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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

Good not goofy: portrait of the man as a young journalist, summer 1985

Posted on May 8, 2014 by markweiss86

1. 2. 3. From the T&G: LEOMINSTER — A 34-year-old father of three from Leominster is the only suspect in Monday’s hit-and-run accident in which a teenager was seriously injured, police said this morning. The 16-year-old victim’s bicycle was dragged … Continue reading →

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Lenny Breau yesterday

Posted on May 7, 2014 by markweiss86

Is also mentioned four times in Gioia (2012) Lenny Breau (1941-1984 or so, guitarist; born in Auburn, Maine died in Los Angeles but is considered a Canadian and maybe French-Canadian, Arcadian) At this point I would not venture to guess … Continue reading →

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My fullish heartpack

Posted on May 7, 2014 by markweiss86

Shlepping about two stone in my The North Face pack, to Menalto not Ladakh, to sip-and-post, because two ongoing threads merged: Shields and Salerno mention that Salinger’s short story “Uncle Wiggly” was made into a shlocky Hollywood film, Title TBA, … Continue reading →

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Five posts for Cinco De Mayo

Posted on May 5, 2014 by markweiss86

Weirdly, I posted five small items today. I’m gonna reprint them there, back to back. My starting lineup included Mayor Taylor leading off, Lynn Tolman, Otis Taylor, Michael Carney in the cleanup spot, Beth Custer, Terry Acebo Davis, Paul Celan, … Continue reading →

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‘Bye-bye baby bonanza’…or ‘Bonanza’?

Posted on May 5, 2014 by markweiss86

Kruk and Kuip said that something tonight — Bowser Blasts in Pittsburgh — remind them of Lon Simmons’ calling Willie Mays’ 600th home run, which was supposedly “Bye Bye Baby Bonanza”. I paused the game to go back to magic … Continue reading →

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Interview with Dan Kaufman from BARBEZ

Posted on May 5, 2014 by markweiss86

Not sure what to say yet, but couldn’t help but hit “reblog” function…I heard Seymour Hersh give a long lecture re-telling the story of My Lai massacre at a student investigative journalism conference in New Haven in 1985 or 1986 … Continue reading →

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Slainte Michael Carneys

Posted on May 5, 2014 by markweiss86

Beth Custer sent word of the passing of her friend Michael Carney, a retired ad executive in Mill Valley who was also on the board of Headlands Art Center. Terry and I met him at Beth’s show at Throckmorton in … Continue reading →

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New Celan notebook

Posted on May 5, 2014 by markweiss86

Paul Celan was born in 1920 and died shortly before his 50th birthday, in 1970. I’m not sure what I knew or had heard of his work, before a somewhat random communication with a musician and writer very into him, … Continue reading →

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Black Keys “Turn Blue” drops Tuesday

Posted on May 5, 2014 by markweiss86

Their eighth release. first single “bullet to brain”  speaking of brain I swear it was just yesterday I stood next to Black Keys wailing away in Austin at Billions party, circa 2004, although I have to admit I sometimes do … Continue reading →

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Major Taylor monument in Worcester

Posted on May 5, 2014 by markweiss86

My friend Lynne Tolman was instrumental in bringing to fruition a monument to honor Major Taylor, a famous bike race from the early 20th century. I met Lynne when I was summer reporter for the Worcester Telegram and Gazette, in … Continue reading →

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