Mixology on Muni
Josiah just sent this dispatch: “Cuervo Silver & San Pellegrino on the 33-Stanyan.” Hmmm, never tried that.
Birthday DJ Party Time! Celebrate 4 Years of Muni Diaries
Illustration by Jay Sacher
So come party with us on Saturday, April 28, at the Make-Out Room! We’ve lined up great 90s hip hop, free margaritas, a photo booth, and door prizes. Mark it on your calendars!
Muni Diaries 4th Birthday DJ Party
April 28 6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Free!
Make-Out Room
3225 22nd Street
Routes serving the area: BART 24th St. Station, 12, 14, 22, 33, 48, 49, 67
Get down with your fellow riders and celebrate life on the bus!
*Jam to 90s hip hop courtesy of DJ SMA of DEBASER.
* Free el Jimador margaritas!
* Look sharp and hop into the Orange Photography photo booth.
* Munch on free 4505 Meats chicharrones while supplies last.
* All attendees are entered to win prizes from Good Vibrations and Timbuk2
* The Chairman Bao truck will be parked in front of the Make-Out Room! Can you say pork belly?
Disease-Free BART Seats Are Here! (update)
Photo by @kwpianist
Update:
If you’re one of the few riders who’s been lucky enough to sit on the new seats, tweet us about it!
Before:
Photo by the_gain_card
Original post: BART seats are about to become a lot less disgusting. BART has announced a trial run for its new, easier-to-clean, not-cloth-and-cushion seats. Cars with the new seats will be labeled with a decal, and riders are encouraged to participate in a survey to let the agency know what you think.
One hundred BART train cars have been fitted with the new seats and will be integrated into the fleet gradually.
From BART.gov:
Before BART purchases more seats, on-board surveys will be conducted to determine whether or not customers give the new material a thumbs up. The survey period is expected to run between April 21 and May 2.
If you are lucky enough to ride on one of these cars, let BART know about the experience. Feel free to share your thoughts here, too.
And we have to wonder: Once the entire fleet is fitted with vinyl seats, what will the BART Poop Bandit do?
Janet Jackson Flash Mob on the F-Market
“Late in the day on Sunday at the F-line terminal at Castro, a Janet Jackson flash mob happened. They blocked the tracks for several minutes, but didn’t cause an undue delay.”
Call it worlds colliding: one of the flash mob dancers was Bryan Goebel, founding editor of Streetsblog SF! So what’s it like to dance in public to Janet’s famous moves? From Bryan:
One of the best experiences of my life (really!) was taking the Rhythm Nation dance class (my first dance class ever!) and then participating in the flash mob Sunday. Even though the choreography was simplified so that more people of all ages and abilities could take part, the classes — which started in January and ended last week — were still grueling for me. Yet, I stuck with it twice a week for three months because everyone was fun and supportive, and the teachers, Julien Rey and Leah Ferrer, were so passionate.
A very talented jewelry designer in the class, Emiko Oye, made our shiny BAFM hat and jacket emblems that stand for Bay Area Flash Mob (in place of Janet Jackson’s 1814 emblems), and we were told to wear all black or resemble, as best we could, Janet Jackson’s outfit in the Rhythm Nation video. Some people who didn’t get a chance to learn the whole dance but wanted to be in the flash mob were invited to learn the last 30 seconds, either in class or through the online tutorial videos, so there could be a growing effect at the end.
The plan was to look like a SWAT team, or security guards, and remain in character before the dance at each location. It was pretty amazing to discover how many people out there recognized our Rhythm Nation outfits, and were pleasantly surprised to see us perform the dance. There were also lots of people who asked, “What is this?” It was so thrilling to see those looks of curiosity turn into smiles, followed by applause. The crowds at the Ferry Building, Union Square, UN Plaza and the Castro plaza seemed to love it.
I certainly never thought I’d be learning this famous choreography, and I’m not the best at it, but I did it to my ability and it felt so good. By the way, we performed in Jane Warner Plaza but the organizers were very careful not to delay the historic streetcars. We managed to fit our performance in between headways.
Here’s the photo Paul sent us from Sunday:
BART fantasy vs. reality
Or, 1956 vs. 1972. Bummer, that. Shared to our Flickr pool by returnoftheyeti.
Here’s Your Chance: Ask a Muni Driver!
Photo by rodarte-f
This month we are starting a column called, “Ask a Muni Driver.” We have a kind Muni operator who has volunteered to be your source of all things from the driver’s seat. So send us your questions in the comments section and we’ll get them answered for you in our Ask a Driver column.