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

Ripple Effect Thursday Aug 21 @ Mitchell Park

Posted on August 9, 2014 by markweiss86
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The Buddy story

Posted on August 7, 2014 by markweiss86

charles n_ tuck 97 miami of amanda.boughman@tuck.dartmouth.edu Mr. N_, Tuck ’97 and Tuck MBA advisory board: I met the Ms. N_, her friend, and her friend’s dog in front of Peet’s Coffee in Palo Alto this a.m., on the strength … Continue reading →

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Bookmarks of the Times, unlocking the truth

Posted on August 4, 2014 by markweiss86

(I am ensconced at Coupa this a.m. writing my ballot statement so did not will not and cannot read The Times; I could not resist, since someone had left a hard copy, noting the existence of three article I might … Continue reading →

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Oh dog, O Death and Chop

Posted on August 2, 2014 by markweiss86

Note: if you ain’t seen a film by the name of Fast Cheap and Out of Control you ain’t likely to ‘preciate this much. Or that story by Mr. Mark Twain (Shania’s grand-grand-pappy?) about that old ram… A dog named … Continue reading →

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Charlie Chan IS a) dead b) at the Olympics and c) David Packard

Posted on July 31, 2014 by markweiss86

COMING THURSDAY OR FRIDAY, AUGUST 14 OR AUGUST 15, 2014 August 14 – 15: Charlie Chan at the Olympics (1937) 7:30 d H. Bruce Humberstone. w Robert Ellis, Helen Logan, based on a story by Paul Burger. ph Daniel C. … Continue reading →

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Moss Calls Grand Boulevard ‘Garbage’

Posted on July 30, 2014 by markweiss86

Reporting live from Palo Alto Planning and Transportation meeting, a public hearing, sage and activist Bob Moss says, re “build to the line” proposal that the catch-word “Grand Boulevard” is “garbage”. If I get the chance I will get Bob … Continue reading →

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HBSB coming at ya!

Posted on July 29, 2014 by markweiss86

  Henry Butler, a piano player from Louisiana, and Steven Bernstein a slide-trumpet player from Berkeley and New Yorker, cover new territory as the Hot 9. They gave a taste of their sound at Yoshi’s last  month. We will probably … Continue reading →

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Open letter to Diana Diamond: on Arrillaga, et al

Posted on July 26, 2014 by markweiss86

Diana, you are on-point here in many ways. I think staff actually supported The Arrillaga Towers proposal to the tune of $500,000 not $250,000. ‘Our Palo Alto” meanwhile, as if we haven’t learned anything, or it is too soon to … Continue reading →

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Lense wars, Weiss v. Weber

Posted on July 24, 2014 by markweiss86

I warned Veronica Weber, in fall 2012, not to do me like the (fictional) press did the Jimmy Stewart character in “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” (they ran pictures of him doing bird-calls). As insurance, I snapped this from my … Continue reading →

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Save us, George Willard

Posted on July 23, 2014 by markweiss86

I mean, Jack Burden.   That’s funny, I just name-checked (and vowed to re-read) Winesburg, Ohio on my blog: Web Link Palo Alto needs a George Willard to get to the bottom of what is going on here; not sure … Continue reading →

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