Ulysses S. Balzac, Jeff "Lil' Abner" Hobbs, Dr. "Skeleton Sticks" Smithsonian and Sourdough Joe at the Bistro in Hayward for a Sons' reunion May 2025.

After establishing The Sons of Emperor Norton in the summer of '98, my good friend Ulysses S. Balzac and I spent many an afternoon discussing the separation of California into two separate states; the northern half to be known simply as California, and the southern offically renamed Orangeles, but commonly referred to as "The Bottom" - Sou'dough Joe 6/21/06