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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

Mick’s little ‘tits and ass with soul baby’ require minor repairs, he says

Posted on March 30, 2019 by markweiss86

Rolling Stone, whom I saw at Candlestick with 10 Gunn classmates and my Dad’s 10 passenger van, in 1982, and for whom I just bought for TMW and I expensive, this-or-Hawaii-package-tour type seats, at Santa Clara 49ers, announced today, and … Continue reading →

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Gunn vs Los Gatos v large black screens blocking view

Posted on March 28, 2019 by markweiss86

That came out fine, but more they look like this: Gunn b Los Gatos, 4:20 pm March 30 2019

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My Favorite Racists: 1910 Fruitgum Company tribute band

Posted on March 28, 2019 by markweiss86

As a Pollstar subscriber, I do get a lot of spam from smalltime labels and agents about their projects. I had never heard the 1968 novelty single “Indian Giver” until the agent, “Flashback Mgmt” out of Tampa, FL used “Indian … Continue reading →

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Unitas, Matte…Strausser

Posted on March 28, 2019 by markweiss86

Jerry Sorenson mentioned to me that our mutual friend Chris Strausser had joined the Colts. I sent the Colts webmaster a note about the fact that in 1981 Chris was co-offensive player of the year in the Santa Clara Valley … Continue reading →

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Did you mention that your childhood name was ‘Mac’?

Posted on March 28, 2019 by markweiss86

Today I learned that my former Gunn and Dartmouth schoolmate Alan Eagle ‘83 has cowritten a book about the great Bill Campbell, “Coach”.   I’ve written a couple times briefly about Bill Campbell here based on our chance meeting the … Continue reading →

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Chicken Katchadourian

Posted on March 28, 2019 by markweiss86

Served medium rare

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I’m in love with my czar: Queen biopic recut as Peking lame duck

Posted on March 26, 2019 by markweiss86

taking tiger mountain by force

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Marika Anthony-Shaw of Arcade Fire spoke at Pollstar about her activism

Posted on March 26, 2019 by markweiss86
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Talking Cree in the crease

Posted on March 26, 2019 by markweiss86
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Who owns Renty?

Posted on March 26, 2019 by markweiss86

edita: Steal this book: b/w Robert Johnson i’m not the one to talk me w

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