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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

Anything with love

Posted on July 1, 2021 by markweiss86

Yes, I use “they/them” pronouns and the reason why I put “and anything with love” is because I appreciate words that can be used to signify community or kinship. Given that I am Black, I often hear phrases (especially from … Continue reading →

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Nina Simone tribute, ‘Skin’ by Sabyne Pierre

Posted on June 30, 2021 by markweiss86
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Two fantastic shows for audacious music fans getting back into the swing of things

Posted on June 29, 2021 by markweiss86

Terry and I have seen two live shows, Jon Craigie at Roaring Camp and Ledisi at Stern Grove.The opening act at Stern Grove, La Doña (Cecilia Peña-Govea of San Francisco) is doing a free show Saturday, July 17 at 2 … Continue reading →

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Portrait of Gaby Castro, a World Music Month participant

Posted on June 29, 2021 by markweiss86
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Amazing goals by Pogba and Messi in world soccer today

Posted on June 28, 2021 by markweiss86
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There are 23,000 pieces of debris larger than a softball circling our planet

Posted on June 27, 2021 by markweiss86
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Lets play too

Posted on June 27, 2021 by markweiss86
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Gift of Gab

Posted on June 26, 2021 by markweiss86
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Shroud of Lubbock

Posted on June 26, 2021 by markweiss86

This is a portrait I took of Jimmie Dale Gilmore in 1998 in Palo Alto, in the green room of the old Spangenberg Auditorium at Gunn High. It’s not very good. It’s like the Shroud of Turin. You have to … Continue reading →

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Song-catching in a chain cafe in Wayland, Mass., former hometown of record producer Gerard Cosloy (short film by Brian Moore)

Posted on June 25, 2021 by markweiss86
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