Category Archives: ethniceities

when i say ethniceities i mean “jewish”

Shields 224 (on R.Stern), ‘Damn right I’m no body’ & 10 day schedule

Posted on September 24, 2014 by markweiss86

As I started to write this, waiting for my breakfast burrito, my table overcrowded with books and papers, I knock the plastic case of my reading glasses from the high top to the floor, and bending over I notice that … 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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From Taylor Ho Bynum ‘Technology Austerity Manifesto’

Posted on September 20, 2014 by markweiss86

Art is contemporary if it is fluid with its environment.” —John Cage, courtesy of a David Shields tweet; check back or “search” for photos of the actual event, “!Taylor Ho!” Recently my wife and I decided to try something new … Continue reading →

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A little chin music for the corporate behemoth

Posted on September 18, 2014 by markweiss86

Tom Hanks, or a character he played, said “there’s no crying in baseball”. Surely, you know there is no “center field foul pole / corporate communications behemoth 65 foot pole antenna” in baseball. At the risk of going full Juan … 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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Gunn Titans football the best 956th ranked team in the nation, no doubt: Just say ‘Nozo’

Posted on September 16, 2014 by markweiss86

NOTE: CHECK BACK SOME DAY FOR THE UNCENSORED VERSION OF THS Gunn travels to Branham of San Jose Friday in search of their first “W” although so far, despite the 0-and-2 they are closer to the “L” hand-signal in Ed … Continue reading →

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Oral communications about Taylor Ho Bynum free show Saturday Sept 20 at Lytton Plaza

Posted on September 15, 2014 by markweiss86

I am sitting, 8:15 on a Monday and already 45 minutes, we the people, our council, maybe my dinner, behind schedule. At 8 p.m. moved closer to 8:30, I will, in 3 minutes, try to say this: (about my free … Continue reading →

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Power to

Posted on September 12, 2014 by markweiss86

Seven oh eight on Friday and my car is mis-parked so will rush thru this: 1. Rachelle at Peet’s helped me thru my story about Tracy Turner the Gunn cheerleader circa 1978 and viewing the documentary about Harvey Milk riots, … Continue reading →

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Coverage of Gunn football by Sphinx Fitzwater II in the Palo Alto Weekly

Posted on September 8, 2014 by markweiss86

Despite forging a tie in the fourth quarter, the Titans gave up a late touchdown and dropped a season-opening decision to San Mateo on Friday. The game was moved from the Bearcats’ field, which wasn’t ready to host due to … Continue reading →

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