Poe, E.A.

[calimac]

I had to be reminded that today is the 200th natal anniversary of Mr. Poe. I shall accordingly attempt to retell the occasion of my favorite Poe reference.

The original home of The Other Change of Hobbit bookstore was in the mall below a city-owned parking garage. Though this was on the ground floor, its aspect was more dank and subterranean. The garage, which still stands today, was constructed largely of brick, and to find the bookstore one needed to traverse what seemed to the new visitor as long winding passages.

What I forget at this length of time was whether anybody actually did this, or if it was just a notion talked about. I recall it as a suggestion from the imaginative brain of Andi S. She said that on the brick wall facing the store a chalked inscription had, or should, appear, in fevered block capitals tracing the words,

"FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, MONTRESOR!"

Comments

[asimovberlioz.livejournal.com]

Years ago I heard somebody tell a joke in which the punch line was, "For the love of God, Montresor ... and five dollars!" I can't recall anything else about it.

[kalimac.livejournal.com]

I tried googling that punchline with no luck, but I did find a term paper on the web containing the line, "Fortunato finally makes the realization that his friend, Montresor, is not actually his friend when he says, 'For the love of God, Montresor!'" No kidding, Sherlock.