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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

Malcolm Welbourne say, “Keep happy”!

Posted on November 16, 2011 by markweiss86
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When BC met JC kinda sorta

Posted on November 16, 2011 by markweiss86

beth custer is starting a new project called melodica thing or plastic altos Continue reading →

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don’t tase me bro

Posted on November 13, 2011 by markweiss86

Tasers – potentially lethal and easy to abuse Pittsburgh Police officers use tasers on a restrained protester in August 2005 © Matt Toups/Pittsburgh Indymedia 16 December 2008 Amnesty International has said that industry claims that Taser stun guns are safe … Continue reading →

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Heaven help us all, especially Nika

Posted on November 13, 2011 by markweiss86
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Heroic stoic dude named Ugonna, Apollo Creed and Stephen Mitchell

Posted on November 12, 2011 by markweiss86

i want to fly like an eagle, a fighting eagle or even a quaker flying death-defying, rim-skaking, tiger-mewing, barkley-viewing, ESPN-leading, soon to be Bob Marley-singing or writing or producing or act-fronting 7-foot-wingspan Ugonna get yours Continue reading →

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Gunnational Fantasy Football League (Palo Alto, CA)

Posted on November 9, 2011 by markweiss86

Gunnational Fantasy Football League team in Palo Alto, Calif., in its 32nd season, founded in 1979, at its mid-season re-draft, Wednesday, November 9, 2011. “Gunnnational” comes from Gunn, Henry Gunn High of Palo Alto, where four of the current 10-team … Continue reading →

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Ed Lee is too legit to quit

Posted on November 8, 2011 by markweiss86

I don’t know what to say. I wore a Jeff Adachi button today. I did a couple hours of work for Adachi, handing out flyers in front of Whole Foods in SF. I met the man three times during his … Continue reading →

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It is you, P.N.K (1930-2011)

Posted on November 5, 2011 by markweiss86
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Go Down, Roseman

Posted on November 4, 2011 by markweiss86

josh roseman and his jamaican jazz band is coming to stanford so I talked to steven bernstein about his favorite pointy tipped, well I go from Printers Inc to Pyramid of Giza somehow Continue reading →

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Thao and the get down stay down

Posted on November 3, 2011 by markweiss86

I am only like two years late to give props to Thao Nguyen. I met her in 2009 at SXSW NPR show in Austin, day party. I met Carrie Brownstein of Sleater-Kinney a few minutes prior, and then Tom Waits’ … Continue reading →

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