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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

All our need, none our greed

Posted on January 12, 2015 by markweiss86

Buena Vista Mobile Home Park hearing, Palo Alto, I spoke for 30 seconds: There is room for all of our needs,  but none of our greed; all our need, none our greed.

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E.B. White’s pig’s long tail tale (meta Plastic Alto)

Posted on January 12, 2015 by markweiss86

Eighty-eight posts received exactly one hit, the long tail. Nineteen posts got two hits, for instance “In another mental universe, LAMI lives” about the Beat poet Alden Van Buskirk, I feted back in 2011. Nine had three readers. Six had … Continue reading →

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Worst call in NFL history against Dez Bryant, Cowboys

Posted on January 11, 2015 by markweiss86
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Denver juice fluffer

Posted on January 11, 2015 by markweiss86
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Holy cow…boy!

Posted on January 11, 2015 by markweiss86
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DaVante ignites brawl, then score

Posted on January 11, 2015 by markweiss86

Mason Crosby 30 yard FG brings Packers to within one, 14-13 Dallas in third, after Lang 70 defending Adams 17 whistled and flagged. Adams attended Paly High, Fresno State before NFL.

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Quicker coffee ap, for Justin & Susan

Posted on January 11, 2015 by markweiss86
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Cascada De Flores paraninos paloalto

Posted on January 10, 2015 by markweiss86
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Pitcher

Posted on January 10, 2015 by markweiss86
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Barber and Sung back to back

Posted on January 10, 2015 by markweiss86

Two of my favorite pianists, Patricia Barber and Helen Sung, appear next month at SFJazz. Patty headlines February 12. Helen appears as a side person and sister in sync with Terri Lynn Carrington, Sat the 14. Eric Reed plays that … Continue reading →

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