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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

The Royal Road w. The Royal Concept

Posted on October 20, 2014 by markweiss86

The Royal Road, or El Camino Real was founded by the King of Spain in 1769 and Junipero Serra and has little bells every few miles, maybe 200 of them, between SF and LA. The Royal Concept, formerly Concept Stop, … Continue reading →

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Little big band

Posted on October 20, 2014 by markweiss86

I met David Larson of Royal Concept, his brother and his father, who were bird-watching, literally, winged friends, not cute girls at least in this instant, somewhere undisclosed on the Central Coast, halfway between LA-LA and Frisco. He told me … Continue reading →

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This sporting life: campaign journal in 10 shots

Posted on October 19, 2014 by markweiss86

I am due to hit the road and go fetch Terry, my Terry, Terry Acebo Davis the former arts commissioner, who produced and designed my Mark Weiss or Mark Bennett Weiss for Palo Alto City Council campaign buttons and yard … Continue reading →

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Side man: October posts reach 27, but how many about the Mark Weiss for City Council campaign?

Posted on October 19, 2014 by markweiss86

Of the 27 posts so far in October, they fall into these categories: music visual arts sports media Palo Alto campaign news other policy matters (“Plato’s Republic”) none of the above

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Good on Gail Dobson fierce mom

Posted on October 19, 2014 by markweiss86

I was writing about my own mother which, in trying to find Matt Hanks email address, flashed to this, from 2006. And by the way Sasha and Norah have a project coming soon to GAMH I noticed at the Bill … Continue reading →

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Rob Burger w. Jordan Burgess

Posted on October 19, 2014 by markweiss86

Jordan Burger is Vienna Teng’s agent, Vienna who went to Stanford under the name Cynthia Shih. Jordan Burgess is a volleyball player who did something good 800 times, according to the Daily. Rob Burger played Cubberley and other Earthwise events, … Continue reading →

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Mike Tubbs from Stanford Stockton is 22 legit

Posted on October 19, 2014 by markweiss86

Kudos to the filmmakers who told the story of Michael Tubbs, the young Stanford grad elected to Stockton City Council District 6. I saw this at the UNAFF at Stanford. I bought a pass for $180 in hopes that I … Continue reading →

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Happy travels Patience Young

Posted on October 18, 2014 by markweiss86

I met Patience Young, for real, at the soft opening of the Windhoever, Stanford’s answer to the Rothko Chapel of Houston, this one also an homage to Nathan Oliveira (Joey’s dad) and his famous Acoma Hawk (long way from Cochiti … Continue reading →

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Weiss w. Godfrey

Posted on October 18, 2014 by markweiss86

I have three minutes between appointments here at the former Earth edit to add 10 hours later: I ran into Terry Godfrey (and family) and told her (them) that I am endorsing her for PAUSD board. As a Gunn alum, … Continue reading →

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Vintage Rebecca Erickson clarinet photo

Posted on October 18, 2014 by markweiss86

Hard to explain for first-time readers how we get from Dartmouth 86-shirt to Korean-Swedish clarinet klezmer, but here is Rebecca Erickson from a few years back (rumor has it she works in social services and haunts the Walker — if … Continue reading →

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