Category Archives: media

when i sneak my cell into stanford theatre and the lady, who is cool with almost falling off a ladder for minimum wage when she changes the names on the marquee, asks me not to use my cell, marshall mcluhan, noam chomsky and more

Kirk Hammett horror collection at SFO Museum (Post-security, May thru December or so)

Posted on June 15, 2015 by markweiss86

Steve Cohen sent me a link to Phil Hellmuth (who won his bracelet #14) lauding Warriors’ coach Steve Kerr bluffing (lying) about the lineup change from Bogut to Iguodola, which sent me to Kirk Hammett’s social media feed, because Kirk … Continue reading →

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Goodbye, Mr. Plastic Alto: Ornette Coleman, 1930-2015

Posted on June 12, 2015 by markweiss86

(When City of Palo Alto and Stanford University in 2006 combined to create the two-field soccer complex, the Mayfield Site, at corner of Page Mill Road and El Camino, I remember tripping on –figuratively — the little rubber pebbles that … Continue reading →

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Jeff Tesreau w. Jack Chesbro

Posted on June 11, 2015 by markweiss86

Henry Schulman in the Chronicle, apropos of the Chris Heston gem, mis-identified the previous Giants rookie to toss a no-no; he called Jeff Tesreau “Jack Tesreau.” I texted him on that, or I tried, at least to send something from … Continue reading →

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Stanford donors rally ($20 M) behind fictitious poor

Posted on June 10, 2015 by markweiss86
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Eminent domain is clear moral choice for Buena Vista Mobile Home Park

Posted on May 25, 2015 by markweiss86

t I say eminent domain is the clear moral choice. What the current ownership group intends to do, and I believe that was their plan since they took over, in 2000, is an economic pogrom. Palo Alto meanwhile has protective … Continue reading →

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Pat Monahan rocks Shoreline Friday, photo by Eric Cohen of The Dancing Twins

Posted on May 25, 2015 by markweiss86
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Adios, AGS

Posted on May 21, 2015 by markweiss86

Even so, we should not renew American Guard Services and encourage the local workers to self-organize, re-bid and give them a raise back to the $14 they were making before AGS. If we have $50 M or whatever for a … Continue reading →

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Bernie Sanders zydeco mack daddy

Posted on May 12, 2015 by markweiss86

Will announce Rosie Ledet as fantasy Veep Seriously this is a good sign. Also, New Yorker cartoon about man dreaming of a Sanderized America, by Chris Weyant. Also, DD of MarketWatch excerptable: “I can hear the Republican attack ad right … Continue reading →

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Ozy and PBS on the BV

Posted on May 8, 2015 by markweiss86

Coincidentally or providentially, Gwen Ifil of PBS had Carlos Watson of Ozymandias (ozy.com) media, a special report on mobile home parks in the U.S. and Silicon Valley. Following the links of their coverage made me realize that if we are … Continue reading →

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Something funny, I cannot quite put my finger on about Tom Brady (Serra) and Julian Edelman (Woodside High) on cover of this month’s Gentry

Posted on May 7, 2015 by markweiss86
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