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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

33: Can you hit Uncle Charlie?

Posted on November 14, 2010 by markweiss86

can you hit uncle charlie hunter at yoshi’s and at regency ballroom lounge Continue reading →

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XXXII. Tony May at ICA San Jose

Posted on November 13, 2010 by markweiss86

tony may ica san jose sculpture art Continue reading →

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XXXI. The Fact of a Door-frame Donnas-Momma moment

Posted on November 11, 2010 by markweiss86

last night driving home i caught part of the KZSU live broadcast from 1995 with Ragady Anne aka The Donnas Continue reading →

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XXX. The busker

Posted on November 11, 2010 by markweiss86

Emily Palen is very talented and also attractive but not XXX accept by the pure coincidence of being featured in my 30th post. Continue reading →

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XXIX. mbira mbizo and mbw

Posted on November 10, 2010 by markweiss86

mbira mbizo mbw i’m all thumbs from south side of chicago but visited maine Continue reading →

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XXVII. Cool it, Dig, II

Posted on November 10, 2010 by markweiss86

beach Continue reading →

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XXVII. Tom Dent Cabin and Square

Posted on November 10, 2010 by markweiss86

tom dent dartmouth congo square harry connick macarthur grant Continue reading →

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XXVI: Cool It, Dig!

Posted on November 10, 2010 by markweiss86

dig bjorn lomborg ondi timoner brian jonestown massacre dandy warhols eliot spitzer astra taylor andy goldsworthy helena norberg hodge jerry mander cathy white eagle stieg larsson Continue reading →

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XXV. DoubleDoubleDutch

Posted on November 9, 2010 by markweiss86

ars nova workshop Continue reading →

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XXIV. The Whole Farrago

Posted on November 9, 2010 by markweiss86

my new word “farrago” could apply to the non-linear texture of this blog, Continue reading →

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