Who Did You Meet This Year?

flatlander13 · Post by **flatlander13** » Mon Sep 14, 2009 12:16 pm

Who did you meet at this yearâ€™s burn? Iâ€™ll go firstâ€¦â€¦â€¦â€¦â€¦â€¦..

While pretending to sleep on the couch in our campâ€¦â€¦â€¦â€¦I met a bald guy who came into our camp (made sure I was asleep)â€¦â€¦â€¦â€¦â€¦..he got a drink or two from the camp water coolerâ€¦â€¦he sat down and shaved his head for 20 minutesâ€¦â€¦â€¦â€¦.got some coffee and leftâ€¦â€¦â€¦â€¦â€¦

This woman who can only be described as a, â€œOld Crazy Bitchâ€

misfit · Post by **misfit** » Mon Sep 14, 2009 12:24 pm

ran a med call to terminal village,,, and survived.

ygmir · Post by **ygmir** » Mon Sep 14, 2009 12:49 pm

I met a bunch of my favorite eplayans.....missed a few, but, really glad to meet the ones I did...........

met some guy from DPW, just walked into our camp, all aggressive, asked for one of our campers hat, in an intimidating fashion, and, got it......

I asked if he wanted a drink.......and offered the bottle.
he replied:
"you drink first, I want to make sure it's ok" (where could that paranoia have come from.......)

I said:
"I don't give a flying fuck if you drink or not, if you want some, have some and welcome to it, if not, fuck off"

He tried to stare and intimidate me.......and, me being the "Don Knotts" sort of fellow I am, I stood up to him and then, I guess he decided, since he was pretty darn drunk anyway, he show me how to really drink.

so, he took the bottle, and took several huge gulps.......then his eyes started watering and he started choking........

he says:

"what is that? gasp, cough, choke."

I said, read the label, here, let me help:

A-B-S-I-N-T-H-E.......there, now you know............

he hugged me and said it was the best drink he'd had all day........

now, we're pals.......

(as his buddies steadied him from both sides as he tried to walk away)

geospyder · Post by **geospyder** » Mon Sep 14, 2009 4:24 pm

I met Adam and Eve. With the snake wrapped around us, Eve tempted me with the apple. Later on that day I also met the Devil at center camp. I was surprised that the Devil was female. I can't post the pictures. I didn't realize that my camera took pictures as detailed as it did

Risky · Post by **Risky** » Mon Sep 14, 2009 4:40 pm

I met gyre!

edited because I felt like it, dammit

oneeyeddick · Post by **oneeyeddick** » Mon Sep 14, 2009 4:50 pm

I met Simon(good laughs), Gyre, Tubahurl, artemis,Ugly Dougly, White Rabbit(good job with that 80,000 watt bus MV), little flower?(I think I did, anthow) spigot(inside joke), Goathead(again) and a bunch more that I can't remember right now.

Risky · Post by **Risky** » Mon Sep 14, 2009 5:07 pm

I fell asleep on Simon.
I remember Spigot!
I still owe Tubahurl a whiskey sour, tho I did meet him.
Elliot brought me a bike.
Dustdevil sold me on the Rocket lift off joke.
Goathead and I drank Jack Daniels.
I hugged on UglyDougly.
ibdave sent DPW Devo to me for flowers.
I also met LF briefly.

Simon of the Playa · Post by **Simon of the Playa** » Mon Sep 14, 2009 5:49 pm

wow, where do i begin...

met we deliver and i cant remember her name (thats how bad i am) who gave megan and i a ride one morning to take pictures.

Ygmir, and littleflower, The Kernel and risky and pinemom and oneeye and bin-noddin and more at terminal city boobie bar...

Goat-head, sober, and drunk.

and Deb Prothero and ActnGirl

sail-man and wife and son

homiesinheaven was in our camp and generic anon.

and of course, the delightful and very beautiful barbie.

we danced divinely.

all the others i forgot to mention i forgot to mention.....they'll come to me in a flashback along the way.

met some of the temple crew 3 times twice at rest stops and once in SF, not on the playa.

met a girl as nuts as i am.

met a whole bunch of people along the road who housed or fed or just talked to us.

met my 3 year old niece, twyla for the first time...adorable.

met myself a few times, and for once, actually liked whom i was talking to.

it was a very very very good burn.

i love you e-playans, next year we party like it's 2012.

TomServo · Post by **TomServo** » Mon Sep 14, 2009 8:31 pm

Damn! It had to be at the burn? I got to meet most of Benicia Police Depts. night shift this year. Oooooh! I also met Mike Dirnt from Green Day, and asked him to sign my tits...seriously! What a messed up year. Hope y'all had a good time! Next year will be better!

CapSmashy · Post by **CapSmashy** » Mon Sep 14, 2009 8:49 pm

misfit wrote:ran a med call to terminal village,,, and survived.

And a patch to prove it.

littleflower · Post by **littleflower** » Mon Sep 14, 2009 10:15 pm

i had lots of eplayans to meet, and met a lot of them!

someone pointed wedeliver out to me, but he was talking to others, and i never got to say hello .... so i'll say it now ... !

yes, oneeyedick, we were introduced, but didn't talk .... several others ... risky, pinemom, titwi, antiM among them, as well...

i met shambala and his burning man stamp before i knew he was shambala! but then i met him again ...

i got to talk a bit to bin noddin and box burner and swampdog and sailman and elorrum and gyre and fishy and doc pyro and goathead and sputnik and deb .....

and of course, i met many barbarians, lost boys, and others in our neighborhood, plus ygmir's campmates, who were a lot of fun.

one great thing was how i would be sitting alone somewhere, and someone would just come up and start talking to me. i don't remember ever being lonely ...

sigh ... can we go back, now?

ygmir · Post by **ygmir** » Tue Sep 15, 2009 6:43 am

littleflower wrote:i had lots of eplayans to meet, and met a lot of them!

someone pointed wedeliver out to me, but he was talking to others, and i never got to say hello .... so i'll say it now ... !

yes, oneeyedick, we were introduced, but didn't talk .... several others ... risky, pinemom, titwi, antiM among them, as well...

i met shambala and his burning man stamp before i knew he was shambala! but then i met him again ...

i got to talk a bit to bin noddin and box burner and swampdog and sailman and elorrum and gyre and fishy and doc pyro and goathead and sputnik and deb .....

and of course, i met many barbarians, lost boys, and others in our neighborhood, plus ygmir's campmates, who were a lot of fun.

one great thing was how i would be sitting alone somewhere, and someone would just come up and start talking to me. i don't remember ever being lonely ...

sigh ... can we go back, now?

yeah,
like any, super hot, chick, dressed (or lack thereof) in barbarian garb sitting anywhere would ever be alone........

you had the advantage.......

littleflower · Post by **littleflower** » Tue Sep 15, 2009 7:43 am

methinks you're a little biased .....

pinemom · Post by **pinemom** » Tue Sep 15, 2009 7:51 am

No he's not your a Hotty LF!

I met so many of you wonderful peeps...but Shambala, when you were talking to me at Doc's place...why again...the upside down?

And Sailman...I saw you umugnst everyone taking the picture...I was the one Dick threw at your feet! hahaaaa

Simon...you still owe me a elbow of conversation...I have so many questions for you, well not really questions...time with you is more like it!

I want to hear about your collection is much greater detail then on here the last 3 yrs.....
Next year...I will walk to seek you out!

Sail Man · Post by **Sail Man** » Tue Sep 15, 2009 7:54 am

Hmmm, let's see.....Anti-M and MyLarry and Shambala at the Home for Wayward Arts, Ygmir (ya get that light fixed yet?)

Crypto at the Boobie Bar and at the MnG, along with Titwi and Pinemom, Swamp Dog, Littleflower, UglyDougly, Gyre, IBDave, Bin Noddin, Doc Pyro, Deb, Simon over at the Root society, Goathead at the homebrew camp, who advised me that the only way he'd make the next MnG is to be kidnapped, wink wink, nudge nudge, and who's homebrew camp made my wife's decision to return to next years burn even easier.

Also enjoyed meeting JKisha and his partner John, and enjoyed they're root beer floats. In fact, my mug still has caked ice cream on it

Also, ran across Sputnik from my home turf, along with a few other local peeps.

There were also a few that I didnt get to meet that I had hoped to, but that will just give me some further anticipation for the next burn.

Dog! Is it still a year away?!?

The house is a mess, dusty gear everywhere. The camper less so, camped in Utah at Flaming gorge for a few nights and got it somewhat cleaned up. Learned that the oversized car-wash is only taller, not wider, and it's much easier to get the camper into it, then out of it

And, it still has bug's all over the front of it

Here's to next year my friends

theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Tue Sep 15, 2009 1:54 pm

Pikey, Sailman, Ugly Dougly, Ygmir

Simon of the Playa · Post by **Simon of the Playa** » Tue Sep 15, 2009 2:00 pm

i forgot to mention jkisha....i made him clean his hand first.

Fishy, i really wanted to say hi to you and i did not get the chance....my bad, i'm sorry i didn't get out more, and see the sights as well as talk to my friends.

next year come hell or high water, i will spend some quality time at terminal city.

maybe i'll get this guy to drive me over....

Post by **Elderberry** » Tue Sep 15, 2009 2:15 pm

I think I met almost everyone that has posted in this thread. So as not to leave anyone out, I'll just say I met a whole bunch of eplayans and didn't meet a single one I didn't like.

The cutest one was sail man's little boy--especially when he was caravanning with mom and dad on their bicycles! You should post a pic of that if you have one.

Oh, and Simon actually shook my hand before he even knew who I was!

JK

Simon of the Playa · Post by **Simon of the Playa** » Tue Sep 15, 2009 2:24 pm

you tricked me, you bastard....

i blame the sleep dep for my lack of vigilance.

CapSmashy · Post by **CapSmashy** » Tue Sep 15, 2009 3:14 pm

Simon, were you by chance wearing a small license plate with your name on it at any time during the event? Kind of tall and thin?

Simon of the Playa · Post by **Simon of the Playa** » Tue Sep 15, 2009 3:23 pm

that would indeed, be me.

one more for the curious. you know who you are.

the post-modern devil does not wear a blue dress....

she wears neon green spandex.

and i worship her.

CapSmashy · Post by **CapSmashy** » Tue Sep 15, 2009 3:54 pm

Aw fuck!

I saw you down at the Man when I was out with my gnome taking pictures.

Simon of the Playa · Post by **Simon of the Playa** » Tue Sep 15, 2009 3:57 pm

i met major mallet at media mecca.

say THAT three times real fast....

Simon of the Playa · Post by **Simon of the Playa** » Tue Sep 15, 2009 4:03 pm

i told you i would have flashbacks.

i also met Doc Pyro and had the BEST damn glass of cabernet on the playa.

it had hints of elderberry with a perfect finish, and just the right amount of dust.

Boijoy · Post by **Boijoy** » Tue Sep 15, 2009 4:41 pm

Thats you Simon?? hu.. I always thought you were Anthony Bourdains sock puppet.

Simon of the Playa · Post by **Simon of the Playa** » Tue Sep 15, 2009 5:43 pm

i dont watch tv....and i dont get the ny times regularly so i did not know who he was until i googled him.

i take that as an enormous compliment....he seems to be a good mixture of the sacred and the profane.

theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Tue Sep 15, 2009 8:13 pm

Try as I might, I just can't find a license plate that says "Cryptofishist" at any tourist trap I visit.

ygmir · Post by **ygmir** » Tue Sep 15, 2009 9:19 pm

how about "Codedangler"

Deb Prothero · Post by **Deb Prothero** » Tue Sep 15, 2009 11:11 pm

ePlayans are the best. Although I will have to withhold complete judgement on this since I also couldn't match schedules with Cryptofishist!

Met gyre, Shimbala, ygmir, sailman (and family), Rhino (although he's more from tribe), then I ran into my friends from Reno - OneEyedDick, Leggs, Risky, Pinegranny and TITWI. And Goathead was camped next door at Home Brew camp! Then I ran into little flower and Ugly Dougly as they sipped a brew with Goathead. Also met penguin and Neon.

Then Simon did me a huge, special favour by taking the nasty graffiti off Caleb's memorial sculpture! This graffiti was aimed at me not Caleb so it needed to be removed - if it was aimed at Caleb I would have considered it art and left it there.

Okay, then Simon did the best thing in the whole world - he found an artist among his camp mates who painted a huge picture of Caleb on a found board which I am carting home with me now. Absolutely the best gift ever. Simon is my new hero. Although ygmir is running a very, very close second with his gift of a piece of polished granite to replace my broken one which I use for pounding and carving leather gifts. Now I can make presents!

I met so many people I'm sure I've missed mentioning someone here but I have to say it really was a good burn for meeting people and sharing some joy and stories with.

I was blessed this year. Met lots and lots of people - some from eplaya and some from Tribe and many who aren't bothered with either but are great to meet in person.

Next year's list includes Artemis and Cryptofishist who I seemed to miss for playa timing reasons.

Simon of the Playa · Post by **Simon of the Playa** » Wed Sep 16, 2009 12:11 am

deb, it was my pleasure, really....

aydin and i carried that thing ALL OVER the playa looking for you....we even stopped at doc pyro's for a nice glass of wine on the way...

it was truly the process in this case that made the piece...

seeing you in Nixon sealed the deal....it was supposed to be that way and so it was.

i was merely a willing PARTICIPANT in a beautiful, deep canvas that came to life in our kitchen, as Aydin painted feverishly, as if possessed. granted, i fed him drugs and egged him on, but i am so glad i could be a part of the healing for you.

i know it sounds stupid and corny, and i'm going to catch shit for this, but i really like helping others, it is a reward unto itself that is truly satisfying on many levels.

fuck....i just blew all street cred i had....dammit deb....

best burn ever......thank you and may caleb truly rest in peace.