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Photo by Flickr user justinbeck
Indulge us briefly in a “this is why we love interneting” moment.
Last week, we posted a video from BART rider Mac showing a lovely creature of such regal proportions riding BART. Lo and behold, commenter Justin chimed in with the above photo: the same lovely lad, spotted and recorded (and beautifully, we might add) in San Francisco Chinatown.
The internet is about 17 people big.
Photo from Mission Mission
S.F. neighborhood blog Mission Mission last week featured quite the find: a taqueria in Brisbane, Australia, that uses Mission street names instead of numbers for customers to take to their tables.
Awesome site that it is, a few days later, Mission Mission was back with photos of said placards. We couldn’t help but notice that one of these things was not like the others. See the BART sign above.
Happy dining!
Photo by Flickr user LeeFlicksPhotos
It’s a new year. Posting has been spotty here at BART Diaries, half owing to our respective vacations, and half owing to, well, a lack of content. That means you, dear reader: It’s time to spread the word about BART Diaries. Tell your friends, your families … hell, tell your fellow BART passengers how fun it is to share and read BART stories. Remember: This site is nothing without your submissions.
In BART-related news, the trial of former BART police officer Johannes Mehserle got under way this week in Southern California. There were protests outside the courtroom, natch. It ain’t gonna be purty. Mehserle is being tried for the Jan. 1, 2009, murder of BART passenger Oscar Grant. If you didn’t know that, now it’s safe to come out from under that rock.
BART also began issuing passes to Iraq and Afghanistan veterans on active leave. Very nice of the agency, wethinks.
And now, for more BART photos. Don’t forget: Another great way to tell it like it is on BART is by joining and contributing to our BART Photos Flickr group, from which we get so much of the beautiful art that adorns the posts on this site.
Happy weekend!
Photo by schlachet
Photo by echoes71
Photo by grimreynard
From BART rider Mac:
This is the creepiest crazy guy I’ve shared a train with this decade (the teens). I think it was the rasputin hat and cane that made him so spooky. Also notice the vintage jordans.
We weren’t there, so no judgment. We just find the video highly entertaining, and thank Mac for sharing.
Have you seen things on BART lately worth sharing with the world? Let us know.
BART rider (and friend) Dave Imlay tipped us off over the weekend to this amazing find: a BART onesie. From Dave:
I spotted this at the Renegade Craft Fair today. Kinda cute. Kinda stupid. They actually had a lot more but I was in a rush so I didn’t have time to shoot any more pics.
With Dave’s help, we tracked down a site that sells these darn cute getups. The site is called New Skool, and they also sell toddlers, men’s, and women’s urban-inspired clothing.
We hear these items make for superior Festivus gifts.
Photo by Thomas Hawk
KCBS reports of a partnership between BART police and Oakland Police Department’s Citizens Police Academy Alumni Association to provide escorts at the West Oakland Station tonight and tomorrow. The volunteers will be available to walk people to their cars or give them rides to a nearby parking lot.
We can see the necessity for this, but really? It’s come to this?