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

The Stanford Jazz ‘Coliseum’

Posted on June 24, 2011 by markweiss86

all that jazz: I mention myself or my doings 88 times in a preview of Stanford Jazz Workshop’s 40th season Continue reading →

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Galaxies 12, Giants 2, Twins 1

Posted on June 24, 2011 by markweiss86

I saw the Giants beat the Twins, behind Ryan Vogelsong’s stellar mound outing, 2-1, but also enjoyed snapping some shots of Frank Chu, whose cryptic messages were the inspiration for the naming of the 12 Galaxies nightclub in SF, where … Continue reading →

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Calobo and Decemberists

Posted on June 11, 2011 by markweiss86

why we fight why we use dvr and search injuns Continue reading →

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Puma and Picasso

Posted on June 11, 2011 by markweiss86

indubitably proper attire helps, so says announcer Walt Clyde Frazier, so visit Aaron Biner and Nes at Premier Boutique in Palo Alto. Continue reading →

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Shields and yarns: a review of “Reality Hunger”

Posted on June 11, 2011 by markweiss86

I met David Shields author of “Reality Hunger” and am plugging his book based on that. Continue reading →

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Addi the balloon bass guy

Posted on May 20, 2011 by markweiss86

addi somekh the former kfjc improv jazz dj has found his 15 minutes via the balloon bass Continue reading →

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Pan of “Pink”: or, my brother the asymptote

Posted on May 18, 2011 by markweiss86

the surprising truth about banality of trendy group think books of the month Continue reading →

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Thurston Moore and Alden Van Buskirk

Posted on May 18, 2011 by markweiss86

blood never lies Continue reading →

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Why John Mickelthwait has 1.4 millions readers and I have 1.4 hundred

Posted on May 7, 2011 by markweiss86

I have spent about $100 on The Economist over the last 12 months. Continue reading →

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Myself when I am Patch

Posted on May 6, 2011 by markweiss86

It is 4:45 on a Saturday afternoon and I would rather be back on my bike heading across campus and catching some of the pow wow not here at a table in a chair tapping the keys to a computer, even a name-brand one. Continue reading →

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