Monthly Archives: April 2020

Contemplating a site specific event at Palo Alto Winter Lodge with Russian cover band in honor of the 15th anniversary of the Petersburg Ice House

Posted on April 15, 2020 by markweiss86

I saw Leonid and Friends live at an industry showcase last fall in Nashville and thought of them while reading Elif Batuman’s essay about the Ice House in Russia, based on something that some weird powerful actual Russians did a … Continue reading →

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Man Man ‘Cloud Nein’ VS Jukebox Ghost ‘Schizophrenia’ VS freeze frame of Wolf Blitzer Situation Room right this one minute before 3 on a Monday

Posted on April 13, 2020 by markweiss86

I recommend playing both videos simultaneously but only for the first minute…. b/w a parody of an old Elvis Costello song which summarizes sort of the plot of an old Wallace Stegner story, I’ll call “Thomas and Tenney” A man … Continue reading →

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I just realized I misidentify Jeff Goldblum in a previous post

Posted on April 12, 2020 by markweiss86

Or: I forgot my mantra Bw I forgot that MC Lars was friends with weird Al Yankovic

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Chummy VS Chumley

Posted on April 11, 2020 by markweiss86

Is it just me?

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Weird Al vs Thoits Plaza

Posted on April 11, 2020 by markweiss86

Great article in the times about Weird Al Yankovic; it reminded me that I stole a line of his for a political parody I posted online about power and the proposal to rename Lytton Plaza for a leader of a … Continue reading →

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Hats off to Stone Fox

Posted on April 11, 2020 by markweiss86

I would say a life-changing event for me was a benefit for Mia Zapata — to raise awareness about her murder, to hire a detective after the police gave up — in Cyclone Warehouse near The Ramp in San Francisco … Continue reading →

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Kicking it with Eugene and Elif

Posted on April 9, 2020 by markweiss86

This is just a picture of a kick boxer from an article in The New Yorker by Elif Batuman and a picture of Eugene Robinson (Of Oxbow) posing with a famous or successful mixed martial arts dude, from Eugene’s book … Continue reading →

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Kenny Rogers, 1976 VS Covid-19

Posted on April 4, 2020 by markweiss86

But in his final words, I found an ace that I could keep Hi, Doug. I want to, first, commend you on the the meticulous and persevering nature of your blog. That enabled me to discover that at minute 36 … Continue reading →

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Palo Alto Sky Posse VS CA Plane Por Moi

Posted on April 4, 2020 by markweiss86

Sky Posse is a political action group lobbying to change federal aviation laws in favor of suburban quiet enjoyment. One of their people ran for city council and got 8,000 votes, but in retaliation the pilots are buzzing are homes … Continue reading →

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Klee, ‘Hall of Singers’; Mies Van der Rohe, ‘Model small city — concert hall’; City of Palo Alto, Clarinet Thing at Mitchell Park presented by Earthwise February 25, 2020

Posted on April 3, 2020 by markweiss86
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