Video: Grand Slam Champion Joyce Lee at Muni Diaries Live

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Poet and Oakland Grand Slam champion Joyce Lee is one hell of a storyteller. At Muni Diaries Live in April, she quieted down the rowdy crowd with a sobering story of watching a life go by on Muni. Sometimes when we tell people about Muni Diaries Live, people ask me: “Is it just a bunch of people complaining about Muni?” Not in the least, and this video is just one more reason why Muni stories are so much more than that.

Later that evening, Joyce picked up the crowd by a story about riding the bus with her mom, who told the kids on the bus how it’s done.

Joyce is a frequent performer at Tourettes Without Regrets, the amazing monthly show at the Oakland Metro that is part spoken word slam, part variety show, and the rest — you just have to see for yourself. The next show is tonight, so don’t miss it!

We hate to lose such a local talent, but Joyce has big ambitions — she is going to Kenya later this month to hold free creative writing and poetry workshops for Kenyan women. If you are interested in her project, check out Joyce’s blog.

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Muni News: Late-night BART, sex workers on Muni, upcoming holiday info

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  • Muni maintenance yard not operating at full capacity (SF Examiner)
  • BART to solicit passenger input this weekend on late-night service proposal (BART.gov)
  • BART May Have Figured Out Late-Night Friday Service (SFist)
  • Sex Worker Advocates Launch First Media Campaign — on Muni (SF Weekly)
  • Everybody wants to chime in about the Central Subway (City Insider)
  • BART parking refunds due to some customers (SFGate)
  • Muni on weekday schedule on Mon. for the Columbus Day holiday (SFMTA)
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Get Entered to Win: Boost Us to 1K Facebook Fans

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Want to help us get to 1,000 Facebook fans? That is, want to win cool stuff for helping us get to (and beyond) 1,000 Facebook fans? We’re so close, we can taste it.

Here’s the deal: fan Muni Diaries on Facebook. All our new fans get entered in the contest; that’s everyone who fanned us after this post went live at 11:30 a.m. Thursday until 5 p.m. Friday.

Our lucky winner gets their choice:

  • Two tickets to our upcoming Muni Diaries Live show on Nov. 19. Take a gander at the rockin’ good time we’ve had at previous sold-out Muni Diaries Live events.
  • One of our locally produced little pieces of SF transit history: a Clipper Card holder. Yesterday, we wrote about our freshest, newest batch, and they’re already selling like hotcakes.

We’ll announce the winner here on the site, on the Facebook Page, and on Twitter @munidiaries Monday morning. Good luck and pre-welcome to our new followers!

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Hey you, on Muni … can you hear me?

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I’m not crazy about poetry, per se. But @LindapopSF‘s blog, Popup Poems, caught my eye for perhaps obvious reasons. She has a section devoted to public transportation, with gems like the above “poem.” They’re scribbled on paper, then held up in front of their subjects and a photo is taken. Brilliant! Check out hella more of these popup poems on public transit here.

Never, ever think that you’ve seen it all.

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Fast Pass Clipper Card Holders Are Back!

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They’re back! Our second-generation Clipper card holders are once again available now in the Muni Diaries Etsy store. They were lovingly crafted by Heather L. — with tough vinyl to protect the real Fast Passes on the cover, and your Clipper Card (or whatever you wish) inside these cool wallets.

Each Fast Pass Clipper Card holder features an image of an old Muni map on the inside and back. Take another look.

The Clipper Card wallets are only $20, and I’ll wrap it up all pretty for you.

So, dress up your plain old Clipper Card. Get one of our Muni Diaries Fast Pass Clipper Card Holders on Etsy!

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