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The Mullin Show w. Al Palo Alto

Posted on February 11, 2015 by markweiss86

The mullin show w. al palo alto The Mullin Show is Paly Vikings, 15-3, who have to win out against three tough teams and especially at Fremont Friday, Feb. 20 to take or tie for SCVAL De Anza League and … Continue reading →

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From VTA to Vatican for former Gunn High journalist

Posted on March 14, 2013 by markweiss86

Jim Yardley reports in The New York Times today from Vatican City on the surprise choice of Jorge Mario Bergoglio as Pope Francis. In 1981 I edited his first byline, an article about Gunn High students who took what is now … Continue reading →

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Meta-post on top 12 most popular ‘Plastic Alto’ posts by topic

Posted on August 24, 2012 by markweiss86

Here are the top 12 posts on “Plastic Alto”so far this year; put the name in search bar to find actual link. 1. Bjong Wolf Yeigh (candidate for Dartmouth presidency) 2. Lockhart Loo (Kent Lockhart, Australian basketball coach, and an … Continue reading →

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Thirty-three things I (might) write about on “Plastic Alto”

Posted on April 8, 2012 by markweiss86

1. Laurel Nakadate ‘The Wolf Knife”, free in Believer; 2. Andrew Bogut, and Kent Lockhart: Kent told me he once coached Bogut, who worked out with Dandenong, Kent’s old team, in 1997 as a teenager and guard; 3. A Passover … Continue reading →

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Lemon Twist meets Aussie not-green not-bitter; more on The Kent Lockhart Legend

Posted on January 18, 2012 by markweiss86

i made a little chap book with this info, for eric, and then bored Reeves with the story so here goes: She comes in colors. She’s like a rainbow. This Stones lyric I truly believe is about the mother of … Continue reading →

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PA(tch): or, PA!!!

Posted on May 2, 2011 by markweiss86

leonard koppett, who is in the sportswriters’ wing of the baseball hall of fame, in semi-retirement from the new york herald, was our editor in chief. mario dianda the editor of the daily news was a county reporter. ray ratto was a sports columnist and would take naps on koppett’s couch. Continue reading →

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The Lockhart Loo (proposed)

Posted on April 11, 2011 by markweiss86

The Brigham Young player called Pony the N word. Later Goodwin reprimanded Lockhart, who watched the overtime from the bench, for not letting him fight his own battles. (Kent’s account, circa 2009, of the fight in 1984 seen on the internet) Continue reading →

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