I'm having a hard time believing the gate staff could ever be this mean. They've always been super cool with me, and on those times when they kind of didn't know what to do next (do we make him empty his WHOLE TRAILER because we can't see everywhere inside), they deferred to senior staff, who waved ...

You're not allowed to bring GLOW STICKS to Burning Man??? First I've heard of that. No fireworks, guns, excessive fuel loads, sure I get that one. But *glow sticks*? They're clean, and don't tend to blow away on the wind. We bring tons of them every year, and use a lot of them to light bikes and wav...

Worst experience on the playa - assholes parking their RV's on our tents and running the generators all night. About two feet from our heads! WRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR all night long. Gah. We finally asked them to turn it off, but it was a real buzzkill. We'd had one of those boundary strings around what w...

Sister, you don't know the half of it.

Comfort and Joy was better when it was just tarps, blankets and a rental truck. People went in with respect for others there, silently, removed shoes, and found their spot in the blankets and pillows for the night. The DJ would play some downtempo and it was the perfect place. Truly "Comfort and Joy...

"BM is no Utopia, there's plenty of assholes." That's so true. I've been to every burn from 2003 to 2008, and I'm hanging it up. Just too many assholes on the playa nowadays. Not worth the time, energy and money to see your hopes for a cool event dashed by stolen booze, busted car windows, RV's park...

That Saturday party in the dust storm with the white sunset was really beyond words.

Thanks guys for the great years, The Deep End will truly be missed.

A 100 kt tower shot would do nicely.

Remember kids, stand back behind the safey line, and be considerate to your fellow burners by taking a seat if you're in the first fifty rows.

OK look, the playa burn scar thing is just dumb. WE USED to burn stuff right there on the ground, and guess what? You could *maybe* find it next year, if conditions were just right, and it generally looked like just another playa serpent dune. No harm done. This current thing of "no burning directly...

I agree with the idea that anyone can throw anything in the fire. If the person is civilized and has good playa manners, they will yell out "FIRE IN THE HOLE" before lobbing that propane tank into the ember pit. What part of "BURNING Man" don't people get? This "hey let's all be polite and pass our ...

Burning man doesn't acutally have "rules" so much as "guidelines". I've seen plenty of dogs on the playa, quad ATVs without decorations, and "camps" that were more like professionally-produced concerts. Uh-huh, yeah dude, you're just here on your own? You and your tour bus and roadies? Burning Man i...