Category Archives: words

language or etymology

tion of b l a c k f a c e theater to go

Posted on April 4, 2019 by markweiss86

I from Norton Anyhology 2017 II From Wolfgang’s Poster Vault

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Program notes for Amendola VS Blades; or, smack my Democracy up! And Rest in Peace, Keith Flint

Posted on March 30, 2019 by markweiss86

  Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow, Creeps in this petty pace from day to day To the last syllable of recorded time, And all our yesterdays have lighted fools The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle! Life’s but … Continue reading →

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My Favorite Racists: 1910 Fruitgum Company tribute band

Posted on March 28, 2019 by markweiss86

As a Pollstar subscriber, I do get a lot of spam from smalltime labels and agents about their projects. I had never heard the 1968 novelty single “Indian Giver” until the agent, “Flashback Mgmt” out of Tampa, FL used “Indian … Continue reading →

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Talking Cree in the crease

Posted on March 26, 2019 by markweiss86
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A short memoir about Louise Erdrich (occassioned by The New York Times Book Review section, interview with author and memoirist Laurie Halse Anderson)

Posted on March 25, 2019 by markweiss86

BLUF: Six minutes into the Glenn Close Jon Pryce thingy about a fake Philip Roth and I sort of want to switch to the Fred Rogers doc while I make a pork stir fry for my wifey; the jumping (not … Continue reading →

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Quincey Tyler Bernstine, Elizabeth Holmes, Natasha Lyonne

Posted on March 21, 2019 by markweiss86
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8 Ella songs, and their respective composers

Posted on March 14, 2019 by markweiss86

Edit to add three months later or bottom line up front: BLUF: I put this up after confirming a Jane Monheit show June 21 at Mitchell park el Palo alto room  but was not allowed to announce it until after … Continue reading →

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John Updike ‘tomahawk’ swing v. Notah Begay III Stanford New Mexico golf great

Posted on March 13, 2019 by markweiss86

 

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Roughing it (after Twain, 1861/1871/2019)

Posted on March 3, 2019 by markweiss86

”Careful to something something something…” More of my visual doggerel :

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Holy Ollie-Sacks!!

Posted on February 27, 2019 by markweiss86

While reading, albeit too close to two tables at Oren’s Hummus, the new The New Yorker (Trump holding a banner during a flood), I momentarily — measured 15/16s of four beef kebab-balls and 976/1,000th of a bowl of turmeric rice … Continue reading →

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