With all respect to Kathy's Lampton's tragic accident, the vast majority of stories involving injury on the playa seem to revolve around severe stupidity. A particularly egregious incident occurred on Monday night (post-event, dust-storm starting) at Amazing Larry's when an injured or sick bat lande...

Mask considerations, other than heat and cold, include the diminished ability to see where you're going -- certain areas of the city exist under looser Pershing County building codes (hence the presence of both Pershing and Washoe County sheriffs) and as such are not liable for exposed rebar, tent r...

Woke from a dream here in snowed-in PDX that Gene Wilder lived under the playa in a labyrinthine sushi bar and was rigging explosives underneath all the rave camps. There seemed to be a race of little people involved (perhaps Oompa Loompas) but no information about how this shit affects your lungs. ...

For Todd and the whole equipment issue: playa dust can be extremely fine in texture (think talcum powder and up) and will infiltrate EVERYTHING from your asshole to your electronics. A good rule of thumb is to consider everything you bring disposable. In building The Aural Reef in 2002 (a 40' toroid...

The thing that intrigues me most is that he's worried about his wife being unable to function ("something I could easily talk her through").....if you show the bad taste to marry someone who's that freakin' helpless, perhaps the desert isn't the right environment for your "vacation". As a matter of ...