Curious as to how old you were when you first burned.
I'm 74 yo and planning first burn in 2021
How old was oldest burner you met?
old folks at BRC
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Elderberry
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Re: old folks at BRC
Hey there, welcome to ePlaya!
Don't worry you'll fit right in. I'm 72, I think I was in my mid 60s for my first couple of burns. And I know a burner that was in her 90s.
Don't worry you'll fit right in. I'm 72, I think I was in my mid 60s for my first couple of burns. And I know a burner that was in her 90s.
Elderberry
When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bicycle.
Then I realized that the Lord doesn't work that way so I stole one and asked Him to forgive me
When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bicycle.
Then I realized that the Lord doesn't work that way so I stole one and asked Him to forgive me
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Sham
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Re: old folks at BRC
Art, welcome to eplaya and the dusty wild world of Burning Man. 74 years old is hardly too old for attending Burning Man. The only thing you should fear is the regret you'll have in 10 years of not having gone. If you're up to it, GO FOR IT. Hey, you may hate it, but at least you'll know.
I hope you got a chance to read up on the preparation for the event. There are links in my signature below. YouTube has countless videos on every aspect of Burning Man, but trust me, they really don't do it justice.
Good luck on your preparation and looking forward to seeing you in the dust in just 8 short months.
Sham....
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some seeing eye
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Re: old folks at BRC
Welcome to ePlaya.
There is a huge body of preparation data, and the Burning Man Census provides a view of the demographics. I think this is a fun video about the experiences of an 81 year old.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ho9umwLzyJA
Burning Man is never too young for Santa!
Santa started participating in 1993, leading to the worldwide SantaCon. So Santa is that math older today.
There is a huge body of preparation data, and the Burning Man Census provides a view of the demographics. I think this is a fun video about the experiences of an 81 year old.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ho9umwLzyJA
Burning Man is never too young for Santa!
Santa started participating in 1993, leading to the worldwide SantaCon. So Santa is that math older today.
increasing the signal to noise ratio with compassion
Re: old folks at BRC
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Paging Unjonharley -- who has been burning since Black Rock Desert was Lake Lahontan, and is now in his mid-80s.
Unjon, taking a break from bicycle repair in a certain bicycle service camp, 2018.
What matters is not chronological age, but whether you were born with the Burning Man gene.
(Me... I am only 69, so don't listen to me yet.)
Paging Unjonharley -- who has been burning since Black Rock Desert was Lake Lahontan, and is now in his mid-80s.
Unjon, taking a break from bicycle repair in a certain bicycle service camp, 2018.
What matters is not chronological age, but whether you were born with the Burning Man gene.
(Me... I am only 69, so don't listen to me yet.)
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Holy Humperdinkel! That 15-minute video is the closest I have ever seen to "Burning Man Explained" ! Fabulous!some seeing eye wrote: ↑Fri Dec 25, 2020 9:27 am... ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ho9umwLzyJA
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sadie
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Re: old folks at BRC
There would be no burning man without ‘old folks’
If I've told you once, I've told you ten thousand times..jazz hands goddammit....JAZZ HANDS!!!
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DoctorIknow
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Re: old folks at BRC
20 burns under my belt, 1st one I was 50
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My first one, I was 62.
I would like to treat my gas pedal as a binary operator and get the cooperation of everyone in front of me!
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Saw a couple in their late 80s or early 90s on their first burn, him in a pith helmet, going around grinning ear to ear.
This isn't them...
This isn't them...
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That's one word I regret googling during breakfast.
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Video games are giving kids unrealistic expectations on how many swords they can carry.
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, but don't harm the red dragon that frequents the area from time to time. He and I have an agreement.
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That's one word I regret googling during breakfast.
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Video games are giving kids unrealistic expectations on how many swords they can carry.
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, but don't harm the red dragon that frequents the area from time to time. He and I have an agreement.
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penguin
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Re: old folks at BRC
I like thinking that attending burning man is in some way transcendental so I look at it as once you attend your 'age' is no longer your default world age (counting the number of times you have been to the burn isn't even productive in that vein) but rather the years since your first burn. Using that math I'm still a youngster as I was 'born in 2009 so I'll be 12 this year, and the grownups are 35 or so.
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I flunked mathematics in college, but I can go along with the transcendentalism.
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Heck, I am 67 going on 12.
I would like to treat my gas pedal as a binary operator and get the cooperation of everyone in front of me!
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Sham
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Re: old folks at BRC
Do I dare to ask your age? No need to share if you don't want to.
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I feel like I’m 42
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