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Like the immortal Johnny Cash, Edgar Allan Poe was known to dress in black. Like the legendary rocker Jerry Lee Lewis, he married his 13-year old cousin. Like many of history’s mad geniuses, he died penniless. And, befitting the great mystery writer, death arose from mysterious causes under even more mysterious circumstances. He barely made it through his 40th birthday, so one might imagine he liked to party... At the very least, he loved to entertain. To this day, classic masterpieces like “The Raven” and “The Tell-Tale Heart” still provide gloomy reverie for some, gleeful revelry for those of us who enjoy a good dance on the dark side. So... Let’s All Do... The EDGAR ALLAN POLKA!!! HALLOWEEN WEEKEND2009 The Holiday Music Motel presents: Eric McFadden, Geri X, Delaney Davidson, and at least 13 other performing songwriters paying tribute to The Master Himself on the occasion of The 200th Anniversary of His First Halloween in a collaborative songwriting extravaganza, climaxing in THREE SHOWS at three venues in Door County’s Historic Downtown Sturgeon Bay. FRIDAY NIGHT, OCT. 30 - “THE EDGAR ALLAN POLKA and other Dark Delights” @CHERRY LANES, 10pm - close SATURDAY AFTERNOON, OCT. 31 - THE HOLIDAY MUSIC MOTEL’S GRAND RE-OPENING, w/Live music, refreshments, and surprises, 2-6pm SATURDAY NIGHT, OCT. 31 - “GHOST WRITERS IN DISGUISE” Costume party/concert @The LADDER HOUSE, 8pm - midnight check www.holidaymusicmotel.com for more details Earlier this year, we hosted: The EDGAR ALLAN POLKA!!! A Musical Tribute to Mr. PoeIn Celebration of His e200th Birthday h Monday, January19, 2009, 8-midnight, @Cherry Lanes in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin HUGE THANKS to ALL WHO PARTICIPATED! YOUR CREATIVE CONTRIBUTIONS SURPASSED OUR GREATEST EXPECTATIONS!!! If you’d like to be involved in the Halloween festivities, please let us know! HOW IT WAS PROMOTED: Songwriters: Feel free to come share your most Poe-inspired ditties. They don’t have to be originals, just dark. Morbid is okay. Dark humor, even better. Polka beats are welcomed but by no means mandatory. Musicians: If you play tuba, accordian, or any other instrument commonly associated with polka music, please sign up to be in the band. Email: purgatoryhill@mac.com to confirm your participation. Or just show up. We’ll post a list of performers who’ve signed on as we get closer to showtime. Please mark this date > Monday, January 19th < on your calendar now! Thanks! pat mAcdonald (your host) http://www.holidaymusicmotel.comhttp://ericmcfadden.comhttp://www.gerixmusic.comhttp://www.geocities.com/thebrassbed/delaney.htmArtists.htmlhttp://www.myspace.com/cherrylaneshttp://www.innline.com/DoorWeb/property.asp?propertyId=IL6318&areaId=0&categoryId=2http://www.holidaymusicmotel.comhttp://www.myspace.com/patmAcdonaldshapeimage_3_link_0shapeimage_3_link_1shapeimage_3_link_2shapeimage_3_link_3shapeimage_3_link_4shapeimage_3_link_5shapeimage_3_link_6shapeimage_3_link_7shapeimage_3_link_8