A message to ponder on your Muni commute
Via @MonkeyFollowing: “On the commute to work on J Muni. Nice graffiti. Only in SF. Love this place.”
We love it too, Brandon.
A Sneak Peek at the Next Muni Diaries Live Lineup
Photo by Mike D
You’ll see Stephen Elliott — You know him from The Adderall Diaries and The Rumpus. But now you have to hear about what happened to him on the bus.
You’ll also see comedian and spoken-word artist Caitlin Gill, who tells one hell of a dirty haiku at Tourettes Without Regrets.
We’ll reveal the rest of the lineup in a few days, but in meantime, get your tickets now!
Muni Diaries Live
Elbo Room
647 Valencia Street
San Francisco
Take Muni there: J-Church, 12, 14, 22, 33, 49, or BART: 16th or 24th St stations
Sat., Jan. 21, doors: 6:30, show: 7 p.m. Tickets: $12.
Buy advance tickets
John Waters Rides the 47, Wants to Be Muni Spokesman
Image: No Bunny Luvs You
The Baltimore-based filmmaker has a well-documented love of Muni. In fact, he made our day recently when he wandered into our inbox:
Tell them thanks…I am waiting for Muni to hire me as their spokesperson!!
What say, SFMTA? I think you should take him up on it.
This post and other have been selected to be part of our 100 Days, 100 Muni Stories feature that celebrates Muni’s centennial this year. The best four of these 100 posts will end up on ads on all Muni buses later this year, so send us your story today!
Drunk Man Stabs Another With a Fork on Muni
Photo by malinky
From SFWeekly:
According to police, one rider’s tip through North Beach ended in a trip to the hospital after two drunk men got into a brawl, which involved, of all things, a dinner fork.
At about 2:30 a.m., an inebriated man was “yelling and screaming” on the bus, which was traveling along Columbus Avenue. The loud man was getting on his neighbor’s nerves and another drunk man told him to shut the hell up.
And because alcohol, testosterone, and Muni don’t seem to mix well, it wasn’t surprising that the two drunk passengers got into a fight. Instead of pulling out a knife, the suspect brandished a fork and stabbed the victim in the nose.
SFWeekly has the exciting conclusion to this story. Hint: it’s meal-themed.
The Accordion Files — Cool Things in Muni’s Squishy Part
Photo by Frank Deanrdo
Then, @SF_CableCar offered this suggestion:
Fun! Maybe you should start a section dedicated to unusual happenings in the accordion part of the bus & call it ‘The Accordion Files.’
Cable cars have the best ideas. Ask and ye shall receive.
Forget the back of the bus; sit in the gooey center and tell us what’s happening in it. You, too, might find great shoes or, as Jeff did a few years ago, a guy who rubs his snot on the handrail. Ew!
This idea couldn’t have come at a better time. On the 38 recently, I sat in the accordion and wondered what would happen if I and the three others had to make like Sandra Bullock and save the bus or even the world. Indeed, what if I, the lady praying her rosary, the girl with 80 shopping bags in the aisle, and the impeccably dressed older gentleman were humanity’s only hope? The accordion does wacky things to a lone rider with a dead phone.
Though we may never see that level of excitement, we still want to hear about it. Email us, tweet us @munidiaries, or chat us up on the Muni Diaries Facebook Page.
Nice Shoes, Sir
Photo by Maxence Derreumaux
New year my ass, because this guy is still full of holiday cheer. I swear, the most interesting things happen in the accordion part of the bus.
Thanks for the pic, Max!