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

Hello, Gunn genius Jin Pan

Posted on January 26, 2012 by markweiss86

I am dedicating this quirky version (or can I say “quarky version?”) of the famous old song “Hello, My Baby” to Henry M. Gunn High senior Jin Pan, a finalist in the prestigious Intel Talent Seach contest, for science. My … Continue reading →

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Crush Rigo Head

Posted on January 24, 2012 by markweiss86

I am a big fan of Rigo. I met him a couple years ago when I was helping Charles Linder. I had borrowed my dad’s Mitsubishi van to help Charles and Rigo move a bunch of panels that were part … Continue reading →

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Yuan Yuan and Dan Dan

Posted on January 12, 2012 by markweiss86

Yuan Yuan Tan in SF Ballet “Little Mermaid” on PBS score by Lera Auerbach gives new meaning to “white russian” and I hope to catch for atone for missing this “NIxon in China” Continue reading →

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In Another Mental Universe…LAMI LIVES

Posted on January 10, 2012 by markweiss86

reportage regarding lami@50, mostly by Pinky Kushner, who met Alden Van Buskirk at Washington University in St. Louis and married his Dartmouth friend Peter Kushner, now a scientist in San Francisco: i am forwarding this to a dr. donald miller … Continue reading →

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Watching the VibraSlap (Cake on tv)

Posted on December 30, 2011 by markweiss86

I caught Cake’s performance on late late television with Craig Ferguson of CBS. The performance is of a new song called “Long Time” notably featuring Vince Difiore on keyboard, a vocal chorale sample, over trumpet. I wondered what type of … Continue reading →

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Rm 222 (KFlay v. KVal)

Posted on December 29, 2011 by markweiss86

if kflay is crazy, i’ll have what’s she’s having Continue reading →

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Mr. Gore and Me

Posted on December 13, 2011 by markweiss86

there’s a little bit of maria in every post i do Continue reading →

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Christgau on “Passing Strange”; or pasting strange

Posted on December 12, 2011 by markweiss86

as the only person on the planet who saw the negro problem on haight street and 17 years later saw jc brooks at bottom of the hill — the way my pops may be the only guy who heard gabby … Continue reading →

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Miles Davis in plastic salad heaven huis clos

Posted on December 11, 2011 by markweiss86

miles davis perhaps as deep background for bill murray in lost in translation trades a ink drawing for a plate of plastic salad, and never addresses directly or by second person his japanese host, on tv in 1985, but i think they are in heaven perhaps, or another world Continue reading →

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Twenty-seven jazz personae mentioned in Wednesday’s New York Times article by Ben Ratliff

Posted on November 24, 2011 by markweiss86

I never worked with or saw live Paul Motian, who died this week. But I know that it meant a lot to Jenny Scheinman, for example, that she got to play with him. Also, Bill Frisell. A huge portion of the jazz music I listen to or follow follows from having met Bill and his managers Lee Townsend and Phyllis Oyama. I could not, for instance, distinguish by sound Motian’s play from that of say Elvin Jones or Jerry Granelli. The only other people on this list I have met are Ethan Iverson and Chris Potter. Continue reading →

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