Monthly Archives: October 2014

Arts ATL: Review: Locked-out ASO musicians perform DIY concert with guest cellist Matt Haimovitz

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Christina Velazquez at Palo Alto Art Center, her work that is, thru December 23

Christina Velazquez has work installed at Palo Alto Art Center, thru December 23. I missed her residency per se, perhaps owing to the campaign trial. Terry my Terry the artist and arts commissioner Terry Acebo Davis has known Velazquez for … Continue reading

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The Royal Road w. The Royal Concept

The Royal Road, or El Camino Real was founded by the King of Spain in 1769 and Junipero Serra and has little bells every few miles, maybe 200 of them, between SF and LA. The Royal Concept, formerly Concept Stop, … Continue reading

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Little big band

I met David Larson of Royal Concept, his brother and his father, who were bird-watching, literally, winged friends, not cute girls at least in this instant, somewhere undisclosed on the Central Coast, halfway between LA-LA and Frisco. He told me … Continue reading

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This sporting life: campaign journal in 10 shots

I am due to hit the road and go fetch Terry, my Terry, Terry Acebo Davis the former arts commissioner, who produced and designed my Mark Weiss or Mark Bennett Weiss for Palo Alto City Council campaign buttons and yard … Continue reading

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Side man: October posts reach 27, but how many about the Mark Weiss for City Council campaign?

Of the 27 posts so far in October, they fall into these categories: music visual arts sports media Palo Alto campaign news other policy matters (“Plato’s Republic”) none of the above

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Good on Gail Dobson fierce mom

I was writing about my own mother which, in trying to find Matt Hanks email address, flashed to this, from 2006. And by the way Sasha and Norah have a project coming soon to GAMH I noticed at the Bill … Continue reading

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Rob Burger w. Jordan Burgess

Jordan Burger is Vienna Teng’s agent, Vienna who went to Stanford under the name Cynthia Shih. Jordan Burgess is a volleyball player who did something good 800 times, according to the Daily. Rob Burger played Cubberley and other Earthwise events, … Continue reading

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Mike Tubbs from Stanford Stockton is 22 legit

Kudos to the filmmakers who told the story of Michael Tubbs, the young Stanford grad elected to Stockton City Council District 6. I saw this at the UNAFF at Stanford. I bought a pass for $180 in hopes that I … Continue reading

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Happy travels Patience Young

I met Patience Young, for real, at the soft opening of the Windhoever, Stanford’s answer to the Rothko Chapel of Houston, this one also an homage to Nathan Oliveira (Joey’s dad) and his famous Acoma Hawk (long way from Cochiti … Continue reading

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