Driving down MLK in Berkeley, CA, today. Oh, look, fellow burners in the car in front of me. Several different stickers indicating several trips. So why is it that these lovely glowing creative centers of light and energy feel that it's okay to THROW THEIR FUCKING CIGARETTE BUTTS OUT OF THE CAR WIND...

madmatt,

your camp was the source of one of my favorite playa-moments from this year. check here for the details.

and i promise to drink shots next year to balance things out from this year.

all hail happy hour at joy camp!!!!.

i took a crack at tying burners/the org and the new orleans rebuild effort together , but so far the response to my idea has been lean at best. i intend on still making the proposal (in its full and originally conceived form), obviously in a much more fleshed out fashion. and i'm aware of the likeli...

Nor do I, but out of all burners, past and present, I reckon someone has a clue about that. All the teachers that are burned out from fighting to implement their ideas now have a new petri dish to grow fun things on. Of course that's an idealistic notion; there will still be bureaucracy, maybe even ...

Thanks for the responses so far. I'll reply to each in turn, with a bit of overlap maybe. AntiM, I'm looking to have each do what they are best at. There will be plenty of people to swing hammers. The whole point of my idea is that it will be heavily infused with the creative spirit and the spirit o...

Here's a revolutionary idea, and I'm quite serious about it. How about a slight shift in focus and venue for BM '06? What if we put all of our time, money, and creative and artistic energy over the next year into rebuilding New Orleans? I don't mean 'hey, let's get a few burners together and go down...

having lived in new orleans some time ago, and being a great fan of grand dream scapes, that description gave me the chills. i actually had the idea that we cancel burning man for next year, and that we all put our time, effort, and creativity into rebuilding that amazing town. seriously. speaking o...

My Playa Missed Connection There I was, minding my own business, biking along the outer rings in search of a bit of wood on which to display the small steel sculptures I made this year. A smiling soul flags me down, inviting me to happy hour at Joy Camp (joy hour at happy camp?). After getting playf...

sorry to hear. same thing happened to me last year. the thing that sucks is that there is really no way to control the actions of selfish idiots. sure, the dmv licenses vehicles, but lots of non-art vehicles are out there. people think it's okay to do whatever the fuck they want—"hey, man, it's burn...