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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

Remembering Brad Johnson of The Variable Stars

Posted on February 26, 2020 by markweiss86

Someone asked me about why Earthwise is doing so many shows now after so many years of fewer shows; or none in 2017 and one in 2018, to be precise. And that got me thinking of about 100 other topics … Continue reading →

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Likewise EarthWeiss no doubt: or, take five

Posted on February 26, 2020 by markweiss86

BLUF: I have five shows in March and five more in April, although my plan for Earthwise Productions of Palo Alto, in the second year of its second 25, is two shows per month at The Mitch. Mother Hips, Mother … Continue reading →

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Ben Afflect ‘The Way Back’ 2020 VS my frosh soph basketball coach, B- P-, 1978-1979

Posted on February 23, 2020 by markweiss86

I guess I would see Ben Affleck as a basketball coach struggling with alcholism. Sounds like Manchester by the sea meets Hoosiers. A guy named Brian says he has footage and original artwork about Bob who he knew of as … Continue reading →

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Steve Earle ‘Coal Country’ VS Brie Larson ‘The Glass Castle’

Posted on February 23, 2020 by markweiss86

I was pleased to hear of a show at Public Theatre with music by Steve Earle about a flood in 2010 in West Virginia. I still have a slight regurgitive pang when I think of having to read “The Glass … Continue reading →

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Glickman 2040

Posted on February 23, 2020 by markweiss86
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Ich weiss nicht

Posted on February 23, 2020 by markweiss86
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Crepescule w Beth, Ben, Harvey and Shelly

Posted on February 23, 2020 by markweiss86

You if  read this blog at all you know I have a lot of things I worry about and not necessarily restricted to the 10 concerts I currently have on sale through my company Earthwise productions and eventBrite at the … Continue reading →

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Ryan Gosling ‘The Big Short’ versus Cam Country both 2015 burning houses

Posted on February 22, 2020 by markweiss86

Ryan character describes credit default swap on subprime bonds as “burning house” to Steve Carrell character  Mark Baum in 2015 “The Big Short” based on Michael Lewis book.

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Matthew Whitaker, right wing VS Matthew Whitaker, right hand

Posted on February 21, 2020 by markweiss86

I just got news of a jazz rising star named Matthew Whitaker, who plays piano. But when I tried to find more information, I was reminded of a former football player for Iowa who apparently took too many hits to … Continue reading →

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A minor hit for Bay Area country singer, Cam (Camaron Ochs from Lafayette)

Posted on February 21, 2020 by markweiss86

“Burning House” by Cam (Camaron Ochs) is a country hit from 2015, with 47 million views on its official Youtube video, double platinum and, news to me and always warms my heart, oodles of covers posted to the web, mostly … Continue reading →

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