What’s Johnny Depp Doing on Muni?

Found on the 27: Jack Sparrow
Photo by Brian

On Friday we posted a photo by Brian of Johnny Depp I mean Jack Sparrow on the 27. Who is this man? We asked Brian and here’s what he had to say:

This is a cellphone picture I took on Wednesday of my new friend, Sebastian Michellod, who stayed with me this week via couchsurfing.org. He is originally from Switzerland, but has been living in Central and South America for the past four years, traveling, making videos and documentaries. More recently, he has been dressing as Jack Sparrow, working his way north to try and meet Johnny Depp (who has been “impersonating him”). He just left for LA to catch the Los Angeles premiere of Pirates 4, and will also be in Las Vegas for another event. He is an amazingly kind and talented person, and I recommend that anyone meet him if provided the opportunity.

According to Sebastian’s Facebook page, his goal is to meet Johnny Depp in Los Angeles. I approve of that goal, Sebastian.

And if you’re at Bay to Breakers, be sure to send us stories and photos of any interesting characters — Jack Sparrow included — that you see on and around the bus today.

Weekend Photos: All By Myself

All The World Is A Stage
Photo by Troy Holden

Here are your weekend photos, fresh off the Flickr press. Don’t forget to send us your Bay to Breakers photos — drop it in our Flickr pool, email us, post it on our Facebook, however you want to show off the pics.

I’m still undecided on my own B2B costume: who’s with me in wearing brown and orange sequin running shorts?

Enjoy the photos and have a great weekend!

Oh, and check out which celebrity also rides Muni! We’ll have details on this most interesting Muni rider for you tomorrow.

Found on the 27: Jack Sparrow
photo by Brian, via Bernalwood

Tenderloin tales: one way hyde
Photo by Bhautik Joshi

West Portal
Photo by Jack Bool

Tracks03
Photo by Pete Rosos

Muni Headlines This Week: Overtime Overload

MUNI at Civic Center
Photo by R.Henry Goins

As you’ll see, we’re doing things a little differently this Friday. We decided to pull Muni news items out of our weekly “Weekend Photos” series. Weekend Photos will publish in a few hours, so stay tuned.

So here it is, your week in Muni news:

  • Muni contract talks enter final stretch (SFGate)
  • Muni buses violate regulations; repair backlog looms (SF Examiner)
  • Muni Workers Want Bigger Bonuses for Night Shifts (SF Weekly)
  • Man Accused Of Violin Theft, Muni Getaway, Pleads Not Guilty (BCN via SF Appeal)
  • Suspect In Muni Threats Caught Riding Getaway Bus (SF Appeal)
  • Supervisors slam Muni on overtime pay (SF Examiner)

See any news items we missed? Let us know in the comments section.

Bay to Breakers SUNDAY: Keep Us in the Loop

BayToBreakers144
Photo by prawnpie

Ready your vomit buckets and stake out your stoop (again, stoop; keep it neat, folks): the 100th Bay to Breakers is this Sunday. Two-thirds of your editors will actually be running the damn thing, so you kids have fun with your hula hoops and Zima after the 7 a.m. shift clears out.

SFMTA and the SF Examiner have more on the what and where, particularly if you plan on using transit at some point that day. Muni starts running express buses at 4:45 a.m. and express buses continue doing their thing after the race. But we do not have to remind you how of ugly the transit situation will be. Unless San Francisco surprises us for the 100th anniversary with an eleventy-billion-person, cushioned flying bus *crosses fingers*.

Bay To Breaker 2010
Photo by gregoirevdb

So, if you’re on the verge of tears after the fifth bus passes you by, or if you’re blissfully seated on a Muni chariot speeding back downtown, here are some options. Tweet your transit-themed photos and updates @munidiaries, write sloppily on our Facebook Wall, or, after your nap, visit the site and submit your harrowing, exceedingly positive, or wasn’t-so-bad transit tales. There are always Muni-themed costumes, so keep an eye out for those, make friends, and send those blurry captures our way.

Happy B2B! Hoping the transit gods smile on all of us that day.

Making an Appearance on Muni Today …


Photo by @CantaloupeBeard

In San Francisco, there’s no such thing as, “I’ve seen it all.” Alas, the “thing” in the photo above, between the two blue arrows.

With 94 percent certainty, I say it’s a reaper (originally, I said, “scimitar,” perhaps because I just really like that word). Eugenia told me, “i squinted and have no idea what I’m looking at…jock strap?” We could easily both be wrong.

Seeing people carrying strange things on Muni is oddly reassuring, init?

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