Monthly Archives: May 2012

Shedroff farms

Posted on May 22, 2012 by markweiss86

(Hit play on both of these videos simultaneously….) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3rZcMwp8UY nb: Nathan Shedroff is my high school classmate at Gunn High and neighbor twice growing up in LAH; in fact we first met at Temple Emanu-El Sunday school when we were … Continue reading →

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Lend me Ken’s ears

Posted on May 22, 2012 by markweiss86

Greetings, Friends and Music Lovers. I’m pleased to tell you portions of The Midway!, my ballet score on a child’s first visit to an amusement park, will be presented in concert on Sat. Feb. 11, an 8pm concert presented by … Continue reading →

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Fahrenheit 404

Posted on May 21, 2012 by markweiss86

This is my 404th post. I have  been meaning for some time now to write about the George Beattie murals in Atlanta, which a clueless and probably homophobic agricultural commissioner, got banned. The title “Fahrenheit 404” refers to Ray Bradbury … Continue reading →

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artMRKT and Modest Mouse

Posted on May 21, 2012 by markweiss86

I wore a fake press pass — from Microsoft opening a few weeks ago — to artMRKT in SF and publicist Wendy Norris upgraded me to an actual press pass. I shot photos of Max Fishko, the co-founder of the … Continue reading →

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Willie Mays or unsubscribe

Posted on May 21, 2012 by markweiss86

This is my favorite “semi-span” that I sent to a list on my emails, and I just realized that it started with Leah Garchik; also, Maroon 5 was actually in town recently, at a promo at Stanford Shopping that I … Continue reading →

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Garchik chic

Posted on May 21, 2012 by markweiss86

— Mark Weiss saw a Palo Alto motorcycle cop with a framed license plate: “I know I know the light was yellow.” Garchik is now two for seventy-six or so in terms of printing things I suggest to her, a much … Continue reading →

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Clear story, obscured

Posted on May 19, 2012 by markweiss86

I ran into our former mayor Sid Espinosa and shot this picture of him doing a video pr segment for Palo Alto Art Center Foundation. The mayor and I actually discussed via text messages whether this shot is appropriate for … Continue reading →

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Harbaugh comedic monologue take 3

Posted on May 18, 2012 by markweiss86

I did another 11-minute-23-second segment of my mock-Jim-Harbaugh tribute Friday at Philz, with the emphasis on mock. I know if was exactly 11:23 because I did it as a “track act” talking over Pink Floyd “Pigs”. Why “Pigs”? No reason. … Continue reading →

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Big man pig man charade you are

Posted on May 18, 2012 by markweiss86

you are nearly a laugh, but you’re really a cry (for help) and I’m here to heal you, my brother. Continue reading →

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Sissy Hankshaw lives in SF

Posted on May 17, 2012 by markweiss86

Cruising Third Street in SF at rush hour on my way to Meridian Galley downtown for the poetry art opening, (The Painted Word) this biker and passenger made excellent time, although I slowed to get them, thusly. Sissy Hankshaw the … Continue reading →

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