Tag Archives: the donnas

It was 20 years ago today, Maya Ford told the band to play

Posted on November 27, 2021 by markweiss86

Allison, Maya, Tori and Brett, or their avatars It had already been a long evolution for Palo Alto teen punks the Donnas. In eight years, they’d gone from junior high school metallicists as the Electrocutes to Ramones-worshippers, then Runaways avatars as the Donnas. The metalinfluences … Continue reading →

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Aloha to drummer Amy Cesari from Downtown North Palo Alto

Posted on November 22, 2020 by markweiss86

Although this rock ‘n’ roll drummer has been in the biz almost as long as I have it suddenly dawned on me her story. I knew because Maya told me that when Tori quit the band with chronic illness in … Continue reading →

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Donnas stoker since way back when

Posted on December 14, 2018 by markweiss86

  I’ve been a fan of The Donnas since before they were The Donnas . They were Raggedy Ann with a 7 inch EP recorded by Bart the recording guy Thurber,  and his roommate Eugene Robinson of oxbow said he … Continue reading →

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I talked basketball with Stanford’s retired professor of Applied Physics, then found this video with Marty Beller singing about speed and velocity

Posted on December 4, 2018 by markweiss86

Duffy and I were on our morning rounds when he spotted our neighbor who is retired professor, sitting in his favorite cafe. We joined him for a few minutes of gab, then he drove us home. I almost dropped my … Continue reading →

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Are you having a pussy riot?

Posted on March 26, 2013 by markweiss86

“Are you having a pussy riot?” I actually asked this, out loud, directed to my dog, a cocker spaniel, spayed, 14-years old, blind, deaf, who keeled over at the kennel when Terry and I were in Kona, but then made … Continue reading →

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Love to love the Donnas

Posted on May 17, 2012 by markweiss86

I’d like to see Brett Anderson, Alison Robertson, Maya Ford and, for old times’ sake, Torry “Go Stanford” Castellano wearing satin dresses and covering this disco classic with a 1990s punk rock oomph: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2q2bis6eLE&feature=related

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Rm 222 (KFlay v. KVal)

Posted on December 29, 2011 by markweiss86

if kflay is crazy, i’ll have what’s she’s having Continue reading →

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Kid A

Posted on September 2, 2011 by markweiss86

Save the Varsity for a return performance by The Donnas Continue reading →

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