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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

From one old school First Amendment dude to — dear God — another

Posted on June 16, 2014 by markweiss86

  I happened into our Police Chief, Dennis Burns, today in front of City Hall and pigeon-holed him on this topic. He gave me his card, so I didn’t want to lose pace hence: mark weiss Today at 3:33 PM To … Continue reading →

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For a park in Ventura neighborhood on Fry’s site

Posted on June 16, 2014 by markweiss86

Posted by Mark Weiss, a resident of Terman Middle School, 0 minutes ago June 19, 2014, after a ridiculous round of offline blather Maybe your problem is your banana is stuck up your nimby. Laffer all around. Unplug. Posted under their … Continue reading →

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Marine car wash Chicago 2009

Posted on June 16, 2014 by markweiss86

She told me she had enlisted in the Marines and was shipping out in a few weeks and needed to make some extra cash for some special uniform or accessories or maybe body armor, so was holding a car wash … Continue reading →

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Street fair as shaggy dog story

Posted on June 16, 2014 by markweiss86

The Weekly baited me into telling them how I really feel. Surprise, surprise. I almost never do this: I would say this is the cultural equivalent of government surplus cheese. It’s nice that the police got paid some overtime, however, … Continue reading →

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Tony Gwynn (1960-2014)

Posted on June 16, 2014 by markweiss86
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Palo Alto poor

Posted on June 16, 2014 by markweiss86

I shot this photo in 2011. I am not sure but I think this is Bunny Good, who was homeless in Palo Alto for a number of years but died recently, winter 2013-2014. If it’s not Bunny, maybe it is … Continue reading →

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Mysterious photo of Steve Lacy and Roswell Rudd at Cubberley, circa 1999

Posted on June 15, 2014 by markweiss86

The miracle that is the internet has brought us, not Slender Man but something almost as spooky: a photograph of Steve Lacy and Roswell Rudd, at Cubberley Community Theatre in Palo Alto, in 1999. I’m thrilled, as the promoter of … Continue reading →

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Favorite Street: Steve Lacy Remembered

Posted on June 15, 2014 by markweiss86

Originally posted on Memory Select: Journeys in Creative Music:
It’s hard to believe Steve Lacy passed away 10 years ago this week. Doesn’t seem that long ago. For many musicians in the Bay Area, Lacy was a contemporary, a peer,…

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Viva Ventura

Posted on June 13, 2014 by markweiss86

I went to a previous meeting on this project, and felt that the space might have been designed as amenity to the Ventura area residents, approachable by bike or on foot, perhaps via Pepper. I wondered about working with Smith-Andersen … Continue reading →

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Palo Alto Police Department has a Donut Shop Locator on their app

Posted on June 13, 2014 by markweiss86

Our new mobile app has a donut shop locator! Download: http://bit.ly/PAPD-AppStore  or http://bit.ly/PAPD-GooglePlay  #MadeULook 😉 pic.twitter.com/eYBVfv4tk8   This is from their April 26, 2014 twitter feed. I presume the hashtag “made you look” means that part is a joke. I … Continue reading →

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