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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

Lonnie is the tops in Cleveland

Posted on July 6, 2014 by markweiss86

  O Lord Lonnie, we bow down To a man we once called Clown So so bad he was last year A demotion seemed quite clear Somehow he stayed with the team Filling in, he kept his dream Quietly, his … Continue reading →

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Mahna Mahna break from World Cup semis

Posted on July 4, 2014 by markweiss86

Watching taped versions of France-Germany and Brazil-Colombia made me want to post as an interstice Cake “Mahna Mahna” which I took as a tropicalia cover. Its actually an Italian song about a Swedish soft core porn movie. Many people think … Continue reading →

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Plastic Alto and Ran-Ham Bowl, St. Paul

Posted on July 4, 2014 by markweiss86

The masthead of Plastic Alto, a blog comprising 750 posts since 2010, pictures Mark Weiss bowling at Ran Ham Bowl in St. Paul. The photo is by Terry Acebo Davis. Mark’s cousin, Isaac Blumfield, had a gig in the adjoining … Continue reading →

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My grand slam (Plastic Alto v. Palo Alto Weekly)

Posted on July 3, 2014 by markweiss86

I spoke below about scooping the Palo Alto Weekly four times recently: 1. Karen Holman “company-town” 2. Happy Donuts maguffin 3. Gunn graffiti hate crime as prayer “Thank God…” 4. More office space proposed for The Varsity art by Russ … Continue reading →

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Palo Alto graffiti artist in dubious battle

Posted on July 3, 2014 by markweiss86

Note: I started this post as a note-pad on the mid-May incident at Gunn High, a 17-year-old charged for possible “hate crime graffiti”. The student newspaper, The Oracle, (of which I was editor in chief, or co-editor-in-chief, my junior and … Continue reading →

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How big is your hose?

Posted on July 3, 2014 by markweiss86

Palo Alto recently spent $1.2 million on a really nice, really big fire truck. If it were up to me, and I do sometimes think of  myself as the future Mayor of Palo Alto, I would have gone with, for … Continue reading →

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Save The Varsity Act III, scene ii

Posted on July 3, 2014 by markweiss86

Posted by Mark Weiss, a resident of Downtown North 0 minutes ago i.e. July 2, 2014 although I should really repost this on the section about “steve turner dropped a bombshell” Mark Weiss is a registered user. I want to … Continue reading →

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Corner Laughers ‘Midsommar’ numbar one on Plastic Alto

Posted on July 3, 2014 by markweiss86

Corner Laughers “Midsommar’ numbar one on Plastic Alto: Or, Karla Through the Looking Glass I mean Stained Glass Window.

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Weiss statement at ARB hearing on 27 University

Posted on July 3, 2014 by markweiss86

Originally posted on Svayambh-PA, or New Residentialist Platform(NRP):
I want to thank the Board for its diligence, on this matter, and the preceding item (on Newell Street Bridge , where residents decried the plans for a new bridge design…

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‘New Residentialists’ Send Message with Four Thousand Votes For Weiss

Posted on July 3, 2014 by markweiss86

Originally posted on Svayambh-PA, or New Residentialist Platform(NRP):
Mark Weiss received 4,016 votes for 2012 Palo Alto City Council without spending dollar one on his campaign. The result sends a clear message to the pro-developer establishment (Pat Burt, Liz…

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