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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

When is the big Man Made Man Man tour?

Posted on May 11, 2015 by markweiss86

Man Man dude hipsthers from Philly Man Made includes females from UK dig? Too bad they both don’t get song place ment on Mad Men.

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Who deleted program H-41 wherein Bueva Vista was specifically protected in our Comp Plan?

Posted on May 11, 2015 by markweiss86

One thing I noticed today is that in the PATC review of proposed amendments to the Housing Element of the Comp Plan (1998-2010) is that, besides as you say above including Maybell, they also apparenlty deleted “Program H-41″ which specifically … Continue reading →

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Ozy and PBS on the BV

Posted on May 8, 2015 by markweiss86

Coincidentally or providentially, Gwen Ifil of PBS had Carlos Watson of Ozymandias (ozy.com) media, a special report on mobile home parks in the U.S. and Silicon Valley. Following the links of their coverage made me realize that if we are … Continue reading →

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Something funny, I cannot quite put my finger on about Tom Brady (Serra) and Julian Edelman (Woodside High) on cover of this month’s Gentry

Posted on May 7, 2015 by markweiss86
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Hey, Joe, where you going with that gun in your hand?

Posted on May 7, 2015 by markweiss86

(cut and paste paragraph about Joe Simitian at today’s Los Altos Farmer’s Market, 5-7 p.m. and Saturday in Palo Alto, a.mish — I will check it out if bad grippa is indeed in check) (cut and paste to Jimi Hendrix … Continue reading →

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The Monkey’s got the main line sewed up tight

Posted on May 7, 2015 by markweiss86

Yesterday I posted to Palo Alto Weekly that I voted No on the school parcel tax as a protest against the political machine that chugs along a bit too easily here. Reading furthr into Dennis McNally “A Long Strange Trip” … Continue reading →

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Kreutzmann book tour hits Frisco May 31, but no Palo Alto deal so far

Posted on May 6, 2015 by markweiss86

this one:

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James Franco, Rachel Kushner and Mark Weiss

Posted on May 5, 2015 by markweiss86

As I was watching a preview of a coming attraction, at Palo Alto Square, before the James Franco Jonah Hill vehicle (meh-icle) “True Stories” I noticed that there is a movie with “Rachel Kushner” as a character name, the movie, … Continue reading →

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Frank Hurley, 1915 >> Valerie Vagoda, 2015 and Shackleton

Posted on May 5, 2015 by markweiss86

>>> Or: Oh! There’s Frozen Chicken in the Freezer, Excellent!! I met Valerie Vagoda when “Striking 12” was at Theatreworks and “Passing Strange” was more current; PS actually might have workshopped at Theatreworks if Public Theatre of New York had … Continue reading →

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Hobbit howls in the 206

Posted on May 1, 2015 by markweiss86

edit to add: I interviewed in short this guy later and he told me he has been a hobbit longer than he has been a musician. I was thinking “smoke-stack lightning” a howling wolf reference mixed with whatver it is … Continue reading →

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