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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

Oral communications about Taylor Ho Bynum free show Saturday Sept 20 at Lytton Plaza

Posted on September 15, 2014 by markweiss86

I am sitting, 8:15 on a Monday and already 45 minutes, we the people, our council, maybe my dinner, behind schedule. At 8 p.m. moved closer to 8:30, I will, in 3 minutes, try to say this: (about my free … Continue reading →

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Unknown Palo Alto solidier, circa 1969 by Hardy, named

Posted on September 15, 2014 by markweiss86

In the wake of the Ehren Tool show, Jim Hardy found my blog and then posted some descriptions of the events that inspired his art, meant to honor a fallen comrade. He mentioned the name of the soldier who, years … Continue reading →

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Nu serif and Gunn fiddy

Posted on September 13, 2014 by markweiss86

Nine oh four on a Saturday and I am loitering at Peet’s, the one with the Greg Brown nun and plane, and if you see me at the Gunn 50th you may note that I am wearing the same green … Continue reading →

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Power to

Posted on September 12, 2014 by markweiss86

Seven oh eight on Friday and my car is mis-parked so will rush thru this: 1. Rachelle at Peet’s helped me thru my story about Tracy Turner the Gunn cheerleader circa 1978 and viewing the documentary about Harvey Milk riots, … Continue reading →

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Crippled inside by Jacob Jeffries duo at Cogswell Plaza, Palo Alto

Posted on September 11, 2014 by markweiss86

hey these kids from new york are pretty good originals and an old john lennon chestnut, keyboard, guitar and vokes Kudos to Ali Williams, Russ Cohen and Stanford Federal Credit Union for a great season. When I ran for City … Continue reading →

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Jacob Jeffries, Sun Kings, Deerhoof, Gregg Rolie mix

Posted on September 11, 2014 by markweiss86

TAYLOR HO BYNUM OR !TAYLOR HO! FREE CONCERT AT LYTTON PLAZA SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2014 1 P.M. PRESENTED BY EARTHWISE PRODUCTIONS RIDE YOUR BIKE TODAYS POST SPONSORED BY I would think “Helter Skelter” and not “Come Together” would be the … Continue reading →

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Gaspar y yo

Posted on September 10, 2014 by markweiss86

Steve Staiger, historian, greeted Jack Porterhouse, avid archivist and a whiz with a Fiskars — our version of Edward Scissorhands — and since I happened to be sharing a table with Jack, at Downtown Library — I hit up Steve … Continue reading →

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Kathy Aoki detail in Palo Alto

Posted on September 9, 2014 by markweiss86

In July, 2011 for Patch I posted a detail of a new sign painted by children but supervised by Kathy Aoki, for the renovated Palo Alto Art Center. (I think it says “Palo Alto Art Center”). KQED “Spark*” showed their … Continue reading →

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Good luck, Zephyr Teachout in New York

Posted on September 9, 2014 by markweiss86

I am running for Public Office in Palo Alto, California. I am very inspired by Zephyr’s work, as described in The New Yorker and The New York Times. (see “The Crooked and The Dead, by jill lepore) I was wondering … Continue reading →

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Why does Council member Pat Burt remind me of Sam the Sham?

Posted on September 9, 2014 by markweiss86
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