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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

Pee at Bottom of the Hill reunion show next month

Posted on February 2, 2026 by markweiss86

I’m looking forward to seeing and hearing the loud fast band Pee or PEE at Bottom of the Hill or BOTH on March 1. They played in the Palo Alto Soundcheck series at Cubberley Theatre in Palo Alto, June of … Continue reading →

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I may be a cynic but it seems to me that women, like Olivia Dean, the best new artist Grammy, have less agency than did Hattie McDaniel, 1936, ‘Showboat’

Posted on February 2, 2026 by markweiss86

OTOH Kudos to Danielle Wertz the vocalist and arranger, for winning a share of the Grammy for the best instrumental performance, in the project led by Remy LeBoef. Remy plays reeds, Pascal plays piano: they are the first twins to … Continue reading →

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Craig Baldwin, SF filmmaker who traveled to the fictional future with spectres of the spectrum

Posted on February 1, 2026 by markweiss86

AO Scott in NYT: ‘Spectres of the Spectrum” is a sci-fi thriller about a renegade scientist named Yogi and his daughter, Boo Boo, a psychic media terrorist, who set out one day in the year 2007 to disrupt a magnetic … Continue reading →

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Ribbit Capital takes downtown retail space for NFT play, crypto takeover

Posted on February 1, 2026 by markweiss86

I got two cookies and a carry bag out of the deal. Cookies I can eat not cookies I can accept or reject.. I don’t know NFTs other than it seems like it’s a pyramid scheme involving crypto. Ribbit is … Continue reading →

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More Earthwise shows announced

Posted on January 31, 2026 by markweiss86

Feb 22 Jim Campilongo Adam Levy Duo P  7:30  Feb 28 Edward Simon Trio f Adam Cruz Or Bareket, Stephan Crump M 8 pm March 17 Edu Ribeiro Noah Garabedian Vinicius Gomes trio, Murray Low M March 23 Ralph Alessi Quartet … Continue reading →

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Walk this way or read

Posted on January 31, 2026 by markweiss86

The author Andrew Van Wey is a paloaltoan and frequents the same café I do ; we each bring our dogs most days or most visits; I spoke to him today because I was with Duffy and he was not … Continue reading →

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No NBA title not Tap City

Posted on January 29, 2026 by markweiss86

Doncic, LAL Gilgeous-Alexander, OKC Edwards, MIN Brown, BOS Mitchell, CLE Maxey, PHI Brunson, NY Leonard, LAC Markkanen, UTA Curry, GS Durant, HOU Murray, DEN Avdija, POR Booker, PHO Harden, LAC Cunningham, DET Porter, BKN George, UTA Siakam, IND Powell, MIA … Continue reading →

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Mona Caron mural-in-progress on Emerson between Bells’ Books and Mac’s Smoke Shop

Posted on January 23, 2026 by markweiss86

I go to Mac’s to buy the news. A mural is a type of media and currency. The painter will be there only a few more days. Our public art program paid for this. It depicts leatherwood blossoms.

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Corey Harris Palo Alto show versus Malcolm Harris ‘Palo Alto’ book

Posted on January 23, 2026 by markweiss86

AI suggested this: maybe Corey Harris will write a book about his three day visit to palo alto January 28 January 29 January 30 and three shows all at the Mitchell Park community center produced by earthwise Productions and Mark … Continue reading →

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Older and bolder than Clark Gable (Feb.1, 1901- 1960)

Posted on January 22, 2026 by markweiss86

he’s been dead longer than he’s been alive. he’s been dead as long as I’ve been alive. not nothing p. 108 Johnson 2014 Siglio, Los Angeles bw COREY ROAR HE THE FEROCIOUS WISDOM

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