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language or etymology

James Franco, Rachel Kushner and Mark Weiss

Posted on May 5, 2015 by markweiss86

As I was watching a preview of a coming attraction, at Palo Alto Square, before the James Franco Jonah Hill vehicle (meh-icle) “True Stories” I noticed that there is a movie with “Rachel Kushner” as a character name, the movie, … Continue reading →

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Hobbit howls in the 206

Posted on May 1, 2015 by markweiss86

edit to add: I interviewed in short this guy later and he told me he has been a hobbit longer than he has been a musician. I was thinking “smoke-stack lightning” a howling wolf reference mixed with whatver it is … Continue reading →

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Journalist John Burks, on his former bandmate, Alden Van Buskirk, jazz pianist (and Monk)

Posted on April 28, 2015 by markweiss86

(Alden Van Buskirk) –Van — was hands-down the best jazz pianist I ever played with, always exciting, always unpredictable– I never was sure he was going, though once we got ‘there’ it was invariably right. Not unlike Monk, of whom … Continue reading →

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It’s funny how falling seems like flying, for a little while

Posted on April 21, 2015 by markweiss86

The colleagues memo, written by alleged moderate or residentialists Karen Holman, Greg Schmid, Pat Burt and “the diplomat” Cory Wolbach, about “city engagement” reminds me of the Steven Bruton song, as sung by Jeff Bridges in “Crazy Heart”: falling seems … Continue reading →

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Who are we if we permit Buena Vista closure and relocation of 100 families?

Posted on April 16, 2015 by markweiss86

I admit I just viewed three times my 2 minute address to Council during the Buena Vista Mobile Home Park closure hearings. Who are we if we permit this to happen? (Following the leads, separately, of John Barton and

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Will Palo Alto rule ‘heartside-up’?

Posted on April 14, 2015 by markweiss86

9:40 pm i.e. three and two thirds hours into the hearing: I’m going where there’s no depression To the lovely land that’s free from care I’ll leave this world of toil and trouble I am thinking of the Carter Family … Continue reading →

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‘all the patient dignity of a human form’ by hummingfish channelled kinda sort on a Sunday and Monday

Posted on April 13, 2015 by markweiss86

“Herons” is a song by Hummingfish an indie band out of Portland, out of the 1990s. Thoughts of which folded into this: Hi, Bill. I am the one that bought your BEML cd based on the fact that the first … Continue reading →

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Kim Gordon LOL twice in ten minutes

Posted on April 13, 2015 by markweiss86

Kim Gordon “Girl in a Band” I procured this a.m. around 9:30 good start to the week, b/w the Brian Grazer book that Charlie Rose plugged the other night, and I used my buy 10 get the 11th kinda free, … Continue reading →

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Former Gunn footballer Rich Freed stands and delivers for kids v. technology, or sits at his desk for a very, very long while, rather

Posted on April 11, 2015 by markweiss86

Kudos to my Gunn classmate Richard Freed, Phd for his book “Wired Child: Debunking Popular Technology Myths” which attempt to counter the billion dollar behemoth of hype for computer proliferation and gadgets and information as consumer electronics. In the vein … Continue reading →

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Seven or eight more media or documents I would think read write about were I faster higher stronger

Posted on April 9, 2015 by markweiss86

I wrote and thought about an upcoming land use proposal, which took me most of my morning. I am also prepping for a significant and real-enhanced little ten minute spurt, around 8 p.m. on Wednesday April 15 at 250 Hamilton, … Continue reading →

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