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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

Ned and Mindy

Posted on March 19, 2015 by markweiss86

I am actually sitting thru an ARB meeting, about signage at Stanford Shopping Center, and there is also an item about rebuilding our aging Palo Alto Zoo, but I am digressing, and really backsliding to post a picture of Mindy … Continue reading →

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Can I safely segue from Ape Do Good to Albert Pujols? Superflush w. Bhiman

Posted on March 19, 2015 by markweiss86

(and I’ve fulfilled my bucket list item, I too have Prince Albert in a can)

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Superflush w. P.Good

Posted on March 19, 2015 by markweiss86

This plastic alto piece I mean post is bright to you by a leading breakfast good: edit to add: My shit actually says “APE DO GOOD” for a printing company in a hip part of SF; Jordan from The City … Continue reading →

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Tastes like ckicken!

Posted on March 18, 2015 by markweiss86

edit to add, three weeks later: This post was done via handheld and in real time as I watched via that magic box the former boob tube the Golden State Warriors impressively 114-95 to be exact defeat the East’s winningest … Continue reading →

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Nosh pit

Posted on March 17, 2015 by markweiss86

My gunn, Terman and Fremont Hills classmate. The record setting holding track and field athlete mother of two, of Garden Court Jill Crisler Weyers:

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Unfamiliar grounds

Posted on March 17, 2015 by markweiss86

Don’t get me wrong,I am so excited about the private opening today at HANAhaus at the beloved and historic Varsity Theater, 456 University Avenue, even if I put about 500 hours into trying to wrest the lease from Chop Keenan … Continue reading →

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Burning Bates with Corey Harris

Posted on March 17, 2015 by markweiss86

It’s so good to be back at Bates [applause], and I want to congratulate all you graduates. I know what it’s like to struggle for something you really want, to start out and be in a sea of people. You … Continue reading →

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Searching for Kumiko

Posted on March 17, 2015 by markweiss86

I am reading the New York Times on a computer and wondering where to see an American movie about a Japanese woman who freezes to death in Minnesota looking for treasure lost in the movie Fargo. The other night I … Continue reading →

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Savoys bon tempin’ Sunday Down Home 2 to 3 prompt

Posted on March 17, 2015 by markweiss86

My favorite clan of musical Cajuns and wanna-be, write a book about, marry and divorce Cajuns the Savoys are coming to Down Home this Sunday, March 22, from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m prompt. I started stalking the Savoys only … Continue reading →

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Genius grant laureate Ned Kahn is stumping for our new bridge, but I still think it is a pork barrel project

Posted on March 16, 2015 by markweiss86

Not that guy, this guy: and I: Ned Kahn was MacFound class of 2003 along with visual artist Karen Tze, future president of Dartmouth Kim Jim and composer Oscar Golijov. This team is also responsible for the Mary Avenue / … Continue reading →

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