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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

Annette Gordon-Reed a good read

Posted on December 9, 2014 by markweiss86

I believe I was first hipped to Annette Gordon-Reed via the Dartmouth Alumni Magazine. “The Hemingese of Monticello: An American Family” came out in 2008, but I just got my paws on it last week, from the new Mitchell Center … Continue reading →

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Genuine Filseth

Posted on December 8, 2014 by markweiss86

Earlier or above I had a post called “Not a Genuine Filseth” based on a photo I took of a stranger at Peet’s who I thought resembled Eric Filseth, Here is a recent photo of our council-member-elect. He and Tina … Continue reading →

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Open letter to Bill Johnson (draft of post to PAW site)

Posted on December 8, 2014 by markweiss86

prologue August 30, 2013 or less than a year before the campaign: HE KNEW HIM WHEN … Palo Alto developer Jim Baer said he was inspired to help organize Monday night’s “I Have a Dream” commemoration in front of City … Continue reading →

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TLBAS at earthwise@20 Cafe Zoe Menlo Park soon

Posted on December 8, 2014 by markweiss86

A group of young beautiful people out of Brooklyn and Philadelphia have a Lindsay Buckingham tribute called TLBAS and I am hereby inviting them, at most favored nation status, to play Cafe Zoe as part of the Earthwise Productions 20th … Continue reading →

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Dick Allen for HOF

Posted on December 8, 2014 by markweiss86

William C. Rhoden in the Times Sunday “Weighing the Complexity of a Hall Candidate, and His Times” states that Dick Allen was the first black to play for AAA Little Rock, and Orval Faubus threw out the first pitch? And … Continue reading →

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We have fun with our old pal Jordan Kurland of Zeitgeist

Posted on December 8, 2014 by markweiss86

Note: When I met Jordan he was a dread-locked assistant to both Chris Trouz Cuevas of Spire and David Smiley Leftkoastwhich of Figurehead Mgmt on 16th street Different Fur building in the City. He sent me a letter on David … Continue reading →

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Birge Clark’s son at PAHA at Lucie Stern

Posted on December 7, 2014 by markweiss86
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Matt in San Jo 2009 v. Passenger

Posted on December 7, 2014 by markweiss86

I heard a new Matt N song on radio last night, KFOG, catchy but did not grasp the title. This a.m.– funny, I woke up thinking it was Monday but realized a moment later I had skipped Sunday entirely — … Continue reading →

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Washing cars to afford to go serve as a Marine, Chicago 2009

Posted on December 7, 2014 by markweiss86
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As Long As I Live, I Will Possess Your Heart, by Arlen and Gibbard

Posted on December 7, 2014 by markweiss86

Driving home from City tonight I was flipping between KFOG and KCSM and I thought these two songs might sound better together, and performed by a Jacui Nayl

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