Monthly Archives: January 2012

Travels with Frida

Posted on January 23, 2012 by markweiss86

The clubhouse manager of my apartment complex told me Christmas Eve that I could come back in the morning and commandeer The New York Times, which would otherwise sit all day or be wasted. Because I don’t actually live in … Continue reading →

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3 Short Posts about Jason Mraz, SF Public Press and Dr. Dawn Norfleet jazz

Posted on January 20, 2012 by markweiss86

Rushing back to my secret (wired) hideout to prepare for a presentation Monday on Steinbeck’s “Tortilla Flat”, I wrote in my head two short posts for “Plastic Alto.” But then, and only because I have known Matt Nathanson since he … Continue reading →

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I (heart) Clare Rojas

Posted on January 20, 2012 by markweiss86

I was the nerd who gave Clare Rojas a purple rose of friendship at the opening event at Paule Anglim Gallery. Clare told me that she was not actively pursuing her music activities but that she had recently posted new … Continue reading →

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John Edward Buchanan, Jr (1938- 30 December 2011)

Posted on January 18, 2012 by markweiss86

The mass of  people who gathered Wednesday at San Francisco’s glorious Grace Cathedral, for the Requiem Eucharist for John Buchanan, were given a small print of one of the Venetian masterworks currently on view in the flesh at the Legion … Continue reading →

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Lemon Twist meets Aussie not-green not-bitter; more on The Kent Lockhart Legend

Posted on January 18, 2012 by markweiss86

i made a little chap book with this info, for eric, and then bored Reeves with the story so here goes: She comes in colors. She’s like a rainbow. This Stones lyric I truly believe is about the mother of … Continue reading →

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Adventures in Potrerolandia

Posted on January 17, 2012 by markweiss86

  On my way into the City this fine sunny yet cold morning, I shot Richard Serra’s “Ballast” — I was reminded of its existential 160-ton weight on the world by a brochure I got earlier in the month at … Continue reading →

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Self-portrait with John Wilson and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr

Posted on January 16, 2012 by markweiss86

I remember the hour or so Terry and I spent at The Hood Museum last June during my Dartmouth 25 year reunion, but it wasn’t until this morning when I transferred an image from my little crappy Samsung to the … Continue reading →

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Yuan Yuan and Dan Dan

Posted on January 12, 2012 by markweiss86

Yuan Yuan Tan in SF Ballet “Little Mermaid” on PBS score by Lera Auerbach gives new meaning to “white russian” and I hope to catch for atone for missing this “NIxon in China” Continue reading →

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School of Ben

Posted on January 12, 2012 by markweiss86

Ben, some some some some some something thing. (partially remembered Michael Jackson lyric, filtered thru a Robbie Fulks vibe, Goldberg variation Continue reading →

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In Another Mental Universe…LAMI LIVES

Posted on January 10, 2012 by markweiss86

reportage regarding lami@50, mostly by Pinky Kushner, who met Alden Van Buskirk at Washington University in St. Louis and married his Dartmouth friend Peter Kushner, now a scientist in San Francisco: i am forwarding this to a dr. donald miller … Continue reading →

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