You are the one coming off as self righteous blowing your horn about your many "contributions". In case it wasn't clear: I was not one of the pranksters, and thus the "contributions" (ooh! burn! you put it in quotes ) I mentioned were not mine. So I claim no entitlement to them or by them. One last...

-- from building the Man to setting up the city to huge art projects to writing for the Burning Man blog -- than I'm guessing you have. You seem to think that your many "contributions" entitle you to ignore the Principles. They don't. You seem to think that your radical self-entitlement allows you ...

-- from building the Man to setting up the city to huge art projects to writing for the Burning Man blog -- than I'm guessing you have. have a small bit of unease with that sense of entitlement. nobody can claim greater rights or privelage because thier form of contributions are somehow better than...

The Thunderdome banner: At the end of the day, the Hot Topic banner is commercial advertising material. Hanging it at Burning Man violated one of our Principles. It doesn't matter if everyone if your camp thought hanging the Hot Topic banner was the most ironic, hilarious, clever, irreverant act ev...

I am well aware of HOW a camera can get that dirty at an event like Burning Man, the primary question I have is why would you let it? Taking 10 minutes out of my day to blow it off and wipe it down would hardly constitute babying my equipment any more than changing the oil in my car would be babyin...

As "carnivillain," the owner of one of the cameras you posted above ( http://www.flickr.com/photos/carnivillain/2827287540/ ) I would like to say that no, CapSmashy, I'm not trying to feel special or win style points for my camera being dusty. (I pay for that thing out of pocket, so it's in my best ...

Why thank you very much! I'm certainly glad you've enjoyed them.

And great work as always, Tristan.

My photo gallery is here: http://www.theblight.net/08/bm

Or if you prefer, on Flickr here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/carnivilla ... 053227103/


Enjoy!

Over the Red Nose District:



http://flickr.com/photos/carnivillain
http://theblight.net/news/