Monthly Archives: June 2014

Palo Alto hardball

Posted on June 18, 2014 by markweiss86

Posted by Mark Weiss, a resident of Downtown North 1 minutes ago Mark Weiss is a registered user. How is it not relevant for the reporter here to mention that the developer here is Roxy Rapp, one of the biggest developers … Continue reading →

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Alejandro Escovedo in Kansas City and maybe Springfield

Posted on June 17, 2014 by markweiss86

Our music landsman in Kansas City, Doug Shevlin aka Scout, sends glad tidings from an Alejandro Escovedo show in Kansas City. By the way, as you can see from that photo, the show was at Knucklehead’s, a great venue in … Continue reading →

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John Vanderslice live in Palo Alto

Posted on June 17, 2014 by markweiss86

John Vanderslice live in Palo Alto: or, life among Palo Alto’s hipster spooks Today at 3:06 PM To jv@tinytelephone.com   earwopa@yahoo.com   Hey, John. I saw a flyer advertising a John Vanderslice show in Palo Alto, for Thursday June, 19, 2014 … Continue reading →

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Steve Lacy tribute

Posted on June 16, 2014 by markweiss86

I wore my precious “Steve Lacy…on tour” t-shirt today because I read yesterday that it has been 10 years since his passing, and other Steve Lacy fans did tributes in the form of concerts or blog posts. Steve was a … Continue reading →

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From one old school First Amendment dude to — dear God — another

Posted on June 16, 2014 by markweiss86

  I happened into our Police Chief, Dennis Burns, today in front of City Hall and pigeon-holed him on this topic. He gave me his card, so I didn’t want to lose pace hence: mark weiss Today at 3:33 PM To … Continue reading →

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For a park in Ventura neighborhood on Fry’s site

Posted on June 16, 2014 by markweiss86

Posted by Mark Weiss, a resident of Terman Middle School, 0 minutes ago June 19, 2014, after a ridiculous round of offline blather Maybe your problem is your banana is stuck up your nimby. Laffer all around. Unplug. Posted under their … Continue reading →

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Marine car wash Chicago 2009

Posted on June 16, 2014 by markweiss86

She told me she had enlisted in the Marines and was shipping out in a few weeks and needed to make some extra cash for some special uniform or accessories or maybe body armor, so was holding a car wash … Continue reading →

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Street fair as shaggy dog story

Posted on June 16, 2014 by markweiss86

The Weekly baited me into telling them how I really feel. Surprise, surprise. I almost never do this: I would say this is the cultural equivalent of government surplus cheese. It’s nice that the police got paid some overtime, however, … Continue reading →

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Tony Gwynn (1960-2014)

Posted on June 16, 2014 by markweiss86
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Palo Alto poor

Posted on June 16, 2014 by markweiss86

I shot this photo in 2011. I am not sure but I think this is Bunny Good, who was homeless in Palo Alto for a number of years but died recently, winter 2013-2014. If it’s not Bunny, maybe it is … Continue reading →

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