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Eugenia Chien has been eavesdropping on the 47, 49, or 1 lines since the mid-90's. She lives by the adage, "Anything can happen on Muni" (and also, "That's not water.")

Kickass Tattoo Honors Folsom, Muni

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This tattoo incorporates so many great San Francisco elements. Can you spot them all? We tracked down Leslie Lopez, the owner of the tattoo and asked her to count the ways. She says:

“I was born and raised in San Francisco and I lived on the Muni. I took them everywhere. I was raised on Folsom Street, hence the street sign. I love the 49ers and the Muni’s the represent our home team.”

Leslie’s great tattoo was done by artist Irene Shiori (find her contact info in the link). Photo by Bay Area Inkspot on Instagram.

We love all the ways you display your local love permanently. Some favorite San Francisco tattoos we’ve found:
Rad colorful cable car
F-Market in action
And my personal fav, tattoo honoring Muni driver grandfather

Got your own ink to show off? Tag us on Instagram @munidiaries to submit them.

Join us at Muni Diaries Live on Saturday, Oct 10, for a night of true, hilarious, weird, and sweet stories that can only happen on Muni! Grab a ticket and we’ll see you there!

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Ride the time travel machine at Muni Heritage Weekend

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Photo by Octoferret

Muni is celebrating its rich history with the 4th annual Muni Heritage Weekend, kicking off at Market Street Railway Museum at 870 Market St. at 10 a.m. this Saturday. You’ll get to ride some very historic vintage cars, like street car No. 1, as seen above in the 1980s.

Muni will run three historic buses during the heritage weekend, including a 1950 trolley coach and buses from 1969 and 1975. The SFMTA says that this year the vintage buses will perform double duty as “galleries on wheels.” When you board one of these vintage buses, you’ll see historic photos from the SFMTA archives, some of which have never been seen publicly before. The SFMTA photo archive is really a rare gem and I highly recommend it to anyone who loves history, San Francisco, and great photography. They’re on Instagram too (@sfmtaphoto).

Five historic streetcars rarely in operation will run between the Ferry Building and Pier 39. Ride Streetcars No. 1, 130, 228, 496 and 578 for free along the short Embarcadero route. For some trips, Streetcars No. 1 and 130 may run the full F Market & Wharves route.

The heritage weekend is a part of Muni Forward, which will bring new vehicles and increased frequency to Muni services.

More historic nuggets for you to get in the mood for history:
1920-1930 Muni maps: there’s even an instance of “Muny” as an actual acronym!
Transfers tell Muni history – a look at transfers through the decades
The first ever Muni crash, documented

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Save the Date: Muni Diaries Live is back on Oct. 10!

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Funny things happen on the way from point A to B, and we’re back to amplify the party talk at another Muni Diaries Live! Pen us in your calendar for a night of live storytelling on Saturday, Oct. 10, at 7 p.m. at the Elbo Room.

For this upcoming show, you’ll hear true, hilarious Muni tales from storytellers Cara Tramontano, Jerry Lee Abram, and Kristee Ono, with a haiku faceoff between Baruch Porras-Hernandez and reigning champion Ronn Vigh. We can’t wait to hear more insider stories and wisdom from Muni Driver Doug as well as musical guest Satellite High, whose entire album is Muni-themed. How much more San Francisco cred can you get on one stage?

If you’ve never been to one of our shows before, check out the recap of past shows to get a flavor of Muni Diaries Live.

Details:

Muni Diaries Live
Sat., Oct 10, doors: 6pm, show: 7 p.m. Tickets: $16.
Elbo Room
647 Valencia Street, San Francisco
Take Muni there: J-Church, 12, 14, 22, 33, 49, or BART: 16th or 24th St stations

Photo by Kevin Wong

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New Shirt Combines Muni with My Neighbor Totoro

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Over at the Muni Diaries Facebook page, rider Debi shared this totally awesome shirt she saw at Woot Bear on Clement street. I stopped by the store last weekend and the shirt seems to be the biggest draw in the window! Though a plush pillow of a fallen tooth was pretty damn cute, too.

We first saw this Muni “catbus” in 2012, and now it’s a shirt you can proudly wear. This quirky take on Hayao Miyazaki’s cat bus from My Neighbor Totoro comes from artist Ben Seto. You can see more of his work at Black Sheep Comics (hint: lots of bunnies doing super hero stuff!)

Here’s the design close up:
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If you’ve never seen My Neighbor Totoro, you need to watch this video of the original cat bus arriving with freakish excitement.

Here are sore Muni shirts you might like:
Muni is your Mom
I love and hate Muni
Fucking Muni

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Here’s the Most Compact DIY Muni Shelter Ever

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No bus shelter at your stop? No problem, say the good people of the Inner Richmond. Spotted at the corner of Clement and Second Avenue, someone made quick seating for those waiting for the inbound 2-Clement. The unfinished wood adds some hip ambience to this lonely Muni stop.

This unofficial Muni shelter seating joins the ranks of other seating improvements like this posh recliner, a random leather ottoman, and this wicker situation. But we gotta give major DIY handiness points to the creator of this mini Muni stop.

Bring your own chair on Muni, by the way, is a real meme around here.

Got other candidates of creative Muni-hacking? Our inbox is wide open, or tag us @munidiaries on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter!

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Well-behaved cat in a stroller on Muni is living our dreams

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Here’s the most well-mannered Muni passenger and its owner living the ultimate cat-lady dream of owning a cat stroller. Muni riders Mike and Katie sent in this photo of an amazingly calm cat riding Muni while its human looked on dotingly. I’ve seen this man before at my local Starbucks in the mornings, enjoying his coffee while the cat watches the parade of Basics ordering venti skinny soy lattes.

We have more adorable (mostly) non-human creatures seen on Muni! And here are some urban cats who are working hard at making the internet a better place: pirate cat, punk rock cat, musical cat, and leopard print car seat cat.

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