Monthly Archives: October 2014

Palo Alto pizza democracy

Posted on October 22, 2014 by markweiss86

Observing the vetting of five candidates for two seats on the important Planning and Transportation Commission by nine current City Council members at around 6:45 this evening, my attention was drawn to three half-eaten pizza pies at a table arms … Continue reading →

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Putin riot

Posted on October 22, 2014 by markweiss86

BLUF bottom line up front: I am comparing, as far as their knowledge of Vladimir Putin, Michael McFaul the former ambassador and Alexis Harte, a local musician. Maybe Michael, Alexis and I can jam together at Lytton Plaza, or Red … Continue reading →

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Slow pitch softball plus a pinch of Carl Hubbell the usual

Posted on October 22, 2014 by markweiss86

Mr. Weiss, My name is Erin Ashby and I am a Stanford student currently enrolled in COMM 104: Reporting, Writing, and Understanding the News. We are currently making candidate profiles for the upcoming Palo Alto City Council election and I have … Continue reading →

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Weiss spurs jangle jingle

Posted on October 22, 2014 by markweiss86

A musician and composer sent me this 14 second performance that I hope people listen to apropos of my campaign for Palo Alto City Council. A young person named Daphne who lives near East Meadown and Arbitus (her mom is … Continue reading →

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Newk’s fade, or an hour at Peet’s and I’m guessing 40 items or topics

Posted on October 22, 2014 by markweiss86

1. my notes from last night at CoHo, although filed under “Tuesday Sept 2” (“Strike up the band” was crossed off, meaning i missed seeing the showing, at Stanford Theatre) Tues at CoHo – Esther Berndt, Giants, 3-0 Game 1 … Continue reading →

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party with trees rasta x large

Posted on October 21, 2014 by markweiss86

Party with Trees Party with Trees Rasta / X Large speaking of which Leon Russell at Yoshis oakland 2 nights tues and wed, $43 each 8 p.m. show STOP THE PRESSES BEN BRADLEE DEAD AT 93 (rasta x large indeedy)

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Identical v. a stone and a stone

Posted on October 21, 2014 by markweiss86

I am pretty weak on Scott Turow, but I could not resist posting mention I teared literally from the Times of some weeks ago a blurb about “Identical” a murder mystery involving twins. Because I had been writing Muff Bonini … Continue reading →

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Please endorse me, William T. Vollman

Posted on October 21, 2014 by markweiss86

Mr. Vollmann wanders the globe like a man-child, it seems, or an outsider artist, gathering grim experience while remaining po-faced and curiously innocent. His sentences can be boring, but he himself rarely is. Last year, out of the blue, he … Continue reading →

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Gratuitous Esther Wojcicki James Franco item

Posted on October 21, 2014 by markweiss86

Actually what is inspiring me to run this gratuitous Esther Wojcicki James Franco item is the blogger Victoria Thorpe who called my Michael Wolff – Nat Wolff – Val Kilmer – Jack Kilmer – Billy Kilmer – Mateo Romero – … Continue reading →

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Vale endorses Weiss

Posted on October 21, 2014 by markweiss86

updated, three years later: I changed the headline of this because I did not complete my thoughts about the connection between tactics that political operatives use and dumb luck. There’s a lot here to edit but I am leaving most … Continue reading →

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