Category Archives: words

language or etymology

Alan Eagle VS Andre Iguodala

Posted on October 8, 2019 by markweiss86

—– Forwarded Message —– From: mark weiss To: Andy Dolich Sent: Tuesday, October 8, 2019, 10:17:47 AM PDT Subject: Re: Book List Mr. D: I am going to a music conference and will miss the 10/29 class. When is Alan … Continue reading →

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Improv trio to crash The Mitch

Posted on October 3, 2019 by markweiss86

A trio of improvisational instrumentalists comprising Scott Amendola, drums; Trevor Dunn, upright bass and Phillip Greenlief clarinet convene Friday, October 11 at The Mitch, as part of the ongoing Earthwise Productions assault on the normal comfy tranquility of South Palo … Continue reading →

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How significant is the fact that the president of Ukraine is a sitcom actor?

Posted on September 28, 2019 by markweiss86
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Come join The Robert Hunter Hoot, Palo Alto, Calif.

Posted on September 25, 2019 by markweiss86

Earthwise Productions of Palo Alto at the Mitchell Park Community Center is hosting a special music memorial to the life of Grateful Dead lyricist Robert Hunter, who died Monday in San Rafael at age 78. MORE DETAILS TO BE ANNOUNCED. … Continue reading →

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‘Hinky-Pinky’

Posted on September 24, 2019 by markweiss86

‘Hinky’ is not a word, not in my lexicon at least. Since about 1983, I’ve been using Webster’s Ninth. If it’s not in Webster’s Ninth, I do not believe it exists in the English language, except as slang. (So, yes, … Continue reading →

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Mark and Molly shows, almost fabulous

Posted on September 23, 2019 by markweiss86

Big week for Earthwise Productions, The Mitch, and me. Eight days that is, today, Monday, September 23 thru midnight September 30. One hundred eighty or so golden hours. Mark Kozelek, performer known as Sun Kil Moon, has an evening at … Continue reading →

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Plastic Alto crushes the 100k hits mark

Posted on September 20, 2019 by markweiss86

I write this for myself and strangers. Today I noticed the total hits are 100,311. Because I knew the great mathematician Paul J Cohen, my first thought is: does that number factor or is it a prime? It adds to … Continue reading →

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Molly vs Jerry on ‘Cold Rain and Snow”

Posted on September 16, 2019 by markweiss86

Molly Tuttle is playing a much-anticipated show in her hometown on Monday September 30, at Mitchell Park Community Center, so I’m geeking out on her internet footprint. There’s a video of her playing with Allison Brown and Sierra Hull on … Continue reading →

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Rosencrantz and Guildenstern versus Duffy’s blue bags

Posted on September 13, 2019 by markweiss86

    I am not sure what it could mean but I have noticed that, like the famous logic defying coin flip seen in the Tom Stoppard absurd play, 100 times in a row as Duffy deftly  makes his little … Continue reading →

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Kashmir autonomy, 2019 VS Ladakh, 1990s, Helena Norberg Hodge

Posted on September 12, 2019 by markweiss86

This morning a woman in beautiful but to me foreign “traditional” clothing explained her cause as we walked from Coupa Cafe to Anna Eshoo’s office. In case, like me, you flipped thru The New York Times too quickly in the … Continue reading →

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