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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

Palo Alto yard hockey

Posted on June 21, 2014 by markweiss86

Have you heard that joke about “I went to a fight and a hockey game broke out”? I joked to Palo Alto City Council member, this morning at a yard sale in our Downtown North neighborhood, that we should consider … Continue reading →

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Palo Alto hardball and hidden ball trick

Posted on June 20, 2014 by markweiss86

Posted by Mark Weiss, a resident of Downtown North 0 minutes ago Mark Weiss is a registered user. This is a power play or stunt to improve the odds, or so they think, of continuing the recent Real Estate rout. Very … Continue reading →

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Mencken on the Palo Alto Process

Posted on June 20, 2014 by markweiss86

H.L. Mencken is actually the coiner, as it were, of the term “Palo Alto Process”. He was not, as some believe, talking about how long it takes to install, or get the proper permits if one wants to install, the … Continue reading →

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Harry Hillman of Dartmouth

Posted on June 19, 2014 by markweiss86

I have Harry Hillman’s scrapbook, which he started in 1899 and kept adding until about 1910 or so. Plus when Glenn Cunningham ran a 4:04:04 indoor mile, on a course designed by Coach Hillman at Dartmouth’s Alumni Gym, he added … Continue reading →

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Aaron Vanderhoof goes all out for art tribute to fallen friend

Posted on June 19, 2014 by markweiss86

    I did chat up Aaron and Michelle for quite a spell Wednesday, and his tale about producing the runner statute is quite impressive, methinks. I will have to edit to add later. Meanwhile, here is what I had … Continue reading →

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Hannah may Hannah will

Posted on June 19, 2014 by markweiss86

Hannah May Allison was one of the classier and most promising acts to lively up downtown Palo Alto Sunday for the annual street music event. I shot her from a distance, and got close enough to scrutinize her new EP, … Continue reading →

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Palo Alto hardball

Posted on June 18, 2014 by markweiss86

Posted by Mark Weiss, a resident of Downtown North 1 minutes ago Mark Weiss is a registered user. How is it not relevant for the reporter here to mention that the developer here is Roxy Rapp, one of the biggest developers … Continue reading →

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Alejandro Escovedo in Kansas City and maybe Springfield

Posted on June 17, 2014 by markweiss86

Our music landsman in Kansas City, Doug Shevlin aka Scout, sends glad tidings from an Alejandro Escovedo show in Kansas City. By the way, as you can see from that photo, the show was at Knucklehead’s, a great venue in … Continue reading →

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John Vanderslice live in Palo Alto

Posted on June 17, 2014 by markweiss86

John Vanderslice live in Palo Alto: or, life among Palo Alto’s hipster spooks Today at 3:06 PM To jv@tinytelephone.com   earwopa@yahoo.com   Hey, John. I saw a flyer advertising a John Vanderslice show in Palo Alto, for Thursday June, 19, 2014 … Continue reading →

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Steve Lacy tribute

Posted on June 16, 2014 by markweiss86

I wore my precious “Steve Lacy…on tour” t-shirt today because I read yesterday that it has been 10 years since his passing, and other Steve Lacy fans did tributes in the form of concerts or blog posts. Steve was a … Continue reading →

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