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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

New big dawg for Stanford basketball

Posted on October 3, 2023 by markweiss86

Kanaan Carlyle is the top recruit for Cardinal hoops and one of the top 50 players in the country. His father, a former SCSU HSBC footballer says Kanaan is one and done here in the 650 but will eventually finish … Continue reading →

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Vibes of strength and wisdom for A- and I- from Mavis and ‘The Weight’

Posted on October 2, 2023 by markweiss86

I&I and go down Moses my Hebrew name; there’s a reggae version on Playing For Change

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Robin D.G. Kelley freedom dreams VS.

Posted on September 30, 2023 by markweiss86

Adrian L. Burrell:Venus Blues October 7–December 3, 20231201 Minnessota Street BW

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Pictorial notes for a short story or song about ‘A Lexus’

Posted on September 27, 2023 by markweiss86

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Blue Eice

Posted on September 26, 2023 by markweiss86

Hi, Ethan: I know I am on thin ice but I couldn’t help — apparently — a brain storm of “the Chi Tri Try” — can you expertly create a medley that one-ups your fellow Blue Note recording artist Josh … Continue reading →

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David James today at The Mitch

Posted on September 24, 2023 by markweiss86

Congrats to David James of San Francisco and Oakland for his song cycle based on his father the Rev. Jesse James, an activist and anti-hero from the 1960s and early 1970s in San Francisco, the Mission. I don’t have time … Continue reading →

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I drank a beer for Paul Hanley at the stanford game today, or near: with Sherman

Posted on September 23, 2023 by markweiss86
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I think Taylor Swift has physically broken the entire internet

Posted on September 20, 2023 by markweiss86

I am not sure what this means, but I counted, and it only took 18 strokes using just my thumb—- normally 18 strokes and a picture of Taylor Swift….Oh never mind.

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Eugene F. ‘Buddy’ Teevens III, 66

Posted on September 19, 2023 by markweiss86
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Next ten Earthwise fall shows, approximately

Posted on September 13, 2023 by markweiss86

What my blog has, under the banner “How I Got Over”: Greaseland All-stars featuring Kid Andersen, Baxter Robertson, Angelo Rossi, Saturday, September 16, 2 pm, Rinconada Park Bowl, FREE; Amendola Vs Blades featuring Cyro Baptista, Raffi Garabedian; Eric Person Group … Continue reading →

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