Category Archives: art

paint, sculpt, draw, install, conceptualize, in public , in private et cetera

Terry, Bruce and I

Posted on September 27, 2014 by markweiss86

Terry shot this view:

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Michael McFaul lecture for World Affairs Council in Atherton, Calif., September, 2014

Posted on September 23, 2014 by markweiss86

Terry and I caught an excellent lecture by Michael McFaul, of Stanford’s Hoover Institution, and the former U.S. Ambassador to Russia, for the World Affairs Council, at a private residence in Atherton, California, in September, 2014. McFaul is a Rhodes … Continue reading →

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Driving me cazzie

Posted on September 23, 2014 by markweiss86

Ok, I admit. I’m spread a little thin. Partial remedy, I gave away a book. A new book. Recently procured. Having carried the clip, the review around for a couple years. Harvy Araton’s book about the great Knicks teams, of … Continue reading →

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Dancing about architecture

Posted on September 23, 2014 by markweiss86

Two hundred fifty patters by “Christ” to 618 shields of reality by “King” David. Ten titles, or volumes, pulled somewhat hastily from my shelves, and then stacked neatly on a table at Peet’s about three hours and two posts ago: … Continue reading →

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Tom Dubois is a genuine brown man

Posted on September 21, 2014 by markweiss86

Ran into Beau today, who I had to cover in the first ever game — despite what John Paye been saying — at the new Menlo Gym, in 1980. I think of Beau as a conservative, but I also think … Continue reading →

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Allison Miller in Santa Fe fantasy league

Posted on September 17, 2014 by markweiss86

ALI BOOM TIC BOMAYE October 9 Allison Miller Boom Tic Boom in Santa Fe, and also ALBQ (she likes the LBQ part) and then on to Denver, where I like a big blue stud with glowing red eyes. Harummph! I … Continue reading →

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Eastern Michigan and points over the Spartans, and Schauer over Snyder

Posted on September 17, 2014 by markweiss86

i am kinda souring on the MS thing in that I’ve gotten about a dozen emails about money and none that acknowledge that I thought i connected to the candidate on a unique level, in palo alto. mark weiss 650.305.XXXX … Continue reading →

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Plastic Peters

Posted on September 17, 2014 by markweiss86

I wrote earlier today about Steve Coleman, jazz musician and MacArthur Genius laureate. Earlier today, however, apropos of nothing, and he of infinite jest, I made a post-modern pseudo-writing job by cutting and pasting bits of nine previous works in … Continue reading →

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Unknown Palo Alto solidier, circa 1969 by Hardy, named

Posted on September 15, 2014 by markweiss86

In the wake of the Ehren Tool show, Jim Hardy found my blog and then posted some descriptions of the events that inspired his art, meant to honor a fallen comrade. He mentioned the name of the soldier who, years … Continue reading →

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Nu serif and Gunn fiddy

Posted on September 13, 2014 by markweiss86

Nine oh four on a Saturday and I am loitering at Peet’s, the one with the Greg Brown nun and plane, and if you see me at the Gunn 50th you may note that I am wearing the same green … Continue reading →

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