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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

Original G, or Lah med yah weh

Posted on December 4, 2014 by markweiss86

(Note: I wrote this exactly one month ago but re-reading it, it eludes even me. The basic story is that a barista at Peet’s in South Palo Alto who did not look particularly interested in Torah had four Hebrew characters … Continue reading →

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Lucy Slater of Byrd Lane, LAH

Posted on December 3, 2014 by markweiss86

Otto & Lucy Slater were my neighbors more than 20 years, on Byrd Lane where the Weisses arrived in 1974 but the Slaters had pioneered circa 1960. I snapped and then had printed this scene of Lucy with either Jed … Continue reading →

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Titans’ holiday classic, 1979-2014

Posted on December 3, 2014 by markweiss86
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Earthwise / Cubberley sax legend joins Rolling Stones tour

Posted on December 3, 2014 by markweiss86

In September of 1996, Karl Denson and Greyboy Allstars funked out the house at Cubberley Theatre, a Thursday night, in South Palo Alto. In fall of 2014, down under, Denson did a series of shows with Rolling Stones, precipitating a … Continue reading →

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Palo Alto Times shout

Posted on December 2, 2014 by markweiss86

Inhabiture site is also original home of Palo Alto Times which the Weekly never mentions because they want to pretend there is no such thing as real journalism just their kowtowing to the powers that be, mostly the landlords. Darryl … Continue reading →

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Cyber-attack on Jon Wurster, Hey-ahh!!!

Posted on December 2, 2014 by markweiss86

A couple days ago a younger person asked me if I had heard of Har Mar Superstar. Of course: kind of writes songs, kind of on a label , had a cameo in a movie, a dance-off. (I had to … Continue reading →

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Katie Boeck covers Bon Iver

Posted on December 1, 2014 by markweiss86
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Betty Soo new sounds and buzz out of Austin

Posted on December 1, 2014 by markweiss86

My friend and colleague Laura Thomas of ComboPlate booking in Austin, Texas sends glad tidings about Betty Soo new cd. Stay tuned. edit to add, two months later, although I still have not had the chance to hear this, or … Continue reading →

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No Harbaugh, no cry

Posted on December 1, 2014 by markweiss86

”I don’t worry about my future,” Harbaugh said. ”Haven’t participated in any of that speculation. I think I have a recessive gene for worrying about my own future.” This makes no sense unless you have been reading about the Plastic … Continue reading →

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From The Gefilte Files

Posted on December 1, 2014 by markweiss86

Originally posted on Little Bang Theory:
An apres-travaille treat! I’ll have you know I busted a nut making this, just to be Jew-Cool. Oh, and dig the Miami Plate!

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