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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

Richard Anuszkiewicz optic art football VS Jim Harbaugh cartwheel dance media

Posted on May 26, 2020 by markweiss86

What this calls to mind, in the case of Jim Harbaugh, right, is that we the editors of the student Oracle for April Fools Day, 1982 posed Pat Siegmund as a faux Harbaugh in various enterprises I don’t think gymnastics … Continue reading →

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Hornsby, 17 Nicks, 72

Posted on May 26, 2020 by markweiss86

Stevie Nicks of Menlo Park a legit 650 superstar is 72 years of age. She shares a birthday with the late Miles Davis.Meanwhile it was reported that a charting contemporary song features a sample of Bruce Hornsby “The Way it … Continue reading →

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Timo Andres and Molly Tuttle: two Palo Altans whose Carnegie Hall debuts were postponed by pandemic

Posted on May 26, 2020 by markweiss86
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Shout out to Jeff Parker and Aretha Franklin sample song

Posted on May 26, 2020 by markweiss86

I have Jeff’s phone number, and that of his agent. Mark my words, he will lead a band in Palo Alto soon. Recently I named, as part of a poll I took, his band Tortoise as one of my five … Continue reading →

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You would think that getting my Jazzfest refund I would sleep

Posted on May 26, 2020 by markweiss86
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Smoke signals, I and II

Posted on May 25, 2020 by markweiss86

Twice in the last 24 hours I have posted at PAW about the government decree to ban vaping and cherry-tobacco from Palo Alto and its likely negative impact on Mac’s Smoke Shop, which I frequent for newspapers and magazines.I think … Continue reading →

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Bob Watson, George Hendrick, Bob Tolan

Posted on May 23, 2020 by markweiss86

All played for Fremont High in Los Angeles. The Times meanwhile hints that Watson’s scoring MLB’s 1,000,000th run was not verifiable. They gave him among other spiffs a million Tootsie Rolls, which he regifted to the Scouts. According to his … Continue reading →

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When Lynda Barry future Genius grant winner told David Letterman who saw hail as big as hams that Deadheads will steal your condiments

Posted on May 23, 2020 by markweiss86

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLvfaiCvlok bwI was bs-ing Aidin V of the Chron about the fact that his claim that Shoreline looks like “steal your face” is as valid as my yarn about Bill Graham being circumcised, and that’s what the seats look like. … Continue reading →

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:30 of Nicole Mitchell 2017/2020 ‘earthSeed: phallus and chalice’ with Lisa Harris of Houston based on Octavia Butler VS 3 random screen captures of ‘Waiting For Godot’ with Burgess Meredith and Zero Mostel

Posted on May 22, 2020 by markweiss86

Lisa E. Harris vocals theremin electronics composer Nicole M Mitchell flute electronics composer Julian Otis vocals ZARA ZAHARIEVA Violin Ben lumbar gay trumpet electronics Tomeka Reid cello Avreeayl Ra percussion Krista Franklin Art Wheatgodess creations publishing administration studio enertia media … Continue reading →

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Sonny Simmons VS Sylvie Simmons

Posted on May 22, 2020 by markweiss86

I wonder if Sylvie Simmons (Blondie, Leonard Cohen) ever thought to write about Sonny Simmons?Or maybe they can jam, hot sax and cool uke.Happy thought. Now my brain goes to Darth Vader: I am your father, L’ll uke. Way before … Continue reading →

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