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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

Baffled ‘bout Utah

Posted on November 24, 2020 by markweiss86

This is Darrell Griffith Dr. Duncan Stein I get that but why would there be a team called jazz in Utah? today’s main stream news had an article about an art installation in the middle of nowhere they don’t know … Continue reading →

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The new burgers of Cali

Posted on November 24, 2020 by markweiss86
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Tracy Chapman, ‘Baby Can I Hold You’, 1988 and 2020 VS Pop Smoke posthumous New Yorker review, August, 2020

Posted on November 23, 2020 by markweiss86

I found a copy of The New Yorker in a free library two blocks from my house and tore out pp 78-79 to read or reread about Pop Smoke. I own a Pop Smoke t-shirt. I bought it on the … Continue reading →

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I see a boot by Kara that reminds me of a shoe in a frame by Chagoya

Posted on November 23, 2020 by markweiss86
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I pay estimated taxes every quarter for my small Palo Alto music business, but apparently Castilleja School because it packs Palo Alto leadership with insiders, paid $250k by check seven years and three days ago, but cheats We The People out of $5 millon each year

Posted on November 23, 2020 by markweiss86
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Remi Woof ‘Hello’ remix or mash up etude featuring empty green bottle

Posted on November 22, 2020 by markweiss86
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Aloha to drummer Amy Cesari from Downtown North Palo Alto

Posted on November 22, 2020 by markweiss86

Although this rock ‘n’ roll drummer has been in the biz almost as long as I have it suddenly dawned on me her story. I knew because Maya told me that when Tori quit the band with chronic illness in … Continue reading →

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Caroline Davis, Covid-ear not concert, solo sax, effects and found protest, 2020

Posted on November 22, 2020 by markweiss86

I am listening to this person do a 35 minute solo sax performance on the internet. Yesterday she led a Lee Konitz program on line with Stanford Jazz Workshop. I meant to go but it came and went. I have … Continue reading →

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Turn of the Stew

Posted on November 22, 2020 by markweiss86

My name’s Stew And I like screw A—- And by **** From on high Or down in front. Uniting Wall Street And Van Brunt Hanging chads or run Jeremy I’m now the long-time kind of guy. On my stake or … Continue reading →

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The Times says these three people are not people but CGI, AI androids or what nots

Posted on November 21, 2020 by markweiss86

I don’t know if I violate copyright by freeze framing or capturing these human type faces in the times story about AI — Havent’ read the small print. Reminds me of Philik K Dick or movies thereof. Reminds me of … Continue reading →

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