Category Archives: ethniceities

when i say ethniceities i mean “jewish”

Yardley’s ‘Brave Dragons’ hits the mark

Posted on March 21, 2013 by markweiss86

CHINA CAGERS BOOK A ‘SWISH’ BUT NOT ‘SWISHY’ From Carolina Blue to ‘His ass is blue’ in reporter’s hoops odyssey Jim Yardley’s “Brave Dragons” can be read two ways, at least; one, as a basketball book that takes place in … Continue reading →

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Miles Kurosky Signs with Majordomo!

Posted on December 19, 2012 by markweiss86

Ok, so I’m a little late with this, in that Miles signed with Majordomo in fall, 2009 and here we are closing out 2012. But I want to take this opportunity to SHOUT! out as it were to MK and … Continue reading →

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Save The Bagel, or So Sez Me

Posted on December 13, 2012 by markweiss86

Greg Brown and I have started an ad hoc Save The Bagel committee, to defend the giant bagel and coffee cup at 477 S. California Avenue in Palo Alto, known for 18 years now as Izzy’s Brooklyn Bagels. We suggest … Continue reading →

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I am Elektro, err, Earthwise

Posted on December 7, 2012 by markweiss86

I made a poster in 1999 that advertised four shows, including Train, Mother Hips (who play tonight in Felton) and featured a photograph of a robot I had ripped from an ad and gave to my designer to photo-shop for … Continue reading →

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Unusual as it is being an adopted Korean Swedish Jew

Posted on December 3, 2012 by markweiss86

If it’s an okay (I almost said “aoki”) segue from Ai Weiwei below (and Kara Maria) to Rebecca Erickson, the self-described “Korean Swedish Jew”, I actually bumped to this because my morning email included a newsletter from my close personal … Continue reading →

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Choe way out

Posted on November 15, 2012 by markweiss86

I walked upstairs office space above Jing-Jing in Palo Alto one night and bought a calendar from David Choe. I may have met his patron that night, the now famous Time Man of The Year mutant millennial billionaire from Harvard … Continue reading →

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Sonny and the SoMas

Posted on November 11, 2012 by markweiss86

If I could be a total cliche guy, today I would spend about six hours watching football, and drinking Guinness and or scooping guacamole (mole de aguacate) with Casa Sanchez corn chips. There’s also room for about an hour or … Continue reading →

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Stew at the JCC San Francisco

Posted on November 7, 2012 by markweiss86

  Terry surprised me with tickets to see my former client Stew at the San Francisco Jewish Community Center. I left voice messages with his current brain trust — manager Dan Perloff and agent Ronnie Lapone — to give the … Continue reading →

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Flying Cohen Brothers star in new LIARS video by Jordan Ellis

Posted on October 18, 2012 by markweiss86

As an inside joke I am going to Swede this video without botching it up.  

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Lefsetz on Westergren

Posted on October 10, 2012 by markweiss86

I’ve been a hater on Pandora since day one. I was psyched to see that industry gadfly Bob Lefsetz didn’t mince words on this topic: This is why the music industry hates technologists. Self-satisfied pricks like Tim Westergren who believe … Continue reading →

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