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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

Palo Alto jazz piano prodigy

Posted on May 15, 2015 by markweiss86

Discovered in Jakarta, Indonesia, about three years ago, Joey Alexander moved with his parents to New York last year, with the help of jazz luminaries like the trumpeter Wynton Marsalis, who called him “my hero” on Facebook and with whom … Continue reading →

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Big shoe opens at Wing Luke

Posted on May 14, 2015 by markweiss86
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Otto Slater, “the Mayor of Byrd Lane”, (1924-April, 18, 2015)

Posted on May 13, 2015 by markweiss86

Otto Slater was “the Mayor” of Byrd Lane in Los Altos Hills. Before the last time I went to a Wallace Stegner reading (circa 1992), in San Francisco, I got the low-down from Otto: “I hear there’s a hoot-owl been … Continue reading →

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Bernie Sanders zydeco mack daddy

Posted on May 12, 2015 by markweiss86

Will announce Rosie Ledet as fantasy Veep Seriously this is a good sign. Also, New Yorker cartoon about man dreaming of a Sanderized America, by Chris Weyant. Also, DD of MarketWatch excerptable: “I can hear the Republican attack ad right … Continue reading →

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Dartmouth in Vietnam, with James Wright

Posted on May 12, 2015 by markweiss86

Embark for a fascinating and privileged journey through Cambodia and Vietnam, including a 7-night Mekong River cruise aboard the brand new Mekong Princess, an elegant small vessel combining romantic French colonial style with modern comforts including air conditioning throughout. Scheduled … Continue reading →

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Au revoir, les chez-francs

Posted on May 12, 2015 by markweiss86

“Who can forget those hours that passed like dreams”? The look on her face confirmed the rumors, as Jacquetta Lannan, who I dubbed “The Wiener Queen”, let me into the store, past the CLOSED sign. She seated me next to … Continue reading →

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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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