Category Archives: sports

has a ball or stick and is not murder or war; their were or are bubblegum cards or tobacco cards to exploit it; was cool when i was young but is now increasingly sadly undermined by greed;

Harbaugina Monologue Sunday at Cafe Zoe benefit

Posted on March 10, 2012 by markweiss86

I am debuting my comedic monologue “The Harbaugina Monologue” tomorrow at Cafe Zoe, at an open mic, from 1 to 3, a benefit for Project Read. As it happens, I had two opportunities yesterday to talk about football, and how … Continue reading →

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Hold the date for Reading Rainbow May 12

Posted on March 8, 2012 by markweiss86

Hold the date, for Reading Rainbow in the Park. I just came back from a meeting for the second Reading Rainbow in the Park, a book fair for kids and K-12, scheduled Saturday, May 12, 2012, 10 to 3 p.m. … Continue reading →

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Congrats to Wrestling Champion Cadence Lee, 15, daughter of my Gunn classmate Emmie Fa

Posted on February 20, 2012 by markweiss86

(Written in 2012, updated January, 2014) I caught a story about a Gunn wrestler tonight on a local highlight show then realized the student athlete is the daughter of my classmate Emmie Fa. The student is Cadence Lee who helped … Continue reading →

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William B. Gould IV to throw out first pitch Friday at Stanford-Vandy baseball game

Posted on February 16, 2012 by markweiss86

take me out to the ballgame in a red camero z-24 with BOSOX98 plates and get there in time for the ceremonial first pitch, bring a cap not a wig Continue reading →

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What Can Brown Do For Yu?

Posted on February 15, 2012 by markweiss86

I ran into Steven Brown who was Jeremy Lin’s teammate and main man at Paly. Steven said that they played on Mr. Jim Brown’s AAU team for years, then played separately at JLS vs. Jordan, then reunited at Paly. My … Continue reading →

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Lin “gunning it out” with Kobe Bryant

Posted on February 10, 2012 by markweiss86

this is my dream being lived out, by jeremy lin. hoop dreams two. the humble hero from harvard leads knicks over lakers 92-85 primetime on ESPN from Madison Square garden. the kid from gunn i mean paly high — that was Joshua Lin at Gunn. Jeremy and Joseph somehow ended up at Paly — state champs. Continue reading →

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Wishing a full Ricoh to TPH

Posted on February 7, 2012 by markweiss86

A dozen videos, 359 words, a bonus video or two hidden and a hidden document for an old friend. Continue reading →

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Daydreaming of Andre Dubus in a baseball boxscore

Posted on February 3, 2012 by markweiss86

Beth Custer and I rolled thru Noe Valley and stopped, momentarily — not sure stopped is the word, since we swarmed the bookstore more likes bees than not — and I walked away with two books, Octavio Paz poetry (but … Continue reading →

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My left foot or fist

Posted on January 31, 2012 by markweiss86

French footballer Gael Clichy, from Martiniquis heritage and playing for Manchester City in the Premier League, developed his left foot on the advice of his father, I am reading. Truth be told, I captured this shot merely because I liked … Continue reading →

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Bobbito Garcia Fan Club Chapter 650

Posted on January 29, 2012 by markweiss86

I met Bobbito Garcia because he and his friend sat down next to me at Brown Sugar soul food kitchen in Oakland. I happened to be packing a couple vintage basketball cards, in this case I think they were Rich … Continue reading →

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