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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

New Superchunk

Posted on May 3, 2020 by markweiss86

Ok, 2018. New to me at least. I’m 56 years old, I’ve lost a step. Or worse: maybe I noted this before but don’t remember. This is the 52nd time I’ve mentioned or featured Mac Laura Jim Jon and jack … Continue reading →

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Walk LIne an Egyptian

Posted on May 2, 2020 by markweiss86

Not long after the people on TV announced that Trump had won Pennsylvania, Jared Kushner grabbed Christie anxiously and said: “We have to have a transition meeting tomorrow morning!” Even before that meeting, Christie had made sure that Trump knew … Continue reading →

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Pass 10 minutes listening to Tim, Greg and Bob

Posted on May 2, 2020 by markweiss86

OR: “Mother Hips” vs “Mister Jones” I’ve got a funny bee in my bonnet about Frost amphitheater in that Pollstar magazine a trade publication nominated Stanford’s 7,000 capacity outdoor concert venue for best new venue, fittingly — And I went … Continue reading →

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Giants of improvisation VS Mardi Gras VS Beth’s birthday VS Earthwise at The Mitch VS Duke

Posted on April 28, 2020 by markweiss86

OR: CLARINET THING AT MITCHELL PARK, FEBRUARY 25, 2020 FULL CONCERT (67 MIN) These are times that try something novel, here in the mediated consciousness stream of my fellow music lovers and coronavirus resisters. I do believe that our inclination … Continue reading →

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X ‘Alphabetland’ cover art by Wayne White VS ‘OY’ / ‘YO’ at Stanford Cantor

Posted on April 26, 2020 by markweiss86

I am a medium cool X fan I think I saw them once at the Fillmore in the 90s and John Doe played my concert series at the Cubberley and DJ Bonebrake played with Susan James gave me his business … Continue reading →

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Watching 11:57 on a Tuesday morning

Posted on April 21, 2020 by markweiss86
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The MC Lars Podcast Episode #13 — Gary K. Wolf — 11/26/18 VS Frying Bacon, Making a Sammy, Eating It quotidien photo series (f Duffy)

Posted on April 20, 2020 by markweiss86

I was listening to MC Lars podcast and watching Dave Burd Lil Dicky tv show with the sound off, but since I have short attention span, I went back to John Oliver and he was with Wendy Williams and she … Continue reading →

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Thumbs up for Nina Katchadourian and her 24,000 imitators

Posted on April 19, 2020 by markweiss86
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Flashback to May 2, two years ago, with Lars and Mark

Posted on April 18, 2020 by markweiss86

MC Lars was in England explaining the relationship between hip-hop Shakespeare and Edgar Allan Poe to a group of students, on May 2, 2018. He had them hitting the trochee hard. Upon the trochee hard they hit; something something think … Continue reading →

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Total recall: one hundred short films about November, 2019, not to exceed an hour total viewing time nor 30 seconds each, unless they feature Matt The Electrician

Posted on April 18, 2020 by markweiss86

1. 11/1/19 Palo Alto (recycling)2. 11/1/19 Palo Alto Lytton Plaza (music)3. 11/2/19 Palo Alto (media)4. 11/2/19 Palo Alto (media)5. 11/2/19 Palo Alto (dog)6. 11/2/19 Palo Alto Barron Park (street train)7. 11/2/19 San Francisco (basketball)8. 11/2/19 San Francisco (miscellaneous)9. 11/219 Palo … Continue reading →

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