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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

NFL draws three Cards

Posted on May 1, 2021 by markweiss86

David Mills, a QB with 18 career touchdowns, Walker Little an ironically named lineman and cornerback Paulson Adebo were taken by Houston Jacksonville and New Orleans all clustered geographically in the south. I think I posted earlier about meeting David … Continue reading →

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Tennis champion returns

Posted on April 30, 2021 by markweiss86

I ran into Hilary Whiting, my Gunn schoolmate, who teamed with Stacy Savides Sullivan to win the 1977 CCS doubles championship. I saw her checking the site of the former family home, corner of Churchill and Cowper, near the Lawn … Continue reading →

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Joan Didion, ‘The White Album’, The Getty Museum, Bethany Yarrow, Eugene McCarthy riff

Posted on April 28, 2021 by markweiss86

Joan Didion says that the Getty’s collection of antiquities says more about the 18th and 19th century craze for antiquities than it does about the periods from which the pieces emanate. (Didion, 1979/2009 p. 75).Reminds me that I once saw … Continue reading →

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Bluegrass girl’s not grey

Posted on April 27, 2021 by markweiss86

Candice explained that the design on her arm referenced a song by AFI from their album “Sing the Sorrow.” The lyric mentions soft creatures draped in white and chrysanthemums. The design features a rabbit. She said she is originally from … Continue reading →

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Deep understanding of the intersection of media, community, technology, infrastructure, real estate, politics and policy

Posted on April 26, 2021 by markweiss86

Not necessarily in that order. Not necessarily. Ok, not. Fine. x

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Tootie Heath Vs Art Hirahara

Posted on April 26, 2021 by markweiss86

Here are two photographs. One is pianist Art Hirahara, in Palo Alto, on March 13, 2020; photo by Mark Weiss; Two is Tootie Heath, or his brother, perhaps in Philadelphia, or maybe Denmark, known unknown photographer, courtesy Mark Christman of … Continue reading →

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Donald Trump VS Richard III, and other personae

Posted on April 25, 2021 by markweiss86

James Shapiro claims that Donald Trump may be the only US President not interested in Shakespeare. (2020, p.203) Someone else said he is the only president with no sense of humor.  Reminds me that it must have been 1987 that … Continue reading →

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Who else noticed a kerning or spacing error in The Times’ obituary of Adobe founder Chuck Geschke?

Posted on April 23, 2021 by markweiss86
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empty ‘umpty

Posted on April 23, 2021 by markweiss86
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George Floyd tribute, June 2020

Posted on April 21, 2021 by markweiss86

Artist unknown in front of the former Liddicoats

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