Special Easter Egg Found on Muni
With the celebration of the zombification resurrection only a few days off, Little Bird of Prey found this special happy Easter egg on the bus. It’s oregano, right? WTF, indeed.
Jawa on Muni Wants Your Droids
Aren’t you a little tall for a Jawa?
Via @brhau. Of course, this isn’t the first Star Wars character to be spotted on the slowest-moving vehicles in the galaxy. Who can forget the Ewok or Obi-Wan?
Baby Strollers on Muni
Photo by visnup
Two San Francisco supervisors have proposed new laws that would force Muni operators to allow baby strollers on Muni unfolded. According to SFGate, it currently is up to the driver whether to allow strollers (news to us). More from SFGate on the current situation:
If it is allowed, the baby must be removed and the stroller must be folded up. The policy also prohibits parents with strollers from using wheelchair lifts and “special ramped platforms” for boarding a bus.
Families are apparently leaving the city, and the supervisors hope that this policy change will slow that phenomenon down.
Read the rest of the report on SFGate. And let us know what you think about this proposal.
Art Imitates Muni in SF Opera Project
Image: ODC Theater in San Francisco
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Muni as art: New opera starts at a San Francisco bus stop.
Really? Yep: it’s called, fittingly, LOVE/HATE. Billed as a modern love story, the show is presented in association with the San Francisco Opera Center. It premiers at the ODC Theater in San Francisco on April 12, 14, and 15.
According to Marina Boudart Harris, in a blog post from Backstage at San Francisco Opera:
The bus stop. It’s a place I often find myself spending time as an Adler Fellow. I currently live in the Inner Richmond area, which is a good forty minutes from the opera house, but you can’t beat the rent or the myriad of multicultural cuisine just steps from your door. Every morning, I wait for the 38 bus with my fellow passengers in silence, and it never ceases to shock me when someone speaks to me. “How strange!” I think to myself, and wonder what it is about me or my demeanor that invites conversation. What gives people the courage to strike up a chat? Such is the subject matter of LOVE/HATE, a modern love story about two people who meet at…you guessed it…the bus stop. And just as life imitates art, art often imitates life.
Interesting subject matter, indeed. For more info and to purchase tickets, visit the ODC Theater website. And send us your own stories about real-life stuff happening on Muni.
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?