Category Archives: ethniceities

when i say ethniceities i mean “jewish”

Puzzling evidence in Palo Alto

Posted on June 11, 2014 by markweiss86

  (under construction: time to eat the donuts….)   edit to add: Holy canoli! Did he say “Silicon Valley” at 1:40???

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Hellmuth wearing Stanford jacket today: Stud (Plastic Alto field report from Steven J. Cohen)

Posted on June 9, 2014 by markweiss86

David “ODB” Baker completed on third street and Phil Hellmuth put in a raise after which Baker made the call. On fourth street Baker called a bet from Hellmuth and the same thing repeated itself on fifth. Sixth street turned the tables and Baker checked to Hellmuth who bet again. Baker called and checked on seventh street. Continue reading →

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Frida

Posted on June 9, 2014 by markweiss86

No more to say, and nothing to weep for but the Beings in the Dream, trapped in its disappearance,   sighing, screaming with it, buying and selling pieces of phantom, worshipping each other,   worshipping the God (Dog?) included in … Continue reading →

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Full Plastic Jacket

Posted on June 8, 2014 by markweiss86

Ehren Tool is in residence at Palo Alto Art Center, creating a body of ceramic work that pertains to his service to our country, as an MP, in the Gulf War. He has created more than 14,000 cups that reference … Continue reading →

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Dude what’s your Weissman score?

Posted on June 4, 2014 by markweiss86

I admit I had to use search-injuns to find out that there is a Tsachy Weissman (short of Itschak, or “Isaac” — maybe pronounced like “Socky”, like sock puppet) at Stanford but the Weissman Score for compression is just a … Continue reading →

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Ben Goldberg Bay Area Gigs: BAGBAGs

Posted on June 3, 2014 by markweiss86

Bay Area: Friday June 6, 8 pm: Michael Coleman and Ben Goldberg play Hocus Pocus! with ROVA and Johnston/Shelton Quartet Community Music Center, 544 Capp St., SF Saturday June 7, 5:30 pm Myra Melford / Ben Goldberg duo part of Myra’s program … Continue reading →

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Ida Levinthal nexus via San Jose Museum and South

Posted on June 1, 2014 by markweiss86

we are hoofing it (by car) to san jo to see a museum a movie and a dinner, then I hope to update with my insights and then gods be willing co-produce a piece of art-sculpture-monument that says something Continue reading →

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Everybody trip: the third decade and Counting for A.D. and them

Posted on May 22, 2014 by markweiss86

It’s precisely because Adam Duritz and Counting Crows epitomize my scene, my generation, my hopes and aspirations for this world, and everything after, that I am gonna bust his chops a little here in Plastic Alto. And not that he … Continue reading →

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To solve everything, click here…soon

Posted on May 19, 2014 by markweiss86

We have been working closing with an outside contractor to map the process and begin the conversion of our old microfiche blueprint plans to a digital format.  This will be a multi-year effort to convert all of the 125,000 fiche … Continue reading →

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Five posts for Cinco De Mayo

Posted on May 5, 2014 by markweiss86

Weirdly, I posted five small items today. I’m gonna reprint them there, back to back. My starting lineup included Mayor Taylor leading off, Lynn Tolman, Otis Taylor, Michael Carney in the cleanup spot, Beth Custer, Terry Acebo Davis, Paul Celan, … Continue reading →

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