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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

Cox milk

Posted on August 14, 2018 by markweiss86

this is not quite an item either but it turns out that a man named tom valtin got 552 votes in the 2008 supe race (won by David Campos) i think its bernal heights and my research shows he is … Continue reading →

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Cage w. Moe

Posted on August 14, 2018 by markweiss86

(and I am indebed-tah to The Wedge and a KFJC guy Thursday named Max Levell for this itemizer) So, John Cage is the guy who brought our ears training to the ambient sound in a room and for example when … Continue reading →

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Stone v. Lunt

Posted on August 14, 2018 by markweiss86

Caption: A civil servant named Kimberly Lunt leads a group of children on a tour of Palo Alto’s City Hall, on May 29, 2018 while nearby a group of our finest gather in blue (not like the trees) following a … Continue reading →

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If not ‘all saints’ then five or six of them

Posted on August 14, 2018 by markweiss86
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MO!

Posted on August 12, 2018 by markweiss86
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Big month for Mary Halvorson

Posted on August 8, 2018 by markweiss86

June 14,2018 at SFJazz center And on cover of Downbeat New cd Codegirl

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yo adrian

Posted on August 6, 2018 by markweiss86

Nice seeing you and Jane. What is going on with Kol Emeth capital project? i was writing in my head but won’t get to it just yet a quick summary, for my blog, about: Free Speech Zone Drug Free Zone … Continue reading →

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I met Dana Moret the vocalist at Fremont Art and Wine Festival

Posted on August 5, 2018 by markweiss86

She was singing mostly 1970s rock belters (with a great young guitarist power trio) but she said she also sings with Lydia Pense and Cold Blood, from Sacramento. Noticing this version of “Bobby McGee” it reminded me of Seth Morgan, … Continue reading →

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Inoki v Koehler

Posted on August 5, 2018 by markweiss86

Forty two years ago to the day, Muhammad Ali fought or grappled or mugged (with) wrestler slash martial artist slash he man Antonio Inoki, whereas today as of five minutesSteve Kohler KOEHL ER Taylor pronounce Kayler like the green healthy … Continue reading →

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Timber

Posted on August 4, 2018 by markweiss86
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