to begin next fall in Canada and the film's theatrical release was set for 2002.
The plot focuses on the days leading up to the author's death at age 40. Poe, who wrote ``The Raven,'' ``The Murders in the Rue Morgue,'' ``The Fall of the House of Usher'' and ``The Masque of the Red Death"....(snip)
I checked the calendar, and no, it's not April Fools day......sigh
> Ok., Ok, nothing to do with obituaries, but I read this, and I really > had to yell someplace, don't blame me...
> From Los Angeles (AP )
> Michael Jackson plans to make the leap from pop star to movie star in > the role of Edgar Allan Poe, co-executive producer Gary L. Pudney said > Tuesday...
I heard this on "Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me..." the NPR new quiz that is played for laughs. The panelists were given this one, and it was so ridiculous that none of them could say anything that was actually funnier than the true story.
I gave my roommate a chance at 20 questions on this, since he hadn't heard it. I told him a non-actor (only one feature film, but many shorter films) wanted to play Poe. With six questions left, he had it down to a black singer, and he still didn't get it right! (Note: I'm not dissing my friend, it's just so unbeleivable that rational people would dismiss it out of hand.
: Ok., Ok, nothing to do with obituaries, but I read this, and I really had to : yell someplace, don't blame me. Edgard Allan Poe is still dead, and I : think he would die again with this. Maybe is the common sence is what : is dead ??? whatever. : : From Los Angeles (AP ) : : Michael Jackson plans to make the leap from pop star to movie star in : the role of Edgar Allan Poe, co-executive producer Gary L. Pudney said : Tuesday. : : Production of ``The Nightmares of Edgar Allan Poe'' was expected to : begin next fall in Canada and the film's theatrical release was set for : 2002. : : I checked the calendar, and no, it's not April Fools day......sigh
Perhaps this horror will be enough to make Poe rise from the dead? Or the person mysteriously leaving a bottle and rose at the grave be revealed?
> Fata Morgana (lab...@yahoo.com) wrote: > : Ok., Ok, nothing to do with obituaries, but I read this, and I really had to > : yell someplace, don't blame me. Edgard Allan Poe is still dead, and I > : think he would die again with this. Maybe is the common sence is what > : is dead ??? whatever. > : > : From Los Angeles (AP ) > : > : Michael Jackson plans to make the leap from pop star to movie star in > : the role of Edgar Allan Poe, co-executive producer Gary L. Pudney said > : Tuesday. > : > : Production of ``The Nightmares of Edgar Allan Poe'' was expected to > : begin next fall in Canada and the film's theatrical release was set for > : 2002. > : > : I checked the calendar, and no, it's not April Fools day......sigh
> Perhaps this horror will be enough to make Poe rise from the dead? > Or the person mysteriously leaving a bottle and rose at the grave > be revealed?
Oh it was sort of revealed last year in the Baltimore Sun. The man who started leaving the bottle of brandy (I think) on Poe's grave died. There is the possibility of the man's son carrying on the tradition. No names were mentioned and people around here don't *really* want to know. It's a small, nice little mystery that does no harm.
Louis Epstein (l...@put.com) writes: > Fata Morgana (lab...@yahoo.com) wrote: > : Ok., Ok, nothing to do with obituaries, but I read this, and I really had to > : yell someplace, don't blame me. Edgard Allan Poe is still dead, and I > : think he would die again with this. Maybe is the common sence is what > : is dead ??? whatever. > : > : From Los Angeles (AP ) > : > : Michael Jackson plans to make the leap from pop star to movie star in > : the role of Edgar Allan Poe, co-executive producer Gary L. Pudney said > : Tuesday. > : > : Production of ``The Nightmares of Edgar Allan Poe'' was expected to > : begin next fall in Canada and the film's theatrical release was set for > : 2002. > : > : I checked the calendar, and no, it's not April Fools day......sigh
> Perhaps this horror will be enough to make Poe rise from the dead?
I wondered what that scratching was in the basement.
Lori
-- Lori McDowell, ah...@freenet.carleton.ca "All these places had their moments, with lovers and friends I still can recall. Some are dead and some are living. In my life I've loved them all." -John Lennon & Paul McCartney
> : Michael Jackson plans to make the leap from pop star to movie star in > : the role of Edgar Allan Poe, co-executive producer Gary L. Pudney said > : Tuesday. > : > : Production of ``The Nightmares of Edgar Allan Poe'' was expected to > : begin next fall in Canada and the film's theatrical release was set for > : 2002.
Before you criticize, Michael did purchase the body of the Elephant Man (so he could rehearse this part) and he did play a believable ghoul in the "Thriller" video. I wonder if the Nightmares of EAP will be a musical? Hmmm.
: > : > Fata Morgana (lab...@yahoo.com) wrote: : > : Ok., Ok, nothing to do with obituaries, but I read this, and I really had to : > : yell someplace, don't blame me. Edgard Allan Poe is still dead, and I : > : think he would die again with this. Maybe is the common sence is what : > : is dead ??? whatever. : > : : > : From Los Angeles (AP ) : > : : > : Michael Jackson plans to make the leap from pop star to movie star in : > : the role of Edgar Allan Poe, co-executive producer Gary L. Pudney said : > : Tuesday. : > : : > : Production of ``The Nightmares of Edgar Allan Poe'' was expected to : > : begin next fall in Canada and the film's theatrical release was set for : > : 2002. : > : : > : I checked the calendar, and no, it's not April Fools day......sigh : > : > Perhaps this horror will be enough to make Poe rise from the dead? : > Or the person mysteriously leaving a bottle and rose at the grave : > be revealed? : : Oh it was sort of revealed last year in the Baltimore Sun. The man who : started leaving the bottle of brandy (I think) on Poe's grave died. : There is the possibility of the man's son carrying on the tradition. No : names were mentioned and people around here don't *really* want to know. : It's a small, nice little mystery that does no harm.
A matter of perspective. To me,the people avoiding finding out are thoroughly infuriating. If you CAN'T unlock a mystery,that's one thing.But if you just don't FEEL like it,you're a cheating tease just for mentioning that it exists!
On Wed, 17 Nov 1999 14:21:18 -0600, "John Gross" <jfgr...@ev1.net> wrote:
>> : Michael Jackson plans to make the leap from pop star to movie star in >> : the role of Edgar Allan Poe, co-executive producer Gary L. Pudney said >> : Tuesday. >Before you criticize, Michael did purchase the body of the Elephant Man (so >he could rehearse this part) and he did play a believable ghoul in the >"Thriller" video. I wonder if the Nightmares of EAP will be a musical? >Hmmm.
No wonder he can play a believable ghoul, specially after all that surgery. It gives me the creeps to look at his pictures. If they would shot the video now, he wouldn't need make up. Anyways, years ago, a Spanish band, Radio Futura, made a song from the poem Annabel Lee, so, you don't go around giving more ideas..:-P . Can you imagine MJ wiggling the butt and doing that thing with his crotch while he sings "Shall be lifted, Nevermore ! " ??????
Scarier than any of the tales or poems of Edgard Allan Poe.
Louis Epstein wrote: > : > > : > Perhaps this horror will be enough to make Poe rise from the dead? > : > Or the person mysteriously leaving a bottle and rose at the grave > : > be revealed? > : > : Oh it was sort of revealed last year in the Baltimore Sun. The man who > : started leaving the bottle of brandy (I think) on Poe's grave died. > : There is the possibility of the man's son carrying on the tradition. No > : names were mentioned and people around here don't *really* want to know. > : It's a small, nice little mystery that does no harm.
> A matter of perspective. > To me,the people avoiding finding out are thoroughly infuriating. > If you CAN'T unlock a mystery,that's one thing.But if you just don't > FEEL like it,you're a cheating tease just for mentioning that it > exists!
Only one person outside the family knows who it was...the director of Westminster Church and Cemetery where Poe is buried. And he's not telling.
In article <3832CC20.E0911...@crl.com>, Matthew Hubbard
<leofo...@crl.com> wrote: > With six questions left, he had it down to a black singer,
Well, *there* was a misleading clue . . . -- From the catapult of J.D. Baldwin |+| "If anyone disagrees with anything I _,_ Finger bald...@netcom.com |+| say, I am quite prepared not only to _|70|___:::)=}- for PGP public |+| retract it, but also to deny under \ / key information. |+| oath that I ever said it." --T. Lehrer ***~~~~-------------------------------------------------------------------- ---
: : > : > : > : > Perhaps this horror will be enough to make Poe rise from the dead? : > : > Or the person mysteriously leaving a bottle and rose at the grave : > : > be revealed? : > : : > : Oh it was sort of revealed last year in the Baltimore Sun. The man who : > : started leaving the bottle of brandy (I think) on Poe's grave died. : > : There is the possibility of the man's son carrying on the tradition. No : > : names were mentioned and people around here don't *really* want to know. : > : It's a small, nice little mystery that does no harm. : > : > A matter of perspective. : > To me,the people avoiding finding out are thoroughly infuriating. : > If you CAN'T unlock a mystery,that's one thing.But if you just don't : > FEEL like it,you're a cheating tease just for mentioning that it : > exists! : : Only one person outside the family knows who it was...the director of : Westminster Church and Cemetery where Poe is buried. And he's not : telling.
> > Fata Morgana (lab...@yahoo.com) wrote: > > : Ok., Ok, nothing to do with obituaries, but I read this, and I really had to > > : yell someplace, don't blame me. Edgard Allan Poe is still dead, and I > > : think he would die again with this. Maybe is the common sence is what > > : is dead ??? whatever. > > : > > : From Los Angeles (AP ) > > : > > : Michael Jackson plans to make the leap from pop star to movie star in > > : the role of Edgar Allan Poe, co-executive producer Gary L. Pudney said > > : Tuesday. > > : > > : Production of ``The Nightmares of Edgar Allan Poe'' was expected to > > : begin next fall in Canada and the film's theatrical release was set for > > : 2002. > > : > > : I checked the calendar, and no, it's not April Fools day......sigh
> > Perhaps this horror will be enough to make Poe rise from the dead? > > Or the person mysteriously leaving a bottle and rose at the grave > > be revealed?
> Oh it was sort of revealed last year in the Baltimore Sun. The man who > started leaving the bottle of brandy (I think) on Poe's grave died. > There is the possibility of the man's son carrying on the tradition. No > names were mentioned and people around here don't *really* want to know. > It's a small, nice little mystery that does no harm.
> Cheer
Marion Barry's going to start leaving a vial of crack.
> Cheer (chee...@home.com) wrote: > : > : > : Louis Epstein wrote: > : > : > : > > : > : > Perhaps this horror will be enough to make Poe rise from the dead? > : > : > Or the person mysteriously leaving a bottle and rose at the grave > : > : > be revealed? > : > : > : > : Oh it was sort of revealed last year in the Baltimore Sun. The man who > : > : started leaving the bottle of brandy (I think) on Poe's grave died. > : > : There is the possibility of the man's son carrying on the tradition. No > : > : names were mentioned and people around here don't *really* want to know. > : > : It's a small, nice little mystery that does no harm. > : > > : > A matter of perspective. > : > To me,the people avoiding finding out are thoroughly infuriating. > : > If you CAN'T unlock a mystery,that's one thing.But if you just don't > : > FEEL like it,you're a cheating tease just for mentioning that it > : > exists! > : > : Only one person outside the family knows who it was...the director of > : Westminster Church and Cemetery where Poe is buried. And he's not > : telling.
: > : > Cheer (chee...@home.com) wrote: : > : : > : : > : Louis Epstein wrote: : > : : > : > : > : > : > : > Perhaps this horror will be enough to make Poe rise from the dead? : > : > : > Or the person mysteriously leaving a bottle and rose at the grave : > : > : > be revealed? : > : > : : > : > : Oh it was sort of revealed last year in the Baltimore Sun. The man who : > : > : started leaving the bottle of brandy (I think) on Poe's grave died. : > : > : There is the possibility of the man's son carrying on the tradition. No : > : > : names were mentioned and people around here don't *really* want to know. : > : > : It's a small, nice little mystery that does no harm. : > : > : > : > A matter of perspective. : > : > To me,the people avoiding finding out are thoroughly infuriating. : > : > If you CAN'T unlock a mystery,that's one thing.But if you just don't : > : > FEEL like it,you're a cheating tease just for mentioning that it : > : > exists! : > : : > : Only one person outside the family knows who it was...the director of : > : Westminster Church and Cemetery where Poe is buried. And he's not : > : telling. : > : > And shame on him for that. : : : He's still not going to tell you, Louis.
I hold to my attitude whether or not it affects him.
> Anyways, years ago, a Spanish band, Radio Futura, made a song from the > poem Annabel Lee, so, you don't go around giving more ideas..:-P .
They're not the first. There is a beautiful setting of it composed by Don Dilworth, sung by Joan Baez on her 1967 album, "Joan" (Vanguard 79240; arranged and conducted by Peter Schickele).
..leaving the rose I can understand, but the bottle would have been kinda dumb, since Poe was known during his later life to have had a very low tolerance for alcohol...a researcher at the University of Maryland, Dr. R. Michael Benitez, wrote a report in the September 1996 issue of the Maryland Medical Journal (excerpted in the 9/15/96 New York Times) concluding Poe's actual cause of death--horrifyingly fitting of his stories--was encephalitic rabies...
> >> : Michael Jackson plans to make the leap from pop star to movie star in > >> : the role of Edgar Allan Poe, co-executive producer Gary L. Pudney said > >> : Tuesday.
> >Before you criticize, Michael did purchase the body of the Elephant Man (so > >he could rehearse this part) and he did play a believable ghoul in the > >"Thriller" video. I wonder if the Nightmares of EAP will be a musical? > >Hmmm.
> No wonder he can play a believable ghoul, specially after all that surgery. It gives me > the creeps to look at his pictures. If they would shot the video now, he wouldn't need > make up. Anyways, years ago, a Spanish band, Radio Futura, made a song from the poem > Annabel Lee, so, you don't go around giving more ideas..:-P . Can you imagine MJ wiggling > the butt and doing that thing with his crotch while he sings "Shall be lifted, Nevermore ! > " ??????
> Scarier than any of the tales or poems of Edgard Allan Poe.
> Cheers,
> Fata Morgana
It occurs to me to give a little boost to my site. If anyone is interested in E A Poe they may be interested in this link, which has the Harry Clarke illustrations to Poe's "Tales of Mystery and Imagination". http://web.ukonline.co.uk/archer/poe.html If you are interested in that then you may also be interested to know I have an edition of Poe's poems. This is illustrated by W H Robinson. The drawings are quite different in style from those of Clarke and they will, probably, be my next web project.
