Monthly Archives: April 2019

Kudos to KeeSean Johnson the former Paly star and Tinsley VTP student for being drafted by the NFL Cardinals

Posted on April 29, 2019 by markweiss86

KeeSean Johnson starred for Palo Alto High, Fresno State and is now drafted by the NFL (Arizona Cardinals) as a wide receiver and is from East Palo Alto. A few years prior, Davante Adams starred for Palo Alto High, Fresno … Continue reading →

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Rupa Marya, ‘Where You From’ VS Cantor Sukoenig-Sukenik-Baker

Posted on April 29, 2019 by markweiss86

It was thrilling to hear and recognize the voice of one of my musical and activist heroes and muses — and briefly a colleague — Rupa Marya pka Rupa & The April Fishes on Michael Krasny’s KQED Forum radio show … Continue reading →

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Seasons of the Mitch; or Woods that it were so simple

Posted on April 27, 2019 by markweiss86

Someone sent me an old photo from 1991 with Mitch Woods, Johnny Sansone two others and Bob Margolin. I also shot Mitch Woods last year in downtown Palo Alto. In between, from his website, promoting a new life album, are … Continue reading →

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Thirty young ladies, 12 in solids, 18 in stripes

Posted on April 27, 2019 by markweiss86
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Palo Alto police can eat my grits (although, thank you for your service, the rest of you, who did not cite me for distracted driving, four blocks from my home, at a stoplight, taking an incoming call and saying ‘I cannot talk’)

Posted on April 27, 2019 by markweiss86

From today’s WashPo Justice is served: deep-fried and in a paper sleeve. A Connecticut judge’s decision has resolved a legal quandary that stupefied some and left others flat-out hungry: Could a police officer mistake a McDonald’s hash brown for a … Continue reading →

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Laura Deming still has worms

Posted on April 27, 2019 by markweiss86

Laura Deming is a young scientist and proxy for or protogee of the famous 2.0 investor Peter Thiel. I don’t know if “2.0” investor is the right term but Thiel to my mind is not a millenial but not Tim … Continue reading →

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Not so much wah-hoo-wah for Ben Lovejoy in his 14 minutes TOI last night

Posted on April 26, 2019 by markweiss86

I’m following the NHL playoffs, for the first time since the Bruins were great back in the 1980s and I lived in New Hamshire. Pete Peters was their goalie, I think. I’m following the Dallas North Stars, against the St. … Continue reading →

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Kudos to Dave Montgomery, my former Gunn High of Palo Alto school mate, for winning the MacArthur ‘Genius Grant’ for his work on soil

Posted on April 24, 2019 by markweiss86

Soil brother number 1. He’s also a very talented musician, with two bands, Good Bones and Big Dirt. So to summarize: Mark Weiss, Gunn class of 1982, runs Earthwise Productions a concert company that is a spin-off from Earth Day … Continue reading →

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I Am Sitting at Lytton Plaza Reading George Packer in The Atlantic

Posted on April 24, 2019 by markweiss86

[Photo by Matt and Justin –Matt who models at Palo Alto Art Center –Justin his wingman and also a model of sorts — Or we can rest assured he embodies a human form] And1: A couple hours later, I have … Continue reading →

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Beth Custer, Jane Monheit and Bob Margolin headline next three Earthwise Productions shows

Posted on April 23, 2019 by markweiss86

ONSALES VIA EVENTBRITE: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/earthwise-welcomes-jane-monheit-tickets-62895624506 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/earthwise-welcomes-bob-margolin-and-jimmy-vivino-2-guitars-200-stories-tickets-62896241351       Earthwise Productions of Palo Alto announces three confirmed shows this spring and summer. Beth Custer premieres a commission for clarinet, voice, strings and percussion, based on the writings of environmentalist Paul Hawken, … Continue reading →

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