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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

Honcho honcho

Posted on January 27, 2016 by markweiss86

I met Rod Newman in front of 235 1st Street in Los Altos, and he gave me a quick tour of his work in progress Honcho Bar. He

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Satchmo under the Geary

Posted on January 21, 2016 by markweiss86

I’m working past thinking of “Satchmo at the Waldorf” as a take-down of both Louis Armstrong and his agent Joe Glaser. It starts with the Satchmo character admitting that he just crapped his pants, literally. The big revelation is  not … Continue reading →

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This dust of birds

Posted on January 15, 2016 by markweiss86

Werner Herzog appears on stage atStanford Feb 2 to discuss his favorite book, about peregrine falcons. No word yet on what type of gastro stunt he will simultaneously endeavor.I’m liking the new Bird Dog, on Ramona roasting up a leather … Continue reading →

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What role did super-model play in Palo Alto council approval of flawed redevelopment plan, 1050 Page Mill?

Posted on January 13, 2016 by markweiss86

  You heard of, if you are at all literary or cultured, “the face that launched a thousand ships”*, but what about the super-model goddess archetype that may or may not explain Palo Alto subsidizing developers to the tune of … Continue reading →

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Huzzah for the new bully pulpit

Posted on January 5, 2016 by markweiss86

1 2. Item one is a screen capture of a six-word curse I posted on Palo Alto Weekly online in reaction to Pat Burt, who I consider a bully, i.e. borderline violent and near out-of-control, being elected mayor, although it … Continue reading →

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‘Deep Turkey’, Tomsula and The Turk

Posted on January 5, 2016 by markweiss86

Although previous posts reference Russia and India, my first thought was “deep Turkey” The headline in today’s Palo Alto Weekly (online) says “Pat Burt Returns to The Mayor’s Chair” and so far of the 24 posts, two-thirds are upset about … Continue reading →

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‘Ch-changes’ v. ch-ching

Posted on January 2, 2016 by markweiss86

I posted a couple hours earlier today –oh, by the way, Happy New Year 2016 to all you loyal Plastic Altoids — to a wordpress blog, a post from a couple years ago, about Bowie Bonds, the asset-backed security from … Continue reading →

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Washington Huskies’ ‘Statue of Lenin’ play in Dallas Bowl

Posted on December 26, 2015 by markweiss86

On their first touchdown drive in the Dallas Bowl Saturday, Washington Huskies football executed a version of the famous “Statue of Liberty” play, but with the quarterback faking pass and handing off to runner behind his back. Could coach Peterson … Continue reading →

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Wobbly twang,fuzztone bark and or molten gnarl or growl

Posted on December 24, 2015 by markweiss86
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I shit you not (Shinola plug, redux)

Posted on December 22, 2015 by markweiss86
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