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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

Irving Berlin’s ‘Dorando’ v Valerie Troutt w Maya Kronfeld ‘Dienda’

Posted on July 25, 2019 by markweiss86

Irving Berlin’s first hit was not “Alexander’s ragtime band” it was a ditty about the folk hero of the 1908 Olympics the Italian pastry chef named either Dorondo Pietri or Pietri (“Peter”) Dorondo,  Who won the marathon but was disqualified … Continue reading →

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Mario Dianda VS Valerie’s ‘Dienda’

Posted on July 25, 2019 by markweiss86

    Mario Dianda is a graduate of Bishop O’Dowd in Oakland who I met in 1984 when I was in a reporter training program at The Peninsula Times Tribune here. “Dienda” is a beautiful jazz song that I just … Continue reading →

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Caleb Ewen VS Josh Zee

Posted on July 24, 2019 by markweiss86

ok this is weird.     Josh Zee is the guitarist and leader of a band from 20 years ago on Sony called Protein or sometimes Prote!n, whereas Caleb Ewen is from Australia and Thai and won Tuesday’s Tour De … Continue reading →

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Tom Harrell VS Keyon Harrold

Posted on July 24, 2019 by markweiss86

They are both trumpet players one who is appearing in his hometown Palo alto for a rare appearance on October 24 at Mitchell Park no check that Palo alto Art Center  a Thursday a free show event vouchers available at … Continue reading →

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God VS God2: Alanis in ‘Dogma’ and Connor McDavid who scored 128 by age 23

Posted on July 23, 2019 by markweiss86

  B/W Still sussing out whether any NCAA players have more combined touchdowns and goals that Shaun Teevens Of Dartmouth and or two CFL/WHA guys mid century moderns who dwarf Him.   and1: Reggie Leach the First Nation / Flyer … Continue reading →

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Rupa Marya VS Mayya

Posted on July 23, 2019 by markweiss86
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Safariland holster VS Warhol gun

Posted on July 20, 2019 by markweiss86

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This Is based on an article about eight artists withdrawing from the Whitney biennial because one of the trustees of the museum works for a weapons Manufacturer

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Pumpsie Green is dead, but Mino Yanci will survive, plays the mall, y’all

Posted on July 18, 2019 by markweiss86

I met pumpsie green and asked him if I could start a rock band or a funk band using that name and he said first he had to ask his wife and then second they said no thank you it … Continue reading →

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Rosie Perez Spike Lee 1989 VS Megan Thee Stallion Kimmel 7/12/19

Posted on July 18, 2019 by markweiss86

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I’d like to thank the Academy, and the guy who let me change lanes, back in 1995, while I was riding in Tah’s, he let me change lanes

Posted on July 17, 2019 by markweiss86

1995

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