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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

In the spirit of Sister Gertrude Morgan

Posted on June 2, 2014 by markweiss86

Two points about this: when I first wrote this, in June, 2014 it was post number 666; but then I decided it was lame to post this overly eager letter to some young researcher I met, even a Yale-educated musicologist. … Continue reading →

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Where y’at, Jolie? I mean, where you from?

Posted on June 2, 2014 by markweiss86

Four random riffs ripped on Jolie Holland; or Birds Became Boards 1. On Saturday night, performing alone at City Winery and struggling through some stifling sound problems, she sang “The Littlest Birds,” a pleasant folk song she used to perform … Continue reading →

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Palo Alto residents seek big turnaround for fall election

Posted on June 1, 2014 by markweiss86

I posted this on Palo Alto Weekly website. It drifts off topic a little bit: Posted by Mark Weiss, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood 0 minutes ago I think Fred Balin is doing an excellent job here. Kudos. It … Continue reading →

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The Bill Goulds’ polish poppies and The John McCreas

Posted on June 1, 2014 by markweiss86

Bill Gould, who throws a mean party for San Jose art types but is also big in Poland, deserves a better Plastic Alto post or posting or plastering than this. More like this. See Maki. the article by Mary Gottschalk … Continue reading →

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Ida Levinthal nexus via San Jose Museum and South

Posted on June 1, 2014 by markweiss86

we are hoofing it (by car) to san jo to see a museum a movie and a dinner, then I hope to update with my insights and then gods be willing co-produce a piece of art-sculpture-monument that says something Continue reading →

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The Salty Suites and Sand Guys at Sunset shindig

Posted on June 1, 2014 by markweiss86

  Terry and I spent a couple hours Saturday down at the Sunset Magazine Celebration Weekend event. She is going back today for a second helping. It helps that we live walking distance away. Actually they comp us in to … Continue reading →

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Avery Palmer at CSMA Mountain View and Artik San Jose

Posted on May 31, 2014 by markweiss86

Terry and I noted the fine ceramics and paintings of Avery Palmer at Community School of Music and Art (CSMA) in Mountain View, the night we caught the Larry Vukovich tribute to Vince Guaraldi produced by Palo Alto Jazz Alliance. … Continue reading →

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Lundvall Not Lundvall

Posted on May 31, 2014 by markweiss86

ReCode says Don Was is President of Blue Note. Bruce Lundvall was President of Blue Note. (ReCode says we can lift their art if we give credit. Thinks ReCode) Duly noted. edit to add: more to the point, Dan Ouellette … Continue reading →

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XIX. Mere surmise slurs: now twenty percent more surmisier

Posted on May 31, 2014 by markweiss86

Originally posted on Plastic Alto with Mark Weiss:
not a vas deferens either (Brian E. Moore) My friend the filmmaker/pathologist Dr. Brian Moore sent me, apropos of nothing, a quote attributed to Kojiro Tomita, a famous curator of Asian Arts…

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The Beautiful Games

Posted on May 30, 2014 by markweiss86

The Beautiful Game is 1) nickname for soccer, especially Brazilian soccer, 2) coined by Pele and served as title for his autobiography and 3) above, forming a hat trick of memes or tropes, the opening number of a musical by … Continue reading →

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