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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

Motema Jazz Funeral for Stanford Scientist Leonard Herzenberg (1931-2013)

Posted on April 11, 2014 by markweiss86

Lynne Arriale and several other jazz musicians played a tribute concert at Dinkelspiel Auditorium on the Stanford campus in February, 2014 in honor of the famous scientist Leonard Herzenberg, of the Herzenberg Lab, who died last fall. Herzenberg’s daughter is … Continue reading →

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Willis Jackson on KZSU

Posted on April 10, 2014 by markweiss86

I heard something funky on KZSU, on Don Farrell’s show, and then found this other performance by the same artist, Willis “Gator” Jackson, from the 1950s.  

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Fo Flash Mob flash

Posted on April 10, 2014 by markweiss86

Forrest Bryant, the KZSU jazz deejay and author, reviewed Anton Schwartz’ recent release “Flash Mob”, the tenor’s fifth, all on his own diy label. I had heard a track — and was digging it — a few days ago on … Continue reading →

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God and yam at Yale

Posted on April 10, 2014 by markweiss86

I’m glad that William F. Buckley was not around to hear about this.

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Don’t let Hollywood wreck your West Marin weekend (Jerry Hannan at Rancho Nicasio)

Posted on April 8, 2014 by markweiss86

Sixty-nine miles to West Marin to see NorCal legend Jerry Hannan paid off for us thanks to the music, the food, the weather, a judicious serving of Sierra Nevada and our lucky stars. It was my first visit to Rancho … Continue reading →

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Swift Swede at Dartmouth

Posted on April 8, 2014 by markweiss86

My little set of jokes about Mindy Kaling and the potentially raunchy meaning of “wah-hoo-wah” also had me thinking about a conjoined set of threads of Dartmouth stories regarding the history of track and field, Harry Hillman, Don Burnham, Gunder … Continue reading →

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UNDER-GUNDER I AMERIKA – Henry Eidmark

Posted on April 8, 2014 by markweiss86

Originally posted on badgear:
Henry Eidmark – UNDER-GUNDER I AMERIKA, Häggturnéns ocensurerade loggbok. Åhlén och Åkerlunds Förlag 1943. A4 format. Kartonnage 4:50 kr + oms. 63 sidor. Bildredaktör C.A. Nycop. Det här är en reportagebok om Gunder Häggs turné i…

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The Ace of Blogs meets Wayne

Posted on April 4, 2014 by markweiss86

Wayne asked this morning at breakfast for us to explain what a “blog” is. A minute earlier I asked Scott, his neighbor, to explain for me what “IOS” means. Scott had saved about twenty percent on his breakfast at the … Continue reading →

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RETURN LETTER: Dear Liam G. Moore

Posted on April 3, 2014 by markweiss86

Dear Liam G. Moore: Your FLAT STANLEY came all the way to my city, Palo Alto, California. While he was here, these are some of the exciting things he saw and did: We met, in real life, over the internet, … Continue reading →

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I owe Imin Yeh 50 cents

Posted on April 3, 2014 by markweiss86

hello if you take a picture please pay 50 cents Continue reading →

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