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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 truth

Posted on June 24, 2012 by markweiss86

One of these days I will post an essay about the following texts (based on the “60 Minutes” coverage of item A): Greg Mortensen Four Cups of Tea Helena Norberg Hodge Ancient Futures: Learning from Ladakh Marlo Morgan Mutant Message … Continue reading →

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‘Your music can change the world’: Rosemond Jolissaint pka T-Rosemond

Posted on June 22, 2012 by markweiss86

I met Rosemond Jolissaint the performer known as T-Rosemond at Fete De La Musique in Palo Alto last Sunday. He happened to be scheduled at 456 University, in front of the historic and beloved former Varsity Theatre, a site upon … Continue reading →

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Shiver me timbres: my Norah jones gives me goosebumps

Posted on June 18, 2012 by markweiss86

Norah Jones did have a pirate song on her last cd, which I dutifully procured, not just to count how many Bay Area jazz stalwarts were still in her camp. So as I thought about this new cd, “little broken … Continue reading →

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I.C.O.B.O.P.A declared for Wednesday, June 20 (solstice)

Posted on June 18, 2012 by markweiss86

Earthwise Productions 18th Anniversary show and Plastic Alto blog present I.C.O.B.O.P.A, the International Congress of Buskers of Palo Alto, “eye see oh be oh pea, hey!”, Wednesday, June 20, 2012 in Palo Alto, California. Street musicians from all over will … Continue reading →

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Ed Ward rockpaper scissorhands

Posted on June 14, 2012 by markweiss86

I met Ed Ward waiting in line at SXSW in 2009, my most recent visit there, although that was three years ago. I just read his essay on Jim Dine, while also scanning Heat-Thunder, NPR Lena Dunham, HBO “Girls” for/by/with/vs … Continue reading →

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Congrats to Phil Hellmuth Palo Alto poker champ

Posted on June 14, 2012 by markweiss86

edit to add, two days and two views later: a When I called my friend Steve Cohen in LA to spread the news on Matt Cain’s perfect game, he said “not only that, but Phil Hellmuth won his record-setting twelfth … Continue reading →

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Dualing Ian Brennans redux: do you wanna touch vs canyon jam

Posted on June 8, 2012 by markweiss86

 

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Dualing Ian Brennans

Posted on June 8, 2012 by markweiss86

Ian Brennan is awesome. He produced a Fugazi with Sleater-Kinney free show in Mission Dolores; he a couple times took SF musicians to tour New York and Philly. He did a lot of shows in the worlds coolest laundromat, Brain … Continue reading →

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Song of the day: Kimchi Line by Bho Bhoman

Posted on June 8, 2012 by markweiss86

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Lytton Plaza version 28

Posted on June 7, 2012 by markweiss86

I have written about or at least mentioned Lytton Plaza 28 times now at “Plastic Alto” (this blog). I was going to mention in here today that early this morning I noticed an employee arriving for work at the pizza … Continue reading →

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