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Monday’s post about the MOST ADORABLE kid in the world dressed up as a Muni LRV (and his mom as a Clipper Card) inspired me to dig through our archives for other examples of people dressing up as Muni on purpose. Halloween, y’all!
So, here you go. First up, these dudes are stone-cold brothers in driving Muni. One vest, one jacket. Gotta love.
Photo by reedtarded
OMG, we’re totes drowning in cute over here. We came up for air long enough to publish this, from Muni rider Jennifer.
Hey guys, just wanted to share a photo of my 3-year-old son. His love for SFs favorite municipal railway runs deep.
On weekends, we ride the train all around the city. He loves Muni. So naturally for Halloween he wanted to be a Muni train. I made him the T-Third because that’s what mama takes to work every day.
As for me? Sexy nurse? Sexy cop? Nah, not when my main man wants to be the third-busiest light-rail system in the country! Clipper Card it is.
He likes locomotives and steam engines too, but he doesn’t see those as often. You know, city kids. All about that Muni life.
Thanks, Jennifer! Now, back to DYING.
I don’t know about you, but seeing and hearing these Vines of a live jazz band on board the F-Market makes me wish there was live, route-approrpriate music on every Muni vehicle.
Just for fun, match a Muni route with its appropriate musical genre in the comments. Go!
There are some gifts you probably don’t want from another passenger on Muni, and then there’s this sweet little sketch that an artist gave to his subject on the bus. From @merx_c:
He caught me sketching him in the bus. He asked if he could have the sketch. How could I refuse? Too bad the bus turned the picture into a potato.
I think he’s being humble; the sketch actually quite resembles this young man. Putting your artistic abilities to practice on your Muni ride is a good thing. Check out these other masterpieces:
How God sees Muni
Rider portraits
Artful line drawings by CheapGirlDraws
Photo by @merx_c
Yes, so, so cute. Precious little lonely Muni seat. Tickle tickle.
I especially love the anti-knee barrier. I’d totally sit there. Would you?
h/t Muni rider Stevie: “who is this seat made for?”
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This tattoo incorporates so many great San Francisco elements. Can you spot them all? We tracked down Leslie Lopez, the owner of the tattoo and asked her to count the ways. She says:
“I was born and raised in San Francisco and I lived on the Muni. I took them everywhere. I was raised on Folsom Street, hence the street sign. I love the 49ers and the Muni’s the represent our home team.”
Leslie’s great tattoo was done by artist Irene Shiori (find her contact info in the link). Photo by Bay Area Inkspot on Instagram.
We love all the ways you display your local love permanently. Some favorite San Francisco tattoos we’ve found:
Rad colorful cable car
F-Market in action
And my personal fav, tattoo honoring Muni driver grandfather
Got your own ink to show off? Tag us on Instagram @munidiaries to submit them.
Join us at Muni Diaries Live on Saturday, Oct 10, for a night of true, hilarious, weird, and sweet stories that can only happen on Muni! Grab a ticket and we’ll see you there!