Monthly Archives: February 2020

In the 10 seasons before the Dodgers move west, New York team’s comprised 16 of 20 World Series competitors, all three teams won (and the Dodgers won their first year in LA)

Posted on February 8, 2020 by markweiss86

The tip of the To Bruce Weber and Roger Kahn Whereas today’s times says for 10 seasons one New York team or another won every World Series but one

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July 7 is the 27 year anniversary of the death of Mia Zapata

Posted on February 3, 2020 by markweiss86

I never met Mia Zapata, nor heard the Gits, but the response of the SF music community to her death  was an influence on my decision to start Earthwise Productions. My first show at Cubberley was a showcase for The … Continue reading →

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Mia Zapata z’ l’ VS John Parker z’ l’

Posted on February 3, 2020 by markweiss86

Mia and her band went to Antioch College of Ohio. . John Parker went to Deer Valley High School in Antioch, CA. Mia’s murder was a catalyst in my decision to work as an activist or in the arts. Z … Continue reading →

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Planes Indians

Posted on February 3, 2020 by markweiss86

They should change the name of the pro football scoring play from “touch-down” which implies that beyond breaking the plane you also have to get into the zone far enough to literally put pigskin to God’s green earth — that’s … Continue reading →

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Sara Choy VS Ted Kluszewski

Posted on February 3, 2020 by markweiss86

I was working on something else –looking for some photo from last year’s 2019 San Francisco Rock and Roll Half Marathon, and I did a double take and asked myself: is that Ted Kluszewski? Ted was a powerful first baseman … Continue reading →

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Training log blog, April 5, 2020<<February 3, 2020

Posted on February 3, 2020 by markweiss86

50. 49. 48. LONG RUN? (which would be about 8 to 10 at most — for a 13.1 mile San Francisco Rock and Roll Half Marathon, Sunday, April 5 where my goals would be a, finish; b, survive to talk … Continue reading →

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Shakira VS Roy Orbison hologram

Posted on February 2, 2020 by markweiss86

Sure, they were cute — Shakira and JLo shaking it at halftime, but I think of Americana for Super Bowl halftime shows. I’d rather see the Jackson State band. Or a Roy Orbison “Pretty Women” hologram. I have to admit, … Continue reading →

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The world accordion Andre Thierry (at EPA Library)

Posted on February 2, 2020 by markweiss86

 Andre his people are from Louisiana but he is from Richmond, California in the East Bay near San Francisco.  He did say however that he basically grew up at the St. Francis church in East Palo Alto which were home … Continue reading →

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Abel VS Fields

Posted on February 1, 2020 by markweiss86

The Times has an obit of Louis Nirenberg 94 “one of the great mathematicians: winner of the 2015 Abel prize the math worlds equivalent of a noble. Them‘s fighting words to friends and survivors of Paul Jake Owen the fields … Continue reading →

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