Monthly Archives: June 2015

Goodbye, Mr. Plastic Alto: Ornette Coleman, 1930-2015

Posted on June 12, 2015 by markweiss86

(When City of Palo Alto and Stanford University in 2006 combined to create the two-field soccer complex, the Mayfield Site, at corner of Page Mill Road and El Camino, I remember tripping on –figuratively — the little rubber pebbles that … Continue reading →

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Jeff Tesreau w. Jack Chesbro

Posted on June 11, 2015 by markweiss86

Henry Schulman in the Chronicle, apropos of the Chris Heston gem, mis-identified the previous Giants rookie to toss a no-no; he called Jeff Tesreau “Jack Tesreau.” I texted him on that, or I tried, at least to send something from … Continue reading →

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Some notes on provenance and Stanford’s Hopper

Posted on June 11, 2015 by markweiss86

The Cantor Museum at Stanford announced its acquisition of an important painting, the 1913 Edward Hopper oil “New York Corner” also known as “Corner Saloon”. The press release lists 13 funds, couples, people, entities or anonymousi who helped the museum … Continue reading →

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San Jose’s ukelele source

Posted on June 10, 2015 by markweiss86

Janet and Smiley Kai own and operate a great little ukelele store Ukelele Source, in San Jose’s Japantown, on the corner of Jackson and North 5th (599 North Fifth Street, 95112; 408.998.2640) What caught my eye was the proximity of … Continue reading →

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Stanford donors rally ($20 M) behind fictitious poor

Posted on June 10, 2015 by markweiss86
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