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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

Mia Zapata z’ l’ VS John Parker z’ l’

Posted on February 3, 2020 by markweiss86

Mia and her band went to Antioch College of Ohio. . John Parker went to Deer Valley High School in Antioch, CA. Mia’s murder was a catalyst in my decision to work as an activist or in the arts. Z … Continue reading →

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Planes Indians

Posted on February 3, 2020 by markweiss86

They should change the name of the pro football scoring play from “touch-down” which implies that beyond breaking the plane you also have to get into the zone far enough to literally put pigskin to God’s green earth — that’s … Continue reading →

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Sara Choy VS Ted Kluszewski

Posted on February 3, 2020 by markweiss86

I was working on something else –looking for some photo from last year’s 2019 San Francisco Rock and Roll Half Marathon, and I did a double take and asked myself: is that Ted Kluszewski? Ted was a powerful first baseman … Continue reading →

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Training log blog, April 5, 2020<<February 3, 2020

Posted on February 3, 2020 by markweiss86

50. 49. 48. LONG RUN? (which would be about 8 to 10 at most — for a 13.1 mile San Francisco Rock and Roll Half Marathon, Sunday, April 5 where my goals would be a, finish; b, survive to talk … Continue reading →

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Shakira VS Roy Orbison hologram

Posted on February 2, 2020 by markweiss86

Sure, they were cute — Shakira and JLo shaking it at halftime, but I think of Americana for Super Bowl halftime shows. I’d rather see the Jackson State band. Or a Roy Orbison “Pretty Women” hologram. I have to admit, … Continue reading →

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The world accordion Andre Thierry (at EPA Library)

Posted on February 2, 2020 by markweiss86

 Andre his people are from Louisiana but he is from Richmond, California in the East Bay near San Francisco.  He did say however that he basically grew up at the St. Francis church in East Palo Alto which were home … Continue reading →

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Abel VS Fields

Posted on February 1, 2020 by markweiss86

The Times has an obit of Louis Nirenberg 94 “one of the great mathematicians: winner of the 2015 Abel prize the math worlds equivalent of a noble. Them‘s fighting words to friends and survivors of Paul Jake Owen the fields … Continue reading →

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Pinegrove ‘Marigold’ cover art VS kernels of the sun seen thru a telescope in HI, both reported in today’s The Times

Posted on January 30, 2020 by markweiss86

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Thinking about Jeff Parker’s mother for 3 minutes on my 56th birthday while sitting in a diner trying to not hear monsters and men in the House system, awaiting corned beef hash and eggs, sipping coffee and NOT at the gym

Posted on January 28, 2020 by markweiss86

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Or: Suite For Max Brown 2020 International Anthem Nonesuch VS “tell her that I miss our little talks” 2011

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Ravenswood, 1962 VS Gunn, 1981 (basketball showcases at Stanford’s gyms)

Posted on January 27, 2020 by markweiss86

Dave Newhouse and Nate Branch gave an excellent presentation at the Palo Alto Arts Center auditorium yesterday, for PAHA, about a historic and storied hoops result from 1962, wherein future Harlem Globetrotter Nate Branch of East Palo Alto and Ravenswood … Continue reading →

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