Monthly Archives: May 2020

Ring Lardner VS Otto Correct

Posted on May 16, 2020 by markweiss86

It rained down in Cincinnati one day and somebody organized a little game of cards they was shy to man to make six and asked hi and Kari to play. “I’m with you if you get AC and make it … Continue reading →

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Laura V. ‘Galaxies’ tutorial prompt VS Ben L. ‘Giving Tree’ result

Posted on May 16, 2020 by markweiss86

Laura Veirs a singer-songwriter, mom, teacher and author in Portland, was slated to teach at Stanford April 4-5, then perform at The Mitch, April 6 — all postponed or cancelled due to the pandemic and “shelter in place”. Laura meanwhile … Continue reading →

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Bong’s ‘The Host’ featuring Jerry Stiller

Posted on May 16, 2020 by markweiss86

Yesterday I read the Times’ preview of the TNT pilot of an adaptation of another Bong movie, “Snowpiercer” and commented that current Hollywood should do a remake of “The Host” as a comedy, with Jerry Stiller as the creature. (I … Continue reading →

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Came Sunday: Valerie Troutt, her father, Charlie Musselwhite and me —Palo alto December 29, 2019

Posted on May 16, 2020 by markweiss86

This is an Ellington song made famous for Mahalia Jackson version:

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Trump appointee to ramp up war on wild horses

Posted on May 15, 2020 by markweiss86

Seeks increase of $25 million in next budget to capture mustangs The chronicle had a small wire item about wild horses in the Bureau of land management which I clipped out today. Reminds me that right before I started Earthways … Continue reading →

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FB Pr and Real Estate Team ‘Man-splaining’ Corporate Creep to Menlo Park neighbors, June 21, 2018

Posted on May 14, 2020 by markweiss86

BLUF: Facebook exacts threaten to pull out of silicon Valley unless they get their way which means quit it with all this democracy self governance stuff I’m going to update this with a transcript.My recollection and paraphrase is they are … Continue reading →

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Great Article in the Merc about Harvard bound student athlete poet, Eleanor Wikstrom

Posted on May 13, 2020 by markweiss86

I said on this social media page that she is sort of a cross between Rupa Marya the singing physician who lives in Oakland, Joshua Shedroff Redman the Berkeley high and Harvard grad who turn down Yale Law, and Helen … Continue reading →

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Willy and Elvin doing Jackie at The Mitch

Posted on May 13, 2020 by markweiss86
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Steal your data VS Steal your face

Posted on May 12, 2020 by markweiss86

Steal your face is a Grateful Dead trope circa 1970. I don’t know, US Blues? It’s the dead head sticker on the Cadillac— someone wrote recently that Shoreline Amphitheatre is designed as a steal your face. Hadn’t noticed. Not stoned … Continue reading →

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Honk if You’re Horny

Posted on May 11, 2020 by markweiss86

Ed Solomon was in my Hebrew school car pool in 1973 when I was 8 and he was 11. There were a total of six of us in the car pool. Our mother’s drove. Ed made a sign that he … Continue reading →

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