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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

knee jerk reactions to Tom Kemp ‘big tech’ book

Posted on September 5, 2023 by markweiss86

While waiting for a latte at Peet’s: come as you are are you an ally of Josh Becker? are you an asset of Josh Becker? did you work full-time in tech before becoming an author about tech? have you read … Continue reading →

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Harwell, 56, walking on the sun

Posted on September 4, 2023 by markweiss86
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Fin of fins

Posted on September 2, 2023 by markweiss86
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Lew Welch 97th anniversary events, for Terry and I, in Palo Alto and SF

Posted on August 29, 2023 by markweiss86
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Outside of Santa Fe, a team of Pueblo craftsmen and artists work on a ‘69 Camaro in honor of my father, Paul Weiss of Key Chevrolet, who died there nine years ago today

Posted on August 25, 2023 by markweiss86
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Orange is the new orange

Posted on August 24, 2023 by markweiss86

  bw   Hail to the Chief hail to the  

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Magoos Heroes featuring Magos Herrera

Posted on August 22, 2023 by markweiss86

  Lately I seem to walk as though I have wings Bump into things like someone in love Each time I look at you I’m light as a cloud And feeling like someone in love

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Overcoming attraction

Posted on August 18, 2023 by markweiss86

I do not know or have not met to my recollection, the singer Fay Victor, but for the fact that I sponsored during the Covid shutdown a recording by Dave Douglas called “over come”. We are discussing bringing her to … Continue reading →

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I’m here to take the country back

Posted on August 15, 2023 by markweiss86

  OR: CRAB RANGOON TO GO AVAINSANAT: Kulttuurinen musiikintutkimus, sadomasokismi, musiikki, elokuva-   musiikki, musiikkivideo, ooppera, queer-musiikintutkimus, feministinen tutkimus,   queer-tutkimus, populaarikulttuuri, Secretary, Duke of Burgundy, Leonard Cohen, Elvis Costello, Rihanna, Mozart, Don Giovanni, esitystutkimus, seksuaalisuus   In this dissertation … Continue reading →

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Double rainbow

Posted on August 13, 2023 by markweiss86
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