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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

Dueling Dartmouths

Posted on December 30, 2020 by markweiss86

I have a green felt pennant from the 1980s and a new cotton pullover with dueling Dartmouth shields. They both say VOX CLAMANTIS IN DESERTO from Isaiah but the new one elides the two figures in the foreground (representing students, … Continue reading →

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Peace, health and oy

Posted on December 30, 2020 by markweiss86

Installation by Terry Acebo Davis, private collection

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Sudan archived (Brittany Parks pka Sudan Archives at Noise Pop Swedish American Hall San Francisco, February 24, 2020 about 10 months ago or three weeks before Covid-19)

Posted on December 29, 2020 by markweiss86

I’m still digesting her album: Did You Know; Confessions (+); Black Vivaldi Sonata; Down On Me; Ballad of the Unhatched Twins; Green Eyes; Iceland Moss (+); Coming Up; House of Open Tuning II; Glorious; Stuck; Limitless (+); Honey, Pelicans in … Continue reading →

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I cannot believe it took me nearly six years to hear Radiohead ‘Fake Plastic Trees’

Posted on December 27, 2020 by markweiss86

bw Total Plastic Alto posts this year: 300 estimate Total Earthwise concerts this year: seven Total new works commissioned by Lions With Wings: 10 December posts: 23 November posts: 29 October posts: 28 September posts: 34 Belgian drummer with cool … Continue reading →

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Rufus T. Fireball Fingers and their finery

Posted on December 25, 2020 by markweiss86

OR, WHEN I HEAR ‘CHIN MUSIC’, I ‘DUCK SOUP’ Been walking around all morning with 10 baseball cards in the pocket of either my Patagonia green vest or my Polo maroon cotton pants, what I call “finery”; “Finery” is a … Continue reading →

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Six days later, I am way cooler than Superchunk

Posted on December 24, 2020 by markweiss86
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Kudos to Ann Killion of the Chron for her support of gay sporting life on The Farm

Posted on December 23, 2020 by markweiss86

Tagged: Justin Lui, Davis Mills, Gary Floyd From: mark weiss <earwopa@yahoo.com>To: “akillion@sfchronicle.com” <akillion@sfchronicle.com>Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2020, 11:17:18 AM PSTSubject: Well hungGay Chinese Canadian volleyball players at Stanford? I wonder if the creepy 63 yo Chinese math professor who liked to shower with wrestlers … Continue reading →

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Lou Grant endorses Greg Tanaka for Congress

Posted on December 22, 2020 by markweiss86

A local newspaper — the worser of the two, which is like saying shingles is worse than asymptomatic herpes, at least in the short term — says that Greg Tanaka is running for Congress, to unseat or succeed Anna Eshoo. … Continue reading →

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I wish God had let Kara Maria design novel coronavira

Posted on December 22, 2020 by markweiss86
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After 28 years of being their fan, I realize I’ll never be as cool as Superchunk

Posted on December 18, 2020 by markweiss86
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