Monthly Archives: January 2022

Music is truthful

Posted on January 30, 2022 by markweiss86

This is the Caroline Davis Quartet at soundcheck on Saturday, January 29, 2022, at 7:19 pm. The band features Julian Shore, piano, Christopher Tordini, bass, Caroline Davis, leader, composer, alto sax, Allan Mednard, drums: Briefly recreating my monologue from last … Continue reading →

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Woo hoo wah

Posted on January 28, 2022 by markweiss86

Kudos to Stanford grad Erin Woo for injecting a bit of hard truth into her obit of John Arrillaga. Like, as I noticed, he is not listed on the NBA all time roster He lived in Portola Valley not Palo … Continue reading →

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Tanaka calls for police putsch

Posted on January 27, 2022 by markweiss86
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Ring of bone versus hall of fame

Posted on January 26, 2022 by markweiss86

Ring of bone v hall of fame I was at the Paly gym last night and I took another look at the set of oil paintings, on board, by Mr Kerr. Actually there are now a couple murals by his … Continue reading →

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Paly routs Tino

Posted on January 25, 2022 by markweiss86
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Shave and a hair cut two bits

Posted on January 25, 2022 by markweiss86

I buy three newspapers most mornings at Mac’s for seven bucks and leave a buck in sales tax. When we built the new Mitchell Park library we spent $250,000 of the $25m budget on art: the Beasley arch, a laser … Continue reading →

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John Arrillaga, 1937-2022

Posted on January 24, 2022 by markweiss86
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Arrillaga’s Xanadu is our new gym?

Posted on January 23, 2022 by markweiss86

Did he already build this gym, the “well-ness center” two-levels — maybe figurative and literal levels. Is the gym actually his famous residence, his fortress in the hills, next to Foothill Park? His Xanadu, him Kubla Khan, his “pleasure dome … Continue reading →

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Four out of six ain’t bad

Posted on January 22, 2022 by markweiss86
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Crooked Tree rfd

Posted on January 22, 2022 by markweiss86

Lets rename our town Crooked Tree, in honor of Molly Tuttle — “El Palo Alto” was cut down in 1771 two years after it was identified. Changing the name of our town would be a nod towards the beauty, ethics … Continue reading →

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