[Dixielandjazz] Emperor Norton's Hunch?

[David Richoux]

There is a very active campaign to name the new (still under  
construction) Oakland to Yerba Buena Island portion of the Bay Bridge  
the "Emperor Norton Bridge" - local newspaper cartoonist (and OKOM fan)  
Phil Frank has been pushing it hard (  
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2004/ 
09/22/BAFARLEY.DTL and the next few days. ) Also, a group of California  
"Historians" known as "E Clampus Vitas" have also been working behind  
the scene to finally officially recognize the Emperor's important  
contribution to San Francisco and Bay Area history.

BTW, E Clampus Vitas has been around a bit longer than Jazz, but they  
do sponsor performances of OKOM at both public and private events, and  
many a jazz musician in Northern California (and other western states)  
has played for them over the years...

(and I have pictures to prove it   ;-)

Dave Richoux
On Sep 25, 2004, at 11:07 PM, Bob Romans wrote:

> Hi Steve...I discovered the "Emperor" and Google years(2-5) years ago!
> That's where we learned all about his eccentricities! I would love to  
> have
> met him!
> But his hunch about the train under the SF Bay was WAY off!
> Bob Romans
> Cell Block 7 Jazz Band