{"product_id":"storytellin-muni-drivers-vol-1-6-paperback","title":"Storytellin' Muni Drivers, Vol. 1-6 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlan Allen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eStuds Terkel\u003c\/b\u003e (With), \u003cb\u003eRichard Panse\u003c\/b\u003e (Photographer)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e(2007) \u003ci\u003eStorytellin' Muni Drivers, vol 1-6: 20th Anniversary Edition\u003c\/i\u003e Edited by Alan Allen, Foreword by Studs Terkel. 154 pgs, 82 photos by Richard Panse. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Reviews of volume 1: \"Urban oral history ... our urbs ...our history ...worth reading!\" - Jon Carroll, \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eP\u0026gt;\"Too strange not to be true\" - Harre Demore, San Francisco Chronicle.\u003cp\u003e\"Funny, obscene, nerve-wracking, dangerous\" - Walt Gibbs, \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Examiner. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Sex, violence, humor\" - \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Progress. \"Full of horror\" - \u003ci\u003eKGO Radio\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOver 275 on-the-job true stories collected by reporter Alan Allen over 20 years by San Francisco municipal railway drivers of cable cars, diesel buses, streetcars, trolleys \u0026amp; trams. (This is an abridged version of \u003ci\u003eA Noah's Ark of Recurring Celebration\u003c\/i\u003e, with just the Muni stories \u0026amp; photos of working cable cars, diesel buses, streetcars, trolleys \u0026amp; trams in it. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn San Francisco, the \u003ci\u003eMuni\u003c\/i\u003e drivers enjoy a mythic quality. One of the few blue collar jobs left in a city that was once dominated by working class prople, Muni drivers are the heartthrob of their riders and the scapegoat of the press and upper management. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The Muni driver is blamed if the vehicles run late; but the management determines their schedules, not the drivers. Victims of their own union, the driveres and their friends know their union is only a paper tiger that can not be trusted. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the same time, each Muni driver is awash in a sea of what is commonly referred to, as, \u003ci\u003ethe public.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe public may be drunk, happy, sad, armed and dangerous, stoned, flirtatious, helpful, threatening, wild or sedate for any reason at any time with or without provocation. Some drivers illegally carry guns to protect themselves from thugs. Other drivers are given cookies, casual glances and flirtatious smiles. Accidents occur. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrivers are followed and tailed by \u003ci\u003esupervisors\u003c\/i\u003e eager to complete the transition from driver, to supervisor, to union management then to city management of the Municipal Railway -- which is accomplished by getting as many drivers in trouble as possible. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll this drama and melodrama is as routine as getting stuck in traffic, it's all part of the job for San Francisco's \u003ci\u003eStorytellin' Muni Drivers\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 156\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.33 x 11 x 8.25 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 24, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49180958949528,"sku":"9781425108663","price":30.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0759\/8830\/4024\/files\/dElPb1pLa3l3WXNucDBPRElHbDlBQT09.webp?v=1780185277","url":"https:\/\/thepinkflamingobooks.myshopify.com\/products\/storytellin-muni-drivers-vol-1-6-paperback","provider":"The Pink Flamingo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}