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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

Jazz time travels or jazzscribe contrafacts: from full faith and credit to fregulia and back

Posted on September 27, 2013 by markweiss86

The Geography of Hep, Palo Alto’s influence on Jazz, via music education, guest concerts(Monk, Steve Lacy) and our all too rare gifts to jazz world in terms of artists like Stanley Jordan and executives like Danny Scher, Jason Olaine, plus Herb Wong, James Benham, Ted Gioia, plus Akira Tana, venues like The Bandbox and The Varsity, and all that jazz Continue reading →

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Talking Harbaugina

Posted on September 20, 2013 by markweiss86

The Guy: If you are here tonight for “The Harbaugina Monologue” you may be disappointed. “The Harbaugina Monologue” is taking a break, on injured reserve, if you will. Instead we have a new feature called “Talking Harbaugina.” Instead of actually … Continue reading →

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Go see Cal, in heaven

Posted on September 10, 2013 by markweiss86

Cal Worthington was an American legend, a car dealer, country music promoter and friend of critters large and small. He bought Key Chevrolet in Cupertino, in 1988, then sold it to Jerry Davidson in the early nineties. It was his … Continue reading →

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The New York Times has been charging me $15 per month since April yet I actually have not been on their site for about six months. I thought of calling the 800 number on my credit card bill to ask … Continue reading →

Posted on September 4, 2013 by markweiss86 | 1 Comment

LevitaTVed Mass

Posted on July 2, 2013 by markweiss86

It took me 342 days to transport Michael Heizer’s “Levitated Mass” from LACMA to my living room, with help from corporate sponsors Samsung(stupid cell phone), Samsung(flat screen tv, actually belongs to Terry), Apple(laptop computer, actually belongs to Terry), Yahoo(email service, … Continue reading →

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My Song Got Played On Pandora 1 Million Times and All I Got Was $16.89, Less Than What I Make From a Single T-Shirt Sale!

Posted on June 25, 2013 by markweiss86

Originally posted on The Trichordist:
As a songwriter Pandora paid me $16.89* for 1,159,000 play of “Low” last quarter.  Less than I make from a single T-shirt sale.  Okay that’s a slight  exaggeration.  That’s only the premium multi-color long sleeve…

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Baby what’s new to me

Posted on June 25, 2013 by markweiss86

Researching vintage posters, I came across Bill Quarry who booked shows into the East Bay. Peter Wheat and the Breadmen, Barry M. Carlos, one of the Teens and Twenties bread-and-butter acts, recently corresponded with Elinor Blake pka April March, who … Continue reading →

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Sharon Washington and Colman Domingo in Palo Alto

Posted on June 13, 2013 by markweiss86

The Dartmouth Alumni group sends me a note that a group of alumni will check out the Theatreworks show “Wild With Happy” based on the fact that a featured performer is Sharon Washington, who is a Dartmouth alumna, class of … Continue reading →

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San Ho

Posted on June 13, 2013 by markweiss86

Brian Ho is playing tonight in San Jo, at Hotel De Anza but I hope to trek only as far as Los Altos to check out Foreverland, a Michael Jackson tribute featuring Morty Okin (of Morty and Connie fame). I … Continue reading →

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Yellowman “Zungguzeng” for blogger A.B.

Posted on May 11, 2013 by markweiss86

I’ve been researching various “world music” threads and found myself in Jamaica, although I thought I was in Brazil or Tanzania — the internet can be dizzying, like a caravan. Or a night in tunisia. Seh if yuh have a … Continue reading →

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