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Stole a Features flyer from the Cafe DuNord tee tee

Posted on February 1, 2012 by markweiss86

I posted this on their blog or try to: A little TN in CA I caught The Features at SXSW in Austin in 2009. Someone I met at random sent me that way because it was one of his favorite … Continue reading →

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Finding Memo

Posted on February 1, 2012 by markweiss86

Guillermo “Memo” Gomez Abascal had not changed one bit over the 30 years since we were exchange brothers for Neighbors Abroad’s Palo Alto Oaxaca Sister Cities. Continue reading →

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Cogswell Plaza tourist from China

Posted on January 31, 2012 by markweiss86

As part of my ongoing coverage of Cogswell Plaza and Lytton Plaza, I met this Chinese tourist and asked her to send me her photos of the plaza, for Plastic Alto. I hope “Yanni” or “Yah Nee” comes through. She … 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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John Hawkes as Mark O’Brien

Posted on January 30, 2012 by markweiss86

Am I the only one who wants to hear Jessica Yu on “The Surrogate” a new Hollywood release about the life of writer Mark O’Brien. Jessica Yu won an Academy Award for her documentary on Mark O’Brien, “Breathing Lessons”. The … 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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Cut ties and tight cuts

Posted on January 29, 2012 by markweiss86

(this riff is temporarily postponed but for now enjoy vinage Von Iva doing “LALA”) Rob Schneider – name popped up when I logged in today, new show “Rob” Adam Werbach – of Sierra Club and Saatchi; ran into at art … Continue reading →

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Happy birthday to me from Palo Alto’s Finest

Posted on January 28, 2012 by markweiss86

But in this case Agent David Lee was working for the taxi companies, the landlords and the pubs and not for me or you my neighbors and voters and taxpayers and citizens of Palo Alto. Continue reading →

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Jurassic 5 meets Tortilla Phlat

Posted on January 23, 2012 by markweiss86

I have always held that a broom and dust-pan, properly, easily, 2na be and cleverly used are more thorough and certainly more colorful that a talisman, no motor, no electricity available, big shiny vacuum. — Steinbeck, TF, p. 86 and, on p. 91 it say: that machine was worth three or four gallons of wine but the miser Torrelli would give no more than two. Bah dah dah dah dee dee dee dee and all that. Continue reading →

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3 Short Posts about Jason Mraz, SF Public Press and Dr. Dawn Norfleet jazz

Posted on January 20, 2012 by markweiss86

Rushing back to my secret (wired) hideout to prepare for a presentation Monday on Steinbeck’s “Tortilla Flat”, I wrote in my head two short posts for “Plastic Alto.” But then, and only because I have known Matt Nathanson since he … Continue reading →

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