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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

We say war

Posted on December 25, 2014 by markweiss86

My nephew Ben the scientist and musician gave me War on Drugs “Lost in the Dream” for Xmas. The card referenced “the eighties”. The original war of drugs was a Reagan-era effort to social engineer but backfired and enabled the … Continue reading →

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Osie Johnson w. A.C. Johnston

Posted on December 25, 2014 by markweiss86

Osie Johnson was a jazz drummer. A.C. Johnston, aka Alan Cope Johnston or, and he said I could call him Ace Johnson, is managing partner of MoFo and got 6,000 votes (to my 2,150) in the race for City Council. … Continue reading →

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Sunbaked Honey baked wait

Posted on December 24, 2014 by markweiss86
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Dartmouth legends Swede Oberlander and Ray Truncellito

Posted on December 23, 2014 by markweiss86

Ray Truncellito from Manchester, New Hampshire, a Dartmouth legend for playing and coaching football, returned my call and we yakked like good ol’ boys for about an hour until my stupid smart phone, which does not have the granite of … Continue reading →

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Giants trophy at Lytton Plaza or nearby San Mateo

Posted on December 23, 2014 by markweiss86

The San Francisco Giants baseball team, World Champions, are touring the area with their famous trophy. In 2011, I saw the trophy at Lytton Plaza, but did not wait in line for a real photo, just some shots from afar, … Continue reading →

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Aquinas Church on Waverley, in movies and in Weiss campaign

Posted on December 23, 2014 by markweiss86

One of my happier mornings campaigning for Palo Alto City Council, or half hours even, was standing outside of Terry’s congregation on Waverley greeting people as they made their was to an early Sunday Mass. I was holding a sign, … Continue reading →

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I recall meeting Lhasa at Amoeba Records in-store, August, 2004

Posted on December 22, 2014 by markweiss86

Chatting up the cognoscenti at Pasatono Orquesta’s show reminded me of Lhasa also known as Lhasa De Sela, who sang in Spanish, and who died of breast cancer at age 37. I met her at Amoeba Records and still have … Continue reading →

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Seven titles I near-checked at Mitchell Center, plus a mystery, plus three blue knights ascending a stair-case or stare-case, as the case may be

Posted on December 22, 2014 by markweiss86

I killed three hours at Mitchell Center, library. It was self-defense. Here are things I pawed but did not commit to: 1) Putamayo Mexico cd, because of my recent work on Pasatono Orquestra, and the closest thing here, from this … Continue reading →

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Kiss Me Kate

Posted on December 22, 2014 by markweiss86

Sorry, but those landlords wanted to remodel or tear down the building PRECISELY because there’s no more office space here for them to buy and you won’t let them build more. In fact, most of the Peninsula won’t let them … Continue reading →

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I can leave my hat on

Posted on December 22, 2014 by markweiss86

when I worked in advertising there was a doctrine called “horsey. doggy. piggy” which meant don’t both say “horsey” and show a “horsey” – don’t be obvious, but in interests of clarity and because the performance does indeed raise the … Continue reading →

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