Saw it first years ago (maybe 2001 or 02)

Burning Man
It's just the darndest thing

And it still is!

Biff the Paperboy

Geez, I found welcome refuge at Bad Idea Theatre Bar on burn night. I do agree that I've found that "cold-shoulder" more common in BRC that I had anticipated. I've been coming since 1999, so it's not just a newbie notion. Back in 2003, as a paperboy for the BR Gazette, about 45 minutes before sunset...

Saturday Night 2005 Wandering around after the burn Found the bar at Bad Idea Theatre. Fed the bartender and surrounding patrons from my flask of Bushmills. Even wandered back to camp for a refill. Were they serving something? Barter? I like to drink with my friends. I come with drink. Prepared to f...

Howdy All, Cars as windbreaks are one thing, I live that way. I was refering to the ones where the car is simply a security blanket. Parked in real close. Making getting around more difficult. Shutting us off from the weird people next door. All the default positions we can so easily fall into. This...

Howdy, Flying poles with banners and windsocks is a pass-time of mine. I have a large camo net over my VW van, supported by five 16' 2-pc carbon-fiber masts. On top I add a tapered fiberglass pole, up to 32'. The tip of my tallest pole is nearly 50' off the ground. I fly either a 24' Black/White tub...

Howdy, My how exciting when the dynamics start up. Some controversy to stir the pot. Makes for interesting reading. My earlier comment concerning the paperboys was intended to illustrate that they are the only "daily" outreach to the camps. I was in no way inferring any quantification of importance....

Howdy, I've enjoyed the cafe at some level every year. I once allowed someone to buy me a drink, but I was conflicted. I appreciate the social ambitions of the place but find it in conflict with the basic principle of a non-commercial happening. It's like a square peg in a round hole. I've noticed t...

Hey-Howdy, Those last couple of posts really hit the spot. I think the real truth about general nudity on the playa is beginning to be revealed. I've been a paperboy for the gazette the last 6 years. I get to ride into camps evey day, delivering the paper and visiting with the citizens. Couple of ye...

Yep. It's happened to me. The very same experiences, with only minor variations I expect, are shared by many who live in Black Rock City. But I am not bitching. It's too easy to point the finger at fault. I dream of solutions. My assumption is that we "fall back into old habits" before we have the m...

Howdy Burners, I have a dream. I've been watching and participating in the "creation of temporary community", out in the middle of a barren playa, these last six years and I've come to crave an even more intimate experience. I've noticed how many arrive, mostly as strangers, and tend to circle the c...

Howdy, I've been a paperboy since BM 2000. Work the 3:00-3:30/3:30-4:00 routes and remote camping. Delivering the paper. Every day. I've realized the BRG is the only outreach tool from the BM to the campers. Daily we literally reach out and touch thousands of burners with a smile, a joke, a gift, an...

A couple of observations... Wind generators are noisy as hell. All that spinning stuff. Whining all night long. A flag pole is a very easy matter. I pound about 10" of a 4' rebar into the ground. I slip a piece of pvc over the rebar as a cushion. I have a 24' telescopic fiberglass pole that fits ove...

Hey All, To the essense of the situation... Rules are needed because in a culture without rules (hoping members will be self-controlled) too many exeed the limits. Wind-powered craft are a particular problem. The sail/boards are ok because with a swivelling mast, a drunk or unconscious pilot will dr...