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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

Paul Cohen joins the set of immortals

Posted on January 18, 2015 by markweiss86

Well, that plus the picture in the LBJ archive and 1, 3 days later: Steve and Eric Cohen and I earned our MOCL degrees yesterday at Stanford, Masters of Creative Loafing. We went by Sloan the math building where Paul … Continue reading →

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Selma and shema

Posted on January 18, 2015 by markweiss86

Selma is a town in Alabama infamous for its role in the Civil Rights, while shema is a Hebrew word for HeAr or Listen and the name of an important morning prayer.

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Why aren’t the Windhovers signed?

Posted on January 18, 2015 by markweiss86
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‘There is a king in every crowd, why not you, Russell?’

Posted on January 18, 2015 by markweiss86
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Gunn-Paly shootout set for Feb. 7 at The Titensity Taj Maha, or The Paly Pit rather

Posted on January 16, 2015 by markweiss86

John Reid, who Hans outs as a former Awalt coach, lauds Kevin Mullin of the Vikes. Should be an interesting match up Feb. 7 Saturday at Gunn’s new gym (new to me). That’s in three weeks.check that, the game is … Continue reading →

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Charlie Musselwhite signed cd’s at Down Home in El Cerrito, while supplies last

Posted on January 16, 2015 by markweiss86

I called up to Down Home to learn there are 8 or 9 signed copies of Charlie Musselwhile cd on sale for a reasonable price. I might have to mosey up there to fetch me one. (And if Plastic Alto … Continue reading →

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Daphne Hannig, October 28, 2014, 5:13 p.m.

Posted on January 16, 2015 by markweiss86

(Daphne Hannig worked on my campaign, for Palo Alto City Council. I met she and Karen Guttieri her mother while walking a precinct in their south Palo Alto, Eichlerized neighborhood. Daphne and I met a second time a few days … Continue reading →

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Mark B. Weiss the millionaire developer

Posted on January 15, 2015 by markweiss86

I am not Mark B. Weiss the millionaire developer. I spoke to Mark B. Weiss the millionaire developer, and author while on tour, in Chicago. He happened to have a shingle hanging around the corner from my appointment, with a … Continue reading →

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Two events, Earthwise and otherwise

Posted on January 14, 2015 by markweiss86

I am working on two events this month, a Jan. 25 jazz panel I am organizing and moderating, and a Jan. 30 concert featuring Jerry Hannan, for Earthwise. The Sunday, Jan. 25 event will be part of the program of … Continue reading →

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Tribute to Herb

Posted on January 14, 2015 by markweiss86

On Tuesday, November 12, 2012 — 11/12/13 if you are counting — I snuck out of the house and motored over to Paly High to check out Herb Wong’s Adult School class on Woody Herman. Although I contemplated flashing my … Continue reading →

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