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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

Jumpin’ On the TD wagon, only 20 years late to the dance, excuse the mixtape metafollicle — hey, that almos’ means something, (the ditty — don’ say ‘t——-‘)

Posted on December 23, 2019 by markweiss86

Bw watchman with me as I become the 3,000th person to see a 12 year old MC Lars live livin’ large video with the emphasis on “12 yo”, yo — I see what I and I did there. If (Antoine) … Continue reading →

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The Don’t Call it Frisco Bowl

Posted on December 23, 2019 by markweiss86

  I am thinking about the Cal bowl game, against Illinois. So it’s my favorite tax dollar at work — Cal — versus the state I was born in. It’s 2 pm on a Monday — my wife works until … Continue reading →

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I’m struttin’ my stuff y’all VS ‘sits…(and) slouches’ (but BIG FUN, nonetheless); or, I am a ‘transparent eye-ball’ VS I have big ears

Posted on December 22, 2019 by markweiss86

Thanks for coming, for reaching out and for raising the question about the staging per se of Earthwise Productions at The Mitchell Park Community Center, El Palo Alto Room. I’ve done 10 shows in the room. My plan — although … Continue reading →

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22 Jacks VS 98 Mute

Posted on December 19, 2019 by markweiss86

One of these bands opened for blink-182 in Palo Alto in April 1997.https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=RZU9ayPznW4

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Artisanal ax VS ‘Kiss my Aztec’

Posted on December 19, 2019 by markweiss86

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Holograms, tributes vs legends, icons

Posted on December 19, 2019 by markweiss86

There’s an ad in the eye about a royal Orbison tribute band playing Montgomery theater on December 28.  Roy Orbison died in 1988 at the age of 52. His website lists a hologram tour with Buddy Holly hologram. Meanwhile in … Continue reading →

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Ten best theatre venues and companies in Bay Area, 2019

Posted on December 19, 2019 by markweiss86

San Francisco Playhouse, California Shakespeare Theatre, Shotgun players, ACT, Santa Cruz Shakespeare, Marin theater company, Z space, Current theater, just theater with custom made Theatre, Berkeley rep

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Maria Muldaur VS Gogo Yubari

Posted on December 19, 2019 by markweiss86

Sam and I were on our way to see Mitch Woods at Pour House in San Jose and we decided to park at Chavez Plaza and we saw a bunch of people in costumes. About an hour later, we took … Continue reading →

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Matt Nelson a Gunn grad does the sax solo in Tune-yARdS ‘Who ARe yoU’ vs Dave Rempis from Chicago Alto solo last week in my Earthwise music series at Palo Alto Arts

Posted on December 17, 2019 by markweiss86

Ok it’s actually Dave Rempis w Tim Perkis (Larry, Mad, Darren not shown) I don’t know, is there a video of Matt playing with Merrill? Here is rempis et al:

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Moon in Cancer VS dog on leash VS Oregon based singer songwriter Maita on roof

Posted on December 17, 2019 by markweiss86
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