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

5. Jesus Christ was an Only Child (in 600 words, 19 images)

Posted on March 24, 2014 by markweiss86

5. Jesus Christ was an Only Child and probably never spend a Monday late morning early afternoon uploading photos from his stupid cell phone to his spiffy computer and weird blog. Continue reading →

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Those mother palo alto hips

Posted on March 21, 2014 by markweiss86

Above photo by Andrew Quist in 2011 courtesy of Fast Atmosphere Mother Hips website. Hips are celebrating 20 years as a rock and roll band, and extended family or brotherhood. Off the top of my head, I can think of … Continue reading →

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Tagged Bruce Beasley, Dartmouth College, Baker Library, Mark B. Weiss, Terry Acebo Davis, Joseph Mehling

Posted on March 21, 2014 by markweiss86
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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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It will be interesting to see if these four Palo Altans can indeed carve a livelihood out of these events, and do so without losing their dignity

Posted on March 18, 2014 by markweiss86

Let’s rab. Continue reading →

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Bumping into Doorframe, a music biz memoir by Mark Weiss

Posted on March 18, 2014 by markweiss86

To the extent that  “Plastic Alto” is a memoir of the concert series I produced in Palo Alto, 1994-2001, I am influenced by Danny Goldberg’s “Bumping into Geniuses”. He says he’s kinda smart but had a talent for surrounding himself … Continue reading →

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Run from Daylight by Jim Harbaugh

Posted on March 18, 2014 by markweiss86

During my stint last fall as a “junior historian” at Guy Miller Archives of Palo Alto Historical Association at Room H-5 at Cubberley Community Center the former high school (NFL’s Art Kuehn played for the Cougars there), I turned over … Continue reading →

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He am the walrus

Posted on March 18, 2014 by markweiss86

Tig Notaro and fact that she appeared at Stanford a few weeks ago but I saw the flyer too late and am losing a step. I had pretty much abandoned the Harbaugh tribute excepting fact that Ann Killion had a … Continue reading →

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To Foothill, Fondly

Posted on March 16, 2014 by markweiss86

A look back in anger at a 2013 memoir about 2012 and minding the gaps between words, thoughts and reality, at Foothill College and blogosphere, or Plastic Alto Continue reading →

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On corporate hardwire to the home

Posted on February 20, 2014 by markweiss86

I posted this on the Palo Alto Weekly comments board, the lone dissenter among a dozen or more zealot-regulars salivating for the corporate-pseudo-donation of fiber ring (faster internet to the homes): Posted by Mark Weiss , a resident of Another … Continue reading →

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