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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

Steps in stone(d)

Posted on May 15, 2012 by markweiss86

Steps in stoned That’s David Middlebrook, 2000, “Steps in Stone” in front of the Westin, Palo Alto, says Mark Weiss, who admits to being Windows-aided, although he also saw two Middlebrookses just yesterdaze at Montalvo. Speaking of Montalvo, Beth Custer … Continue reading →

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Weird lucid Sled Allen art dream

Posted on May 13, 2012 by markweiss86

  I had a weird dream this morn. One of those early rising not quite asleep thingies. Like the Kubrick movies, eyes wide shut. It was mostly about Sled Allen the baseball player. He was from the 1920s, Lawrence Ritter-era. … Continue reading →

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Thomson and Brownrigg for JCC benefit in Mountain View shoreline

Posted on May 12, 2012 by markweiss86

I am reading “Kepler’s Dream” by Juliet Bell, a name used by Sylvia Brownrigg, who I’ve known since the fifth grade, at Fremont Hills. Coincidentally, the story is told from the perspective of an 11-year old. Here is Syliva or … Continue reading →

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ikue mori at stanford ccrma tonight

Posted on May 10, 2012 by markweiss86

ikue mori at stanford ccrma tonight i may have her confused with Cheetoh Molly, but it’s cool. http://events.stanford.edu/events/318/31849/ edit to add: meanwhile I was gonna post something about comparing the Freight and Salvage schedule arrived yesterday in my box with … Continue reading →

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News! News! News! News! Reykjavik?

Posted on May 10, 2012 by markweiss86

Yale-educated, Pulitzer-winning author Richard Rhodes of Half Moon Bay has written four books on the science of the history of “The Bomb” — that’s, by my simple math, about 2,000 pages and a half-million words — but by my reckoning, … Continue reading →

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Mort Weiss clarinet player

Posted on May 9, 2012 by markweiss86

My name is Mark Weiss but I was named for Mort Weiss so it kinda shocked me to realize there is a clarinet player Mort Weiss. Check him out: for comparison sake, this is a picture of my grandfather, Morton … Continue reading →

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For Austin’s Kat Edmonson, crowd-source and NPR are ticket to ride

Posted on May 8, 2012 by markweiss86

I heard Kat Edmonson on NPR a few weeks ago and made it a point to suss out her site a bit. As a guy who caught Dar Williams playing for tips, received Jane Monheit’s first autograph (or so she … Continue reading →

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Two points for Gehry and assorted dribbling

Posted on May 8, 2012 by markweiss86

Save me Frank Gehry. Continue reading →

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Ava Mendoza sends glad tidings

Posted on May 7, 2012 by markweiss86

Hi everyone,  I’m happy to say that I’ll be on tour in Europe and in the eastern U.S. with a few different projects for most of the next two months. First up in Europe I have several improvised music shows … Continue reading →

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Laura Veirs sends her love

Posted on May 7, 2012 by markweiss86

Friday May 4, 2012 Hi pals near and far! 1. Here’s a picture I like! 2. SHOWS NEXT WEEKEND! For kids (with bubbles)! For adults (with lingerie)! (Just kidding!) Last ones on the books for a quite some time! 05/11/12 … Continue reading →

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