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From our files: Cake v. Lake (at Coupa)

Posted on March 31, 2014 by markweiss86

Cake’s version of “I Will Survive”, heard above the din as I sat in our most popular cafe enjoying my lunch, rerouted my train of thoughts from about five other topics to the fact that I am carrying around in … Continue reading →

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Eyeball, beisbol, cristobal and the 29

Posted on March 20, 2014 by markweiss86

1. At Georgia O’Keefe show I visited yesterday at the De Young, the taped tour featured a recitation of Emerson’s famous “transparent eyeball” passage, from “Nature” (1838) — I am nothing, I see all” which made me glad to have … Continue reading →

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Drupes Not Dupes

Posted on October 12, 2013 by markweiss86

I am AGAINST D. When I listened to the public hearing I heard people I respected on both sides of the argument, making reasonable statements for and against the proposal. When council approved the project, I shrugged it off and … Continue reading →

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Go see Cal, in heaven

Posted on September 10, 2013 by markweiss86

Cal Worthington was an American legend, a car dealer, country music promoter and friend of critters large and small. He bought Key Chevrolet in Cupertino, in 1988, then sold it to Jerry Davidson in the early nineties. It was his … Continue reading →

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The New York Times has been charging me $15 per month since April yet I actually have not been on their site for about six months. I thought of calling the 800 number on my credit card bill to ask … Continue reading →

Posted on September 4, 2013 by markweiss86 | 1 Comment

Gallery of posters and flyers, Earthwise Productions, 1994-2009

Posted on April 22, 2013 by markweiss86

art direction credits at bottom of scroll; photos by Terry Acebo Davis (this one was based on artwork accompanying an article in the Rolling Stone about the fact that Texas, especially during the tenure of Governor Bush, had executed so … Continue reading →

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Sid Mobell all around jeweler

Posted on March 27, 2013 by markweiss86

Tony Fenwick once introduced me to a fraternity brother calling me “an all-around jeweler” and at first I was taken aback; I thought it was some kind of coded ethnic slur. But I decided it was a variation on the … Continue reading →

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135 plus 636 equals #@&^ in Palo Alto

Posted on December 13, 2012 by markweiss86

I have a four-deep pile of issues I am compelled to dig into and then write about, on policy pe se, here in Palo Alto, on “Plastic Alto”, if you will. There’s also various voice-mails, text messages and e-mail trails … Continue reading →

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Mosh pit lays waste to historic Palo Alto night club

Posted on December 7, 2012 by markweiss86

“Mosh pit destroys historic Palo Alto night club” screams the headline in my mind but lo, it is actually the even more dangerous and depraved real estate industry that will bring the wrecking ball to 260 California Avenue, the former … Continue reading →

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Pandora is evil, Linda is beautiful

Posted on December 4, 2012 by markweiss86

Linda Perry, the song writer who penned Christina Aguilera’s hit tune ‘Beautiful,’ saw the song played more than 12 million times on Pandora during the first three months of the year. For that Perry earned $350. (Credit: Greg Sandoval/CNET) Read … Continue reading →

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