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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

Large, social media re-branding is largely cosmeta-ic

Posted on October 29, 2021 by markweiss86
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Diunna Vs. Doudna

Posted on October 28, 2021 by markweiss86
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Are Yordan Alvarez and Michael Brantley the modern equivalents of Bob Watson and Jimmy Winn?

Posted on October 27, 2021 by markweiss86
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I have no f-in’ idea why I am getting emails offering to sell me a rifle, although it is true that I admire my Dartmouth schoolmate Glen Eberle who represented our country in the Sarajevo Olympics in biathlon, and Gunn alum recent athlete is a biathlete, the Heiden kid, Makesteel or something, the one with the heart condition — I mean Joanne Reid, Joanne Firesteel Reid

Posted on October 26, 2021 by markweiss86

Hail, Joanne Reid, Gunn ’09 in the school’s alltime pantheon. edit to add: says here that Joanne Reid of Palo Alto and the US national team came in sixth place in the biathlon relay at the world championships this winter … Continue reading →

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Mad bombers in the 650

Posted on October 25, 2021 by markweiss86

There was a kid about halfway, chronologically, between John Paye and Heneghan who also put up huge numbers. But they were against very weak schedule, like Bay 6 not PAL — school of the deaf, and the like. He was … Continue reading →

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Assaulted by thugs at Santa Clara pro football game

Posted on October 24, 2021 by markweiss86

A Black man wearing a red sweatshirt, a black mask, a cap and with bloodshot eyes threatened to hurt me in line at the souvenir stand tonite, for pointing out the nature of a line or what British not brutish … Continue reading →

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Earthwise 7-day Masters in Media Studies: an unaccreditidated yet hyphy alternative

Posted on October 24, 2021 by markweiss86

Topics: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. Unsung Kim — new female and Korean director … Continue reading →

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Gunn drives for league title and CCS berth with upset of Cupertino; hosts Fremont and Lynbrook in playoff surge

Posted on October 23, 2021 by markweiss86

            [Updated in about anhour or by Sudany 2 p.m — Terry is yeeling at me to ffed the dog, hence the hitters jitters] Gunn rushed for 513 yards on the ground spearheaded by quarterback … Continue reading →

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All the news fit to cluck

Posted on October 22, 2021 by markweiss86
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Hippo birdie, Wesley Stace

Posted on October 22, 2021 by markweiss86

Bw Gregory Isaac who plays a version of the blues guy mayor of McDougall Streer Dave Van Ronk in the oblique Bob Dylan biopic ”inside llewyn davis” then also troubadors in Star Wars and Dune but of course has a … Continue reading →

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