Gillibus

Nowruz Pirouz to all our Persian brothers and sisters! . . . Pictured: a group of young women celebrate a birthday onboard a Gillibus in Tehran before the 1979 Islamic Revolution. (Copyright 1976 @time Magazine)

RIP to Uncle Larry who was a real oneunlike any US President you can remember. He was a man uncancelable even by bullets. Although one put him in an 18k gold-plated wheelchair for the last 4 decades of his life, he never stopped standing up for free speech and seeking truth on behalf of all Americans. Never meet your heroes did not apply to Larry. As a friend said, If you look around at how pathetic and fake our leaders are today, it makes total sense that the *true cham...pion* of free speech would be a guy like Larry Flynt. I’ll always be proud of the strong connection he had with my parents and will always love imagining those underdog years before I was born/too young to experience. Gillibus will honor Larry in terrific eternal fashion soon but in the meantime, please hug your free-speech-crusading/famous pornographer/publishing emperor fam a little tighter today. See more

Mitch is live! It's like the end of the line or Edge of the Western World aka the Riptide beamed right into your living room, war room, kitchen, bus or wherever you're drinking alone!

THANK YOU for sticking by us while the world fell apart. The Worst of 2020 playlist is dedicated to you. Check out the Gillibus Records Inc. @spotify profile for more tunes now and forever. Link in bio. Oh and if you like an artist, BUY THEIR MERCH!

An appeal to el Presidente and the Barstool Sports regime for economic assistance.

Get out of my life!!!...But first could you drive me and @localareamang to the mall? Hey kids. We know how hard it is out there especially now that you can’t go to the mall every weekend. So here’s a tip: forget your folks, the ride, the mask, and strap on your VR headset so you can transport yourself to the mall...online...i.e. bigcartel...our store link’s in the bio. Anyway, then maybe catch a movie with some chatroom buddies and pretend to try your first cigarette in the parking lot by vaping? The only way you could make that any cooler is if you do it wearing a Gillibus tee shirt. Get one today! Thanks to merch factory and vintage arcade @freegoldwatch in the Haight and @stickergiant for printing!

We hope everyone is enjoying their day off in honor of Cyber Monday and getting outside! No matter your asl, dust off that old modem and dial up a Gillibus bumper sticker. But first tag a friend who gets kicked out of chatrooms #TOS Stickers are 2.5 x 9.25 and cost $5. No shipping. If you already bought a shirt, we’ll add it to your existing order.

Connie’s super trad wedding

Whether your #pussyhat makes you think Russia did it or your #MAGAhat tells you everything’s a textbook communist demoralization tactic, keep your chin up because now you know for sure that there’s a wine bar in St. Pete’s, Florida that certifiably doesn’t suck. I’m dying to reunite and try the winesas well as the Sunday morning ground scores!

Helping fave fearless freak Mer install some prototype mural lights. In college I lived in a basement and we’d play Rock Band on Xbox 360 all night volume full blast cigs inside even tho neither of us smoked #LARP

September Gurls do so much: big stars celebrating life in 2020 vs 2019! What a difference a year makes!

Come out to the coast, we’ll get together, have a few laughs...

Gillibus wishes everyone a happy Labor Day even all you sociopathic #bossboys and #bossgirls who manage to make unfulfilling jobswhich require workers to do more for less + benefits than eversuck even harder despite the fruits of technological innovation

A quick PSA while we all have some downtime: A gang is usually defined as 3 or more individuals who spend time in public places, see themselves (and are seen by others) as a noticeable group, engage in criminal activity, wear common accessories and/or articles of clothing, and identify with a common name or sign #supposethiswasyourhouse

My fave cliche is politics is show business for ugly people because somewhere in it’s an implication that maybe beautiful people can transcend the sleazy horror of that industry to make life better for the rest of us. Jackie is one of those beautiful people willing to try. Look up her record. Then forget the presidential election because it’s out of our hands. Then volunteer for this CA State Senate D-11 (SF, Daly City, South SF) race because it’s in our hands. Jackie can p...ull off an upset and deal a blow to every single powerful lobby. The power brokers think their carefully assembled perfectly diabolical system is forever and that you’re just comfortable enough not to try and beat it. But we the people are the beautiful ones, and one way or another, as Prince sang, the beautiful ones always smash the picture, always, every time @ San Francisco, California See more

Actual good news to share! One of the Gillibuses found a home as an installation at @somapilipinas’ Kapwa Gardens, an outdoor community space coming to downtown SF. A Gillibus will be transformed into a classic Filipino jeepney, an iconic cultural symbol made from vintage US military jeeps and still used for all sorts of transportation-related activities (including partying). Thanks to @ca.mo_studio for designing us into what you’re doing with @kultivatelabs . Want a vintage Gillig school bus as an installation/studio/tiny home/parklet/anything your heart’s imagination desires? Inquire within because our non-op buses need homesand you need a cool project to distract you from the increasingly rapid systemic failure of our fake democracy! @ SOMA Pilipinas Filipino Cultural Heritage District

Spent the week in Yosemite drinking from a fountain that was pouring like an avalanche coming down the mountain

Partied in honor of Donald Trump’s bday on Sunday! But for real: you need to understand that the dude, James, like most of us, had never organized a protest before last Sunday’s Bay Bridge demonstration. He called me up last week on my insecure phone line, said he was inspired by attending the Mission High rally, had an idea, and wanted me to help make it happen. Fast forward and suddenly James was fearless in a scary situation. The leaders and orgs that supported him were to...o and they sent a message. Oh and FYI: by insisting on arresting a group of peaceful protestors right there on the bridge after they offered to end the demonstration, the police caused an additional +2 hour delay. Fortunately it was the stupidest decision they made besides one unnecessary chokehold. @christuitephoto and @aestheticsconash and @sadfi_ft have a lot of the good See more

You write ‘born to chill’ on your helmet and you go to Black Lives Matter protests? What’s that supposed to be? Some kind of sick joke? No, sir. Something about the duality of man is what makes Gillibus militantly committed to not only partying but also demonstrating against violent racist imperialist institutions. Too many white people are on the sidelines afraid of looking like influencers at Coachella. Get over yourself. Don’t feel surprised or guilty if you fe...el something good because of the vibrancy and cool people in the crowd showing they also want a new system. If you’re tired of worrying about how to perform on social media but want to contribute, the simple way to show support authentically + creatively is by marching in the streets in the coming months. In SF the wind sucks this weekend but it’ll be blowing at protestors’ backs. See more

Reusable glass bottles!

Some haircuts, shirt-tuckers, and cops down at the league office told us we were non-essential @ Malibu Police Department