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Your Weekend Transit Advisory: Dia de los Muertos, marathon

November 1, 2013 jeff Leave a comment

Festival of Altars and Day of the Dead Procession
On Saturday, the annual celebration of Festival of Altars and Day of the Dead Procession will take place in the Mission District. Staging of Day of the Dead procession will begin on Bryant Street and the Festival of Altars will take place in the Garfield Park from 6 to 11 p.m. For more event details, please visit www.dayofthedeadsf.org.

Beginning at 6 p.m., staging of the procession will start on southbound Bryant Street between 19th and 24th streets. The procession will begin at 7 p.m. and follow the route with south on Bryant Street, west on 24th Street, north on Mission Street, east on 22nd Street and back onto Bryant Street for dispersal.
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Category: News

Seven Halloween costumes seen on Muni

November 1, 2013 jeff One comment

Photo by alespm05

We’re taking a slight detour from our normal Friday afternoon offering of Five Things on Muni today. You’re just such a clever, creative bunch, we couldn’t resist posting our favorite Halloween costumes as seen the day after.

The bears above are a great example. Miley Cyrus lost her dancers, errybody! Below, there’s a bespectacled bunny doctor (?); everyone’s favorite bounty hunter, Boba Fett; the world’s creepiest clown; bat-reptile man (?); creepy human-size chicken; and of course, the 30-Stockton and its driver.

Enjoy your fellow Muni riders and your weekend!
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Category: Funny: Muni LOLs

The Next Day: Left Behind on Muni

November 1, 2013 jeff Leave a comment

Via Muni rider Cynthia: “Trick or treat? Guy just hurried out of the back of the #5L and left behind corn. No, seriously, corn.”

Corn is no stranger to Muni. Duh.

Category: Photos, WTF: Weirdness on Muni Tags: 5L-Fulton Limited

Halloween on Muni and BART

October 31, 2013 jeff Leave a comment

Photo by bwinegarner. Robert and Ginger (seen here as a lion) were at our 2012 event at Harvey Milk Photo Center!

Ah, Halloween. Shutting down the annual party in the Castro did nothing to dampen the spirits of San Francisco adults who dress up this day as though they don’t dress up any of the other 364 days each year. Enjoy!

Photo by Brandon Young
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Category: Aww: Cute on Muni, Funny: Muni LOLs, WTF: Weirdness on Muni

A Flower Grows on Muni

October 31, 2013 jeff Leave a comment

Are you a glass-half-empty type? Of course you are. You live in San Francisco. You ride Muni. You have company.

But even for the most cynical among us, this submission from Muni rider D is cute, fluffy, and vaguely hopeful:

“As I was riding home on an outbound 38 Geary yesterday I glanced out the window and spotted this rather unusual ‘tag.'”

Maybe it was fertilized by, well, never mind.

Category: Aww: Cute on Muni Tags: 38-Geary

Haiku, Ukulele, and More: Muni Diaries Live Full Lineup!

October 30, 2013 jeff Leave a comment

Muni stories are best enjoyed over a drink or two with your fellow riders, so come on down to the Elbo Room on Saturday, Nov. 9, for an evening of hilarity and commuter-bonding. Today we’re releasing the full lineup for our 10th show! You’ll hear tales from:

The righteous and hilarious comedian Nato Green.
Filmmaker and maestro of the toy piano, H.P. Mendoza
Culture blogger and Bay Arean extraordinaire Beth Spotswood
Writer and 22-Fillmore regular Tarin Towers
Story maven Kay DeMartini
Muni song by the splendid Female Trouble
And the third Muni Haiku Competition, with reigning champion James Nestor doing battle audience favorite Jesse James!

We’re also giving the best audience storyteller a gift certificate to Tony’s Pizza Napoletana and merch from local indie favorite Lucky Jesus, so get your stories ready!

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

Grab a ticket now and invite your friends!

Details:
Muni Diaries Live
Sat., Nov. 9, doors: 6:30, show: 7 p.m. Tickets: $12.
Buy advance tickets

Elbo Room
647 Valencia Street, San Francisco
Take Muni there: J-Church, 12, 14, 22, 33, 49, or BART: 16th or 24th St stations
Facebook invitation

Event graphic above by Craig Fowler Design.