I like everything posted except "Love & Hate". I think that's even more dangerous than "Heaven and Hell".

The kind of help frat boys need isn't going to be administered with a glow stick.

Oh, there's a theme we don't need. As if we don't have to deal with hillbillies enough as it is?

I can see it now...the entire city covered with 7-11 camps giving out free beer, and every art car has NASCAR all over it.

No, thanks.

Reading the theme left a dull thud, at best, inside me. Not inspiring in the least. When I go to Burn, I want to get away from anything even remotely like this. This feels like an invasion, of sorts. Sorry...theme's a dud. I can't help but wonder if it's not time to resurrect some past themes; since...

I'm leaning towards try_me's side on this issue, and I don't see where he/she was putting themselves on a pedestal, either. Looks like the only person on a pedestal was David, and while he's a pivotal figure at BM, I'd wager that doesn't give him the right of way to flout the intentions of the event...

My basic thought is: Just who the hell is HE to be determining what is 'best' for about 40,000 other people, or what an event that's bigger than he'll ever be 'needs', especially since he hasn't been there since the late '90's ? Publicity-hound for a failed 'career'. He got much more than he bargain...

While I try not to think in terms of "best", as it tends to diminish the value of any of the other gifts I received, there are some that particularly stand out. Most notably, the freedom from dreaming. Only during a post-Burn get together with my campmates did I realize that I had not had a single d...

Looking at the PDF of it, there are no explanations for the different shaded areas. Can someone fill me in on what the designations are?
Thanks.

Something tells me you're in a lot of bar fights.

Spoken to, yes. Spoken at, no. All the adults I know don't talk like you do. You seem to run counter to some of the spirit of the event, depsite your eight years of it. It won't kill you to try being nice. Really, I promise. I am nice. I tried to tell the guy why people didn't stop. I'll admit that...

I suppose there's no responsibility on the part of the other drivers on the road to watch what's going on around them, be aware, not follow too closely, have a plan, be ready to drive defensively...

Spoken to, yes. Spoken at, no.

All the adults I know don't talk like you do.
You seem to run counter to some of the spirit of the event, depsite your eight years of it.


It won't kill you to try being nice. Really, I promise.

A lot of people give a rat's ass about another's approach to them. In some circles, it's called 'diplomacy', and it's usually beneficial. To both sides.You might try it; I'd wager it'd reap some nice rewards for you. Attitudes like yours are behind a great deal of conflict, and yet people like you d...

Name-calling. Nice. Here's the rub: You assumed that the load wasn't secured properly. You don't know that, and you'll never know that. Regardless, you ripped someone a new asshole, based on that assumption. Shit breaks, Shit falls apart. Stuff comes undone. It happens. Does it make you feel better ...

What an amazing world DallasPlaya must live in, one where nothing breaks, comes undone, goes awry, falls apart, best efforts notwithstanding.

My name is Dave, and I live in Golden, CO., though I originally hail from central Indiana. Musician, photographer, former "airpersonality", music producer and engineer, now A/V technician. Married 3 years, hopefully first baby by June. 42 y.o. Three cats. First burn was '04, ticket a birthday gift f...

Sorry for being redundant to Dork's post, but we were typing at the same time.

Plan, sketch, plan, sketch, plan, sketch. And when you're done, plan and sketch some more. Assemble a handful of your brightest minds to comb over even the finest points, in order to see multiple perspectives and head off any frustrations. Work through every step in your minds' eye, even when you go...

Hadda be done.

I personally think this camp idea is snot a good one.

No, mkl, that was not me. I was clothed, I was quiet, and I was was not pointing a camera at anyone.

If I do have raw video for you, what format do you need it in in order to be able to import it into Vegas?

Do something about the squatters in center camp. Not people dozing a little, I mean the ones on the couch curled up in their sleeping bags for hours with their backpacks taking up floor space too. Hear, hear. I'll admit to less than polite thoughts about the people taking up cozy sitting space, in ...

Kind of a skewed set of questions, there, aren't they?

I vote for the continuation of both ice and coffee sales; I enjoyed both. I think there are much bigger things to worry about.

Thank you for those pics!! They were one of the few things I managed to forget to get pictures of...

Consdiering building an art car of chomping teeth to chase them around next year...

regynalonglank wrote: if you see someone with a camera, don't assume you need to hit them, ask them what they are doing first, it might not even have film in it anymore

Exactly the point of my post.

I haven't reviewed the video I shot, yet; I do know the audio may be (intentionally) questionable, as I had the camera wraped in plastic the whole time, so the mics may be a bit muffled. However, I also remember capturing a few mintues of ambience from the outskirts on my minidisc. Like I said, I've...

And WILL YOU BE BACK NEXT YEAR? Holy shit, I thought I was gonna die when I saw that!! I was a mondo BZ champ back in high school (late 70's); thought that was the coolest game ever invented. To see it come to life was exhilerating. I think I managed to get some video of it, but not sure. I wanna dr...

diane o'thirst wrote: Remember: MacGuyver.

Oh, good...a chewing gum-and-shoestring installation.

bullD wrote:---Told the woman riding in my pedicab all night that i was camped between 4:00 and 4:30 and pluto.

We were very near you, at about 4:15. The Penske truck covered in mylar, with a globular art car in front. Where were you?