Thanks - I needed that - enjoying it right now!

Thanks so much! I appreciate what you've put together. Nice new look, too. I hope you get some great recordings this year!

My understanding is that if it has a motor of any kind, it must be registered. It doesn't matter where the motor derives its power. If you pedal to charge a battery that powers a motor, it would require a license. Go pure pedal power without a motor and there's no licensing hassle/risk. Good luck!

Hi Lovelymoon, Sounds like you'll be a creative and friendly asset to any camp. The advice others gave is good and true. On the other hand, a lot of times when someone creates a post like yours, someone quickly replies with an offer to join their camp. That's probably more likely to happen if the po...

They're out there, and people love them. Paper cones, which become the recipient's responsibility. Thanks - sure hope I see you out there!

Thanks for bringing art, or whatever cool idea it is, to the playa, on your first burn, no less! Thanks also for being sure it is lit (I hope that's part of what the power is for - if it's a project out on the playa). It's going to be a moonless year this year. I'm glad about that, personally. Teo, ...

Thanks for the post and the music. In a few weeks or months someone will probably start a thread here called "Stages Seeking Artists" that will be people looking for DJs and other performers. The corresponding thread will be "Artists Seeking Stages". This forum is pretty quiet now, but by early summ...

That is an extremely cool idea! One of the best ideas for a participatory gift ever. Does it really end up like a sealed tin can, like a can of corn? I've already got ideas of what to put it in it. Yeah, some dust would be required. We all love bringing the playa smell back to the default world. Mis...

Hi erri2000, I've been good. You too, I hope. I'm trying to think how I know you. Maybe I'm having a senior moment (I'm almost old enough), or maybe there's another Scooter T. Remind me of the what I've forgotten and I'll writhe in embarrassment. I agree - it's cool Maseo is attending and he's the c...

No MINE!! Hey, can we share? We're working on a live music project for 2008, and I was wanting at least one horn player and trumpet would be fantastic. Our great sax player probably won't be able to make it, but if he does, the more the merrier. For you it would mostly be for solos (instead of arran...

Some good things, in no particular order: Freedom Affluence Diversity Pioneer Spirit Innovation Tolerance Rock and Roll Highways (good for enabling commerce, growth, personal travel) Resources Television And some not so good... Arrogance Ignorance Intolerance (we can be both tolerant and intolerant ...

I figured this thread would already be discussing the news of Paul's recent arrest in San Francisco. Apparently/allegedly, he was going to set fire to Grace Cathedral. He will probably remain in custody for a long time now...

Here's a link to the story on sfgate:

http://tinyurl.com/2jfzkv

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I truly love America. Best country ever, in spite of the horrendous mistakes of our leaders, sometimes with our blindered consent. I sometimes get teary-eyed during the Star Spangled Banner. (Maybe I should see a doctor about that.) When the amazing freedom of Burning Man hit me, I felt gratitude fo...

Thanks, Anti-M! I meant to try to come meet you this year, and see the wayward art. Hope you had a great burn, and maybe I'll get to meet you next year. And thanks, Valkrie. You make a great point, similar to Vertigo. I don't expect to ever again start a thread that might in any way contribute to th...

Thanks for the comments, Vertigo. Yes, you sound like a parental lecturer, but I believe your intentions are good. If you really read my all my posts in this thread (long, I admit), you'd see that... I started the thread to see if there were many people injured by running into Crude Awakening stuff,...

Sorry about the accident, Stephan! Glad you survived! At least one other person had a serious crash into that pipe and had to be taken away by ambulance. It was a woman on Saturday, so definitely not the same incident. There's a thread about it under Art and Performance, but most people want to blam...

Yeah, the Japanese party car rocked! We stopped by and partied with them for a while late one night but didn't really meet anyone. Just rocked out. Great music, and we liked parking Kamila next to one of her kindred spirits - an Asian-themed mutant vehicle. The Velo Disco is great! Didn't see it, bu...

Thanks for the invite to spread some good vibes and kudos, Teo! Gotta say those monkeys (I know...apes) were really great. Inventive, interesting, intriguing, interactive and fun. Everybody was talking about that piece. I really liked the green pine tree. Serene. Big Rig Jig - what a feat! Oh, and t...

Someone sent me a link to these great BM pictures, including a couple of good ones of the metal angler car. Great car!

http://www.nephology.org/gallery/list.p ... ic&lang=en
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I'll take Joemomma's good advice and "quit my bitching". Let's drop this thread.

See you next year.

You're right as usual, Trilo. I was the moving object. We were looking at the brightly lit object we were approaching, which was casting shadows in our direction. Me and the person behind me both thought the black line we were approaching was a shadow. I'm glad Burning Man is as rule free as possibl...

I know and accept that Burning Man can be dangerous. I'm okay with most of that. We all had a good laugh at my crash in fact (since I wasn't hurt). I wasn't going very fast, but I guess it was too fast. I had a light, but was it on? I don't remember. I'll accept about 80% of the responsibility for m...

There was a live group with a percussionist, drummer and keys playing in an uncovered dome around midnight Friday night on the esplanade pretty close to 2:00. GREAT sound from their Bag End brand speakers. They played music while a mythic story was acted out in front of them. Bad guy kills the good ...

I heard of at least two injuries caused by people crashing into unlit pipes and hardware that was part of the Crude Awakening project after it burned. At least one of these required an ambulance. My friends who helped that person were shocked at how much dangerous, unlit stuff was out there. I bet t...

Thanks, Teo! Kamila was our car. I guess that was you I was meeting and I didn't even know it at the time. That's kind of funny because I had thought you would be a good person to know because I've appreciated your friendly, funny and knowledgeable posts on eplaya. I'm truly honored. Sent you a priv...

I liked this little electric Asian teahouse with bench seats in the back. But then again, it was my car! I hope some of you saw it before it broke down on Saturday. Lots of people thought it was very sweet and romantic. It was kind of a chill thing - not a dancing/party car (too short to stand up in...

So sorry to hear about your engine block, Steven. Geez, that's gotta hurt. At least it had a few years of outrageous fun... I don't mind the party buses, personally. In terms of driving around to be seen, that's the whole point in a way. Everyone at Burning Man is trying to add to the spectacle of i...

Thanks for the additional info about the BLM angle, Dork. I hadn't realized that was a factor - I thought the impetus for reduction was from within BMORG (and maybe some of it is). I think you're right about what they hoped the message would accomplish. Valkryie - I think we envy you as a first time...

D'oh!

I meant "three" DMV staffers, not "tree". But chance are there's some tree ones too, for all I know.

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