Category Archives: this blue marble

means either geography as in something far away, as the blue marble is like a globe; or means environmental per se like recycling, pollution, green — ok, maybe should be a subcategory of “green marble”? formerly I wrote “this round marble” by mistake and then covered by linking posts to “geometry”. An oblique Jimmy Dale Gilmore Jesse Winchester reference through “Big blue Ball”.

Caster Semenya on The Farm

Posted on June 27, 2019 by markweiss86

One hundred eighteen years after university founder Leland Stanford hired Eadweard Muybridge to photo document and reveal mysteries of human and horse forms in motion, champion runner Caster Semenya comes to The Farm Angell Field Prefontaine Classic (!) Sunday to … Continue reading →

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Rose B Simpson, Maria (black on black car) VS Steady Rollin’ Bob Margolin (blues man)

Posted on June 11, 2019 by markweiss86

The name “Rose” could reference a fragrant flower or physical motion in this case upward. Whereas “Bob” could be a nicked name for “Robert” or the motion or path of a solid object of wood or plastic (and or captured … Continue reading →

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Palo Alto Rock a a to z w

Posted on June 7, 2019 by markweiss86

W World For Ransom is or was a Palo Alto based rock band featuring Billie Eyeball — her legal name for as long as I’ve known her — and Dave Womack as manager. Ray Poague, a Gunn 1980 graduate, played … Continue reading →

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Dextra Quotskuyva, 1928-2019

Posted on June 4, 2019 by markweiss86

The King Galleries in Phoenix list Dextra Quotskuyva, the great Hopi potter and epitome of the Nampeyo matrilineal descent of greatness, as having died this year. News to me. Coincidentally I had pulled from my shelf this morning for my … Continue reading →

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Seasons of the Mitch; or Woods that it were so simple

Posted on April 27, 2019 by markweiss86

Someone sent me an old photo from 1991 with Mitch Woods, Johnny Sansone two others and Bob Margolin. I also shot Mitch Woods last year in downtown Palo Alto. In between, from his website, promoting a new life album, are … Continue reading →

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Blues legend Bob Margolin to roll up on The Mitch in July

Posted on April 19, 2019 by markweiss86

edit to add, or start: I am boning up om my Margolism so as to enhance my appreciation of my upcoming Bob Margolin Jimmy Vivino show July 6 at Mitchell Park El Palo Alto Room — about 3 weeks from … Continue reading →

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Mttt Porteus, ‘hackeando’ sickle cell anemia VS ‘After Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison by Jeff Wall, 2000’

Posted on April 14, 2019 by markweiss86

Somehow reminds me of this photograph depicting an early scene from Ralph Ellison’s the invisible man. I’m taking Michael Krasny’s coursing literature thing at Stanford extension and happened to see the Jordan Peele movie “Us”as I was reading TS Eliot … Continue reading →

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John Waters uses notecards, I use notecards

Posted on April 5, 2019 by markweiss86

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Cat Power, Wanderer ‘Woman’, on Colbert, October, 2018

Posted on April 4, 2019 by markweiss86

I saw her at the bottom of the hill in 2000 or so. i wonder who is her drummer: Nyt has a newsletter so in the future I need not miss their fine work contextual to ting like Ms Chan. … Continue reading →

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Piscotty gives A’s early lead

Posted on March 20, 2019 by markweiss86

you can tell it “ sayonara” or “All right now” For the slugger it’s 10 years from Amador Valley hi to the Tokyo Dome plaudits But in the end the Mariners out slug the local Eastbay guys 9 to 7. … Continue reading →

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