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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

Granite Alto

Posted on August 6, 2014 by markweiss86

Photo essay about Stanford Jazz Camp / Workshop / Series / Festival / #firshir Ivor Holloway is a Gunn graduate and fulltime staff year-round for Stanford Jazz Workshop and camps. I met him Saturday for the first time since October … Continue reading →

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I love you, Lou Renza: or, The Sun Also Rises, my friend

Posted on August 5, 2014 by markweiss86

I am with Mark Michael, or this version of him, above, in that I am concerned with process, perhaps more than what the outcome is. In that context I would say that 75 to 100 people at the Elks Club … Continue reading →

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Ballot statement take 2 (Mark Weiss for Council in <200 words)

Posted on August 5, 2014 by markweiss86

I am running for Council in the tradition of Simitian, Fazzino and Yeh, who were student leaders here and evolved into public service. I graduated from Gunn( 1982) and Dartmouth College (1986) where I was an English major but also … Continue reading →

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Shyloh the dog seeks new gig

Posted on August 5, 2014 by markweiss86

Palo Alto’s chief animal doctor  Bonnie Yoffe, DVM introduced me to her friend Shyloh, a lovable lass looking for a good family to bring joy to. Contact Animal Services or visit Shloh. We miss Frida (our cocker spaniel) and have … Continue reading →

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Work-in-progress Mark Weiss ballot statement 2014

Posted on August 4, 2014 by markweiss86

Statement of MARK WEISS, Candidate for Member, Palo Alto City Council Occupation: CEO of small business / activist / writer Education and Qualifications: I am running for Council in the tradition of Simitian, Fazzino and Yeh, who were student leaders … Continue reading →

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Bookmarks of the Times, unlocking the truth

Posted on August 4, 2014 by markweiss86

(I am ensconced at Coupa this a.m. writing my ballot statement so did not will not and cannot read The Times; I could not resist, since someone had left a hard copy, noting the existence of three article I might … Continue reading →

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Our Palo Alto dreams and realities

Posted on August 3, 2014 by markweiss86

I had a strange feeling that I have not quite reconciled last week sitting thru two hours as a guest of the Housing Element committee — there were about 16 of us there total — and then walking home, from … Continue reading →

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Oh dog, O Death and Chop

Posted on August 2, 2014 by markweiss86

Note: if you ain’t seen a film by the name of Fast Cheap and Out of Control you ain’t likely to ‘preciate this much. Or that story by Mr. Mark Twain (Shania’s grand-grand-pappy?) about that old ram… A dog named … Continue reading →

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Samsom Occom and Eleazar Wheelock fistfight in heaven

Posted on August 1, 2014 by markweiss86
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Class act Naylor in Goldberg fix

Posted on July 31, 2014 by markweiss86

Class act Jacqui Naylor, a jazz singer, lives in a dwelling in SF that once was home to Rube Goldberg, the inventor of oblique feng shui strategy, and builder of better traps-of-mouse. Sam Whiting and Brand Chr says: (and imagine … Continue reading →

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