was it just me, or was it off the hook?
I had a cathartic experience at the temple. My street was like a block party with awesome neighbors and things to do. I had a horrific experience the night they were supposed to light the oil derrick. Then I lied awake all that night listening to the sounds. It was on fire! An existential cry to the universe: "We are here! We are here!"
The burn was alright, but the huge fireball at the oil derrick was insane. The temple burn was the most beautiful and elegant one I have ever seen. And then afterwards everyone did a cheer wave around the embers. It was incredible and I felt so connected.
This was my fourth burn. Did anyone else come out of it absolutely beeming? (Well, except for the truly awful exodus and the night I thought I was going to die - but it's not burning man without some drama)
Spunkmeyer
i freaking loved it
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cornelius
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- Joined: Wed Sep 08, 2004 10:28 pm
- Burning Since: 1996
- Camp Name: Shortfuse, Robotronia, PoPCorn Palace
- Location: Orbiting Black Rock City in my satelite base-star
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I'm with you Spunkmeyer. I had the time of my life this year! My 11th aniversary BTW so I've already been through all the heart break of the 6 and 7th year Burns. It's like I've been Re-Re-born on the Playa! Had great friends in camp. Awesome placement, 3 o'clock and ESP. Robot, HotShot the Robot (his 4th birthday party was Friday night). 13 foot tall Robot sculpture, Hugo II. Eight foot tall painted panels of robots. Interactive video screen at night. Sounds so scary (White Zombie) and so sexy ("It's a sexual thing, my ding-a-ling.." Gunther and the Sunshine Girls music)
Fantastic neighbors: LabWerks and Image Node (I'm willing to forgive the 5 a.m. Harry Poter screening with live narration)
Android's Dungeon was the best, most honed, tiny (8 team members) theme camp for us to date. Perfection. A cold shower during the day, plenty of shade, squishy floor in the giant metal dome, hammocks, Mist Boy, years of knowledge on how to prepare for the wind storms.
AMAZING oil rig burn! The U.M.E. crashed space capsule! The Saphire Portal (I meditated there for hours Wednesday morning). Almost zero cop sightings. None to very very little mellow drama at the camp. Cold Beers, golden margaritas, fantastic fungus, absinth, thushon, naps...
Fantastic neighbors: LabWerks and Image Node (I'm willing to forgive the 5 a.m. Harry Poter screening with live narration)
Android's Dungeon was the best, most honed, tiny (8 team members) theme camp for us to date. Perfection. A cold shower during the day, plenty of shade, squishy floor in the giant metal dome, hammocks, Mist Boy, years of knowledge on how to prepare for the wind storms.
AMAZING oil rig burn! The U.M.E. crashed space capsule! The Saphire Portal (I meditated there for hours Wednesday morning). Almost zero cop sightings. None to very very little mellow drama at the camp. Cold Beers, golden margaritas, fantastic fungus, absinth, thushon, naps...
ROBOTS UNITE
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Mister Jellyfish Mister
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- Joined: Thu Mar 11, 2004 12:02 pm
- Location: Sparks, Nevada
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Double Plus Good!
We cosmonauts on board the Labwërks space station were thrilled and honored to be docked next to Androids Dungeon. We kept peeking in and visiting each other like when you're a kid and you notice the punks next door have a bike turned upside down and are wrenching on it on a lazy summer's day.
As for Munz, he's a real BOON to the 3:00 keyhole. What a babe magnet! A note to all men leaving a relationship... you don't need a Corvette, you need to build your own robot!
We cosmonauts on board the Labwërks space station were thrilled and honored to be docked next to Androids Dungeon. We kept peeking in and visiting each other like when you're a kid and you notice the punks next door have a bike turned upside down and are wrenching on it on a lazy summer's day.
As for Munz, he's a real BOON to the 3:00 keyhole. What a babe magnet! A note to all men leaving a relationship... you don't need a Corvette, you need to build your own robot!
Art cred: Georgie Boy 2011: www.mutantvehicle.com/georgie_boy.htm ; Ein Hammer 2010; Fluffer 2009; Zsu Zsu 2008; U-Me 2007; Mantis 2006; MiniMan and Pikes Of Paranoia 2005; Time Machine Mutant Vehicle 2004. www.MutantVehicle.com
I had a jolly time:
_Hippies, Hippies everywhere, as far as the eye can see and nose can smell. Down in front? No not really. The lemmings came and sat at the y3k line like so many heads of cattle. I even tried to stir the pot a bit; I went up the rows and yelled out a plea for the few vertically challenged in our group to get front row-ish … no problem, the shorties were ushered up and the hippies made room.
Conclave started, everyone remained seated. Fireworks started, everyone remained seated. Man on fire, everyone remained seated. Man goes down… fuck this, I’m going back to camp to eat a habanero and get the blood flowing. I could find more cheer in a graveyard. Rinse and repeat for the Crude Awakening burn. Thank god, I watched the Temple burn from Deathguild. Hippies are so well behaved and never return an empty plate.
_The irony of the theme: This has to be the most brilliant theme ever. Despite the fact that Robochrist didn’t show with their fabulous flame effect car, no El Diablo (as far as I know), the DPW flame effect trucks were MIA, there was no “Flame Warâ€
_Hippies, Hippies everywhere, as far as the eye can see and nose can smell. Down in front? No not really. The lemmings came and sat at the y3k line like so many heads of cattle. I even tried to stir the pot a bit; I went up the rows and yelled out a plea for the few vertically challenged in our group to get front row-ish … no problem, the shorties were ushered up and the hippies made room.
Conclave started, everyone remained seated. Fireworks started, everyone remained seated. Man on fire, everyone remained seated. Man goes down… fuck this, I’m going back to camp to eat a habanero and get the blood flowing. I could find more cheer in a graveyard. Rinse and repeat for the Crude Awakening burn. Thank god, I watched the Temple burn from Deathguild. Hippies are so well behaved and never return an empty plate.
_The irony of the theme: This has to be the most brilliant theme ever. Despite the fact that Robochrist didn’t show with their fabulous flame effect car, no El Diablo (as far as I know), the DPW flame effect trucks were MIA, there was no “Flame Warâ€