Thanks Tristan! For taking my wacko vision to its ultimate absurdist limit. I admit it was an acid-drenched hallucination I had coming out of the playa in 98 or 99. I don't take it particularly literally. But outrageous propositions usually help to jumpstart a dialogue. On the other hand, if you tri...

OK, right on. I agree with those critiques for the most part. We *shouldn't* rely on or expect BMORG to do more than what they already do. Sustainability should *not* be an excuse or motivation for more rules, or more logistical burden on BMORG. That was a sloppy unthought out assumption on my part ...

Heard Erik Davis on KPFK today talking about Burning Man. He made the argument that burning man is now at a critical juncture, as it was in 1996, when it shifted from anarchy to some minimal structure & rules. The gist seemed to be, it's in danger of simply becoming too predictable, too routine, as ...

on sept. 6, @ bluebongo cafe downtown la - mutaytor, dubscience, other bm people, its an after-party for the LA art street fair...901 e 1st st @ vignes http://www.bluebongocafe.com/coming%20events.htm

wouldn't it be good if most or all of these decompressions raised money for the families of the two people who were killed (and maybe for the others injured in the air accidents?) maybe funnelled into a singled fund via Black Rock LLC. . . ? how we burners respond creatively to these tragedies will ...