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

Big buzz for World Cup Buzz, THE new app

Posted on May 30, 2014 by markweiss86

1. There’s a big buzz in certain parts of South Barron Park, a part of Palo Alto, a part of South Palo Alto that I have, in previous posts likened to the Vieux Carre (a poetic and sometimes metaphorically useful … Continue reading →

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Palo Alto greenlights green lights and signs: $$$$ or #@&^

Posted on May 29, 2014 by markweiss86

Palo Alto’s Architectural Review Board unanimously approved Thursday morning (May 1, 2014) a giant green illuminated sign for the new giant building at the corner of Lytton and Alma. The building is already controversial because of its size and its … Continue reading →

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Gabi the violinist

Posted on May 29, 2014 by markweiss86

I noticed you once or twice on University Ave in Palo Alto; actually, I saw you once only, driving past, and circled again to catch another glimpse. If I had ever seen you while on foot I would have stopped … Continue reading →

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Maya Angelou (1928-2014)

Posted on May 28, 2014 by markweiss86

  I met Maya Angelou twice; first, at the Clinton Inauguration, Brian Gaul and I stood among about 10,000 others, several hundred yards from the action, “marked the mastodon” creeping through our eardrums, penetrating our senses after a while. The … Continue reading →

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Alex De Grassi part of The Varsity Theatre guitar pantheon

Posted on May 22, 2014 by markweiss86

Eric Hanson, who appears most often in Plastic Alto as the baseball poet and Cleveland Indians fan, is now an agent with Baylin Artist Management in Philadelphia, an agency whose clients include Matt Haimovitz, Christopher Riley, Kaki King and Rani … Continue reading →

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Rock off with your balk-off (from Eric Hanson ‘Tribelines’ poetry archive)

Posted on May 22, 2014 by markweiss86

Game 47 – Indians 11, Tigers 10“A trickle of strangers were all that were left alivePanic in Detroit”– “Panic in Detroit” from David Bowie’s Aladdin Sane (1973)Some said this was year’s best gameShould be in some hall of fameNot because … Continue reading →

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Everybody trip: the third decade and Counting for A.D. and them

Posted on May 22, 2014 by markweiss86

It’s precisely because Adam Duritz and Counting Crows epitomize my scene, my generation, my hopes and aspirations for this world, and everything after, that I am gonna bust his chops a little here in Plastic Alto. And not that he … Continue reading →

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Kevin Skelly and Vieux Carre

Posted on May 16, 2014 by markweiss86

I ran into Kevin Skelly, the out-going (meaning he is leaving, not that he is approachable or gregarious, which he also is) PAUSD superintendent at a yogurt shop the other day, and had the opportunity to express my sense of … Continue reading →

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The First Official Groupie! It’s me!

Posted on May 15, 2014 by markweiss86

Originally posted on Eat Paint Dance:
It truly is a small world!  In September I went to the local Salsa festival and happened upon an ad for the Pacific Mambo Orchestra.  Looking at it I noticed that the band leader…

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Good not goofy: portrait of the man as a young journalist, summer 1985

Posted on May 8, 2014 by markweiss86

1. 2. 3. From the T&G: LEOMINSTER — A 34-year-old father of three from Leominster is the only suspect in Monday’s hit-and-run accident in which a teenager was seriously injured, police said this morning. The 16-year-old victim’s bicycle was dragged … Continue reading →

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