Monthly Archives: December 2014

Free speech pendant by Ai Wei Wei for $2,750 while surprise

Posted on December 5, 2014 by markweiss86
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Should Palo Alto pardon Jeremy Lin?

Posted on December 5, 2014 by markweiss86

prologue, from February 10, 2012: Lin had the most astounding performance of his remarkable week, scoring a career-high 38 points and outdueling Bryant as the New York Knicks held off the Los Angeles Lakers 92-85. Later I will read this … Continue reading →

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Beth Custer meets Sol Lewitt

Posted on December 5, 2014 by markweiss86

David James, guitar, Beth Custer, composer and clarinet, Dina McAbee, violin in front of Sol Lewitt installation at New York MoMA, fall 2014 backed with (edit to add, a few days later) do as I do and take 30 seconds … Continue reading →

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Gunn up 13-0 to start hoops campaign

Posted on December 4, 2014 by markweiss86

Part Two: Gunn routs Summit by 40 in cage opener This being “Silicon Valley”, well, I tend to call it “Santa Clara Valley” and in, “I played for the 1980-81 Titans, champions of the SANTA CLARA VALLEY Athletic League”, I … Continue reading →

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Dohatsuten good omen smile face Cola

Posted on December 4, 2014 by markweiss86

  edit to add, or ask: now why would the robot brain ai in WordPress suggest these three “Plastic Alto” titles or posts as follow up to this little ditty: a) “Happy Travels Patience Young” about a woman who retired … Continue reading →

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Original G, or Lah med yah weh

Posted on December 4, 2014 by markweiss86

(Note: I wrote this exactly one month ago but re-reading it, it eludes even me. The basic story is that a barista at Peet’s in South Palo Alto who did not look particularly interested in Torah had four Hebrew characters … Continue reading →

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Lucy Slater of Byrd Lane, LAH

Posted on December 3, 2014 by markweiss86

Otto & Lucy Slater were my neighbors more than 20 years, on Byrd Lane where the Weisses arrived in 1974 but the Slaters had pioneered circa 1960. I snapped and then had printed this scene of Lucy with either Jed … Continue reading →

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Titans’ holiday classic, 1979-2014

Posted on December 3, 2014 by markweiss86
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Earthwise / Cubberley sax legend joins Rolling Stones tour

Posted on December 3, 2014 by markweiss86

In September of 1996, Karl Denson and Greyboy Allstars funked out the house at Cubberley Theatre, a Thursday night, in South Palo Alto. In fall of 2014, down under, Denson did a series of shows with Rolling Stones, precipitating a … Continue reading →

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Palo Alto Times shout

Posted on December 2, 2014 by markweiss86

Inhabiture site is also original home of Palo Alto Times which the Weekly never mentions because they want to pretend there is no such thing as real journalism just their kowtowing to the powers that be, mostly the landlords. Darryl … Continue reading →

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