Few people understand that Burning Man actually evolved out of ancient Swedish cultural rituals.

I don't mean to revive the whole debate, I just wanted to post my experience from the playa this year. My camp (Eridu) was directly across the street from Outpost 23 this year. Our experience was that they were awesome and respectful. As they'd stated with their camp application this year they were...

In 2003 after I passed Pyramid lake heading north to Gerlach during the day, a flat brown metallic "pancake" (for lack of a better description) about 100-150 feet in diameter flew over and in front of my car about a half mile away going west to east at about 100 mph. It continued, west to east, in a...

Hey Ms Mutaytor! We had to leave BRC on Thursday this year, but fortunately we caught you on Wednesday night at 4:30&Esp. We have many fond memories of you at Xara Dulzura and Pinky's 2003! The nuclear lookin' fireball was freakin' amazing (although we only saw it online). I'm sure it was quite the ...

. . . Why didn't you join forces and expell those assholes? How could you all let some jack-off thieves take over your camp? We've had "hangers on-ers" crash and mooch our camp that's for sure. But never a full on take over. I can relate to his sad situation. In our similar situation, we moved. The...

Partying can be a spiritual experience. I'm sure drugs, incl booze, have been used in connection with vision quests and altered states ever since when. I find my self being more and more selective with our activities and surroundings to keep our short time there positive. Sassy and I did go this yea...

Up-to-date weather in BRC.

http://206.158.7.4/weather/pro.htm

....... LOOK OUT FOR THE OTHER GUY! Sadly since I was a kid that was always the motto. If we keep an eye one the others around us, and when we see them in need of help or in trouble, we ask if we can help in anyway. ...... Ranger Guardian AKA WILL FIX IT clear Well - I think that's a GREAT motto. C...

One more thing - DO NOT speed up to the MPH limit on the sign you are approaching until you have past that sign! This is worth repeating.

If you are going 30 and you see the sign for 40 coming up - DO NOT accelerate until you pass that sign. A little trick they use.

~ Player

. . . is going to be looking for you between I-80 and BRC! I just spoke with a friend of mine living in Gerlach, and she told me that the cops are pulling people over for the slightest infraction or none at all. A word to the wise: Act and drive as conservatively as possible. ~ Player PS Okay, that'...

I also just got a report yesterday. We might want to rename Black Rock City "White Out City". In case anyone missed this earlier in this thread, check it out: http://culturalvision.net/html/brd_play ... _2007.html and be prepared!!!!

~ Player

I'm somewhat shocked that you consider 2 streets from the esplanade and 1/2 hour from 10 O Clock the "quet zone". Though limited me experiences would suggest that anything close to the edge (10 and 2) or within 5-6 streets of the esplanade is pretty much busy 24/7. I read your previous thread about...

Placers: Ignore this post. :? I can apologize for the "seriously" comment, OBVIOUSLY meant as sarcasm, which is obviously not a permitted form of communication on THIS forum. My final thought on this is that I don't understand how anyone could seriously describe O23 as "honest" (amongst all the othe...

Here hopefully, is my last post on this subject. It is self-evident why I dismiss claims the Outpost23 lied on their questionnaire. They asked us "to be placed near late night friendly camps", away from "Noise sensitive areas". Very upfront and honest. No deception on their part. FALSE that they de...

Isotopia wrote:In a pinch and just as effective are small white garbage bags slipped over your feet and taped to your legs. No collection of playa mud.

I'm filing that under the "best advice of the week" column! Thanks, Isotopia!

~ Player

Nice boots - but if there is any rain at all, those boots will collect the mud underneath and add another foot to your height!!!

There is only one thing I've that works for walking in playa mud, and that is socks!

~ Player[/url]

Hosh ~ thanks for the "contribution" to this discussion. But, I'm going to attempt to keep this discussion sane. To reiterate, as is obvious by other posts, you cannot expect to sleep next to a large camp pounding you with sound in any part of the city. I truly believe that any camp that intends to ...

Camping near the Esplande and expecting quiet is like living under an EL train and crying about the trains. Next time bring earplugs Player. This was well covered in the original thread, which you obviously did not read. (see http://eplaya.burningman.org/viewtopic.php?t=15111, which I provided with...

Player was complaining about Outpost23 in this thread as recently as August 11th. Outpost23 filed their questionnaire with their decision to move their late night sound to the deep playa back on May 29th. I don't understand what you are getting at here. As I was not privy to their decision, I could...

I've recently taken photos of it - if anyone's interested. Whether cold or hot, I highly recommend that everyone prepare for the loosest dustiest playa surface in at least the ten years I've gone out there. If you have any influence over the weather by praying or dancing or similar ritual, try for z...

MikeVDS --

Mmmm . . . well, thanks for your honesty and your advice. Either way, I'm just so glad that, regardless of whatever anyone thinks about this, it's settled and came to a happy conclusion.

It's all good. Enjoy your burn.

Cheers,
-- Player

PS: I would just like to add that the only fact I may have "exaggerated" was the whining comment in my orginal post (pt #7). That was hearsay. They did complain about several things in the old thread that were done to them that I had NO part of, nor do I condone. One of those complaints, (or whining...

First of all, I'd like to publicly apologize to Outpost 23 for reopening this issue without the facts at hand - the facts being that they have changed their camp to take their music out to the playa! Player, enjoy a large serving of crow off playa, while the rest of us resolve conflicts without reso...

Hey there you crazy vegans! If we ever go back to BRC - we wanna meet up with you guys! We don't know many vegans in our default life here in Reno. We love good food - and I'll bet you guys know how to make some good tasting treats. Have a great burn! -- Player (of the Player and Sassy show) http://...

Dear BORG and Burners -- I'd like to know why - oh why - after I had shared the information of our plight with Outpost 23 aka THE AFTERPARTY last year (see http://eplaya.burningman.org/viewtopic.php?t=15111), that the organizers could once again place an avowed late night party sound-blasting 2000 w...

Bingo. And I think education should be the first and most important part of trying to find a solution to this problem, because honestly the vast majority of the people making both the noise and the complaints have no clue what the rules actually are. And of course, there's also the fact that the va...

Ranger Mockingbird -- I ate some chocolate tonight, forgetting about the caffiene content - and subsequently giving me insomnia. (How could I have forgotten that?!?!) Now I'm finally getting sleepy (due to the wonders of pharmaceuticals) and so must go to bed. After that, I'm on the go for a week an...

Today I did the last task in the long line of things to be done wrapping up, for me, Burning Man 2006. This final post here is my last - and so if I don't respond to posts after this, it is because I'm done with it. Unfortunately, I do believe 2006 was the last Burning Man for Player and Sassy. In o...

Oh, Ranger Mockingbird! You have managed to skew so many facts, I can barely begin to enumerate them. But, this is my second to last post before I move on as we are leaving for a cruise in a couple days, and so I'm going to set the record straight one last time and bid you a final cyber adieu. You k...

Player's wife, Sassy, here. Player just told me about this LOOOONG thread, so I thought I'd come on here and give my version of things, in case it helps at all. I don't have time to read through all these posts, so I'm sorry if I'm repeating something you already know. On Sunday night/Monday morning...