And the man burns as I speak, and yet no one has bothered to comment. I would venture to say that things, as they are, went off without a hitch.

Ish.

^_^

Hmmm. There are a lot of good points on either side, and I particularly like the 'frosted mini-wheats' analogy. First off, people have been talking about burning the man prematurely for years. Last year there was that whole mob of law enforcement surrounding the man. That someone decided to pull it ...

Had two vivd BM dreams. One involved a plethora of Egyptian-oriented sand-art, and the other was 'at BM', only BM was in the woods with cabins. Plus there was this lady in the dream who did some kind of demonic facial-distortion thing that scared me. Weird.

No no no... Don't think it, do it. We are a do-ocracy.

You're right, my bad. To reiterate,... DOOOOOO IIIIIIIITTTT! Also on the docket is random acts of:

- Super Soaking (with disclaimer)
- Gifting
- Playa Art-ness

Given all this fixing that seems in demand, (referring to an old adage) what is BROKEN? I mean, what is intolerably "wrong" with BM? I can think of many things I could do without or wouldn't notice missing, but nothing that 'shouldn't' be omitted certainly. Furthermore, it seems to me that art was o...

I think this thread has taken on a new significance in light of other discussions going on.

Anything I could say was better said by badger.

With one exception. This year I'm going to set up an art piece in an unsanctioned area. In the middle of the night. With ninjas. Try and stop me. ^_^

Oh yeah, and I'm not going to expect/ask anyone to fund it but me.

Wow. So much love. I can't contain it all, so I have to give some back. ^_^

I love you!!

I'd like to continue talking about this. Anyone have an opinion/experience to share? Yes. My experience is from the opposite end of the spectrum. Plus, it's kind of a story. Bear with. Thursday morning I was walking the playa in my new outfit. I call it new because of the particularly revealing mus...

Tks dude. I now know the camp was named Embassy Camp. Anyone know them? I'm gonna look for info, but please post if you know of or just know them.

Hey there, sorry for the vague description, please bear with. Okkay, the camp I am looking to get in contact with was somewhere around 9:00 and Esplanade. It was a live music camp, including a bass and lead guitarist, drummer, flute player, and freestyler. They did a couple of live jams during the d...

I think a resurgance of art is a good thing, but given the party stats, I may be among the minority. Good thing I never cared about majority approval. ^_^

It's a game! The man burn, I stood in the back next to the art cars. I didn't see a single fire-dancer, and don't consider myself worse off. I saw all of the man burn and am most satisfied. As for the temple burn, I was not only asked to sit down by one of the rangers, but to back up. This ranger ap...

I think the ice cream social is an excellent idea.

I want to see pranks ... BIG pranks ... That's a mervelous idea. Excuse me for stepping on anyone's toes, but my favorite part of BM was walking around interacting with people during the day . Yeah, the lights and sounds are cool when intoxicated, but the daytime, communative, interactive experienc...

Big couch to beat the hell out of/rest on. Plus fire dancing (mebe).

I have no practical experience at fire dancing (yet!) but I have found that you can kinda familiarize yourself with the dancing and the tricks by attaching cheap LED lights to the ends of sticks or string. Once you get good at that, I haven't tried it, but I recommend sticks and roadflares. That's m...

It is bothersome to hear "I am never going back" instead of "There is a problem and we have to figure out some way to make it better". I agree, and these statements are my reason for objection. The cause of my feverence however is the multi-page dissertation as to why. A person who has written that...

Besides. Only a yahoo would care who is or is not a yahoo. ^_~

If it's worth doing, it's worth offending someone over. ^_~

Nicely put. Badger, if it's worth saying/doing, there'll always be someone to object. I'm just getting tired of people bashing aspects of BM while freely admitting they're not coming back. If they're not coming, why the sensationalism?

I'm sorry but if you don't want to go, don't go. If you're dissatisfied, be dissatisfied. Your pages of rationale (that's all it is) don't give any more weight to what amounts to your opinion . Furthermore, your position is so riddled with logical fallacies so as to be invalid. Lastly, what do you h...

Heh, I was kinda worried when this guy offered me oil (fragrance) thinking it was laced. It wasn't.

So far as I can tell, the drug culture at BM is "Looking for like-minded people". I could be wrong tho.

Burning Man is. To say more is to say it is less.

My only comment is that any undercover police presence never came of concern to anyone in my camp or the general area. The medicinal use was mature but open and never was cause for alarm. That aside, your position is both feasible and sound.

Durrr, I almost forgot.

Lightsabre duels! My associates and I have crafted duelable lightsabres!! Some may have seen them this year, and granted one of them broke (~_~) but the design has been perfected, and there will be more!!

Hmmm. This is getting stagnant. As said, keep an eye out for camp "F*ck your Couch!" On the docket is a phatty burn plate for heat/barbecue (mmmm,... barbeque) so for any who want to, BRING MEAT! Also smores. In addition there'll be a (hopefully not too) cheap sound system for music, as well as vari...

As far as moving from the Esplanade, I would say DO IT! As a musician/vocalist, I would be more interested in listening/participating if it were more remote where the music can be experienced. I brought my recorder this year, but ended up playing it at select places because well,... recorders aren't...

That's Sunday Oct. 11th if you haven't read. Sorry to anyone who's toes I have stepped on by not fully reading the other threads. ^_^

See you all (er as many as can make it) out there! I'll be the guy in the plated blue headband and the plaid throw!