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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

I’ve met Pat Burt ten times over the years and am still not sure whether he is constantly wearing a football helmet like BD Dowling of, yes, The Pats, or is merely bald

Posted on October 2, 2020 by markweiss86
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Pick up an axe and fight like a farmer: pick up an axe and fight like Art Farmer, even

Posted on September 30, 2020 by markweiss86

Fight

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Molly VS Remi

Posted on September 30, 2020 by markweiss86

This has been true for a couple months but there are two buzz acts in the music industry from Palo Alto, Molly Tuttle and Remi Wolf.Molly is on Compass and indie but has William Morris as an agent and Ken … Continue reading →

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‘We Shall Overcome’ Trump VS Biden

Posted on September 29, 2020 by markweiss86
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Tre Cool, 1994 video VS Ice Weiss, 2020 selfie

Posted on September 29, 2020 by markweiss86
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Fifty seven eighty one skidoo

Posted on September 29, 2020 by markweiss86

NOFX VS ‘Nolf’ NOFX is a punk band of considerable renown that features two Jewish members and has a set titled “Two Heebs and “ something, and on that flimsy basis I watched part of their recent podcast video as … Continue reading →

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On Yom Kippur I couldn’t help jumping the gun to post that Dan Bern wrote that a Swastika four 7’s

Posted on September 28, 2020 by markweiss86

On Yom Kippur at around 6:41 on a Monday and the sun doesn’t go down until 6:55 I jumped the gun to post that Dan Bern said something once about reclaiming the swastika and he said that it is comprised … Continue reading →

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Formica Alto of the highest qualia

Posted on September 25, 2020 by markweiss86

Michael Arcega has at least two pieces I saw at a new group show at a new gallery on Uzi Ave in Downtown Palo Alto four blocks from where I am sitting in a design within reach Clayton Moore (Eames) … Continue reading →

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She’s not muted she’s having a technical malfunction

Posted on September 24, 2020 by markweiss86

I was disappointed by the candidates’ forum, 10 aspirants (2 incumbents) moderated by two from the Weekly over Zoom. I was imagining the Last Supper, 10 disciples of Jesus deliberating over how to most effectively pray to Yahweh for two … Continue reading →

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Mike Park releases ‘Steppin’ Stone’ cover for Earthwise’s online Covid-era new normal

Posted on September 24, 2020 by markweiss86
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