Monthly Archives: January 2012

Giant Soft Opening for Robert Syrett at Caffe Centro Friday, Jan. 13, 2012 featuring DJ Mia ^1

Posted on January 10, 2012 by markweiss86

Earthwise of Palo Alto (earwopa) welcomes the New Year by hosting or at least no-hosting a happy hour party Friday, January 13, 2012 at Caffe Centro in San Francisco, 4 to 6 p.m. The event is a giant soft opening … Continue reading →

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Is Richard Cory one of us or one of them?

Posted on January 9, 2012 by markweiss86
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A Wealth of Ideas to Examine Poverty via Literature at Foothill

Posted on January 9, 2012 by markweiss86

OR HOW I ATE TOO MUCH SOUP AND TOO MANY CHIPS AND TRIED TO PASS IT OFF AS HOMEWORK Jordana Finnegan’s English class 1B at Foothill College in Los Altos Hills, California uses two main texts to frame a series … Continue reading →

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Ups from Samsom to Brent

Posted on January 8, 2012 by markweiss86

After two hundred forty two years, Samsom Occum, in heaven, finally forgives the Reverend Eleazar Wheelock for making him dress up like a sissy and wave a tin cup like a monkey to raise money from even richer white folks … Continue reading →

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Man in the Arena

Posted on January 8, 2012 by markweiss86

These famous words are by Teddy Roosevelt from 1910 but also are echoed in Nixon’s resignation, the actual events portrayed in the rugby movie “Invictus” and in the 1999 film “That Championship Season” in a speech by Paul Sorvino playing … Continue reading →

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The black jews of Spain; or, can a Tzadik walk the tal’k?

Posted on January 5, 2012 by markweiss86

something about: jewlia eisenberg, tanya haden and aisha tyler, with special guest apearances by beth custer and alden van buskirk Big ups to sista Jew

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Clare Rojas at Paule Anglim

Posted on January 3, 2012 by markweiss86

It was Kim Chun who told me about Clare Rojas and her music under the name Peggy Honeywell Clare Rojas Piecemeal January 4 – 28, 2012 Reception: January 7, 4 – 6pm Swann’s Way, 2011   acrylic on linen, 49″ … Continue reading →

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Genes of geniuses: cousins Helen Sung and Joyce Yu-Jean Lee

Posted on January 3, 2012 by markweiss86

A little birdie tipped me off to these two women on the rise in their respective artistic fields, Helen Sung, of New York by way of Houston and Austin, a piano player who has recorded for Sunnyside and Steeplechase, and … Continue reading →

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I’m a little piece of leather, don’t you know!

Posted on January 3, 2012 by markweiss86

stella brooks was a little piece of leather and a piece of work. just ask: woody guthrie, marlon brando, tennessee williams and moe asch. Continue reading →

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Smoke ’em if you’ve got ’em, brothers

Posted on January 3, 2012 by markweiss86

(Michael Pitre, of Port Arthur, Texas and The Boom Boom Room San Francisco, 1967 -December, 2011 — he was the guy who could bridge Stephen Jackson with Fela Kuti and will be sorely missed). David James his bandmate sent along … Continue reading →

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