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Vannevar Bush

Posted on March 26, 2015 by markweiss86

I am working on something about Vannevar Bush. He worked with Lewis Terman. More to come. Whatever fits, print. http://www.dougengelbart.org/events/vannevar-bush-symposium.html

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CBC

Posted on March 26, 2015 by markweiss86

Yeah i hear you, I’ve written since 2010 1,400 posts (not all about music, certainly not all about jazz) but have probably been to less than 100 shows. I’ve only produced 10 shows, down from 30 a year in my … Continue reading →

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Henry Butler is no small, Japanese woman although Mimi Jones is a West Indian ram

Posted on March 25, 2015 by markweiss86

I was Henry Butler’s manager, for six months. (blind piano player from New Orleans) Malcolm Papa Mali Welbourne (who actually got his moniker from his reggae days, dubbed such by Burning Spear himself, because Malcolm or Mali had four kids … Continue reading →

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Down with hateful license plates from Texas and Florida

Posted on March 23, 2015 by markweiss86

NPR radio had a report about rightwing weirdos and hate-mongers in Texas wanting to use the government to sponsor their views via special license plates and how the Roberts Court is trying to figure whether the First Amendment applies here … Continue reading →

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‘Mr. Mastodon Farm’ w. ‘Guitar’: birds fall w. if i throw my guitar

Posted on March 23, 2015 by markweiss86

windows 1,418.0* Birds fall from the window ledge above mine Then they flap their wings at the last second w. this is deep hamlet-type stuffing: If I threw my guitar Out the window, so far down Would I start to … Continue reading →

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Unfamiliar grounds

Posted on March 17, 2015 by markweiss86

Don’t get me wrong,I am so excited about the private opening today at HANAhaus at the beloved and historic Varsity Theater, 456 University Avenue, even if I put about 500 hours into trying to wrest the lease from Chop Keenan … Continue reading →

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Alphabet soup: ‘lie-tech’ jargon w. Wu Tang Clan

Posted on March 8, 2015 by markweiss86

Today I am shedding up on “low income housing tax credit” sometimes referred to as “lie-tech” or “lit-C”. Dig? I have a list of 31 TLA three-letter acronyms on the topic. And since this is a music column, it brings … Continue reading →

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Transcript of Mark Weiss 2015 application for Palo Alto Human Relations Commission

Posted on March 6, 2015 by markweiss86

Just today, for about an hour, I was talking with a nice lady from Stevenson House, about elder care. 2. Earlier today, for one hour, I held a vigil at Lytton Plaza, re Susan O’Malley “Community Advice”. 3. Pretty consistently, … Continue reading →

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Who kill Sy Abelmon?

Posted on March 3, 2015 by markweiss86

A serious mon. edit to add: I loves ABHO7K the way Sy loves Larry: and1: I think it would be funny for Marlon James, a Jamaican English professor and novelist (“A Brief History of Seven Killings”) at Macalester College in … Continue reading →

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Keep moving, keep playing, keep dreaming (Susan O’Malley, 1976-2015)

Posted on March 2, 2015 by markweiss86

Joey Piziali sends word sadly that his friend and colleague Susan O’Malley has passed away, at age 38. I wrote this about her Palo Alto Public art campaign, two years ago: Terry and I met Susan O’Malley at an event … Continue reading →

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