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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

Molly vs Jerry on ‘Cold Rain and Snow”

Posted on September 16, 2019 by markweiss86

Molly Tuttle is playing a much-anticipated show in her hometown on Monday September 30, at Mitchell Park Community Center, so I’m geeking out on her internet footprint. There’s a video of her playing with Allison Brown and Sierra Hull on … Continue reading →

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No Doubt chestnut with Ric Ocasek producer

Posted on September 16, 2019 by markweiss86
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Two fingers of paradise

Posted on September 16, 2019 by markweiss86

I’m humming (the songs of) Eddie Money as I sip coffee at Caffe Trieste in North Beach, early on a rainy Monday fall morning. “Two fingers of paradise” is a corny headline; as if that’s how much espresso was holding … Continue reading →

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Jared Goff in action, after Levinthal

Posted on September 16, 2019 by markweiss86
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My 7 best Raider QBs all-time

Posted on September 15, 2019 by markweiss86

Dan Pastorini was a Raider but better known for his heroics with Bellarmine, Santa Clara Broncos, and Houston Oilers. He had curly hair or a perm.     Jim Plunkett is a legend locally in San Jose at Stanford with … Continue reading →

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Doris Day, ‘whatever will be, will be…’ VS Eddie Money, ‘whatever will be, will be’

Posted on September 13, 2019 by markweiss86

  Their songs were 20 years apart (“Que Sera” vs “Baby, Hold On To Me” But they both expired in 2019 five months apart

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I’ve got a two for one coupon ad running in the Palo Alto weekly for the John Santos show tonight

Posted on September 13, 2019 by markweiss86

Which sort of defeats the purpose of advertising in the Palo Alto weekly if plastic alto is driving traffic there And1 edit to add: show was great! A highlight was when John Santos called a member of the audience, a … Continue reading →

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Rosencrantz and Guildenstern versus Duffy’s blue bags

Posted on September 13, 2019 by markweiss86

    I am not sure what it could mean but I have noticed that, like the famous logic defying coin flip seen in the Tom Stoppard absurd play, 100 times in a row as Duffy deftly  makes his little … Continue reading →

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Samardzjia, The Shark, Serb VS San Jose Sharks, nine different citizenships

Posted on September 12, 2019 by markweiss86

I think it said: US, Canada, Russia, Czech, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, German, Swiss. See also: Cree in the crease. Also: say goodnight Lovejoy. “Goodnight Lovejoy”. edit to add: about a month later I went to the sharks game for the … Continue reading →

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Kashmir autonomy, 2019 VS Ladakh, 1990s, Helena Norberg Hodge

Posted on September 12, 2019 by markweiss86

This morning a woman in beautiful but to me foreign “traditional” clothing explained her cause as we walked from Coupa Cafe to Anna Eshoo’s office. In case, like me, you flipped thru The New York Times too quickly in the … Continue reading →

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