Is The Poe Toaster Nevermore?

This is old news that I somehow missed, but on January 19th of this year, a 60 year old tradition came to an end as the Poe Toaster was a no-show. Each year on Edgar Allan Poe's birthday, this mysterious cloaked stranger has made a middle of the night visit to the grave in Baltimore leaving French Cognac, three roses, a note, and a toast to the gravestone. Is it a coincidence that the tradition ended in 2009 which is the 200th anniversary of Poe's birth? Will he resume his duties January of 2011, or will there be imposters who rally in the night to take over the tradition? The curator of the Poe museum who observes and opens the gate for the ritual each year says there is a gesture made by the dark visitor that only he knows and will serve as verification of his authenticity. January 19th will tell...my suspicion is that unfortunately, this honorable tradition may have ended.