Monthly Archives: May 2014

Emma Goldman and the revolution dance

Posted on May 12, 2014 by markweiss86

At the dances I was one of the most untiring and gayest. One evening a cousin of Sasha, a young boy, took me aside. With a grave face, as if he were about to announce the death of a dear … Continue reading →

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Party time with Marcia Ball y’all

Posted on May 12, 2014 by markweiss86

Marcia Ball sat for me three times Sunday. The first time, ok, she was sitting at her piano, cross-legged in a skirt, flapping her flip-flop sandal to the beat, her fingers flying across the board, like two acoma hawks herding … Continue reading →

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Santa Clara red or black?

Posted on May 10, 2014 by markweiss86

In New Mexico, it is customary to ask “red or green?” but it could be just as customary to ask “black or red?” the latter referring to Santa Clara Pueblo pottery rather than to chile. For tomorrow’s new acquisitions, we … Continue reading →

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Fake five with Chet

Posted on May 9, 2014 by markweiss86

I’ve got five minutes to fake my way thru a post about Chet Faker, the Aussie chill-rapper from Downtown Records (Gnarls Barkley >> Brett Dennen), coming to SF’s The Independent next week, before my battery runs down. 1. He’s Melbourne … Continue reading →

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Good not goofy: portrait of the man as a young journalist, summer 1985

Posted on May 8, 2014 by markweiss86

1. 2. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-J8MX5RlW3k 3. From the T&G: LEOMINSTER — A 34-year-old father of three from Leominster is the only suspect in Monday’s hit-and-run accident in which a teenager was seriously injured, police said this morning. The 16-year-old victim’s bicycle was … Continue reading →

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Lenny Breau yesterday

Posted on May 7, 2014 by markweiss86

Is also mentioned four times in Gioia (2012) Lenny Breau (1941-1984 or so, guitarist; born in Auburn, Maine died in Los Angeles but is considered a Canadian and maybe French-Canadian, Arcadian) At this point I would not venture to guess … Continue reading →

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My fullish heartpack

Posted on May 7, 2014 by markweiss86

Shlepping about two stone in my The North Face pack, to Menalto not Ladakh, to sip-and-post, because two ongoing threads merged: Shields and Salerno mention that Salinger’s short story “Uncle Wiggly” was made into a shlocky Hollywood film, Title TBA, … Continue reading →

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Five posts for Cinco De Mayo

Posted on May 5, 2014 by markweiss86

Weirdly, I posted five small items today. I’m gonna reprint them there, back to back. My starting lineup included Mayor Taylor leading off, Lynn Tolman, Otis Taylor, Michael Carney in the cleanup spot, Beth Custer, Terry Acebo Davis, Paul Celan, … Continue reading →

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‘Bye-bye baby bonanza’…or ‘Bonanza’?

Posted on May 5, 2014 by markweiss86

Kruk and Kuip said that something tonight — Bowser Blasts in Pittsburgh — remind them of Lon Simmons’ calling Willie Mays’ 600th home run, which was supposedly “Bye Bye Baby Bonanza”. I paused the game to go back to magic … Continue reading →

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Interview with Dan Kaufman from BARBEZ

Posted on May 5, 2014 by markweiss86

Not sure what to say yet, but couldn’t help but hit “reblog” function…I heard Seymour Hersh give a long lecture re-telling the story of My Lai massacre at a student investigative journalism conference in New Haven in 1985 or 1986 … Continue reading →

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