Muni alternatives: Rocking horse
You know the saying: When life hands you Muni, make adorable rocking horses and maybe get to work on time.
As spotted by Muni rider Tamara: “In case of Muni delays? @ Civic Ctr platform”
Muni as horror flick
Photo by DeShaun Craddock
Clowns, butts in your face, lost bus drivers … all the stuff nightmares are made of. Unless that’s your thing, of course.
- The 47 is a clown car right now… Full of French clowns #sfmuni
- You know it’s bad when the @sfmta_muni driver asks u for route directions #wrongway
- Muni: where people’s butts are routinely way too close to your face #munidiaries
- Worst post workout snack: banana. Thanks dirty old man, lesson learned. NO I WONT GIVE U A BLOWJOB!
- What does it mean that I’m more offended by the Kim Kardashian game being played than the elbow jammed in my back.
This week’s Things on Muni is brought to you by fellow Muni riders @alchaeology, @DanamRivera, @awwnuh, @theSusyness, and @teklex. Where’s your contribution? @munidiaries, yo!
The truth about NextBus is finally revealed
And all it took was a hand-written sign. Thanks, oh enlightened one who posted this. Score another victory for the Luddites!
h/t: Muni rider Julian
Bieber doppelganger spotted on Muni
No bigs, you guys. Just the Biebs playing Candy Crush on a Muni Metro train.
Other celebrity lookalikes you’ve sent along to us:
Bill Hicks
Zach Galifianakis
Heisenberg
Johnny Depp as Jack Sparrow
Muni rider Jessica passed along this Justin Bieber sighting: “I found Justin Bieber on an M at #Powell. I thought he was on probation?”
Canadian city to singing bus riders: Pipe down or pay a fine!
Photo by AJ Batac
In a major blow to aspiring pop stars, the city of Winnipeg, Manitoba, is considering new law that would make it illegal to sing or otherwise perform music aboard its city buses. According to the Toronto Sun, anyone who sings, busks, or plays musical instruments aboard transit vehicles could face a fine of $100 plus court costs under the proposed bylaw.
Winnipeg Mayor Sam Katz told the paper the law is intended to prevent disturbances, noting that it “is important for people to enjoy their trip on public transit.”
Must be nice when your biggest transit problem is impromptu concerts.
Though bleary-eyed commuters here in SF might have taken solace in this law during a kid-powered recorder performance on the bus (true story), you will take our FLUTE CANE CONCERTS or our Pantera covers from our cold dead hands.
Read more about the Winnipeg bus proposal.
Before Larry Baer was the corporate head of the Giants …
Photo by Clem Albers/San Francisco Chronicle Nice shirts!
We’ve heard countless tales of folks attempting to ride all Muni routes in a single day. Some are successful; others, not so much.
As our buddy Peter Hartlaub reports over on his blog, The Big Event, San Francisco Giants President and CEO Larry Baer was once a wee lad. In August 1980, some 30 years before his baseball team won its first championship in San Francisco, Baer and a friend rode all 71 Muni lines in a single day. Take it away, Peter:
Some facts about Larry Baer’s Muni stunt, according to the Aug. 30, 1980, Chronicle article:
1. It took Baer and Coblentz eight hours just to plan a route to ride every Muni bus, rail and cable car line in one day. Muni gave the pair a free all-day pass.
2. The T-shirts cost $9 each, their total investment in the project.
3. Baer and Coblentz woke up at 4:45 a.m., and finished at 6 p.m., celebrating with a drink at the Bus Stop in the Marina. (Which is still a strong Giants bar almost 35 years later.)
T-shirts!!!! Iron-ons! The ’80s!!!!1!
Peter goes on to “ambush” Baer publicly, asking him, among other things, “Why haven’t you done a Muni Diaries Live yet?” Indeed, sir, why?
Read the rest of Peter’s rad post here. And if you work with Larry or with the Giants in general, please to inquire on our and Peter’s behalf. kthxbai