DERP Muni
Found this on instagram. As shinranshoni says, “Derp muni is right.”
Also, we’re having a Muni Diaries live event tonight at the Elbo Room. You should totally go. Totally.
Category: diaries
Starring Tonight: Anna Conda and Your Muni Review
The first place review also gets a $100 gift certificate to Hog and Rocks. Mmm. Delicious ham and oysters. We also have four more $50 cash prizes to give away for your Google Places Muni review, so get to it!
It’s very easy:
1. Go to the SFMTA page on Google Places.
2. Click Write a Review.
3. Write your most entertaining take on a Muni line or on Muni in general. (You can’t select a Muni line on Google Places, so simply write in the review which line you’re referring to).
4. Add the #MuniDiaries hashtag at the end of your review.
5. Click Submit.
There. Fame, oysters, and money may soon be yours.
A lightsaber could come in handy on Muni
Image courtesy Wired.com
In advance of George Lucas’ latest tinkering (the upcoming release of Star Wars movies on Blu-ray), Japanese transportation officials have turned the grab bars on Tokyo subways into lightsabers. Nerds can finally hold onto something other than … well, I’ll stop there.
According to Wired.com:
Using stickers with built-in buttons and LED lights, the promo isn’t only smart, it’s also a great opportunity for stealing Star Wars memorabilia. I imagine that these stick-in ’sabers are going to disappear very quickly indeed.
You might be thinking, ‘Tokyo would do something this cool.’ The best makeover San Francisco transit vehicles have received lately is being wrapped in blue for Dell Computer. Yawn.
Weekend Photos: Rinse, Ride, Repeat
Photo by Erik Meldrum
- Brokeass Stuart Book Release Party. If you’re a brokeass, you probably ride Muni. Therefore you should get yourself to Stuart’s book release party tonight to see what else you can do with just a few bucks. Friday, Sept. 23, 8:45 p.m. to 2 a.m. at the Make-Out Room. 3225 22nd St. between Mission and Valencia. Take Muni there: 12, 14, 22, 33, 48, 49, 67
- Tour de Fat, with Extra Action Marching Band. Saturday, Sept. 24, 10:45 a.m. to 5 p.m. Check the official schedule. You’re probably biking there, no?
- Folsom Street Fair. I would be remiss if I didn’t include the Folsom Street Fair as one of the three fun things to do this weekend. Gents, you still have time to get your backsides waxed if assless chaps are in your very near future. MissionMission has information on the delicious afterparty. Sunday, Sept. 25, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Folsom Street between 7th and 12th Streets. Take Muni there: 12, 14, 19, 27, 30, 45, 47, 76
- Eat Real Festival in Jack London Square. So much to eat, drink, make, and see. Lake Merritt BART station.
Muni Diaries would be a sad, ugly site without the amazing pictures from photographers in our Muni Flickr pool. Got a great shot of public transit in our city? Remember to send us your photos via Flickr or even email!
Enjoy these photos and your weekend!
Photo by Aaron Anderer
Photo by Thomas Hawk
Photo by Marcel Cortez
Photo by Rob Ward
Video: Old School Dance Moves Made New on BART/Muni
Sick, right?
From the filmmakers:
This is a collaboration between Neverstop and YAK FILMS. Music remixed by Sammy Bananas of Fool’s Gold Records.
Dancers in order of apperance: Chonkie F Tutz (TURF FEINZ), Retro (D4M), Waa Waa (Oakland Turf), eNinja (TURF FEINZ), D Kwan (popper from 2nd Nature), Scorpion (Storytellerz), Bboy Karloz (MTK), Lil’ Looney 2 Smoov (TURF FEINZ), T7 (TURF FEINZ), Freshh (Turf Dolls), Zeus (Anamaniakz), Frost (Supreme Soul, Triple Threat), Jerm (TURF FEINZ), Johnny 5 (TURF FEINZ), Kash (YAK). Music remixed by Sammy Bananas of Fool’s Gold Records.
Photo Diary: Just Relax, Little One
My love of dogs (and dogs on Muni) forces me to appreciate even the ones that resemble Ewoks and Teddy bears. I mean, look at the expression!
Image by ninifaye on Instagram.