Mood:  caffeinated

Thirty-one years ago, political prankster and ex-Navy seaman Ed Holmes, aka Bishop Joey, started The Saint Stupid's Day Parade in San Francisco. A military man turned actor and performance artist, Ed is a true renaissance man, a charmer, and a true California legend. Like John Law, Emperor Norton and the testees of all that electric Kool-Aid back in the 1960s, he uses his sharp political mind as a way to bring joy and insight into a world that doesn't always know what to do about its collective anger.

In 2005, I did a video interview with Ed Holmes as a part of a documentary I've been working on called Pranksters in Paradise. In the coming months, I'll be posting teasers of it here for all of you to enjoy.

For now, please enjoy April 1, and have a great St. Stupid's Day!