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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

Lin thanks Eden for granting NBA wishes

Posted on May 23, 2021 by markweiss86

A rally in Palo Alto yesterday Jeremy Lin admitted that it was Barbara Eden who really is a genie who granted three wishes that got him Linsanity China-Beijing and dreadlocks but admitted that when he asked for three more wishes … Continue reading →

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Spokes

Posted on May 20, 2021 by markweiss86
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Stanford restores People Who Read team

Posted on May 18, 2021 by markweiss86

I find that ridiculousness human and likable,” she added. “My mood is solidarity in the face of adversity. You share this observation that something is absurd and then it’s comforting — it makes you feel less alone. Note: they fixed … Continue reading →

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Apple now $2 trillion surveillance tool for Big Brother in China

Posted on May 18, 2021 by markweiss86
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Let’s rename Foothills Park as a tribute to Al Young, of Palo Alto, the California poet laureate, who died last month

Posted on May 17, 2021 by markweiss86

Let’s rename the park, for a Black man.We’re all equal, not a sequel.With 2020 hindsight, we’d repair the funkAll the other parks, they want the darks. We charge the poor to park the car,but we don’t tax the man, and drive … Continue reading →

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If Marie Ulven is having thoughts of harming herself, she might re-think her career choice

Posted on May 15, 2021 by markweiss86
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Fair play to Juanisha Brooks

Posted on May 13, 2021 by markweiss86
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Earthwise history of ska in Palo Alto

Posted on May 10, 2021 by markweiss86

Inspired by Aaron Carnes’ reading and signing at Streetlight Records Saturday, I wrote this short memoir of my experience doing ska shows here, mostly in the late 1990s, mostly at Cubberley Community Center. Aaron’s book is “In Defense of Ska” … Continue reading →

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Looking back vs ‘Don’t Look Back’

Posted on May 9, 2021 by markweiss86

At minute nine of “don’t look back” a British journalist asked Joan Baez how to spell her name: BAEZ (“zed”). “Oh”he exclaims “I did not recognize you”. Reminds me that in September 1995 or fall of 1995 Dar Williams headlined … Continue reading →

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No sour grapes for Napa billionaire

Posted on May 8, 2021 by markweiss86
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