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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

RNJ is the missing link between ‘Hamilton’ and ‘Passing Strange’

Posted on October 15, 2018 by markweiss86

Stew says, indeed NYT Sunday October 7, 2018 AR9 Rebecca Naomi Jones “ sang both female leads in early concerts and demos of Hamilton “ Rob Weinert-Kendt (I saw posters in subways for this production at Saint Anne’s warehouse Oklahoma … Continue reading →

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Kanye West screen test for Bowfinger remake

Posted on October 14, 2018 by markweiss86

    Keep it together. Keep it Together. Keep it together. the times article linked to this video of Kanye West on his twitter which has more than 1M views; it was difficult to watch but what I think it … Continue reading →

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3 Teens Kill 4 ‘Heroin’ video f David Wojnarowicz w Harush is on fire

Posted on October 14, 2018 by markweiss86

I’m still processing my visit to New York (my honeymoon) and especially the Whitney (2x ) and discovery of David Woj and his band 3 Teens Kill 4 — this is a video posted by band member Jesse Hultberg — … Continue reading →

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Kermit picks Tom, Eric, Alison

Posted on October 13, 2018 by markweiss86
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Omaha heart of the matter

Posted on October 12, 2018 by markweiss86

lyric fragment in my head, see previous

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Brief plug of Chris Knipp’s review of Matt Tyrnauer’s ‘Studio 54’ (2018) w 3 photos of small fire Sept. 30, 2018 at Ian Schrager’s PUBLIC at 2nd and Houston

Posted on October 12, 2018 by markweiss86

  Chris Knipp is an artist and writer who was briefly in the class of 1960 at Dartmouth before going south a few clicks^ to become an Amherst man, who Terry and I met on our honeymoon, on the Jet … Continue reading →

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‘Das boot’ booty

Posted on October 12, 2018 by markweiss86

file under “film” and “filthy lucre” from those formiddables at MoFo: Jost Vacano, acclaimed cameraman of the 1980s blockbuster “Das Boot,” has landed another – though tainted – success in his chain of legal proceedings for additional remuneration on the … Continue reading →

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Pat Tillman, Agnes Martin

Posted on October 11, 2018 by markweiss86

Pat Tillman, Agnes Martin Today I walk through the pace gallery exhibit of Agnes Martin paintings and Navajo blankets from the 19th century and it reminded me of having gone to the 49ers versus Arizona last week and meeting a … Continue reading →

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Will Vinton closed Thursday, at 70

Posted on October 10, 2018 by markweiss86

In 1981, or 1982, at Gunn high school in Palo Alto, I took an elective course on film as literature with Frank Ratliff. He showed closed Mondays the 1974 film by will Vinton which won the Academy award. Years later … Continue reading →

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A McLuhanist swipe at or insertion chip first into or at Jenny Dearborn’s op ed in PAW

Posted on October 10, 2018 by markweiss86

Edit to ad: I came to this in reaction to Carla Befera excellent op ed re Casti man spreading crisis. If you literally have nothing to do for 45 minutes(and I can suggest 1,900 better uses) here is Dearborn A … Continue reading →

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