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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

Jeremy Lin peaking for Ducks

Posted on December 5, 2019 by markweiss86
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Plasty live reports from Board and Commissions vetting of candidates

Posted on December 4, 2019 by markweiss86

There is no press per se here, but little old me is in the front row watching the candidates for four boards: Historic Resources, Parks and Recs, Planning and Transportation and ARB. To wit: David Brower (i), Valerie Driscoll, Christian … Continue reading →

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Richard Oakes, activist VS Larry Ochs sopranino

Posted on December 1, 2019 by markweiss86

I’m working on a show a week from Thursday with Larry Ochs and four other musicians. I’m trying to establish that the former council chambers, the Auditorium at The Palo Alto Art Center is a good place for music. If … Continue reading →

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Bob Cousy Sports Illustrated 1956 VS Simone Biles instagram 2019

Posted on December 1, 2019 by markweiss86
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Marcell Harris (first) 15 seconds of fame

Posted on December 1, 2019 by markweiss86

I was watching Marcell because I had met his mom at the stadium last year. He had been on the taxi squad until this game. He had a brother playing D1. His parents met a Florida when dad was a … Continue reading →

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Four men, a ball and netting

Posted on November 30, 2019 by markweiss86
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David Silva backheel to Rahim Sterling vs Leonardo Drew at The DeYoung vs an ad for boots

Posted on November 30, 2019 by markweiss86

Bw Brad S Of Lindsay Beaver group at Poor House blues Friday in San Jose. Dyptych

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Nudist scene band ‘Shot in the Dark’ circa 1964 VS Sex Mob f Steve Bernstein 2018

Posted on November 29, 2019 by markweiss86

b/w   An excerpt from a 1995 right up in the SF weekly about Joe Gore, Matt Brubeck, Scott Amendola, and the late great Ralph Carney who played with Steven Bernstein Diaspora suite at the bottom of the hill I … Continue reading →

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Digir-Digir

Posted on November 28, 2019 by markweiss86

I may have to take this down but here for now is a sequence of 3 images pertaining to my interest in the artist Kara Maria. I ran into her the other day, in SF, and was able to get … Continue reading →

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Possessed VS polished

Posted on November 27, 2019 by markweiss86

B Dear Professor scholar Elif, If I grab from a bookshelf in a café in Palo Alto California a book of check off writings and read one page and it references “wellingtons “, Would they be rubber or leather? Happy … Continue reading →

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