I'm looking to host a rumba out on the playa this year. I've brought my congas out for many years and usually have had 1-2 or other afro-cuban percussionists drop in and jam with me but this year I want to get an actual rumba going and put in the events guide. I'll be bringing 3 congas, clave, palit...

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Sat Aug 13, 2022 8:00 am

Why not just direct them to this thread? They will receive a little education, several different opinions and a consensus.
They might also decide to read more of EPlaya.

I like your thinking Popeye. I may just do that.

I received this e-mail today from 2 "third-year burners" who apparently are looking to pay to park in our centrally located camp. And I have to say it really irritated me. Am I over-reacting here? Anyone else find this kind of offensive? Oy vey Hello there dusty mayor :), Avid and I (Giulietta), two...

Has it gotten worse with the expansion of first timers in more theme camps? I'd propose it's gotten worse, due to the PnP camps. Some of them are down right "traps", enticing "hot" people in with free and fun stuff...and exclusivity...And the "owners" within, often live a "teflon" life in default, ...

Exclusive: Burning Man is supposed to be a safe space. Sexual assault survivors say it's not The Playa is a "lions' den" where security responds to sex crime scenes by trying to sniff out "consent accidents" https://www.salon.com/2019/05/17/exclusive-burning-man-is-supposed-to-be-a-safe-space-sexual...

Just a little perspective in this 747 "Art project" https://techcrunch.com/2018/09/25/the-death-of-once-high-flying-vc-funds/ "That same article noted in its intro that “It is not every day that someone buys a Boeing 747 as a gift. But that was exactly what Jonathan Teo did last year, when he gather...

Full disclosure: I hate the 747. As someone who has worked their ass of to bring different art projects to the playa and I consider myself radically inclusive, I’m still entitled to my opinion that this is a lame as shit, overly ostentatious display of wealth. “Look what kind of logistics we can pu...

It has a permit, and it's going to be in it's private-land docking spot, which it's only yards away from, next week after ground prep is done. It isn't moop, abandoned, unlicensed, or any of that other fake news. Reno Gazette isn't fake news. Apparently the BLM didn't get your memo that everything ...

Just making reference to the fate of La Contessa, the circumstances being vaguely similar and all... Comparing the Contessa with the 747 I think highlight a lot about how the event has changed. They're both big and kind of shit-shows but the similarities end there. The Contessa was emblematic of th...

From 9/14/18 Reno Gazette Journal.... "The largest art car at Burning Man, a partially reassembled 747 airplane, remains parked on the Black Rock Desert two weeks after the event. The plane was moved further into the hard-packed playa about 12 miles away from the Burning Man site, said Rudy Evenson,...

Last year was my first year, and while it was an amazing experience, it was also incredibly isolating. I felt like I was surrounded by so many people (including my camp mates) that were enjoying their burn with the help of different intoxicants, and I couldn't meet them at their level. The result w...

So what's the deal with all the dust?

Does anyone else find it obnoxious that BMORG/LLC/BMProject inserted a compulsory quiz on the ticketing page. I mean what kind of nanny-state crap is that? Before you get the privilege to spend $500 on a ticket, you must read our BS propaganda and answer our ideology questions correctly. In case you...

Segways have no impact on my experience at BM. However, you might as well stick a huge sign around your neck with the word "Douchebag" on it.

Thanks for sharing this. I've been wondering what they've been up to with Fly Ranch. Sounds like not much currently. Frankly, a year-round intentional arts-spiritual-healing-thinktank community and retreat center that hosts events on a much smaller scale could be really interesting. But as always it...

I think the rise of social media began the demise. Once that BM video went viral on Gawker etc etc, thousand of people sat up and said "ooh I've never heard of that, it looks awesome!", and BM was suddenly on the radar of people from all walks of life, society and wealth. Some of those coming from ...

I think there is a LOT of behind-the-scenes shit that really has not surfaced yet. Ultra-entitled son of a Russian billionaire Russian mobsters A long-simmering beef between camps Infrastructure propriety Non-payment of sherpas If you wanted a recipe for disaster, this was it. It seems to me like a...

Supposedly it happened at "The Lost Hotel." You might remember this plug-n-play group from such catastrophes as Caravancicle (aka the camp that led to Tannenbaum being booted form the BMORG board).

Looks like this was not a good year for douchey plug-n-play camps.

Wow I can't believe the one year I didn't go and playa vigilantes take down one of the major plug-n-play camps. I'm sorry, but I feel no sympathy for them whatsoever... I don't think this is going to change the course of the event at all but it is certainly a statement. Call me "burner than thou" bu...

Yeah brah, only hard bods fuck em bitches with saggy anything!

You sure you're at the right event? I think there are some great parties at Daytona Beach you might prefer....

Actually its Tech Douche vs pop-EDM Ravers. Tech Douche is way ahead on the scoreboard with several BMorg board members and now even their very own BM employee, sorry "brand ambassador." Meanwhiles Ravers are getting trounced by having their sound art-cars banned, suffering under new rules for MV' s...

This art project is no longer satirical as there are in fact board meetings being held on the playa. Its more like an homage at this point. Welcome to the new burning man

Is there a best of ePlaya? Because I would nominate this for it? "I have everything I need but wants lot of stuff. Also I don't want to pay for anything."

I don't think pointing out the multiple levels of inherent contradictions in these statements should be considered snark.

I've been going for 12 consecutive years and this year is most likely my last. The reason is not for any of the "burning man has changed" reasons, that's a phase I went through years ago and have already come to acceptance with. Over the year BM shifted, for me, from a year-round project and an iden...

Hello there, I am a long-time afro-cuban percussionist looking to perform along-side DJs at BRC this year. I have a set of 3 congas that I play and would need a stationary spot, ideally mic'd. Congas go very well as accompaniment with a lot of electronic music (sampled relentlessly in house music), ...

Thankyou Wedeliver. This will be my first time commuting to BM from the Pacific Northwest. Having done the drive from Reno to Portland this spring, I see that your location is a *perfect* pit stop. Thanks for the gift. I will definitely be dropping by a few days pre-event on my way down BRC. What a ...

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Wow, I love electronically remixed balkan music. Glad that you'll be performing this year. Shantel and Dunkelbunt are two of my favorites.

I wish my camp had a big sound system to offer you but please post your eventual slot on here. Or I guess I'll look you up on Rockstar Librarian.

I have to say, its nice to see that with enough bitching and moaning by the community, the BMORG can still be made to respond in some fashion. Of the 2 primary complaints (JT remaining on that board and commodification camps receiving special treatment via-v-vis the placement process, both have been...

This thread and in particular every single one of lordtrigon's comments should qualify for the "best of eplaya" forum... fucking hilarious.