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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

Gunn suicide A_

Posted on February 28, 2024 by markweiss86

The local paper, inside the cover, has news of a suicide of a Gunn student. They gave her name. I will call her A_. I doubt I knew her. I’ve met a lot of Gunn families in recent months. The … Continue reading →

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Nazis, antisemites and Arabs roast Biden in Michigan

Posted on February 28, 2024 by markweiss86

According to a news blast from NPR, more that 100,000 Michigan Demo voters marked their primary ballot “uncommitted” as a sign of support for the terrorist group Hamas who murdered 1,000 women and children in Israel on October 7, 2024 … Continue reading →

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San Ramon nips Vanden in NorCals

Posted on February 27, 2024 by markweiss86
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All-in for Lizzie No ‘Halfsies’ at Palo Alto Art Center by Earthwise, 2/14/24

Posted on February 27, 2024 by markweiss86
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Yuma v. Yulia

Posted on February 23, 2024 by markweiss86
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In search of Keith Mackey

Posted on February 20, 2024 by markweiss86

Fumi Okiji sang at Earthwise at Palo Alto Art Center last week, Valentines Day, with her husband Ben Davis (cello) plus Ben Goldberg (clarinet) and young blood Jordan Glenn on the traps. Fumi mentioned her actual name but I could … Continue reading →

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Lucian Grange told The New Yorker that Universal has an AI nicotine to be added to tracks that works our frontal lobes to reduce pain and stress

Posted on February 19, 2024 by markweiss86
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Happy birthday, Ke’Bryan Hayes of Pittsburgh, gold glove winner, son of a former Giant — in four years you’ll be half my age

Posted on February 19, 2024 by markweiss86

born January 28, 1997

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Pippin vs Big Pimpin’

Posted on February 19, 2024 by markweiss86

The man next to me at Peet’s at Town And Country near Stanford or Paly is wearing a Pippin hat and claimed that a song from the show was his wedding song, Henry. That’s impressive. I bored him with my … Continue reading →

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Mai Sugimoto in Chicago vs ‘A Thousand And One Saxophone Nights’

Posted on February 19, 2024 by markweiss86

This is Mai Sugimoto a sax player in Chicago. I had never heard of her until five minutes ago. I only heard about three measures before I signed up for her newsletter, sent her a brief note and then decided … Continue reading →

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