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I spotted this photo in my RSS feed Tuesday morning. It was taken by Stuart of Caliber SF. Aside from simple beauty, it reminds me of a droid from Star Wars. That’s always a good thing.
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We got this email today from Alan (bold ours):
Hi there,
My name is Alan and I seriously considering of playing [sic] music at BART STATIONS, is it legal? Can I do it? I play acoustic guitar and sing and since I lost my job as a Web Designer, I can’t find another one. I need to do something before I die. Please let me know, I need to act quickly.
If I can play music there, what’s the best time to arrive?
Now, first of all. It’s hard to say whether or not to take his desperate words seriously. This rough economy is, well, rough, on a lot of people.
That said, we’re assuming that Alan is just failing to channel his energy into a funemployment activity. And his question is an odd one: Is playing music at BART stations legal?
We don’t see how it could be otherwise, so we poked around BART’s website to try to find some sort of policy. Nothing.
Let’s assume, based on its proliferation, that playing music at BART, at least outside of gated, ticketed areas, is legit. Reminds us of how, last month, we posted a story from BART’s Seen and Heard series about one such rocker, the Punk Rock Johnny Cash. It also reminds us of countless musicians we see just about every time we ride BART.
So I got to wondering: What are some of your favorite BART musicians? Let us know in comments, please.
Photo by Flickr user mikedthorn
Noteworthy BART-related news chunk of the week:
Former Your Black Muslim Bakery associate loses BART contract (Oakland Tribune)
And hipsters! Check this old-timey bicycle (called a penny-farthing in its day), as seen on BART.
Enjoy the weekend, and we’ll see you back here Monday.
Photo by Flickr user bellasboots
Photo by Flickr user mikedthorn
Photo by Flickr user moppet65535
Photo by Flickr user hereandthereblog
Photo by Flickr user Jeremy Brooks
We were alerted to this post on SF Weekly about some very suspect dealings involving the BART board and a former associate of Your Black Muslim Bakery. It’s kinda confusing, so we’ll turn you over to the right-good Joe Eskenazi for more. Joe?
This looks like something straight outta Muni. So says BART rider Erich:
Good thing I’m Hungry. Eggroll and green beans. Some sort of Chinese.
Got a story about your BART commute to share with us? Go for it.
A tweet from @toddster last night included the above photo and alluded to the following:
Still on BART. This dude stared at his right hand for a good six minutes straight.
All right, folks, let’s hear it: What was the guy looking at/pondering/worrying over? And before you go too far, there’s no hair on that palm (but if you want to Photoshop some in, by all means. And then send that to us, eh?).