Monthly Archives: August 2021

Alden Van Buskirk ‘Lami@50’ event at David Highsmith atelier, 99 Sanchez, nearly 10 years ago

Posted on August 21, 2021 by markweiss86

Thanks again David hi Smith for hosting the event and taking these pictures how did you get the one of yourself? (Directly above the one of me) And1: Pinky Kushner mentioned that her daughter was a novelist; her career has … Continue reading →

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Barbara Manning and SF Seals live in Palo Alto, November 20 by Earthwise

Posted on August 20, 2021 by markweiss86
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Blue Moon Immune Rock Show featuring Barbara Manning and the SF Seals by Earthwise November 20

Posted on August 20, 2021 by markweiss86

Barbara Manning and the SF Seals perform songs from their classic album at Mitchell Park Community Center El Palo Alto Room on Saturday, November 20, 2021, courtesy of Earthwise Productions. Tickets are $15 at EventBrite. Note: Barbara Manning recalls that … Continue reading →

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How the Taliban Turned Social Media Into a Tool for Control In the 1990s, they banned the internet. Now they use it to threaten and cajole the Afghan people, in a sign of how they might use technology to build power.

Posted on August 20, 2021 by markweiss86

Jerry Mander was right: In the Absense of the Sacred: How Technology Has Failed (and the survival of indigenous people — my bible or at least my Five Books of MoWo)

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Mercury picks Titans to lead league in El Camino division

Posted on August 19, 2021 by markweiss86

Their preview:What to expect: After running the table last spring, the Titans didn’t move up into the De Anza, but according to CalPreps’ ratings, this academic powerhouse could beat the bottom three teams in the upper division. With 53.4 ppg, … Continue reading →

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Kirsten Gillibrand essay I wrote for Lynn Stegner’s creative memoir course, 2019

Posted on August 19, 2021 by markweiss86

Twenty three hours after meeting the next president of the United States and I am still buzzing. Minus five or six hours of sleep and rest. When I met Kirsten Gillibrand — we call her “Tina” — she said nice … Continue reading →

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Earthwise announces free concert series as part of Mayor’s ‘Together Again Palo Alto’ project

Posted on August 18, 2021 by markweiss86

Mayor Tom Dubois, whose music bona fides include being the “Band Dad” for the Gunn High orchestra during his son’s formative years and now being engaged to a jazz singer, asked me to help out his “Together Again Palo Alto” … Continue reading →

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At 14-5, Dartmouth grad Kyle Hendricks of the Cubs is the best pitcher in baseball

Posted on August 18, 2021 by markweiss86

Kyle Hendricks is the first pitcher to win 14 games; maybe he will get 20. I wonder what the all time record for wins by a Dartmouth grad in major league baseball? Jim Beattie: 12 wins for Seattle in 1984 … Continue reading →

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Folkways blows my mind two ways

Posted on August 12, 2021 by markweiss86

First, Stella Brooks sings on a Joe Sullivan record on Folkways, “Rabbit Foot Blues” but it lifts a verse from Stella’s signature song “I’m a Little Piece of Leather”. Two, there’s a Dartmouth alumna Mali O that plays with Lulu … Continue reading →

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Jewlia Eisenberg z”l

Posted on August 11, 2021 by markweiss86
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