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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

Because I was reading Jerry Mander ’In The Absence of The Sacred’ (1992), Dr. Cindy Russell put me in charge of the ‘Earthwise Traditions’ section of Stanford’s Earth Day, and that led directly to me founding a company Earthwise Productions”

Posted on April 30, 2022 by markweiss86

   

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Guitars in the news

Posted on April 29, 2022 by markweiss86
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I’ll be sitting by myself in the balcony of the Fox Theatre to see Bob Dylan in Oakland in about six weeks (after about eight shows of my own)

Posted on April 27, 2022 by markweiss86

I’m medium cool on Bob Dylan but bought a ticket just on principle. There are VIP seats for $400 each – -and I bought some very expensive tickets to see Counting Crows in Saratoga – -I like the ring to … Continue reading →

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Kudos to Stacey Carter and Derek Lynch for new art at the airport

Posted on April 27, 2022 by markweiss86
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Brilliant Paly takedown of its athletic Director

Posted on April 25, 2022 by markweiss86
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Further assault on Democracy by Palo Alto City Clerk

Posted on April 22, 2022 by markweiss86

  When a developer spoke to the Palo Alto Public Art Commission last night, although she did not even bother to attend the meeting in person, her face was giving 100 percent status and her voice matched her lips moving … Continue reading →

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Happy honey Charlie Mingus

Posted on April 22, 2022 by markweiss86
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North Carolina ’tis strange, passing strange

Posted on April 21, 2022 by markweiss86

I just got a short note from director Christopher Burris, who has been teaching and workshopping and producing at a university in North Carolina and I admit I don’t know Greensboro from Winston-Salem other than it is not Asheville or … Continue reading →

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John Zorn ‘Naked City’ vs Or Bareket ‘Sahar’

Posted on April 21, 2022 by markweiss86

  This is from 1993 and featured John Zorn, Bill Frisell, Joey Baron, Wayne Horvitz; I had never seen it until 10 minutes ago; I admit I had it confused with “Spy VS Spy” which I borrowed from the library … Continue reading →

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Every day is Earth Day: Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and, especially Sunday, April 24, with MC Lars and Matt The Electrician, in Palo Alto

Posted on April 20, 2022 by markweiss86

  Small Is Beautiful: A Study of Economics As If People Mattered I’m producing an Earth Day concert Sunday 2 p.m. at Mitchell Park Bowl.  I’m writing early Wednesday morning, or Tuesday night, depending how you look at it. So … Continue reading →

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