TO HONOR THE LIFE + ADVANCE THE LEGACY OF JOSHUA ABRAHAM NORTON
RESEARCH • EDUCATION • ADVOCACY
Some 15 members of the Emperor's family — including several of his 4x-great nieces and nephews — are signatories of the Change.org petition to name the Bay Bridge for Emperor Norton and followers of the Campaign on Facebook. Wonderful that, more than 130 years after his death, the Emperor's relatives still are stepping up to champion his legacy.
Read MoreRespected San Francisco singer-songwriter and guitarist Chuck Prophet has been a public champion of the effort to name the Bay Bridge for Emperor Norton. Here's a video of an aptly titled song from Prophet's 2012 album, "Temple Beautiful."
Read MoreWilliam Drury's 1986 biography "Norton I: Emperor of the United States" remains the authoritative book-length historical treatment of the Emperor.
Read MoreMany thanks to the 40 or so excellent Bay Area souls who made their way to Emperor Norton's Boozeland last night and added their energy, their ideas and their absinthe-quenched thirsts to the soft-launch party for The Emperor's Bridge Campaign.
Read MoreAt tomorrow evening's inaugural tweetup of The Emperor's Bridge Campaign, our host watering hole — Emperor Norton's Boozeland (what else?) — will be mixing up its signature Emperor Norton cocktail — normally $14 — for a ten-spot. Just for us.
Read MoreA well-crafted new biographical summary of Emperor Norton appeared today. The concluding three paragraphs are especially worth pondering.
Read MoreThe original invitation to the launch party for The Emperor's Bridge Campaign.
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