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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

Laker fake service dog three degrees away from Bacon

Posted on December 25, 2023 by markweiss86

..that almost explains it; does the dog think he’s getting actual bacon meaning it’s a fake a pork product?

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Happy Tanaka to Greg and friends

Posted on December 19, 2023 by markweiss86

Greg’s running for congress? All I can say is it’s about time!  Look at his stellar record on the Palo Alto city council. During his eight years he initiated:1. Council agreed to consider a new skate park as part of … Continue reading →

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Jean Knight ‘Mr Big Stuff’ on Soul Train vs Hugh Grant ‘Love Actually’ dance to Pointer Sisters ‘Jump’

Posted on December 14, 2023 by markweiss86
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EI FTW

Posted on December 9, 2023 by markweiss86
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Posted on December 7, 2023 by markweiss86

prologue: or as Chekhov said: if there is a rifle in the first scene you better shoot someone by the curtain: Sorry for your loss. Thank him for his work with our kids (I don’t have kids but I say … Continue reading →

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Shout out to Veronica for her shout out to Armando et al

Posted on December 7, 2023 by markweiss86
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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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