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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

Turning pages

Sonia Sotomayor says books (and their respective pages, which she turns) have made a big difference in her life, towards her success. With you, sister (nb, I looked it up: I’m old enough to call SCOTUS “sister”). TK, lwatcdr, a … Continue reading

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Tiny desk, giant hearts

BLUF: “Fair play to those who dare to dream…and never give up!” Glen and Marketa ten years ago but the same muse courses thru Essence and Bernie, stay tuned. Stay strong! Frisco song-strong!!     edit to add, an hour … Continue reading

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Tricks for kids

  Cantor is circulating a photo of little kids sitting Vinith a twist/Barry McGee installation that has 154 panels. It reminds me of meeting Greg camp of smash mouth and him saying that he quit the band because all their … Continue reading

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Eero w Mies

and1: My parents and my sister lived there before we moved to Bennett and 92nd in Chicago:

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‘We’re just following orders’ says U. S. Military spokesman to NPR on asylum speakers approaching our border with Mexico

Tv on the radio happy idiot War on drugs pain

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G’bye, Fry’s, hello…???

edit to add: 1, this started in 2011; Mike Cobb, a former mayor posted on PAW urging caution on development and housing (see graphic); I posted similarly but pro “Park” per se, in 2014, while running for office (see below); … Continue reading

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Smooth sailing for A, C, ND, M for College Championships in Santa Clara and correspondingly appropriate Leon Bridges joint

I like your way (Alabama) I like your way (Clemson) I like your way (Notre Dame) I like your way (Michigan — although still not sure, after 37 years, about Harbaugh) The Posers that Be, um, Powers announce a group … Continue reading

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Enter Sandberg

This gallery contains 4 photos.

    edit to add: I was reading deeper into the New York Times expose about Facebook hiring opposition research to bad mouth other tech firms, to deflect attention to their flubs regarding true fact of Russians hacking our elections … Continue reading

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4 stills from the 303

Outro by Denver son but world traveler, who I once rode a tour bus with from San Diego to Maine, Corey “Roar He” Harris edit to add, later that day: this was based on an NYT feature, “36 Hours in … Continue reading

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Renée Izzi Bennett w Jay Bennett

      bw “Mary don’t you weep”  

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