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DESCRIPTION:Enjoy lunch wherever you are while you join us online to hear t
 oday’s speaker. Joseph Amster in his alter-ego as Norton I\, Emperor of 
 the United States and Protector of Mexico\, will talk about the original E
 mperor Norton — the man and the myth\, his rise and fortune\, how he los
 t everything and became the Emperor of the United States and Protector of 
 Mexico\, and how San Francisco embraced his Imperial reign Joseph Amster i
 s a tour guide\, journalist\, historian\, California native\, and resident
  of San Francisco on and off since the ‘70s. Born in Southern California
 \, he first visited San Francisco as a seven-year-old in 1962. Falling in 
 love with the City\, he returned to study theater arts at San Francisco St
 ate University. During that time\, he worked as a cook at San Francisco’
 s legendary Salmagundi restaurant. As a journalist\, he served as editor o
 f the Orange County Blade and IN Los Angeles magazines He has also had sto
 ries published in the Alyson Publications books My First Time\, Vol. 1 and
  The Day We Met. He currently serves as a board member of the San Francisc
 o History Association\, Noble Grand Recorder of the Ancient and Honorable 
 Order of E Clampus Vitus Yerba Buena Chapter 1\, and is a co-founder of th
 e Emperor Norton Legacy League.  With the rise of the Internet\, Joseph f
 ound journalism jobs few and far between. In 2011\, he and husband Rick Sh
 elton founded Time Machine Tours. Because of their backgrounds in the perf
 orming arts\, they decided to offer historical walking tours as characters
  from San Francisco history. Emperor Norton’s Fantastic San Francisco Ti
 me Machine launched in July 2011 to rave reviews. He also offers an Empero
 r Norton waterfront tour\, made possible by a generous grant from the San 
 Francisco History Association. Joseph combined his love of history with hi
 s culinary background to offer San Francisco Food Safari\, a shopping tour
  of North Beach in 2012 and a Mission District tour titled There’s More 
 to the Mission than Burritos in 2013. He is currently working on a book en
 titled Created in California: The Golden State’s Gifts to Gastronomy and
  can often be spotted about town in character as San Francisco’s beloved
  Emperor Norton. In addition to our speaker\, Rotary District 5150 leaders
  will present prestigious awards to some of our members. Don't miss this c
 hance to honor our winning members! This is a regular membership meeting o
 f The Rotary Club of San Francisco\, open to all Rotarians\, visiting Rota
 rians\, prospective members\, and guests. The meeting is free\, but you 
 must register by 11 AM on Tuesday\, June 16\, 2020. Connection informatio
 n will be provided only to those who register by the above deadline. For t
 echnical support\, please contact Secretary Dora Dye before 10:30 AM on 
 June 16\, 2020. Meeting Schedule: 12:00 Noon: Log in or dial in 12:15 PM: 
 Meeting begins 1:30 PM: Meeting adjourns 
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SUMMARY:E-MEETING:  Emperor Norton
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p><img src="https://clubrunner.blob.core.wind
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 -right: 5px\; float: left\; height: 190px\;" />Enjoy lunch wherever you ar
 e while you join us online to hear today&rsquo\;s speaker.</p>\n\n<p>Josep
 h Amster in his alter-ego as Norton I\, Emperor of the United States and P
 rotector of Mexico\, will talk about the original Emperor Norton &mdash\; 
 the man and the myth\, his rise and fortune\, how he lost everything and b
 ecame the Emperor of the United States and Protector of Mexico\, and how S
 an Francisco embraced his Imperial reign</p>\n\n<p>Joseph Amster is a tour
  guide\, journalist\, historian\, California native\, and resident of San 
 Francisco on and off since the &lsquo\;70s. Born in Southern California\, 
 he first visited San Francisco as a seven-year-old in 1962. Falling in lov
 e with the City\, he returned to study theater arts at San Francisco State
  University. During that time\, he worked as a cook at San Francisco&rsquo
 \;s legendary Salmagundi restaurant. As a journalist\, he served as editor
  of the Orange County Blade and IN Los Angeles magazines He has also had s
 tories published in the Alyson Publications books <em>My First Time\, Vol.
  1</em> and <em>The Day We Met</em>. He currently serves as a board member
  of the San Francisco History Association\, Noble Grand Recorder of the An
 cient and Honorable Order of E Clampus Vitus Yerba Buena Chapter 1\, and i
 s a co-founder of the Emperor Norton Legacy League.&nbsp\;</p>\n\n<p>With 
 the rise of the Internet\, Joseph found journalism jobs few and far betwee
 n. In 2011\, he and husband Rick Shelton founded <em>Time Machine Tours</e
 m>. Because of their backgrounds in the performing arts\, they decided to 
 offer historical walking tours as characters from San Francisco history. <
 em>Emperor Norton&rsquo\;s Fantastic San Francisco Time Machine</em> launc
 hed in July 2011 to rave reviews. He also offers an Emperor Norton waterfr
 ont tour\, made possible by a generous grant from the San Francisco Histor
 y Association. Joseph combined his love of history with his culinary backg
 round to offer <em>San Francisco Food Safari</em>\, a shopping tour of Nor
 th Beach in 2012 and a Mission District tour titled <em>There&rsquo\;s Mor
 e to the Mission than Burritos in 2013</em>. He is currently working on a 
 book entitled <em>Created in California: The Golden State&rsquo\;s Gifts t
 o Gastronomy</em> and can often be spotted about town in character as San 
 Francisco&rsquo\;s beloved Emperor Norton.</p>\n\n<p><span style="color:#F
 F0000\;"><strong>In addition to our speaker\, Rotary District 5150 leaders
  will present prestigious awards to some of our members. Don&#39\;t miss t
 his chance to honor our winning members!</strong></span></p>\n\n<p>This is
  a regular membership meeting of The Rotary Club of San Francisco\, open t
 o all Rotarians\, visiting Rotarians\, prospective members\, and guests. T
 he meeting is&nbsp\;<em>free</em>\, but&nbsp\;<b><i>you must register by 1
 1 AM on Tuesday\, June 16\, 2020.&nbsp\;</i></b>Connection information wil
 l be provided only to those who register by the above deadline. For techni
 cal support\, please contact Secretary&nbsp\;<a href="mailto:dlewdye@gmail
 .com">Dora Dye</a>&nbsp\;before 10:30 AM on June 16\, 2020.</p>\n\n<p><str
 ong>Meeting Schedule</strong>:</p>\n\n<p>12:00 Noon: Log in or dial in</p>
 \n\n<p>12:15 PM: Meeting begins</p>\n\n<p>1:30 PM: Meeting adjourns</p>\n
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