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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

Kossoff, 92 Tate, 26

Posted on July 27, 2019 by markweiss86

edit to add: the reviewer in the New York Times says it’s not really a spoiler because your understanding of the film is contingent of knowing something of the impending doom of the Tate LoBianca murders. And I admit I … Continue reading →

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Weegee portrait of Marylin Monroe

Posted on July 26, 2019 by markweiss86
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Jewish ‘ire cookie’ vs Jamaican irie: or, Bow tie vs Bob Marley

Posted on July 25, 2019 by markweiss86

My Jewish neighbor from LA, M- noticed my Cantor’s shirt and remarked that in her youth she would go by what to her then was a neighborhood joint and eat the largest available “ire kiegel”. I had no idea what … Continue reading →

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Cheyanne Woodward’s use of type as

Posted on July 25, 2019 by markweiss86

…compared to a long block of copy observable on a bathing woman’s right thigh….

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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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