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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

Jane Monheit arguably the most famous Connetquot alumnus

Posted on June 29, 2019 by markweiss86

Jane Monheit sings tonite at Palo Alto’s Mitchell Park El Palo Alto Room, presented by Earthwise Productions (dots me). Her most famous Youtube performance is “I Won’t Dance” with Michael Buble (but from Jane’s cd) that has more than a … Continue reading →

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Fabric artist Windy Chien not afraid of limelight

Posted on June 27, 2019 by markweiss86

Windy Chien creates art out of knotted fabric, dare I say rope.I spotted her work or guess correctly at its source, at the new Verve Coffee 100 block of University Avenue. Her website reveals that she has graces the interior … Continue reading →

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Caster Semenya on The Farm

Posted on June 27, 2019 by markweiss86

One hundred eighteen years after university founder Leland Stanford hired Eadweard Muybridge to photo document and reveal mysteries of human and horse forms in motion, champion runner Caster Semenya comes to The Farm Angell Field Prefontaine Classic (!) Sunday to … Continue reading →

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From Ausmus to Meyers to chance

Posted on June 26, 2019 by markweiss86

Who can guess why I have posted an item with a mug shot of a Dartmouth undergrad named Sophie Ausmus ’20 and an old tobacco era trading card of Chief Meyers of the New York Giants? Well, they both went … Continue reading →

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Hey all you promiscuous women of color in jazz, have we got the drug for you!

Posted on June 25, 2019 by markweiss86

BIKTARVY — for when the A-Train takes you a wee bit too far. This ad banner popped up with my The New York Times subscription (and ironcially they had an article about JD Allen today, a recurring feature about forces … Continue reading →

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Liu Jianhua trace drip at Pace recommended to purchase for Palo Alto public art collection in honor of Yangpu, Jeremy Lin and Eric Filseth

Posted on June 25, 2019 by markweiss86

Years ago, I wanted to donate a Stacey Carter painting to the City in honor of Mayor Sid Espinosa. And then I wanted to donate a small Rob Syrett painting in honor of Yiaway Yeh’s term. I think we should … Continue reading →

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Psyched on Si Kahn

Posted on June 25, 2019 by markweiss86

Si Kahn performed at Dartmouth in 1985, my junior year. I don’t remember this, but noticed an ad in the 1985-1986 bound volumes (I was an editor of The Dartmouth so received such as parting gift). He is a liberal … Continue reading →

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Fuct in fact not effected

Posted on June 25, 2019 by markweiss86

The Courts have indeed approved as a trademark the name of the clothing manufacturer (started by a conceptual artist) with the naughty-sounding name Fuct. I reported earlier that the courts were going to hinder. I fuct up. More annoying to … Continue reading →

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Spain, Spoon, spin

Posted on June 24, 2019 by markweiss86

  Soccer match, 9 a.m. i.e soonly US vs World A favorite indie rock band releases a single and gets reviewed in The Times Dave Bartholomew big beat sound responsible for “The Fat Man” and 60 other charting singles by … Continue reading →

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Lasagna masterpiece

Posted on June 23, 2019 by markweiss86
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