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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

Social Justice in Palo Alto & Mountain View

Posted on April 21, 2015 by markweiss86

“Evil man make me kill you, baby; evil man make you kill me, baby” Jimi Hendrix, “Machine Gun” 1970 Ladoris Cordell highlights a panel discussion Wednesday evening in nearby Mountain View, along with state senator Joe Simitian and four or … Continue reading →

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Fire on the Mountain > Estimated Prophet (Bill Monning w. Jerry Hill)

Posted on April 20, 2015 by markweiss86

If you send me a jpg. of you Senator Bill Monning at the Jerry Garcia Archive, with the hand statue, I will post it to my blog, Plastic Alto. I’m a concert promoter in Palo Alto who has run for … Continue reading →

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Fox Theatre butt lift

Posted on April 18, 2015 by markweiss86
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Stand by me, stand by me, stand by me, stand by me, stand by me, stand by me, stand by me, stand by me, stand by me, stand by me, stand by me, stand by me, stand by me, stand by me, Tracy Chapman says

Posted on April 17, 2015 by markweiss86
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Who are we if we permit Buena Vista closure and relocation of 100 families?

Posted on April 16, 2015 by markweiss86

I admit I just viewed three times my 2 minute address to Council during the Buena Vista Mobile Home Park closure hearings. Who are we if we permit this to happen? (Following the leads, separately, of John Barton and

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Will Palo Alto rule ‘heartside-up’?

Posted on April 14, 2015 by markweiss86

9:40 pm i.e. three and two thirds hours into the hearing: I’m going where there’s no depression To the lovely land that’s free from care I’ll leave this world of toil and trouble I am thinking of the Carter Family … Continue reading →

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American Splendor

Posted on April 14, 2015 by markweiss86

regarding Harvey Pekar, 1939-2010, whose book I saw in the window (I provided a link because I am going to rush back and procure from Mr. F tomorrow, to cheer me up for how I feel today, about BV. But … Continue reading →

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Will of the People for Buena Vista Park, public hearing, 250 Hamilton, April 13, 2015

Posted on April 13, 2015 by markweiss86

edit to add, the next day: I sat through the four hour public hearing on the Buena Vista Mobile Home Park possible closure or opportunity to convert to homeowners association, which featured about 70 brief speeches, the bulk of which … Continue reading →

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‘all the patient dignity of a human form’ by hummingfish channelled kinda sort on a Sunday and Monday

Posted on April 13, 2015 by markweiss86

“Herons” is a song by Hummingfish an indie band out of Portland, out of the 1990s. Thoughts of which folded into this: Hi, Bill. I am the one that bought your BEML cd based on the fact that the first … Continue reading →

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Kim Gordon LOL twice in ten minutes

Posted on April 13, 2015 by markweiss86

Kim Gordon “Girl in a Band” I procured this a.m. around 9:30 good start to the week, b/w the Brian Grazer book that Charlie Rose plugged the other night, and I used my buy 10 get the 11th kinda free, … Continue reading →

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