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Page 94
August 2, 2013
The Dispatch/Maryland Coast Dispatch
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OCEAN CITY
WITH BUNK MANN
The Ocean City Boardwalk
has seen its share of characters
over the years, but none as
popular as Norman Webb, bet-
ter known as "Boardwalk El-
vis."
Norman began walking the
Boardwalk in the mid-1960s
and became a regular sight
with his huge boom box on his
shoulder. He began dressing
like Elvis Presley in the 1970s
and changed from boom box
to cassette player to kazoo.
Norman became so popular
that people sought his auto-
graph and posed with him for
photos. Postcards of him as
"Boardwalk Elvis" were sold
in local gift shops.
Norman retired from his
Boardwalk strolls several
years ago and now is seen rid-
ing his customized "Elvis" bi-
cycle around Ocean Pines or
attending Ocean City events
such as Sunfest. He rarely
wears a costume today ­ he
usually is dressed in a suit and
a tie ­ but still answers to the
name of "Boardwalk Elvis."
Photo by Richard Miller