Category Archives: Plato’s Republic

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

Lardner and Hermosilla Free Show Wednesday at Lytton Plaza

Posted on October 25, 2011 by markweiss86

My Dartmouth classmates are holding a mini-reunion Wednesday Oct. 26 at 5 p.m. at Lytton Plaza, 200 University Avenue, at Emerson, across from Stanford Theatre, featuring Sam Lardner and Pedro Hermosilla concert, for Daniel Webster and The World Serio Continue reading →

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film studies teacher

Posted on October 23, 2011 by markweiss86

Do you know any good racist and specist and dated songs like “Why Does the Monkey Dunk His Nuts in My Margarita, Sharona?” Continue reading →

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Palo Alto Needs Music

Posted on October 19, 2011 by markweiss86

This is a detail of a drawing offered by the lovely Annie Pletz of Berkeley  regarding TLPW456, the initiative to revive the historic and beloved Varsity Theatre in Palo Alto. The drawing actually shows a bass player performing under a … Continue reading →

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This Is What Democracy Looks Like

Posted on October 16, 2011 by markweiss86

This is what democracy looks like: three versions, including six or seven young actors and playwrights giving it up under the name PMSTA. Continue reading →

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Beat Hotel Rm 32 Performs Howl

Posted on October 14, 2011 by markweiss86

starving hysterical naked Continue reading →

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Singing seems to ease me

Posted on October 11, 2011 by markweiss86

I’ve been rocking an old cassette (probably documented and dubbed for me by David Schwartz of Fast Atmosphere) of Mother Hips live at Cubberley Center, January 19, 2001. The document is one of about 40 hours of tapes and cds … Continue reading →

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varsity update

Posted on October 11, 2011 by markweiss86

more updates on the Varsity project Continue reading →

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Stanley Jordan appearing this week at The Varsity I mean Yoshi’s SF

Posted on October 11, 2011 by markweiss86

i am tempted to get to SF to check in with Stanley Jordan to see if he will come to Palo Alto and do a benefit show for the people who are trying to get the lease on The Varsity. Stanley played Cubberley in 2001, and if memory serves did a benefit at Gunn High, his alma mater in about 1987 or so. Continue reading →

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Mark Weiss blog posts re The Varsity Theatre

Posted on October 6, 2011 by markweiss86

I’ve indexed here the nine or so posts regarding The Varsity here. There are also numerous posts to Palo Alto Weekly site, and a couple related contributions to Patch Palo Alto Continue reading →

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we interrupt this special broadcast of “ruby and the rockits” for

Posted on October 1, 2011 by markweiss86

i tried to re-form my high school newspaper staff to talk about the kingdom and the power and all i got was a trip to the moon. Continue reading →

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