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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

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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Titans 12, ‘Tino 0

Posted on October 18, 2014 by markweiss86

I had to leave the Gunn football game early, having purchased tickets to hear CIA director Leon Panetta (whose book is co-written by Jim Newton, my editor at The Dartmouth) back in Redwood City purportedly same start time. But Gods … Continue reading →

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Dartmouth’s in town again

Posted on October 18, 2014 by markweiss86

Dartmouth plays Holy Cross in Hanover, New Hampshire at 12:30 Eastern time today, Saturday, October 18, 2014 but myself and a group of faithful will huddle at The Patio, also known as Rudy II and Fanny and Alexander’s to watch … Continue reading →

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Bat McCoomb hey hey

Posted on October 18, 2014 by markweiss86

I don’t know her but would like to manage Carol McCoomb in an Is mutants tribute, Brazilian blue grass or some Thing. Meanwhile Frank Ford who obligato kindly endorse and I am not a quid pro quo playa shot the … Continue reading →

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Teddy Franco and Terry Acebo

Posted on October 17, 2014 by markweiss86

posted to pulse I am fit to serve in leadership as Palo Alto City Council or ARB member, but Terry wanted me to take her to dinner so we blew off chance to meet Teddy. so it goes. I know … Continue reading →

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Six saints in four shots

Posted on October 16, 2014 by markweiss86

My smart phone, an android, a MotoX or something, is still a little like herding cats, electronic cats that dream of synthetic cheese, but I have stored 1,571 photos (and 120 short videos), is that is something to crow about. … Continue reading →

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