Look Who’s Back From the Playa
On Twitter, @elihorne brings us this Burning Man returnee:
elihorne: My brother’s burning man ride. Yes, that’s an old San Francisco Muni bendy-bus. Yes, he’s a menace.
Category: diaries
I didn’t go to Burning Man. Burning Man came to me.
Take it away, bhautik joshi:
Taken with the galactic bendycam 19.
On a separate note: I am so outta here for the next three weeks*. Play among yourselves, and spare Eugenia’s sanity as much as humanly possible.
* Hell no, I’m not going to the dirty, hot desert to dance. It’s my honeymoon, people. Mediterranean, here we come!
At the Giants Game: Phyllis’ Grandkids Learn the Stops
So we took this opportunity to ask throngs of Giants fans on Muni about their Muni-riding experiences. As much as the metros were packed, most of the folks we talked to were pretty satisfied with riding Muni to and from the games: “No big problems…yeah it’s crowded but that’s how it is, you know?” Perhaps it’s the non-Giants-watching riders who have more of a beef with the packed trains.
And then we ran into rider Phyllis, who told us how you can tell whether your grandchildren are real Giants fans (see above video; 0:32 if you’re impatient and don’t wanna peep Jeff’s mad video-editing skills).
Also, Jeff would like to add: the Giants totally dogged Denver!
The 38-Geary Fairy Princess
Photo by squant
She and her Mom had been getting on the 38 at Ft Myley/VA Hospital for three or four days. She had been visiting her grandfather. She was probably 4 or 5 years old. Dressed in her best fairy princess outfit with the wings and the tiara. She carried her wand with the star on top.
She was quiet those first few days when she saw us. Us with our canes, walkers, and wheelchairs. The last day I saw her, she was excited and bright eyed. She told us she had helped cure her grandfather with her wand. She then went around to each of us and gave us a light tap on the head. I don’t know about the others, but I felt very much better for quite awhile.
And Your Favorite Muni Ad Award Goes To…?
Photo by size8jeans
Muni buses are now sporting some cool Legend of the Guardians ads. Excellent!
The ads on Muni sometimes provide as much fodder as the ride itself. Got any ads you’ve seen on Muni that you’ve grown fond of or some that downright piss you off?
Here are some of the more memorable/interesting ads on Muni via Flickr:
Photo by revger
Photo by flamk
Photo by TheJosephBoys
Photo by davitydave
Photo by dlprager
San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District, May 1958
Anyone expecting Eric Fischer to just go softly into that soft night is fooling themselves. Today, he gives us a May 1958 BART logo. Almost as cool as this.