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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

Gunn’s tertius tops CCS

Posted on November 14, 2021 by markweiss86

LIST OF TEAMS WITH SEVEN OR MORE WINS, ACCORDING TO MAXPREPS RANKINGS 11/14/21 Hill -San Jose (7-4) Cupertino (7-2) Soquel (7-4) Los Altos (8-3) King City (7-2) San Mateo (8-2) Gunn – Palo Alto (7-2)* St. Francis – Watsonville (8-3) … Continue reading →

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Two track champions I met recently, Ken Flax hammer RyanNicole Peters hurdles

Posted on November 14, 2021 by markweiss86

She also spits, here last night at Stanford Bing

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Charlie at The Mitch

Posted on November 13, 2021 by markweiss86

JAZZ MUSICIAN RETURNS DECEMBER 3 FOR EARTHWISE DATE

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Open letter to Fat Mike re Tony Sly and Molly Tuttle

Posted on November 10, 2021 by markweiss86

Mike- I am wrirting from Coupa Cafe Pao Alto my normal hang and 40 feet from me is a stranger who says he is Mike Sly yet too busy to finish this off, had to jump on a zoom. His … Continue reading →

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Earthwise nine fairly firm bookings to close 2021, open 2022; nine bookings, 11 shows, 14 acts queued up for 29th year of countervailing culture initiative in the 650

Posted on November 9, 2021 by markweiss86

The Music of Leonard Cohen featuring (1)Sylvie Simmons, (2)Bhi Bhiman, (3)Charith PremawardhanaClassical Revolution, (4) Aleta Hayes; Mitchell Park Community Center, Friday, November 12, 2021. Diunna Greenleaf(5); Mitchell Park Community Center, Thursday, November 18, 2021. Barbara Manning SF Seals(6) perform 30th … Continue reading →

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Adrienne Lee, business owner

Posted on November 9, 2021 by markweiss86
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D in the H (same as above but abridged)

Posted on November 8, 2021 by markweiss86

BLUF: I didn’t get to read this into the record even after two hours of the meeting because my wife, a former commissioner texted me to say she expected me to dinner, and because I got ito an altercation with … Continue reading →

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Democracy in the house

Posted on November 8, 2021 by markweiss86
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New takes on NYT kudos old glory

Posted on November 7, 2021 by markweiss86

Sick transits i’ve been talking about this for a while I also think Albert Aylor ghost should be a national anthem who is up for writing the lyrics something about slaves down in the middle passage :

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As Moimoi goes tearing by

Posted on November 7, 2021 by markweiss86

Tevita Moimoi scored 17 touchdowns for Sacred Heart of Atherton, CA and here in the 650 but has yet to tally for The Big Green. His sister Mele was rocking a white cap with a tiny D but ny trained … Continue reading →

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