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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

Kudos to Coleman, MacFoundDaddy

Posted on September 17, 2014 by markweiss86

Steve Coleman won a MacArthur Genius grant. He joins Steve Lacy, Corey Harris and many others. M-Base, his thing. Not sure how it works. It says in his bio he was part of the Stanford Jazz Workshop, mid-1990s. Went to … Continue reading →

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Great football writing, part II

Posted on September 17, 2014 by markweiss86

hut 1: Devon Cajuste told me,the night of his 3-td performance against we the people’s black nights — compared to the private cardinal robber barons — that he had never heard of Dwight Clark and the Catch but is a … Continue reading →

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Street music at Lytton Plaza

Posted on September 16, 2014 by markweiss86

a man calling himself Neil Young Jeezy lit up the night Tuesday and made Jake. Not fade away, if you vine it: Terry came by and shot us:

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Gunn Titans football the best 956th ranked team in the nation, no doubt: Just say ‘Nozo’

Posted on September 16, 2014 by markweiss86

NOTE: CHECK BACK SOME DAY FOR THE UNCENSORED VERSION OF THS Gunn travels to Branham of San Jose Friday in search of their first “W” although so far, despite the 0-and-2 they are closer to the “L” hand-signal in Ed … Continue reading →

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Chop Keenan as Lester Maddox: he may be a hick, but he’s our hick

Posted on September 16, 2014 by markweiss86

I am saying we should be making money, public sector, on the phenomenon of tech miracle; we don’t have problem attracting tech. We have the opposite. On Conway: Web Link and the connection back to the topic is that the … Continue reading →

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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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