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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

It was 70 years ago today

Posted on November 9, 2018 by markweiss86

1948 Les Brown opens new student union, University of Chicago

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Goodbye Johnny Mac’s / Ugly’s / Bert’s Alibi bars, hello four story mixed use undergrounded parking

Posted on November 9, 2018 by markweiss86

At 1313 El Camino, between El Monte and Shoreline, Mountain View  That is between Swetka‘s tennis shop and Alison is garden fresh vegan Chinese restaurant Actually this is news to me until 10 minutes ago in between my tennis racket … Continue reading →

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5 Teams Lose 1

Posted on November 9, 2018 by markweiss86

NFL: Kansas City Chiefs, 8-1 Los Angeles Rams, 8-1 New Orleans Saints, 7-1 NBA: Toronto Raptors, 11-1 Golden State Warriors, 10-1 EPL: Manchester City, 9-2-0 Chelsea, 8-3-0 Liverpool, 8-3-0      

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One long tollway just heading north, and one even longer heading south

Posted on November 6, 2018 by markweiss86

  I remember Illinois Governor-elect J.B. Pritzker at a Hebrew School talent show, in 1976 singing “If I Were A Rich Man” from “Fiddler on the Roof”. Everyone knew that his family were the founders of Hyatt Hotels. I’m not … Continue reading →

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Two minutes into Jane’s world, or Spotify

Posted on November 2, 2018 by markweiss86

    Jane  from Kansas City who works for Carol Nature Gallery Los Altos   Sent me a playlist of 160 songs but Spotify would only let me view 30 of them and I listened to the 32nd sample Of … Continue reading →

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Does Lyric McHenry Rest In Peace?

Posted on November 2, 2018 by markweiss86

  see also EJ Johnson reality show see also Jason’s Lyric see also Forrest Whitaker see also KZSU special report White Punks On dope / white dopes on punk

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Early Friday morning busker

Posted on November 2, 2018 by markweiss86

 

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Do bloggers out here need good reasons to run icons of Willie Mays?

Posted on October 31, 2018 by markweiss86

I forget why I was thinking of writing about Willie Mays or two vintage baseball cards.  

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Jenny Scheinman vehicle to get Earthwise treatment next spring ‘Kannapolis’ by Finn Taylor, maybe

Posted on October 31, 2018 by markweiss86

I always regret mentioning, to media or friends and I guess now my own blog, upcoming or potential bookings. However, I saw Jenny Scheinman last week in Santa Cruz, as part of Allison Miller Boom Tic Boom at Kuumbwa, and … Continue reading →

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Maybe my coffee is too strong but I see the face of a billy goat or Gandalf the White in this Trevor Paglen found photo at Altman-Siegel

Posted on October 31, 2018 by markweiss86
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