‘We can do this’ on the N-Judah

Derek Powazek has almost always lived on the N-Judah line in the many years he has lived in San Francisco. And he saw an amazing feat of spontaneous public unity when the N rumbled by one day. In this video from Muni Diaries Live at the Make-Out Room a few weeks ago, Derek tells that story. Derek is the editor of Fray, the magazine of true stories and original art.

P.S. We know you’re not really working this week, so adjust the volume, put on the headphones, and enjoy Derek’s hilarious and possibly uplifting tale.

Time Running Out to Cover This Muni Shelter with Stories

Muni shelter at SOMArts

You have three days left to take over this 30-Stockton Muni shelter at SOMArts with your witty stories. What are you waiting for?

You might already know that we scored a real Muni bus shelter for Julie Michelle’s I Live Here:SF exhibit at SOMArts this month, thanks to the generosity of the SFMTA. You can see photos of the bus shelter being delivered over at I Know Alyssa Jones.

On the bus shelter, we’ve provided some blank story cards so you can write your own Muni story and post it (yes, on real paper!). You can also caption some fun Muni cartoons by Michael Capozzola, who draws “Surveillance Caricatures” in the San Francisco Chronicle’s 96 Hours section.

We’ll be posting some of the stories and cartoon captions from the gallery here on Muni Diaries. I already saw some funny anecdotes and captions when I was at SOMArts this Saturday. So get over to the exhibit for Julie Michelle’s amazing photography, Chris Rusak‘s text-based art, and Rick Prelinger‘s Lost Landscapes film, and partake on a little Muni fun.

SOMArts (934 Brannan between 8th and 9th Streets) will be open this Tuesday and Wednesday from noon to 7 p.m., and then Tuesday, Nov. 30, for the closing night reception.

Muni bus shelter videogames

Roshan alerted us to this post on Funcheap SF about a Yahoo-sponsored “bus stop derby.” Here’s Johnny FC’s details:

Resembling giant iPhones (but 20x the size), these 72″ touch screens have been installed at bus stops in 20 different neighborhoods so that bored commuters waiting [for] the bus can play games and earn points for their neighborhood. Users choose a neighborhood to represent and play one of four short video games either solo or live head-to-head against other bus shelters.

And the best part?

At the end of the two-month derby (which ends January 28, 2011) the neighborhood with the most points earns a free concert with OK Go at a local [sic] avenue.

For more details and an active scoreboard, check out Yahoo’s Bus Stop Derby page. They’ve also got a map of participating bus stop shelters.

We expect nothing short of a flurry of reports on your game-playing prowess. We also welcome your comments of power outages, delays, urination, and other Muni-rific goings on in and around the games.

Play hard!

Weekend Photos: Shades of Black

Car 1061 Los Angeles
Photo by Nick Fisher

It’s been an eventful week here at Muni Diaries, with our Happy Hours with I Live Here:SF, our first offer of Mobile Spinach Muni deals, and our new addition, Muni Time Capsule. It’s a busy week for Muni news too.

  • O’Shaughnessy’s Map Now Available at Market Street Railway Museum (Market Street Railway)
  • Buses, bikes and businesses battle to be king of the road (SF Examiner)
  • Busted vehicles dragging Muni down (SF Examiner)
  • George Luong, Accused of Knifing Cable Car Operator, To Be Arraigned (SF Weekly)
  • Muni board discussing contract to rehabilitate escalators (SF Examiner)
  • Cause of Wednesday Night Derailment near Balboa Park Under Investigation (SF Examiner)
  • “Sunday FunDay” — $2 All-Day Muni Pass on Sundays in December (FunCheap SF)
  • Buses loaded: Giants’ playoff run costs Muni (SF Examiner)

Also, SF Public Press unveiled a set of Muni stories this week:

We’ve received a couple of great pictures of fashionable Muni riders, but in case you didn’t know about Fashion Friday and the great prize sponsored by Secession Art and Design, we’re extending the deadline for Fashion Friday until the first Friday of December. So keep the submissions coming!

Enjoy these black and white photographs and your weekend.

Z Excursion
Photo by Brandon Doran

no place to sit
Photo by Jaymi Heimbuch

Muni
Photo by Mason Keeling

Photo Diary: Cool cloud day over Muni

With the cold weather came a banner of HOLY SHIT LOOK AT THAT, spreading across the sky.

Jeff and I work across the street from this Muni lot by Pier 39, and it’s never looked quite so good. As he said before I took this pic, “This is God congratulating San Francisco on winning the World Series.”

Thanks, God?

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