Unfortunately that stuff has always been an integral part of it. It wouldn’t be BRC without the big oontz. Too many people found out about it. Time to do something else. You're right, it wouldn't be BRC, it would be better. There are hundreds of EDM festivals out there, but when 40% of your populat...

Keep an eye on your local Craigslist about 2 weeks before the event. Last year in the Seattle Craigslist ticket section, tickets and vehicle passes started coming up for sale (at face value) days prior to the burn. It's hard to invest months of planning, work and hundreds of dollars on art and them...

I probably should know this, but what was the purpose of creating a Burner Profile as a prerequisite for purchasing tickets? It seemed everyone in the waiting room was randomly admitted in to the purchase page. Was part of the purpose originally designed to try to balance out newbies with veterans? ...

Loved the Playa Bumper Cars, red moon, the kind soul at Dusty Swan who gifted me two appliance bulbs our bar's antique lamps needed but got broke in the container (your name was Ludo?), Steely Dan Happy Hour and singing my ass off, Wet Spot Saloon, Goodwill Playa Fairy camp, Hashing for the first ti...

Aside from having a little playa meltdown this year, my worst was the bunch of Brits who decided to do whippets out in the open in our camp while we were doing one of our dye sessions at Dye With Dignity. I don't care what you do in YOUR camp, but keep your law-enforcement-search-bait outta my camp...

oh. Dear. God. This has been my favorite thread EVER! Doc Pyro (who is anything but a racist) having the guts to take the piss out the whole thing, Simon and his legion of socks reached a transcendental level of comedy and trenchant insight (I 've been dying to use the phrase for years) and Littlebi...

. No, I have never installed the balls loose, but I cannot think of any reason it wouldn't work. You can install ball bearings loose without any problems. It can be a little tricky when threading the axle through the hub, but use really thick axle grease. My front wheel actually rolls smother witho...

so, did you make it down Jungo road last year?

I think it is silly and a bit adverse to the whole Burning Man experience for a bar to card EVERYONE. Card just those who appear to be close to the 21 age limit. I'm 51 and I am not carrying around my drivers license in my tutu, or whatever costume I happen to have on. If I were 25, I would be so th...

WHISKEY & DUST 7:30 and Divorce 200 x 200!

if you're camping with a theme camp, add that info as well so you can get your camera back while still at burning man

Whiskey & Dust will have a stripper pole, along with Lyra ring for aerial performances

do NOT try to save money by skipping the lawyer

That's not entirely accurate. At BDC&WB you must be over 21 unless you are accompanied by a legal adult/guardian. We have had the LEOs haunt our camp on the lookout for contributing to the delequency of minors by serving alcohol. So if you're under 21, please go elsewhere. I think Kidsville is stil...

Well. Lover, there is a search function on eplaya. It's in the middle of the first line of orange type at the top of the page. It's kinda frustrating, but you could try "engine" as a search term and limit it to the Q&A, Tips and Tricks sub-forum. I'm sure that you would find lots of information. No...

And believe me with the passive attitudes I see here, so willing to bend over to be fucked a little harder, that day is coming. I guess this is how any event must become once it gets really big. Hit the nail on the head. There are too many Ned Flanders on this Board spouting off about liability ins...

Katie! Welcome home! Another thing to consider, besides your many talents, abilities and open mindedness is: 1. You must be 21 or older to camp with any theme camps that serve alcohol. 2. You must be 18 or older to camp with any theme camps of a sexual nature. 3. Openminded is an extremely relative...

CAM:

You are living in one of the biggest and most active Burner communities outside of San Francisco. It is hard not to meet fellow Burners in Denver. Check out Facebook's Denver Burns group or www.Apogaea.com for starters.

Good Luck!

Isotopia wrote:Reading your post the word 'hubris' comes to mind.

Oh wow. Coming from Isotopia!

Moronicity: There is a huge Burner community in Denver-Boulder. Jump in! The regional burn, Apogaea is coming up June 8th or 9th. It should be a wonderful time and a great way to met peeps. Go to www.Apogaea.com for details. There are too many internet groups serving this community, but currently De...

100 miles in 12 hours on a fully laden 400 -500 lb "bike" made me spew coffee on my monitor.

got any cites Trish?

Actually the layout of burning man is supposed to represent the Egyptian symbol of Horus. (the Bird). The 10 - 2 clock circle would be the raised wings and the two streets at 5:30 and 6:30 are the legs of the bird. Without citation to something other than Christian Conspiracy sites, I'm going to as...

sounds really good kurti!

Drawingablank draws some pretty creative ideas for gifting. Well done! I would skip the incense sticks not so much from a fire hazard standpoint, but as a real Moop hazard. If only 10% of those sticks gets dropped on the ground, that's a thousand little sticks that have to be picked up. Two years ag...

repetition can be okay. Every year the recycled art will be new to a lot of people, including those who went the year before and somehow missed it. Bliss Dance bears a strong resemblance to Passage, (the Mother and Child at 2005's Burn) and something similar has been back every year since. The artis...

wow, what a hugs parade we have going on! Wonder when Bob and/or Iso will stop by and drop one of their turds? I love the theme camp idea going on here. This is what it's all about, at least for me. New idea, virgins delivering the goods. One suggestion. The awning on your tent is going to be a huge...

I was warned ahead of time. Frankly, I can understand someone threatening to beat you up. Had I been shocked, I might have smashed the kiosk myself NOT FUNNY IMHO Would it make any difference to you that the voltage was not enough to be painful, but just enough to give an unexpected surprise? Serio...

Bob wrote:Hilariously sad, if you don't realize what basic communication means to someone who spends weeks or months out there.
But I'd be totally into a fake 'Temple'.

I'd totally be into a Bob who got a life

Mischief Camp did something similar in 2008 and 2009 by setting up fake internet kiosques in front of their camp on Esplanade. One kiosque was labeled BRC Webcam, the other was labeled Free Porn. Each computer greeted the viewer with a display that said "Welcome to Mischief Camp, right-click to star...