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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

Bad Jewish joke, or ‘Zorn dole’ as in Tzadik records tour support

Posted on August 21, 2014 by markweiss86

Paul brody bay area klezmer trumpet in poland or germany? Paul what are you up to? We met years ago when you were on tour and played santa cruz. my friend esther berndt but not her saxophone or clarinet said … Continue reading →

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Fire go come say labor

Posted on August 21, 2014 by markweiss86

Not really. I saw a group of rather bored and uninspired people, checking their devices — about 8 out of 40 or so, or pack up their stuff and leave. I met my quasi-neighbor Gary Kremen, running for Water Board, … Continue reading →

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Zasu Pitts at the New Varsity, circa 1988

Posted on August 20, 2014 by markweiss86

Randy Lutge is the Les Blank of Palo Alto, and his New Orleans is the New Varsity. He has about 500 films of acts and artists performing live music there, 456 University, in the late 1980s and early 1990s when … Continue reading →

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Windhover at Stanford nears opening

Posted on August 20, 2014 by markweiss86

Windhover Contemplative Center at Stanford, featuring large-scale works on canvas by Nathan Oliveira, looks very near completion. A little birdie told me. I spoke to Palo Alto boards shortly after Nathan’s passing about the value of honoring his role in … Continue reading →

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OfficeUS don’t office us, or a self-tautology?

Posted on August 20, 2014 by markweiss86

The ARB Architecture Review Board meets tomorrow Thursday at 8:30 a.m., or in about 25 hours. I am attending, mainly to listen. Yet I feel compelled to add something to the discussion. Lean in. Stand up. Engage. I left the … Continue reading →

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Matt Gonzalez, part 2

Posted on August 19, 2014 by markweiss86

Matt Gonzalez actually called back, between appointments, and added some additional critique to my efforts. He suggested that even as the Residentialists are becoming bolder here in their push-back against the Developers, that people want a positive message. I agree. … Continue reading →

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What do you see in this image?

Posted on August 19, 2014 by markweiss86

I see: 1. colors 2. a shape, bunny rabbit? New England state known for leaves turning in fall? 3. numbers, letters, not quite words. Qwerty? Hazbot? Nimby? 4. Is this a reference to Raushenberg, Switters, Walker Evans or what? (it … Continue reading →

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Are you ready for some Edelman, er, exercise, er, lunch?

Posted on August 19, 2014 by markweiss86

reprinted from three years ago, with addendum: This run by Julian Edelman, of the New England Patriots, a former Woodside High and CSM football hero, makes me wish I had done my recent smog check at Frank Edelman’s A-1 AutoTech … Continue reading →

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Tygress, Tygress (Mia Levin, Sunday, August 17, 2014)

Posted on August 19, 2014 by markweiss86

Mia Levin and I met in 1977 when we were both Terman Tigers and I presume virgins. Now she is Mama Mia to Lalique, 28, and Leon, 9. Wow! She also has “put out” 10 cd’s, albums and tapes as: … Continue reading →

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Wooden ship

Posted on August 18, 2014 by markweiss86

Lame duck Palo Alto City Council Member Larry Klein tries to quote basketball coaching legend John Wooden tonight from dias. “As John Wooden would say (if he were polled on loop technology, or using staff time as a subsidy for … Continue reading →

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