Year of the Cat

Mark Weiss photo by Sam for The Weekly, February, 2020 at the Mitch

I was born Year of The Cat and graduated Gunn in 1982, which means I am not 57, as Yoshi Kato states in his story.

I thought the story was fine, other than I think there should be separate stories about Parlour Game, Akira Tana and Earthwise. It’s kind of a jumble.

I got my hair cut — by Annice of Juut — directly before the shoot. Sam was professional but I thought a little casual. This shot and most of the time together it seemed like he just got me yammering and clicked (or filmed?) as he saw fit.

I thought the health warning at the end was gratuitous and unfair. Yet, I did joke to Yoshi that maybe Bill Johnson would kill the story for health reasons.

I just added a show for October and have a few more offers out there for May, June, July, and the fall. I’m tempted to bring Mother Hips back for another brace of shows for March, 2021.

Mainly I am saving my energy where I can for my big March and April, and checking the newscasts too frequenty perhaps for updates on public health.

I think music is healing. Attending this type of commnity-oriented event will help us get thru these times. Original title of draft: Portrait of the promoter as a year older than he really is, by Sam and Yoshi in the Weekly

About markweiss86

Mark Weiss, founder of Plastic Alto blog, is a concert promoter and artist manager in Palo Alto, as Earthwise Productions, with background as journalist, advertising copywriter, book store returns desk, college radio producer, city council and commissions candidate, high school basketball player, and blogger; he also sang in local choir, fronts an Allen Ginsberg tribute Beat Hotel Rm 32 Reads 'Howl' and owns a couple musical instruments he cannot play
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