Woodlawn Cemetary

This morning I trekked out to Woodlawn Cemetery in Colma to play at the Emperor Norton Ceremony. The ceremony remembers a classically loony San Francisco character who declared himself the Emperor of these United States. The Imperial Court system is inspired by him.

It's a relatively minor ceremony that brings a standing room crowd to the chapel and grave site each year. The attendance, considering the event is held on a Sunday morning at 9am, is impressive. One of the reasons this event stays on the band's event calendar is that the Imperial Court was instrumental in early band funding (in the 70s). I'm proud to be a part of an organization that remembers kindness done to them before I was born.