tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post8470452954160441772..comments2024-03-27T13:16:32.943-05:00Comments on Western Fictioneers: On This Day in the Old West: August 12Western Fictioneershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01683314579075461026noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-36712434732326076662023-05-27T22:50:26.446-05:002023-05-27T22:50:26.446-05:00Nice post thank you CarmenNice post thank you CarmenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-42960205461475325892022-08-17T15:11:13.725-05:002022-08-17T15:11:13.725-05:00Vicky - wow! I imagine it must be interesting work...Vicky - wow! I imagine it must be interesting working with the mentally ill. I'm glad we have better medication nowadays than just tranquilizers though! I'd have loved talking to The Emperor!JES Hayshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08464125288178319685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-69650795631986382132022-08-12T20:26:31.174-05:002022-08-12T20:26:31.174-05:00Fun post! My uncle worked in a mental institution ...Fun post! My uncle worked in a mental institution as a young man, and he said it was hilarious working with people like the Emperor. But then they started feeding them tranquilizers, and it wasn't fun anymore.Vicky Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06351058753278492695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-30480869003540160872022-08-12T13:25:02.781-05:002022-08-12T13:25:02.781-05:00Jack - you're right my finger must have typed ...Jack - you're right my finger must have typed the wrong number somehow! Surely my original source wouldn't have typed it wrong ... hopefully ...<br /><br />I'll correct it now! Thanks!JES Hayshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08464125288178319685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-34669555834514978692022-08-12T13:10:46.850-05:002022-08-12T13:10:46.850-05:00I don't know why these posts are coming out &q...I don't know why these posts are coming out "Anonymous." I suspect it's because I haven't signed in to something somewhere. Anyway, it's Jack from the Fictioneers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-20860553211800373502022-08-12T12:44:22.924-05:002022-08-12T12:44:22.924-05:00Great stuff, but there is one date wrong: "In...Great stuff, but there is one date wrong: "In August 1898, Norton ran an ad announcing his candidacy for US Congress." Since he died in 1880, this can't be right, of course. I expect it was 1858? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-63889139580095994962022-08-12T12:17:53.901-05:002022-08-12T12:17:53.901-05:00I adore Emperor Norton - heard about him when I st...I adore Emperor Norton - heard about him when I started writing my westerns set in San Francisco & couldn't get enough ...JES Hayshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08464125288178319685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-82979271284388828522022-08-12T12:17:21.747-05:002022-08-12T12:17:21.747-05:00Glad you liked it Jim - I love the crazy stuff!Glad you liked it Jim - I love the crazy stuff!JES Hayshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08464125288178319685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-17748918130082279492022-08-12T12:17:06.147-05:002022-08-12T12:17:06.147-05:00I read a fantasy book last year where a witch brou...I read a fantasy book last year where a witch brought the emperor's ghost to current day to help her protect the city ...JES Hayshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08464125288178319685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-33057674335780200962022-08-12T12:16:13.067-05:002022-08-12T12:16:13.067-05:00Glad you enjoyed it!Glad you enjoyed it!JES Hayshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08464125288178319685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-64675279575388025982022-08-12T11:45:00.846-05:002022-08-12T11:45:00.846-05:00JES, I never heard of this. WOW! This is really fa...JES, I never heard of this. WOW! This is really fascinating, and you are so right, this guy would make a great "reference" or "cameo" in a story or two. Thanks so much for bringing this bit of wild history to my attention! Very interesting post!Cheryl Piersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116526340220274282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-31539997677489413982022-08-12T10:07:50.574-05:002022-08-12T10:07:50.574-05:00JES...
THANKS FOR THE HISTORICAL DETAILS. LOVE HIS...JES...<br />THANKS FOR THE HISTORICAL DETAILS. LOVE HISTORY...EVEN THE CRAZY STUFF. <br />BIG JIM...<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-19143891108585757952022-08-12T09:00:26.933-05:002022-08-12T09:00:26.933-05:00Great post. I recall seeing a television show long...Great post. I recall seeing a television show long ago, mostly fiction, about the emperor. It was fun to read about him again. B.G.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-17269489580116564692022-08-11T23:26:14.474-05:002022-08-11T23:26:14.474-05:00Fabulous post. I love information like this. Thank...Fabulous post. I love information like this. Thank you. DorisRenaissance Womenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09045401344374224512noreply@blogger.com