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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

Torry Castellano aka Donna C on the Farm

Posted on March 17, 2012 by markweiss86

from the Stanford Magazine March 2011: WHEN THE DAY ARRIVED last summer for new transfer students to visit Stanford, the sense of anticipation grew. “I am looking forward to meeting the former rock star,” an admissions staffer told Sally Mentzer, who coordinates … Continue reading →

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Who killed Laura?

Posted on March 16, 2012 by markweiss86

I am of the age that “Who Killed Laura Palmer” led to “Laura” the movie. I caught about 40 minutes last night of Jean Renoir “The Southerner” which in my mind I was comparing to Jeannette Walls “The Glass Castle” … Continue reading →

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link to dartmouth lorax, pease

Posted on March 16, 2012 by markweiss86

  Categories: Arts & Humanities, Multimedia, PeopleTags: Alumni, Arts, Books, Donald E. Pease, Dr. Seuss, English, Faculty, film, Humanities, The Lorax, Theodor Geisel, Video     MOST POPULAR LATEST TAGS SUBSCRIBE   Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax is a Dartmouth Tale Professor Donald Pease Shares the ‘Story Behind The Story’ of The Lorax ‘We Need Strong … Continue reading →

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PA Child Care Scandal: could it happen here?

Posted on March 14, 2012 by markweiss86

Posted by XXXXXXXX, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood, on Mar 8, 2012 at 1:42 am XXXXXX is a member (registered user) of Palo Alto Online Thank You for all the good comments and support everyone. I am mxxxxx … Continue reading →

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Elizabeth Warren: A Flinty Kind of Woman

Posted on March 13, 2012 by markweiss86

Or: E Minor Threat: Massachusetts, Iowa, Missouri, Cali — let’s take the whole country back, ladies! Hi. My name is Elizabeth Warren. You don’t know about me without you have read Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mr. Mark Twain. No … Continue reading →

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I got high on music the gateway drug

Posted on March 13, 2012 by markweiss86

I keep bouncing back and forth between my day job covering music and my waking nightmare trying to prevent Palo Alto from being overrun by this group of middle aged multimillionaires competing with each other to out do each other … Continue reading →

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the may pole kind

Posted on March 13, 2012 by markweiss86

the maple kind video was posted in may, 2011 about 11 months ago but i just saw it yesterday and showed it to Terry tonight and learned to imitate the dog; ninety-nine million views but still growing, four comments of … Continue reading →

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Frank Gehry Jazz Bakery

Posted on March 13, 2012 by markweiss86

It is news to me — great news, in fact – -that Frank Gehry is designing a new home for the non profit jazz venue The Jazz Bakery in Los Angeles. This was announced about a month ago but I … Continue reading →

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SOJA reggae on Leno

Posted on March 13, 2012 by markweiss86

I caught a jazz act named Robert Glasper on national tv — I was guessing it was in inside joke about leap year — but now a reggae act, SOJA, on way to Bonnaroo June 7, managed by Red Light … Continue reading →

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Jenny Scheinman loves Drew Carey!!

Posted on March 12, 2012 by markweiss86

I got sucked into this whole thread apparently by wacky Drew Carey faking his own artistic death with help from National Enquirer, Robbie Fulks and The Palo Alto Daily Compost (“the poop, the whole poop, and nothing but the poop”), … Continue reading →

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