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Gunnational Fantasy Football League (Palo Alto, CA)

Posted on November 9, 2011 by markweiss86

Gunnational Fantasy Football League team in Palo Alto, Calif., in its 32nd season, founded in 1979, at its mid-season re-draft, Wednesday, November 9, 2011. “Gunnnational” comes from Gunn, Henry Gunn High of Palo Alto, where four of the current 10-team … Continue reading →

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Ed Lee is too legit to quit

Posted on November 8, 2011 by markweiss86

I don’t know what to say. I wore a Jeff Adachi button today. I did a couple hours of work for Adachi, handing out flyers in front of Whole Foods in SF. I met the man three times during his … Continue reading →

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It is you, P.N.K (1930-2011)

Posted on November 5, 2011 by markweiss86
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Jesus, Dartmouth and the Great Unwashed

Posted on November 1, 2011 by markweiss86

Reading the New York Times account of the Occupy Wall Street movement at a church in England, and the discussion of Jesus and usury, the money changers, made me think of my senior year at Dartmouth, 1985 fall, when anti-Apartheid … Continue reading →

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Queen at Winterland

Posted on October 31, 2011 by markweiss86

who can forget those trippy teenage freakouts, in the city, with older freakier people, escaping fro m our parents for a few hours, until they pick us up. Continue reading →

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Remi Benson serving our country

Posted on October 31, 2011 by markweiss86

God bless Remi Benson for serving our country this past nine years. Continue reading →

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Three (or more) little Indians and The…Clerk

Posted on October 26, 2011 by markweiss86

three little indians sitting on the swaia board. two little indians sitting bull on the swaia board bored. one little indian but not dustin hoffman or sarah mclachan’s agent but first we should check mateo romero microphone check one two what tribes is in montana? Continue reading →

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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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Abraham Inc Nov. 13 at Zellerbach

Posted on October 12, 2011 by markweiss86

tweet tweet in the ludditte or fiddler on the roof TRADITION sense for David Krakauer, Socalled and Fred Wesley and their funk-klezmer unit Abraham Inc 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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