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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

Tongiht at 6 with Anthony Discenza sic

Posted on October 15, 2014 by markweiss86
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Se habla bike

Posted on October 14, 2014 by markweiss86
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Bill Johnson American Moses

Posted on October 10, 2014 by markweiss86

Gennady Sheyner did a decent account of my campaign for Palo Alto City Council, despite the fact that I boycotted the Weekly and declined it’s offer to be vetted by publisher Bill Johnson and editor Jocelyn Dong. I ran into … Continue reading →

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Vote today

Posted on October 9, 2014 by markweiss86

Severn Banner Boston Music Awards Sugar Ray & the Bluetones are up for this year’s Boston Music Awards Blues Artist of the Year ! They’ve been keeping it real for over 35 years and we think they deserve this pat … Continue reading →

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Walter Winchell, Red Smith, Victoria Thorpe and razor and me

Posted on October 9, 2014 by markweiss86

feel free to read my blog and concoct your own suppositions on who I am and what I stand for, here since 1974 mostly, procrustean or not, and good luck with your project. mark weiss plastic alto blog I contend … Continue reading →

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His platform of neighborhood, no high rise development, rent control and respect for seniors

Posted on October 8, 2014 by markweiss86

we have the power to, we have the power to, we have the power to, like the supporters of Harvey Milk, 1930-1978, FIGHT BACK!!!!! Continue reading →

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Lampin’ with Ben (at Peet’s)

Posted on October 8, 2014 by markweiss86

I’m lampin’. I’m lampin’. I’m cold cold lampin’. Ok, that’s not exactly true: I’m sitting at Peet’s, postin’ to my blog, but my bike is parked under a lamp, or street light. Or Terry’s bike, rather. A purple Schwin. A … Continue reading →

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Extra! Peterson Guilty! Post picks Scharf, Kou, Dubois and them

Posted on October 6, 2014 by markweiss86

Caught up with Greg Scharff who was not running away from it all but was taking the air and stretching his legs in and around Paly this morning and he broke me the news that the Post had endorsed, in … Continue reading →

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Plot Against Palo Alto?

Posted on October 5, 2014 by markweiss86

I am racing, 9:30 on a Sunday morn, to publish this post before my nemesis Doug Moran deletes the first draft, which is published for the time being on his Town Square Palo Alto Weekly site, about the LCV forum. … Continue reading →

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Yikes Vikes We got Red Pride Titans rule, uh-huh!!

Posted on October 3, 2014 by markweiss86

Nothing takes the sting off a Gunn football defeat better than riding back home past old Hod Ray and seeing the dejected Vikes fans kicking the crabgrass and at each other’s throats as the back their cars into each other … Continue reading →

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