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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

Burden of D.R.E.A.Ms

Posted on November 15, 2012 by markweiss86

I’M A LITTLE MACAPUNOS, DON’T YOU KNOW? Speaking of “bonfire of the vanities” (Frank was, at 1:40, above), I would like to eventually get to, as Steve Cohen reports he already has, the new Tom Wolfe book. Meanwhile, Terry Acebo … Continue reading →

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Sonny and the SoMas

Posted on November 11, 2012 by markweiss86

If I could be a total cliche guy, today I would spend about six hours watching football, and drinking Guinness and or scooping guacamole (mole de aguacate) with Casa Sanchez corn chips. There’s also room for about an hour or … Continue reading →

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Mark O’Brien and Stephen Hawking

Posted on November 10, 2012 by markweiss86

“Doctor Hawking, what can you say to all the disabled people who are stuck in nursing homes or living with their parents or in some other untenable situation and who feel that their life is over, that they have no … Continue reading →

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Remi and Chloe in Redwood City

Posted on November 8, 2012 by markweiss86

It’s a mixed blessing that Palo Alto dynamic teen duo Remi and Chloe play tonight at Angelica’s Bistro in Redwood City. This is a step up from when I first met them at a Philz Open Mic (and followed them … Continue reading →

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I am nothing I see all

Posted on November 7, 2012 by markweiss86

   

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Stew at the JCC San Francisco

Posted on November 7, 2012 by markweiss86

  Terry surprised me with tickets to see my former client Stew at the San Francisco Jewish Community Center. I left voice messages with his current brain trust — manager Dan Perloff and agent Ronnie Lapone — to give the … Continue reading →

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Dao Strom new cd and chap book

Posted on November 6, 2012 by markweiss86

I am very happy for my friend and former client Dao Strom who sent me news (and photo-evidence) of the release of her new cd and chapbook. “We Were Meant to Be a Gentle People”. Amen, sister. And just in … Continue reading →

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Jonah’s onelinedrawing’s Lytton Plaza

Posted on November 5, 2012 by markweiss86

FREE CONCERT TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2012 AT LYTTON PLAZA FEATURING JONAH MATRANGA OF ONELINEDRAWING. 12 NOON. Years ago, when I produced concerts at Cubberley Theatre on a regular basis, twice a month or more for about six years running, I … Continue reading →

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Weiss in so many words

Posted on October 31, 2012 by markweiss86

what a lot of little buttons Continue reading →

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Anish Kapoor in Korea

Posted on October 28, 2012 by markweiss86

Introduction 음성설명 Born in Mumbai, India in 1954, Anish Kapoor moved to England at the age of nineteen to attend the Hornsey College of Art and later the Chelsea School of Art and Design. While growing up, Kapoor was exposed to … Continue reading →

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