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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

Shout out to Ernest Cooper IV for the win

Posted on December 6, 2023 by markweiss86

Bw Jeannette Snith Laws and I both wearing Blue Bin swag—-“I’m Huey Lewis and you just heard the news “ and 1 shout out to Elic momma up in Canada Six Nations

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Margo Cilker of Los Altos and High Road ‘Keep it On A Burner’ great last 4 minutes of a great weekend, thanks Karla Kane for hipping us

Posted on December 4, 2023 by markweiss86

Saw Margo Cilker in the Palo Alto Weekly online by Karla Kane (herself of Corner Laughers) but had forgotten meeting her summer 2022 Lytton Plaza at the Mary Gauthier show, which included Gaby Castro a Casti grad, feel me? (And … Continue reading →

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William S. Burroughs, Lenny Bruce and Bob Dylan walk into a bar

Posted on November 27, 2023 by markweiss86
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’I sweat when they put me in the pressure suit…’

Posted on November 26, 2023 by markweiss86

thank you Joe Miller of works, San Jose and San Jose State University, the alma mater of my alma mater, and my wife, for adding a pirate theme to this photo of a dog; grr plus aargh.  

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Assling vs Port William

Posted on November 25, 2023 by markweiss86

Assling, apparently is a town in Austria; it’s also a word used by Wendell Berry in the collection how it went: 13 more stories of the Port William membership page 81. Wendl turns 90 in August — which I am … Continue reading →

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Springfield basketball vs Springfield musketball

Posted on November 25, 2023 by markweiss86

for Jim Adams who donated an 1891 rifle to Palo Alto Museum of American History, on display with other technical curiosities until March. His sons Bob and Jim were two of my first music peer heroes. I left two James … Continue reading →

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Monday is the 45th anniversary of the murder of Harvey Milk and George Moscone

Posted on November 21, 2023 by markweiss86
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Earthwise don’t-hate-us on hiatus after robust 2023

Posted on November 21, 2023 by markweiss86

I am focusing on a very different, non-arts project this winter, after completing my last few shows for Earthwise. We hosted Anat Cohen Marcello Goncalves duo at The Mitch, plus Ben Goldberg combo at The Art Center — two of … Continue reading →

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Before what turned out to be a truly amazing and inspiring Abdullah Ibrahim trio show at SFJazz, I was thing ahead to Ethan Iverson next spring

Posted on November 19, 2023 by markweiss86

  I mean no disrespect but only that this is the most current TT: I was at an amazing Abdullah Ibrahim show at SF Jazz and was thinking ahead to catching your set there next spring. Have you considered ending … Continue reading →

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Rose at Madison Square park, Cricket at Stanford farm

Posted on November 8, 2023 by markweiss86

I just got word from her SF gallerist that Rose B. Simpson one of my favorite Pueblo artists from New Mexico has a commission that will be on display next year at Madison Square Park in New York City. Meanwhile … Continue reading →

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