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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

Street parade for Paly grads, downtown north, after Ives (w vibraslap and dog)

Posted on June 3, 2020 by markweiss86

Starring: Max, Kobi. Featuring: Eric, Titi, Lars, Sarah, Maya, Jordan, Neilson, Debbie, Nick, Nick Jr, Kristtine, Barbara, Wylie, Laura B, Lori R, Jerry, Sally, Ben, George, Sylvia, Julian, Julie, “Jordan Cheng”, Ice Cream Truck, Hodes, Tyreek, Leah, Duffy, Marjorie, Mac, … Continue reading →

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Thank you, James Mattis, of Stanford

Posted on June 3, 2020 by markweiss86

  “I have watched this week’s unfolding events, angry and appalled,” former Trump administation Secretary of Defense, and Hoover fellow James Mattis writes, for The Atlantic. “The words ‘Equal Justice Under Law’ are carved in the pediment of the United … Continue reading →

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R u Casti R-1?

Posted on June 1, 2020 by markweiss86
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DiSuvero and Noguchi in The Times today by Kimmelman and Weisz

Posted on June 1, 2020 by markweiss86

I met my wife when we were both interested enough in Palo Alto’s Percent for Art program that we both toured Bruce Beasley’s Oakland studio apropos of his sculpture at Mitchell Park Library and Community Center. So therefore I notice … Continue reading →

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Fire go come Palo Alto?

Posted on June 1, 2020 by markweiss86
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Mark Morris Zoom vs Deep fake June Omura

Posted on May 30, 2020 by markweiss86

If Mark Morris has zoom choreography, then why not bring back June Omura as a deep fake? that is, we can take films of June dancing in archived works and create new dances for her data. I met June after … Continue reading →

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My platform for 2020, although I’m definitely not running

Posted on May 29, 2020 by markweiss86

So to tie together a couple loose threads on the internet here at PAW, we have 35 acres at Cubberley, 39 acres special zone and Casti, which someone, apples to oranges, defines as a CUP on 51 R-1 single house … Continue reading →

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AFI at The Cub, 1996 and 2021?

Posted on May 29, 2020 by markweiss86

Or: Just like heaven. And 1: a bit parochial but WordPress cannot distinguish Davey Havok from AwkwAFIna. The instant matter my blog to God’s vag: I will pay a pro rata share of the rent for the Cubberly multi-purpose room/auditorium … Continue reading →

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And God said

Posted on May 29, 2020 by markweiss86

I like it when gentiles get Hebrew characters tattooed on their wrists and they think it’s Genesis 3:16 but it’s really a recipe for matzo balls. REFRIGERATE THREE HOURS. FOR FLUFFY, bw Kudos Bells Books for best use of 25 … Continue reading →

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‘Lady Sings The Blues’ 1972 Vs ‘Last Waltz’ 1978

Posted on May 27, 2020 by markweiss86

Bw “The Lady Vanishes” **** 1938 but first a word from Mavis Something about “Hungarian rhapsody”: So to summarize we have Diana Ross, Billie Holiday just the concept but not the music then we have a bit of Mavis Staples … Continue reading →

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