that poe fellow made much br of the raven of which he wrote a bunch br turns out he and nevermore the first br were frequent visitors quenching thirst br br in a tavern in gotham city br where the barmaid took no pity br on these two who were despoilers of the grounds br drinking carrying on and making rude sounds br br seems the lady we ll call her such br of them she d had too much br katy was her name as history records br with a history of dising wayward bards br br saw them a coming up the walk br making sounds how that crow could talk br knew soon the bar they d be in br cursing pinching fouling drinkin br br a pry bar she took in hand and jammed br it twixt the door s two handles securely placed br locked them out in the cold and wet br edgar allen poe and his pet br br the pry bar secured nevermore s place in fame br it s called a crow bar by name br and the maid we remember for br quote katy bar the door br br br archy2 the cockroach br a bit of archeomythlogy br according to marquis and mathrow br br Based on a story in the Corvi Chronicle, the putative journal of the American Society of Crows and Ravens, which is published infrequently by the society at the Kaw River Valley Roost, Box 1423, Lawrence KS 66044-8423. Membership is free, contributions (money, prose and poetry) readily accepted.br br Sidi J.