Category Archives: Plato’s Republic

pertaining to government, the public sector, governance, democracy, politics, issues pertaining to such, like “freedom of speech” concepts

Gordon Dyal vs Paul Krugman

What would I know about billionaires? Apropos of Gunn football I posted a comment about Gordon Dyal, Gunn ‘79 Dartmouth ‘83, who I said had made tens of millions as a Wall Street Guy. Fact checking my own blurb – … Continue reading

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Tool of The Times

Today is Veterans Day and I thought of my father, a mug Ehren Tool made, then noticed this article from May featuring Berkeley veteran artist Ehren Tool, who Dad, Terry and I befriended during his Palo Alto Art Center residency … Continue reading

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Aquarium by Packard VS Aquarium by Bong

I am watching the sci fi dystopia movie by the Korean filmmaker Bong Joon Ho, Snowpiercer. There’s a scene where they visit the fancy sushi bar cum archive. Reminds that Stanford and Jordan liked this kind of thing. (Also, Wiggins, … Continue reading

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Billy Strings, 2014 VS Sullivan Tuttle, 09/30/2019

  At Molly’s show, with her four piece side band, Sully took a turn with sis, on Townes Van Zandt’s “White Freightliner Blues” — which they used to play with their family band at least since 2014:     As … Continue reading

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Earthwise onsales include Elvin Bishop, Charlie Musselwhite and CJ Chenier, thru March

Mark Weiss and Earthwise produce community-oriented concerts of various genre in Palo Alto, mostly at the Mitchell Park Community Center. Onsale at Eventbrite: Matt The Electrician, Sylvie Simmons, Saturday, November 16 at Cubberley Community Center Room H-1, $15; Dave Douglas … Continue reading

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Anne Hathaway as Hevrin Khalaf

For whatever reason my computer stores a review of “Oceans 8” movie as a bookmark. While reading the news this morning I learned of a politician and engineer who was murdered in a war crime in Northern Syria. Her name … Continue reading

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Closed Mondays

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H In 1988 when it was announced that Dan Quayle who’s only qualification was being photogenic would be the next vice president I remember wanting to make a film marking George Bush based on the song let’s get it on … Continue reading

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Amendola, Dunn, Greenlief, Weiss by Bui— Palo Alto, October 11, 2019

Getting his fill Of good chair b/w Trevor Paglen at Altman Siegel And1:

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What a difference a year makes for Allison Miller

On October 18, 2018 Allison Miller and Boom Tic Boom (Lite) opened what has been a run of 10 shows so far at Mitchell Park (and Palo Alto Art Center) for Earthwise Productions, revving up for its 2nd 25 years … Continue reading

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Improv trio to crash The Mitch

A trio of improvisational instrumentalists comprising Scott Amendola, drums; Trevor Dunn, upright bass and Phillip Greenlief clarinet convene Friday, October 11 at The Mitch, as part of the ongoing Earthwise Productions assault on the normal comfy tranquility of South Palo … Continue reading

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