Your place to share stories on and off the bus.
Photo by Adolfo Echeverry via Market Street Railway
It’s that time of the year again. Meaning, it’s time to plan hella in advance, because the folks at Market Street Railway are getting their 2014 calendar together. And they are looking for photographers. Know any?
In case you’re unfamiliar, Market Street Railway is “the nonprofit preservation partner of Muni.” Love streetcars and transit history? Become a member of Market Street Railway today!
Photo by Confetti
In a classic case of “Oh no you din’t,” @terrihd issues the following ultimatum to the wearer of those shoes above: “Spitting on T-3rd floor; if he gets my bag it’s on.”
I sure hope it didn’t come to that.
Everybody has a Muni story: nail-clipping, whiskey-sharing, mythical-creature-spotting, and it just gets weirder all the time! Come hear true transit stories from riders, writers, and even a BART operator. Bonus: this show will also feature the second Muni Haiku Battle as our Lit Crawl champion defends his crown!
Storytellers:
Johnny Funcheap, master of frugal living
James Nestor, writer and reigning Muni Haiku champion
Anna Pulley, sex/relationship columnist and Muni haiku ninja
Kelly Beardsley, BART operator
Richie Nakano, chef at Hapa Ramen
Lucky Jesus unplugged!
Muni Haiku Battle is inspired by Dirty Haiku Battle, presented by our favorite Oakland show, Tourettes Without Regrets (first Thursday of every month at the Oakland Metro). You should definitely check it out every month. Like, seriously.
Details:
Muni Diaries Live
Saturday, March 2 at the Elbo Room
647 Valencia Street, San Francisco
Doors: 6 p.m. Show: 7 p.m. Tickets: $12
Take Muni there: J-Church, 12, 14, 22, 33, 49, or BART: 16th or 24th St. stations
Get your tickets online soon, as Muni Diaries Live is known to sell out. And with this lineup? Yeah!
Facebook event page (tell your friends, yo!)
Event banner by Craig Fowler Design
Photo by Thomas Hawk
There are great people on the bus, and then there are terrible people on the bus. Natasha overheard one of the latter recently:
“yeah well then she cried ‘rape’ and i told her ‘well if you dress like a slut than that’s on you.’ i was wearing jeans and like 3 cardigans and nothing happened to me.” -hipster girl on muni.
just get off the bus or shut up because i hate you.
Granted, it’s on a different level than this. But I’m no fan, either.
You laugh, but something tells me this works sometimes. Picture it: a crowded commute-hour Metro train, and not one person sits here because of the message.
Instagram photographer @dusteallen asks, “A fair Muni warning?”
Well, is it?