Yeah, I asked docs. I had to describe, of course; they haven't heard of the playa conditions. They weren't moved in any way, so there's no "confirmation" of any kind. What's very unsettling is that there were no other visible reasons for this to happen; all lung scans look normal and healthy. I know...

Just wondering if anybody heard of (otherwise completely healthy, non-smoking) burners getting pneumothorax (spontaneous lung collapse) after BM? (by "after" I mean a week or two, in this case.)

Just wondering if anybody heard of (otherwise completely healthy, non-smoking) burners getting pneumothorax (spontaneous lung collapse) after BM?

health issues surely even out year-to-year.
last time dot-com bust in the early 2000s severely affected the bay area, the biggest source of BRC population, it still managed to stay flat (rose just a tiny bit), and then continued to rise significantly until 2008 burn...

I believe that would make it the first time in BM history the population dropped year-to-year. And the drop is quite significant (why only 11%, if population last year peaked at just shy of 50,000? that makes it more like 13%). Besides recession, any thoughts about the reasons for this?..

[quote="Galaxo Magic"]What about the HOT TOPIC sign on Thunderdome? Were they sponsored by Hot Topic? I know the Death Guild was seeking money this year. Did they get it from Hot Topic???? Won't buy the Nutrient product and please cover your fucking Cruise America shit........[/quote] http://laughin...

http://urbanabsurd.com/reelmobile2008/fundraiser/flyer1.jpg http://urbanabsurd.com/reelmobile2008/fundraiser/flyer2.jpg On Friday 9/19 the ReelMobile team is throwing a Fundraiser Party / Burning Man Decompression at Jelly's Cafe on the San Francisco waterfront. DJ and VJ lineup 8pm - 3am, $15 cove...

Hello, We are building a mutant vehicle (our second) based on a short 1990 school bus, and we want to build this platform: http://www.urbanachiever.com/albums/ArtBus/rack_sketch.jpg and attach it to the roof of the bus. As you can see from the picture, the total number of welds/joints is under 30, b...

I agree completely. After the burn, the Esplanade was DEAD. It was an eerie and very unfortunate experience - I walked for half the circle on the 3 o'clock side and block after block there was darkness and emptiness. I peeked into 4:30, the theme camps street - it, too, was quite dead. The concentra...

Hmm, I dunno... Borg2 IMHO failed miserably - was ChickenJohn(?) spanked publicly, as he promised he would had he lost the (silly) bet?

Yep, that must be them! Thanks so much for telling me who they are. Maybe I'll write them an email to ask what the name of the piece was... Wish I'd been there in 2001; Afterlife looks like it was awesome. In 2002 they made an AMAZING installation called Leviathan: http://www.urbanachiever.com/gall...

Hello,
Are there good resources you recommend for art car builders? Forums, websites with tips-and-tricks devoted to the subject?
Thanks!