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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

New Harvard fight song, proposed

Posted on November 22, 2014 by markweiss86
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Dr. Frank meet Dr. Frank

Posted on November 22, 2014 by markweiss86

I traded notes last week with Dr. Frank the author and punk folk singer, Frank Portman of San Bruno Carlmont 650 area who many people think of as Mr. T. Experience on Lookout and also he played the Earthwise 5-year … Continue reading →

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The Hero With A Thousand / 500 Faces

Posted on November 22, 2014 by markweiss86

If you are with me so far you will notice a simple math problem in the headline: “A thousand” divided by 500 equals two. I could have written of the hero with two faces, but that might throw you. I … Continue reading →

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Rachel Garden broke down house

Posted on November 21, 2014 by markweiss86
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Mean ol’ McMurtry 650 talking blues

Posted on November 21, 2014 by markweiss86
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IMHO, or I am Ho

Posted on November 20, 2014 by markweiss86

I M H O stands for “in my humble opinion” I read into the record John Paul Hanna’s letter to staff about the proposed demolition and rebuild of 429 University. My point was that if you are a $500/hr attorney … Continue reading →

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Tale of two Weiss stump speech transcripts

Posted on November 20, 2014 by markweiss86

And this is a voice mail I left my neighbor and coreligionist the former Google exec and current Bridgepoint or something exec and Palo Alto planning commissioner Eric Rosenblum parroting back to me what “Google Voice” thinks I said to … Continue reading →

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Wor(l)ds of wander with friend and former client Dao Strom

Posted on November 20, 2014 by markweiss86

Writing this at 12:03 past midnight although it is lifted from something called 3AM Magazine dot com. Not really writing just cut-pasting: In the mountain town of Tam Dao, a man in the market points to the Chinese character tattoos … Continue reading →

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Ehren Tool w. Trevor Paglen

Posted on November 20, 2014 by markweiss86

insert photo of an Ehren Tool 2014 mug here insert Amazon link to a Trevor Paglen book here, while watching PBS show coda: The Fact of a Doorframe means there is something to hold onto with both hands while slowly … Continue reading →

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Shave and a hair cut, two bits

Posted on November 19, 2014 by markweiss86

edit to add: does the complexion of this change as I add The Fact of a Doorframe means there is something to hold onto with both hands while slowly thrusting my forehead against the wood and taking it away one … Continue reading →

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