Category Archives: ethniceities

when i say ethniceities i mean “jewish”

Travels with Frida

Posted on January 23, 2012 by markweiss86

The clubhouse manager of my apartment complex told me Christmas Eve that I could come back in the morning and commandeer The New York Times, which would otherwise sit all day or be wasted. Because I don’t actually live in … Continue reading →

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School of Ben

Posted on January 12, 2012 by markweiss86

Ben, some some some some some something thing. (partially remembered Michael Jackson lyric, filtered thru a Robbie Fulks vibe, Goldberg variation Continue reading →

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In Another Mental Universe…LAMI LIVES

Posted on January 10, 2012 by markweiss86

reportage regarding lami@50, mostly by Pinky Kushner, who met Alden Van Buskirk at Washington University in St. Louis and married his Dartmouth friend Peter Kushner, now a scientist in San Francisco: i am forwarding this to a dr. donald miller … Continue reading →

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The black jews of Spain; or, can a Tzadik walk the tal’k?

Posted on January 5, 2012 by markweiss86

something about: jewlia eisenberg, tanya haden and aisha tyler, with special guest apearances by beth custer and alden van buskirk Big ups to sista Jew

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I’m a little piece of leather, don’t you know!

Posted on January 3, 2012 by markweiss86

stella brooks was a little piece of leather and a piece of work. just ask: woody guthrie, marlon brando, tennessee williams and moe asch. Continue reading →

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Superchunk Meets Dan Pritzker Silent Satchmo Boychik

Posted on December 31, 2011 by markweiss86

(Play both of these simultaneous for full FX; with apologies to Ken Vandermark, Jem Cohen, John Corbett, Charles Ives, Trombone Shorty, Ralph Carney, John Zorn “Spy vs. Spy”, Christian Marclay, Mal Sharpe, Charles Mingus “Cumbia and Jazz Fusion”, Wurster and … Continue reading →

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Who can forget those hours that passed like dreams? Sam Rivers (1923-Dec. 26, 2011) at Dartmouth, 1980, 1997

Posted on December 30, 2011 by markweiss86

I just spoke to Erik Lawrence, a reeds player who was in residence at Dartmouth in 2005 but has a longer relationship with Williams today for the first time and one of our probably 50 discreet topics was Don Glasgo, … Continue reading →

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420 Cambridge

Posted on December 27, 2011 by markweiss86

let’s get to the point, and smoke another joint, cause you don’t know what it means to be reality stoner real estate television satire and then i bumped again i bumped again Continue reading →

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Floating the Palo Alto libraries

Posted on December 23, 2011 by markweiss86

here i am laptop in hand turn my face to the tube; hey, you’ve got to if you are a jew hide yourself on Christmas eve away, especially if the mall makes you small, in the cold water not steve martin way Continue reading →

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Christgau on “Passing Strange”; or pasting strange

Posted on December 12, 2011 by markweiss86

as the only person on the planet who saw the negro problem on haight street and 17 years later saw jc brooks at bottom of the hill — the way my pops may be the only guy who heard gabby … Continue reading →

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