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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

Macroeconomics at Foothill with Brian Evans

Posted on October 29, 2011 by markweiss86

keynes arrow fuchs taylor sen and evans Continue reading →

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Brava for Beth Custer

Posted on October 27, 2011 by markweiss86

there it was happened so damn fast talked me out of my chair. liplocked stopped the hydrogen jukeob Continue reading →

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Three (or more) little Indians and The…Clerk

Posted on October 26, 2011 by markweiss86

three little indians sitting on the swaia board. two little indians sitting bull on the swaia board bored. one little indian but not dustin hoffman or sarah mclachan’s agent but first we should check mateo romero microphone check one two what tribes is in montana? Continue reading →

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Lardner and Hermosilla Free Show Wednesday at Lytton Plaza

Posted on October 25, 2011 by markweiss86

My Dartmouth classmates are holding a mini-reunion Wednesday Oct. 26 at 5 p.m. at Lytton Plaza, 200 University Avenue, at Emerson, across from Stanford Theatre, featuring Sam Lardner and Pedro Hermosilla concert, for Daniel Webster and The World Serio Continue reading →

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Ear elephant earwopa whatever

Posted on October 24, 2011 by markweiss86

in 1991 i saw alabama play in birmingham but longed for some private time in Tuscaloosa. Continue reading →

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film studies teacher

Posted on October 23, 2011 by markweiss86

Do you know any good racist and specist and dated songs like “Why Does the Monkey Dunk His Nuts in My Margarita, Sharona?” Continue reading →

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Alan Eagle My Luddite Brother

Posted on October 23, 2011 by markweiss86

I am with you in Rockland Alan Eagle Continue reading →

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dog dude illusion

Posted on October 23, 2011 by markweiss86

When my girlfriend texted me a photo of her holding the chin of her dog Frida, I at first saw a dude, maybe an image of John Lennon, or maybe some kind of post-Warhol Mister BrainWash type image, of a … Continue reading →

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Coupa, Beisbol and The World Serious

Posted on October 19, 2011 by markweiss86

I slud into Coupa and was spiked by thoughts of if not Willie, Mickey and Duke then Omar, Luis Aparicio, Danilo Perez and Jessica Johnson. And Zizek. Continue reading →

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Palo Alto Needs Music

Posted on October 19, 2011 by markweiss86

This is a detail of a drawing offered by the lovely Annie Pletz of Berkeley  regarding TLPW456, the initiative to revive the historic and beloved Varsity Theatre in Palo Alto. The drawing actually shows a bass player performing under a … Continue reading →

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