Hey, there — hope your New Year is off to a good start! Thought you'd want to know that Emperor Norton's birthday is coming up this Saturday 4 February. (He was born on 4 February 1818.) If you're going to be in the San Francisco Bay Area, The Emperor's Bridge Campaign is throwing the Emperor a party at Emperor Norton's Boozeland, an Emperor-themed bar in San Francisco. The Emperor turns 199 this year, so — yes — we'll party like it's 199!!! And — of course — there will be cake! Details are in the attached announcement on the Campaign's Web site. Please spread the word to all your Emperor-saluting friends! We hope to see you on Saturday! Cheers, JOHN LUMEA The Emperor's Bridge Campaign http://www.EmperorsBridge.org