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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

DiSuvero by moonlight meets misheard “Burnt Norton” by Eliot — post 46

Posted on December 20, 2010 by markweiss86

past present is past future Continue reading →

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45: Rayner reigns in Detroit

Posted on December 20, 2010 by markweiss86

theophilus brown football handbill Continue reading →

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44. Lobdell baseball lunar peleton

Posted on December 20, 2010 by markweiss86

recalling theophilus brown’s football series Continue reading →

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43: windy city blows

Posted on December 19, 2010 by markweiss86

beth custer in soviet georgia and joe mcphee in chicago news Continue reading →

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42: Untitled (piziali)

Posted on December 18, 2010 by markweiss86

I had the opportunity to spread the news about Palo Alto High winning the state football championship, 15-13 versus Centennial High, played in Carson, to former Paly defensive stalwart Joey Piziali, who is now an artist and gallery partner in … Continue reading →

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melrose and fairfax the blog41.

Posted on December 11, 2010 by markweiss86

dogbyte rocks dogbyte papers dogbyte scissors but cuts like laser Continue reading →

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XL. Ping Pong pang

Posted on December 9, 2010 by markweiss86

joey piziali, chris johanson and david huffman team up to grace california avenue with a triptych mural. Continue reading →

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XXXVIII: I’m Dancing as KFJC as I Can

Posted on December 8, 2010 by markweiss86

projections? what am i negativland? channeling my inner conheim? is my craig baldwin baldspot showing?
astral projections? Continue reading →

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thirtysomething: Dao Strom–new song, new media

Posted on December 7, 2010 by markweiss86

dao strom link to bandcamp song Continue reading →

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XXXVII: Four hands clapping

Posted on December 6, 2010 by markweiss86

big old jet airliner takes kava to the blues while a bicycle takes him to fields of yellow Continue reading →

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