Tag Archives: Palo Alto

Nina n me

Posted on November 2, 2014 by markweiss86

I said to the rock, please hide me. Lord. I’ve been listening to Nina Simone, a cd I bought at of all places S_(national chain, coffee, and music, — Don MacKinnon — Plastic Alto don’t play brand name), called “How … Continue reading →

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Fehr and loafing

Posted on October 27, 2014 by markweiss86

I am writing this while board stiff so to speak at Council beating around the bush on “shuttle issue” –when I speak I will say what Schmid just said, and I just applauded 8:36 p.m. MARGUERITE. Speaking of chicks I … Continue reading →

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Stack and pack v. rent control

Posted on October 27, 2014 by markweiss86

But concert promoter Mark Weiss dismissed the question as “biased” and said the city would be better off exploring rent control. “How many houses would we have to build before the prices would become affordable?” Weiss asked. “No one has … Continue reading →

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His platform of neighborhood, no high rise development, rent control and respect for seniors

Posted on October 8, 2014 by markweiss86

we have the power to, we have the power to, we have the power to, like the supporters of Harvey Milk, 1930-1978, FIGHT BACK!!!!! Continue reading →

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Street fair as shaggy dog story

Posted on June 16, 2014 by markweiss86

The Weekly baited me into telling them how I really feel. Surprise, surprise. I almost never do this: I would say this is the cultural equivalent of government surplus cheese. It’s nice that the police got paid some overtime, however, … Continue reading →

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Last call at Happy Donuts

Posted on June 6, 2014 by markweiss86

I am writing this post remote from Happy Donuts, its last day, last 9 hours. 1. This is admittedly a weird place to start even a lyrical essay about the rise and fall of Palo Alto’s Happy Donuts, but I … Continue reading →

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Jazz time travels or jazzscribe contrafacts: from full faith and credit to fregulia and back

Posted on September 27, 2013 by markweiss86

The Geography of Hep, Palo Alto’s influence on Jazz, via music education, guest concerts(Monk, Steve Lacy) and our all too rare gifts to jazz world in terms of artists like Stanley Jordan and executives like Danny Scher, Jason Olaine, plus Herb Wong, James Benham, Ted Gioia, plus Akira Tana, venues like The Bandbox and The Varsity, and all that jazz Continue reading →

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Free Concert Saturday noon at Lytton Plaza featuring Magnolia Sisters

Posted on March 31, 2011 by markweiss86

jane vidrine of lafayette louisiana and her sisters will perform free show busking in palo alto Continue reading →

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The Pains of Being Pure At Heart

Posted on March 24, 2011 by markweiss86

terry thought the album cover looked more like processed photography than a painting per se, belong
i thought they reminded of superchunk with peggy wang keyboard as laura ballance a bass i said hey is that keanu reeves in striped shirt Continue reading →

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Burning thing ring of friends, fire and Memphis Bar Mitzvah

Posted on February 23, 2011 by markweiss86

burning thing and it makes a firery ring bound by wild dao-sire Continue reading →

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