Monthly Archives: November 2011

My first earthquake

Posted on November 18, 2011 by markweiss86

I got this tip from the cousin of My First Earthquake singer and c0-leader Rebecca Bortman, who walks past my girlfriend’s house occassionally here in Palo Alto AND whom I have twice mistaken for someone I think lives nearby but … Continue reading →

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Grass Widow is new to me

Posted on November 16, 2011 by markweiss86

I found my way to this after spending a considerable amount of time on Jamie Stewart’s Xiu-Xiu blog, the connection being is that both projects overlapped on Kill Rock Stars label. Meanwhile, I did also trade voice mails with Madigan … Continue reading →

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Interview with Scott Amendola

Posted on November 16, 2011 by markweiss86

(this is a re-paste of my July post for Patch, regarding Scott Amendola. Scott seems to be in Alabama heading towards Snug Harbor, with Charlie Hunter as I write this, and my faithful canine companion Frida snores on blissfully. Hunter … Continue reading →

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To be young and well-hung in New York: Diego Rivera at MOMA

Posted on November 16, 2011 by markweiss86

I saw in the New York Times the news that five of Diego Rivera’s murals are being reunited for an exhibit at the New York Museum of Modern Art (MOMA). The murals were part of a show in 1931 that … Continue reading →

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Malcolm Welbourne say, “Keep happy”!

Posted on November 16, 2011 by markweiss86
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When BC met JC kinda sorta

Posted on November 16, 2011 by markweiss86

beth custer is starting a new project called melodica thing or plastic altos Continue reading →

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don’t tase me bro

Posted on November 13, 2011 by markweiss86

Tasers – potentially lethal and easy to abuse Pittsburgh Police officers use tasers on a restrained protester in August 2005 © Matt Toups/Pittsburgh Indymedia 16 December 2008 Amnesty International has said that industry claims that Taser stun guns are safe … Continue reading →

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Heaven help us all, especially Nika

Posted on November 13, 2011 by markweiss86
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Heroic stoic dude named Ugonna, Apollo Creed and Stephen Mitchell

Posted on November 12, 2011 by markweiss86

i want to fly like an eagle, a fighting eagle or even a quaker flying death-defying, rim-skaking, tiger-mewing, barkley-viewing, ESPN-leading, soon to be Bob Marley-singing or writing or producing or act-fronting 7-foot-wingspan Ugonna get yours Continue reading →

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Gunnational Fantasy Football League (Palo Alto, CA)

Posted on November 9, 2011 by markweiss86

Gunnational Fantasy Football League team in Palo Alto, Calif., in its 32nd season, founded in 1979, at its mid-season re-draft, Wednesday, November 9, 2011. “Gunnnational” comes from Gunn, Henry Gunn High of Palo Alto, where four of the current 10-team … Continue reading →

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