#TBT: Muni skateboard deck honors hella SF legacies

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My skate muscle memories are firing in all directions. I spotted this rad Muni-themed skate deck last week, and had one of those “so happy I live here” moments. I remembered, growing up skating in Texas, watching great videos of SF street skaters like Tommy Guerrero, doing their thing on the crazy hills, sidewalks, and driveways of that mystical city I would one day call home.

Over on Instagram, Mike Richardson posted the photo: “One of the original 36 Muni skate deck graphics before the #sfmuni C&D and subsequent graphic modifications. #tbt #flowlab #2002”. Wow.

I got in touch with Mike to try and learn more about what had to be a great story. Here’s what he had to say:

That skateboard deck you inquired about was a 36″ Flowboard that we used to make and ride in Potrero Hill about 12-13 years ago. https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/dd/5b/fa/dd5bfa8efe4f88017b06cccca3fe9e4d.jpg

It had the Muni worm logo and we used to show them off to the Muni drivers who would drive us up the hills we rode down. At one point we got a letter from their legal department telling us to stop using the graphic so we modified the “muni” to read “flowlab” and printed that new version from then on. I can’t find an image of that board currently, but they come up on eBay once in a while.

Mike added:

You can read more details in this dated article:  http://research.omicsgroup.org/index.php/Flowboard (scroll down to Grassroots Activity)

Rad!

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Missed Connection with Accordion Guy on Muni

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This accordion player’s furrowed brows and thoughtful face really intrigued us when @mike3k snapped his photo on Instagram. Then, proving that the Internet is not all bad and that people are still all right, our Instagram commenters soon revealed that this man is “accordion extraordinaire” ILhan Sadri.

We found ILhan and asked him about his Muni ride (and why the furrowed brows). He said:

That picture was taken on the 43 while on my way to UCSF hospital to visit a dear friend. He had just had major heart surgery and what looks like an unpleasant grimace on my face is actually the face of an intensely worried person! I thought marching into a hospital room wearing accordion would cheer him up. It worked.

Here’s ILhan playing “I Love the Nightlife.”

Photo by @mike3k

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Muni operator shot and killed near San Leandro

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A San Francisco Muni operator was shot and killed outside a bar near San Leandro last Friday night, reports the San Francisco Examiner.

More from the Examiner:

Sheriff’s deputies arrested a suspect who allegedly shot two people, killing one and leaving another with life-threatening injuries, early Saturday morning after a dispute outside a bar.

Around 2 a.m., Alameda County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to reports of a shooting outside a bar on 150th Avenue and Robin Street, according to sheriff’s spokesperson Sgt. Ray Kelly.

Upon arrival, officers located a 43-year-old man lying on the sidewalk outside the bar, suffering from a
gunshot wound to the head, Kelly said.

The Muni operator is identified as Sukia Jackson, 43. Friends and fellow Muni drivers on Facebook were mourning the loss of Jackson.

SFMTA spokesperson Paul Rose told the Examiner that “this is a tragic loss of life and we offer our heartfelt condolences to Mr. Jackson’s family and friends. We will certainly provide any support we can as the police investigate this matter.”

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