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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

Democracy the machine that goes ping

Posted on February 26, 2012 by markweiss86

I read acount in a local paper that there is an impasse declared by we the taxpayers in our negotiation with our public safety union. The union lawyer calls this bad faith. I agree. I am disappointed with city manager Jim … Continue reading →

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Bruce Conner Mabuhay Paule Anglim V.Vale made Marian

Posted on February 26, 2012 by markweiss86

preview for bruce conner mabuhay gardens at gallery paule anglim 14 geary street sf ca 94108 415.433.2710 feb 29 march 31 2012 reception march 3 4 to 6 p.m. Continue reading →

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Believe it or Nathan

Posted on February 25, 2012 by markweiss86

Nathan Shedroff who told The Chron that bumping will never replace business cards grew up next to Alan Eagle who told The Times that he, despite being Eric Schmidt’s speechwriter, does not let his teens use the Internet at all.

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Archers of Loaf, “Vie Vie” and world’s shortest Chris Appelgren interview

Posted on February 25, 2012 by markweiss86

stuck a pin in his backbone Continue reading →

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silver jews shoutout to dao strom via folktofolk blog

Posted on February 24, 2012 by markweiss86

Won’t soul music change now that our souls have turned strange. This is a public service announcement from Folk to Folk: listen to American Water by the Silver Jews. Pretend i’m your renegade wise older sister with big ole Zooey … Continue reading →

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Wah Hoo Wah to Jake Tapper for asking the hard questions

Posted on February 23, 2012 by markweiss86

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/cutline/wake-reporter-deaths-syria-white-house-grilled-aggressive-154806577.html a dartmouth alum named i think michael chavez who said he was native american told me once at bach dancing and dynamite of all places that he liked the contentious dartmouth indian because there is a secret society of … Continue reading →

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New sensei boogie

Posted on February 23, 2012 by markweiss86

The usually impeccable Kimberly Chun of Chronicle and Guardian (although she was that much better when we would talk every week or so) made a boo-boo in this weekly’s, in that she seemed to say that Overwhelming Colorfast had become … Continue reading →

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Je accuse or jetaime <3 Kabbalah klezmer band from France

Posted on February 23, 2012 by markweiss86

One of my new favorite bands is Kabbalah a klezmer band from South of France who will be on tour in the summer. That’s cool, but you know what’s really, cool? Maybe they could route thru Bay Area overlapping with … Continue reading →

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Posted on February 23, 2012 by markweiss86

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Posted on February 23, 2012 by markweiss86

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