Hi, greetings from Las Vegas.
I am very happy to be on this forum site and looking forward to my first Burning Man in 2011. I figure "Rites of Passage" should be a great theme for my first ever Burn.
I was wondering since I more than likely will be traveling up to the Black Rock alone, is it likely to make acquaintances the first couple days of the event? I am a very social person and do not want to feel like the Lone Ranger when I first set up my camp.
Also I am a man in my late forties. In a lot of the photos and Youtube I have seen of Burning Man, it seems the majority of folks there are in their 20's and 30's. Are there still a good enough variety of people in their 40's and 50's that generally attend ?
I would hope to also find someone to make a good friend that I maybe could "cozy up with". Me being a relatively handsome guy, friendly, in nice fit shape, are my chances pretty good of this?
I have carpentry, exhibit building, and mixed media skills. I am willing to help a team with set up of their large or small scale art. Also worked as a bicycle mechanic for a few years so maybe I can assist while I am there.
If there is anyone from Vegas or nearby areas that would like a good traveling partner on the drive up and possibly share camp (I plan on driving). Please let me know.
Thanks !!
2011 Virgin from Las Vegas with few questions
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playondaplaya
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Teo del Fuego
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Hi and welcome to ePlaya:
All of your concerns are valid but most likely will not come to pass.
Most of the people I interact with are late 30's to late 40's, but I have no interest in the big rave camps which is where you will find a lot of the 20-something sparkle-ponies and undercover cops. Age isn't really relevant out there. Most citizens of BRC are amazingly open-minded and young at heart.
It actually is difficult not to meet really interesting and welcoming folks out there. I say get there as early as you can, camp in a non-reserved area close to an intersection with interesting theme camps, and make your rounds stopping in at various camps.
The most overrated aspect of Burning Man is the sex. If you are a single heterosexual male, do NOT go to this event with the idea of getting laid, unless you bring your own girlfriend. Theme camps and the Who What Where Guide are notorious for an abundance of suggestive double entendres. You are far more likely to attend a workshop on safe-sex or swinging than actually to ever see any of it being practiced on the playa.
The most underrated aspect of Burning Man is the friendliness and kindness of complete strangers. This year, my grrlfriend and I decided to bike "G" street with the intent of stopping in at any camp that seemed interesting. We got about four or five blocks in three hours. We had amazing conversations, snow cones, foot massages, margaritas, etc. Didn't know any of these peeps, just brought a smile with us.
Be forewarned, although ePlaya is a wealth of information it has at times an element of excessive snark and condescension. Ignore it. If you receive any of this, it's not personal, just part of the on-line culture. You will experience almost none of that while at Burning Man.
But do educate yourself as much as possible by spending a few days trolling through past posts. It's amazing how much you can improve your first Burn experience by reading up before you go.
All of your concerns are valid but most likely will not come to pass.
Most of the people I interact with are late 30's to late 40's, but I have no interest in the big rave camps which is where you will find a lot of the 20-something sparkle-ponies and undercover cops. Age isn't really relevant out there. Most citizens of BRC are amazingly open-minded and young at heart.
It actually is difficult not to meet really interesting and welcoming folks out there. I say get there as early as you can, camp in a non-reserved area close to an intersection with interesting theme camps, and make your rounds stopping in at various camps.
The most overrated aspect of Burning Man is the sex. If you are a single heterosexual male, do NOT go to this event with the idea of getting laid, unless you bring your own girlfriend. Theme camps and the Who What Where Guide are notorious for an abundance of suggestive double entendres. You are far more likely to attend a workshop on safe-sex or swinging than actually to ever see any of it being practiced on the playa.
The most underrated aspect of Burning Man is the friendliness and kindness of complete strangers. This year, my grrlfriend and I decided to bike "G" street with the intent of stopping in at any camp that seemed interesting. We got about four or five blocks in three hours. We had amazing conversations, snow cones, foot massages, margaritas, etc. Didn't know any of these peeps, just brought a smile with us.
Be forewarned, although ePlaya is a wealth of information it has at times an element of excessive snark and condescension. Ignore it. If you receive any of this, it's not personal, just part of the on-line culture. You will experience almost none of that while at Burning Man.
But do educate yourself as much as possible by spending a few days trolling through past posts. It's amazing how much you can improve your first Burn experience by reading up before you go.
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theCryptofishist
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I'd guess that the median age is in the thirties/forties range. People take pictures of the pretty young things and put them up on the internet, and then other people link to them and copy them and have their cybernetic way with them. Somehow a fat, naked, hairy, middle-aged, legless woman doesn't have the same sort of fame.
If you hang around here, you might have friends before you go. But yeah, we do tend to step on people's toes until we are used to them. (If you ever want to know about how we feel about each other, read a few pages of the "Fuck" thread in the "Yearround Connections" forum or whatever it's called.)
There is a lot of hugging that goes on, pretty much guaranteed. Other physical touch, if you're lucky. Sex on the playa can be grimy and smelly. And dusty. Not everyone's cup of tea.
If you hang around here, you might have friends before you go. But yeah, we do tend to step on people's toes until we are used to them. (If you ever want to know about how we feel about each other, read a few pages of the "Fuck" thread in the "Yearround Connections" forum or whatever it's called.)
There is a lot of hugging that goes on, pretty much guaranteed. Other physical touch, if you're lucky. Sex on the playa can be grimy and smelly. And dusty. Not everyone's cup of tea.
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"The powerful are exploiting people, art and ideas, and this leads to us plebes debating how to best ration ice.
Man, no wonder they always win....." Lonesomebri
"The powerful are exploiting people, art and ideas, and this leads to us plebes debating how to best ration ice.
Man, no wonder they always win....." Lonesomebri
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Elderberry
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Hello and welcome Play from Vegas! There is a large burner group of people in Vegas, plus there is an inaugural halloween parade on the 31st that is being organized by veteran burners (down 4th St to Fremont Experience). LVBurners.com is one site, also have a group on yahoo.
There should be a great opportunity to meet other burners at the parade. Look for the art cars....guaranteed to meet one!
I'm in my fifties and there is only one other family in my town (we are close to Vegas) that goes to BRC, so Vegas is our closest group to find events. So there are others of us above *twerties* age......
There should be a great opportunity to meet other burners at the parade. Look for the art cars....guaranteed to meet one!
I'm in my fifties and there is only one other family in my town (we are close to Vegas) that goes to BRC, so Vegas is our closest group to find events. So there are others of us above *twerties* age......
Re: 2011 Virgin from Las Vegas with few questions
Yes, I'd say a good enough variety, of a superior quality, in an adequate quantity,playondaplaya wrote: Are there still a good enough variety of people in their 40's and 50's that generally attend ?
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playondaplaya
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Welcome, 49 here, but I don't look a day over 50. 
Screw the age (which your more likely to do) come on out to the desert and have a good time.
We'll leave the light on for you
Screw the age (which your more likely to do) come on out to the desert and have a good time.
We'll leave the light on for you
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Welcome! I am in my early 50s and hung out this year with a young lady in her mid 20s for a week. It was, and still is, incredible. I am a firm believer that age, is for the most part, all in your mind. What is in your heart is what matters the most. Keep an open mind, for it is a beautiful thing.
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Hey,
There are a group of us doing BM in 2011... I am 29, my partner is 48 - and the rest of the crew are aged between 31-40 .. so age really shouldn't matter
Hell.. it really doesn't matter in my relationship
Camper booked (modest affair but super cheap!) - so I can now concentrate on my Masters Thesis research until the time comes to buy tix - a couple of our crew are out in India from january to march, so hopefully, if they can't get their shit together and sort out tix money before they go, there will be tix when they get back :-/
C
There are a group of us doing BM in 2011... I am 29, my partner is 48 - and the rest of the crew are aged between 31-40 .. so age really shouldn't matter
Hell.. it really doesn't matter in my relationship
Camper booked (modest affair but super cheap!) - so I can now concentrate on my Masters Thesis research until the time comes to buy tix - a couple of our crew are out in India from january to march, so hopefully, if they can't get their shit together and sort out tix money before they go, there will be tix when they get back :-/
C
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Go Tigers!
Go Tigers!
I don't have a title yet, but it is looking at bringing together theoretical frameworks of self organising complex systems into the coastal prehistoric archaeology of the Hebrides in Western Scotland... I will be attempting to bring together environmental, artefactual and climate archaeological data to explain some of the changes in mesolithic/neolithic settlements of Western Scotland.
Big challenge..... lots of fieldwork....lots of driving north to some of the most remote parts of the Scottish islands! - but well worth it for being in some of the most stunning landscapes in Europe!
eeeck.... maybe I should bring my draft thesis and burn it at BM 2011
eeeck.... mucho work in the next 10 mths! - The deadline is 1st September 2011, but I'll be handing it in before I come over to the states
C
Big challenge..... lots of fieldwork....lots of driving north to some of the most remote parts of the Scottish islands! - but well worth it for being in some of the most stunning landscapes in Europe!
eeeck.... maybe I should bring my draft thesis and burn it at BM 2011
eeeck.... mucho work in the next 10 mths! - The deadline is 1st September 2011, but I'll be handing it in before I come over to the states
C
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Go Tigers!
Go Tigers!
I'm doing mine part time... i felt like my head was going to fall off when I finished a full time undergraduate degree!
Maybe I can talk about some of my research at BM in 2011... I know the Burning Nerds have a meet up and some sessions during the week or something from their e-list.
you can also see some of my work/stuff on my current blog:
www.plateau-imprints.co.uk
Maybe I can talk about some of my research at BM in 2011... I know the Burning Nerds have a meet up and some sessions during the week or something from their e-list.
you can also see some of my work/stuff on my current blog:
www.plateau-imprints.co.uk
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Go Tigers!
Go Tigers!
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ygmir
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lovin dem ole Pagans........Cheyenne wrote:I don't have a title yet, but it is looking at bringing together theoretical frameworks of self organising complex systems into the coastal prehistoric archaeology of the Hebrides in Western Scotland... I will be attempting to bring together environmental, artefactual and climate archaeological data to explain some of the changes in mesolithic/neolithic settlements of Western Scotland.
Big challenge..... lots of fieldwork....lots of driving north to some of the most remote parts of the Scottish islands! - but well worth it for being in some of the most stunning landscapes in Europe!
eeeck.... maybe I should bring my draft thesis and burn it at BM 2011
eeeck.... mucho work in the next 10 mths! - The deadline is 1st September 2011, but I'll be handing it in before I come over to the states
C
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Lucidvegas
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Howdy there play on. My name is Gabe. Me and a handful of friends, (2 for sure although 5 have tickets) will be going to this for our first time too!
I'm overly excited....reading e playa and studying like a FIEND. Nice to meet ya. I'm looking into seeing about camping with or near some Vegas people, so I'm not on my own completely.
What is your camp situation?
I'm overly excited....reading e playa and studying like a FIEND. Nice to meet ya. I'm looking into seeing about camping with or near some Vegas people, so I'm not on my own completely.
What is your camp situation?