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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

In New York State of mind, but thinking of The Man from ‘Cincinnati Kid’

Posted on September 29, 2018 by markweiss86
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Jets having internal debate on how to handle Sam Darnold

Posted on September 28, 2018 by markweiss86
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The Boob Tube: 1) what is ‘Maniac’? 2) what is ‘Netflicks’? & 3) whose ‘Dick’ did Georgetown prep?

Posted on September 28, 2018 by markweiss86

I’ve never even seen Gsme of Thornes but tore a clip from the times about the real life town in Croatia being over run by tourists ( see also Mark Twain, Yankee in King Artur Ct). — also Hawking disproof … Continue reading →

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Terry My Wife in silhouette w print ‘Elegant Shadow’ by an alumnus of, who was seated next to us, an artist and critic who I misheard as saying, ‘Amorous’

Posted on September 27, 2018 by markweiss86
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Lunacy as white privileged and ‘Columbus’: Neil Degrasse Tyson w Mark Twain

Posted on September 24, 2018 by markweiss86

We believe, because historians tell us, that Christopher Columbus tricked to indigenous islanders into giving him food by causing a lunar eclipse in 1503. I was just reading about this I wonder if that’s why my smart phone suggested I … Continue reading →

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David Hogg is not a ‘crisis actor’ But he is booked for speaking engagements by a former William Morris Hollywood agent

Posted on September 24, 2018 by markweiss86

And In a completely unrelated matter, except buy plastic alto logic, I’m producing a jazz concert October 18 at Mitchell Park Center, El Palo Alto room,  and I’m planning planting considering moling over rhapsodizing inviting the five candidates for city … Continue reading →

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Kavanaugh confirmation process: ‘no’ means yes,‘yes’ means anal

Posted on September 24, 2018 by markweiss86

“The issue here is not whether we broke a few rules or took a few liberties with our female guests, we did” (wink) Ramis wrote, in 1976, while Kavanaugh was in the sixth grade, although calendars presented by his spin … Continue reading →

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Tantalizing blues double header two hours from my home today: Corey ‘Roar He’ w ‘Ruthie Truth She’

Posted on September 23, 2018 by markweiss86

  Corey Harris (and Guy Davis) are playing the Sebastopol community center tonite. Thirty miles south east, but same neck of the woods, three hours earlier, at 4, Ruthie Foster stirs it up at Rancho Nicasio. Although I have been … Continue reading →

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Rating 10 possible Palo Alto city council results (or slates?)

Posted on September 23, 2018 by markweiss86

BLUF:: I am predicting TEA although ATE I thought a better acronym, so I’m saying two of three incumbents will hold and Alison will displace Cory based on more life experience. You cannot have STEAM without TEA at least in … Continue reading →

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Dartmouth, 34 Holy Cross, 14

Posted on September 23, 2018 by markweiss86

  I. photos of Dartmouth from Worcester Telegram (I worked there one summer, 1985) II. Article in Telegram about Worcester arts scene>> III. setlist of Elvis Costello, Aug. 21, 1984 Worcester Centrum (now DGA), 35 songs>> IV. list of bands … Continue reading →

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