I came here looking for 3 wise men and a virgin but all I can see are some asses:)

Merry Xmas

Screw them Pinemom. I am 60, know whats going on in the world, don't party much 51 weeks of the year (that may be a lie) been to BM the past 2 years, loved everything about it but especially the people. I'm proud to be a burner!

Don't let the bastards wear ya down:)

Wonderful response Charles....too bad it will fall on deaf ears (sorry to be pessimistic. To me BM is what you want it to be....which changes literally minute to minute. Given all that is available for an attendee, from the sublime to the ridiculous and everything in between, the author chose to be ...

Here's the WSJ take on BM.....not very positive, knowledgeable or introspective but what would you expect:


http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122058209244302597.html

The apocalypse is here....the style and art section of todays NY Times

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/14/arts/ ... 4burn.html

How about this chair? Maybe it runs on solar for the Playa

Just go to the Walmart Superstore in Gerlach before you enter the Playa. If you run out of food theres always the Playa Mall with Applebys and Pizza Hut.

Here's the Elders web page. Most were from OR & WA with some from LA...and me

http://www.lalagom.net/theelders/

As 1st yr burners, we were in "The Elders" theme camp...terrific group of people between 50 and 75.

Some more pics . My 1st attempt at flickr and they are all jumbled up but hey, you can still relive the week

http://www.flickr.com/photos/frommass2003

Just a post BM episode that summed up the whole event for me. We had to leave Sunday to wash and clean the RV, get rid of rubbish etc in order to make our flight. By late Monday we were all finished with a whole case of water left over. Not wanting to waste it, we offered it to various individuals w...

Ban the damn gas powered motor scooters!!!!!

As W.C. Fields said:

I like children. If they're properly cooked

Well since I started this thread I'll put my 2 cents in. I could care less what people think of my life style, choices I've made or whatever, especially when it doesnt affect them one iota. What I hate, and see in the article and the comments in the paper is the anger and animosity shown towards peo...

Oh thats just great AnitM.....thats the one part of the article I thought was accurate.....Im a virgin...is it too late fpr a refund?

From the Nevada Appeal newspaper out of Carson City:

http://www.nevadaappeal.com/article/200 ... /108120088

Nothing new but the comments are pretty sad....guess I should expect anything else.....but NASCAR for hippies is new to me

Hi Mari!!!! What a wonderful summary as to why a 50 something virgin as myself feels the pull of the Playa. Stop by The Elders theme camp at 4:30 and Intertidal sometime during the week. Ill give you a hug!!!

Dumb question by a virgin #322:
Do they have a list of the location of the camps when we get to the Playa or should I print out this list? Thanks in advance.

Good advice all............many thanks!!!!!!!!!!

Silly question #378 : I'll be a virgin this year and cant wait. I took a look at the playa calendar and im overwhelmed. I know we cant see it all and I'm sure everyone thinks their camp is the best (and it probably is) but whats the best thing to do? We have wide interests so that makes it even hard...

Im going to just hold it in for a week.

look into THE ELDERS........thats where Ill be spending my virgin burn.

Sighhhhhhhhhhhhhhh I first noticed "it" when Id go to a mall and realize not only am I one of the oldest there but the stores weren't looking for me or my type (Hollister, Ambercrombie, hot topics). On the other hand I said fuck that...I feel young, I act young, I can wear what I want and Im still g...

What a coincidence....I'm going bare boned too. As a virgin I dont plan on wasting my time reading some survival guide. The way I figure it, each day Ill go to the shopping center that Im sure must be part of the Black Rock desert and bring back to my modular home some chinese takeout or maybe even ...

Thanks Gyre...........I meant Monday after the Man burns. BTW your idea makes a lot of sense.

Quick question regarding the Class C RV Ill be renting. As a virgin I hear the horror stories of the 4 hour exodus leaving BM. Approximately how much gas is used in a situation like that? Id be concerned about running out of gas. Im anal I guess :shock: Also If we leave at daybreak the last day, how...

Im a newbie taking in all the info I can . How often does the Jack Rabbit Speaks get sent out? Ive signed up for it but have only gotten it very sporadically.....maybe 2 times in the past 3 months. Does that make sense or are my emails getting screwed up? When I re submitted my email addy I get a me...

Thank you!!!! I have a new found liking of the color purple :lol:

Sorry to be clueless but I'm not familliar with LiveJournal or any BM discussions outside of eplaya. How do I find/get invited to a LiveJournal group?

Sorry if this has already been posted and I warn you, it takes a long time to download, but I saw this link on Boing Boing today. Supposedly its a pic from the Playa


http://rawfire.torche.com/~squat/ghostd ... pan227.jpg