Category Archives: Plato’s Republic

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

The V. Vale says check out Werner, Cornell and Patti all in one week

Posted on December 31, 2014 by markweiss86

() FREE Wed Jan 14, 630pm: Reception for “The Other Worlds of Werner Herzog,” Goethe Institute, 530 Bush/Grant St, SF. http://www.goethe.de/ins/us/saf/ver/en13670079v.htm () $ Thu Jan 15, 7pm Cornel West: Tribute to Martin Luther King Jr. Commonwealth Club at Castro Theater, … Continue reading →

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George Crile w. Ann Hagedorn

Posted on December 30, 2014 by markweiss86

I am reading Ann Hagedorn’s book about privatization of the U.S. military, “Invisible Soldiers”. Slowly. It’s in my stack. Plus I photographed Ann not once but twice when she was in town. Later, while touring with Andres Fajardo and his … Continue reading →

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We say war

Posted on December 25, 2014 by markweiss86

My nephew Ben the scientist and musician gave me War on Drugs “Lost in the Dream” for Xmas. The card referenced “the eighties”. The original war of drugs was a Reagan-era effort to social engineer but backfired and enabled the … Continue reading →

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Osie Johnson w. A.C. Johnston

Posted on December 25, 2014 by markweiss86

Osie Johnson was a jazz drummer. A.C. Johnston, aka Alan Cope Johnston or, and he said I could call him Ace Johnson, is managing partner of MoFo and got 6,000 votes (to my 2,150) in the race for City Council. … Continue reading →

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Giants trophy at Lytton Plaza or nearby San Mateo

Posted on December 23, 2014 by markweiss86

The San Francisco Giants baseball team, World Champions, are touring the area with their famous trophy. In 2011, I saw the trophy at Lytton Plaza, but did not wait in line for a real photo, just some shots from afar, … Continue reading →

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Aquinas Church on Waverley, in movies and in Weiss campaign

Posted on December 23, 2014 by markweiss86

One of my happier mornings campaigning for Palo Alto City Council, or half hours even, was standing outside of Terry’s congregation on Waverley greeting people as they made their was to an early Sunday Mass. I was holding a sign, … Continue reading →

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Seven titles I near-checked at Mitchell Center, plus a mystery, plus three blue knights ascending a stair-case or stare-case, as the case may be

Posted on December 22, 2014 by markweiss86

I killed three hours at Mitchell Center, library. It was self-defense. Here are things I pawed but did not commit to: 1) Putamayo Mexico cd, because of my recent work on Pasatono Orquestra, and the closest thing here, from this … Continue reading →

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Kiss Me Kate

Posted on December 22, 2014 by markweiss86

Sorry, but those landlords wanted to remodel or tear down the building PRECISELY because there’s no more office space here for them to buy and you won’t let them build more. In fact, most of the Peninsula won’t let them … Continue reading →

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Paye to play

Posted on December 19, 2014 by markweiss86

If history recalls John Paye as a political leader who prepped as an NFL quarterback like Jack Kemp, you will have read it here first, in Plastic Alto, the blog with 500,000 words but no readers. Towards the end of … Continue reading →

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Two minute take on Lev Grossman on Mark Zuckerberg cover of Time, December 15, 2014

Posted on December 18, 2014 by markweiss86

cover photo by Ian Allen “Wired Ambition” Facebook CEO MZ wants to put every person on earth online photo of MZ in Chandauli, India or a soundstage ala James Carrey movie Technology: The Man Who Wired The World: MZ’s crusade … Continue reading →

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