HARD CORE BURNERS

Burner till death · Post by **Burner till death** » Fri Oct 05, 2007 9:45 am

Whats your definition of a hard core burner?

is it the guy that lives minimally and eats playa dust in a sarong? or is it the DPW person thats there in June and stilll out there cleaning up moop?

just wanted an idea of others thoughts

MikeVDS · Post by **MikeVDS** » Fri Oct 05, 2007 1:24 pm

I don't think that's one of those things that can be defined since there is no definition of "burner". I'd say someone is "hardcore" at anything when doing it drastically changes and intermingles with most aspects of their life. If you spend three full months out of your life without or for little pay each year doing anything, yes, you're hardcore. I don't know about living minimally. Was burningman ever about minimalism?

misfit · Post by **misfit** » Fri Oct 05, 2007 2:28 pm

burner,,, defined by wikipedia - A burner is anyone who participates in the creation of Burning Man or one of the many regional Burning Man events that occur outside the Black Rock Desert, or anyone who self-identifies with a core set of values manifest at such events......

Zulegoona · Post by **Zulegoona** » Fri Oct 05, 2007 7:39 pm

I think people who get tattoos or brands to commemorate each year theyâ€™ve attended are pretty over the top hard core

theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Fri Oct 05, 2007 7:48 pm

How about those people who still show up at Baker Beach, expecting a burn there. You don't get much more hard core than that.

robotland · Post by **robotland** » Sat Oct 06, 2007 4:58 am

I interpret "hard core burner" as implying penetration. Into their everyday lives the other fifty-one weeks of the year, ya perv.

Simon of the Playa · Post by **Simon of the Playa** » Tue Oct 23, 2007 5:59 am

anyone who spends most of their known assets getting to and from the man, only to totally fuck up their lives when they get back because they went, and then spends the rest of the year getting back on their feet, only to throw everything away again to go see the man...

10 years and counting.

i am such a schmuck.

spectabillis · Post by **spectabillis** » Tue Oct 23, 2007 6:06 am

someone who refuses to evacuate thier house on the outskirts of san diego.

pinemom · Post by **pinemom** » Tue Oct 23, 2007 8:45 am

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skygod · Post by **skygod** » Tue Oct 23, 2007 10:51 am

Anyone who thinks there is "something there" there.

madmatt · Post by **madmatt** » Tue Oct 23, 2007 12:09 pm

Our pal Kiki - who upon first arrival on the playa this year, grabbed a piece of freshly cooked bacon, slathered it on the ground, and chomped the playa dust-encrusted bacon, and declared, "it's great to be back!"

EspressoDude · Post by **EspressoDude** » Tue Oct 23, 2007 12:52 pm

spectabillis wrote:someone who refuses to evacuate thier house on the outskirts of san diego.

While listening to Midnight Oil....."Beds are Burning"

Out where the river broke
The bloodwood and the desert oak
Holden wrecks and boiling diesels
Steam in forty five degrees

The time has come
To say fairs fair
To pay the rent
To pay our share
The time has come
A facts a fact
It belongs to them
Lets give it back

How can we dance when our earth is turning
How do we sleep when our beds are burning
Four wheels scare the cockatoos
From kintore east to yuendemu
The western desert lives and breathes
In forty five degrees

(live - on scream in blue
The time has come
A facts a fact
It belongs to us all
Lets give it back)

searock420 · Post by **searock420** » Tue Oct 23, 2007 9:56 pm

Come Home

spectabillis · Post by **spectabillis** » Tue Oct 23, 2007 10:57 pm

we're so hardcore that deathguilders are afraid. afraid i say! behond the awsome violence of the blissbunnies!

Toolmaker · Post by **Toolmaker** » Tue Oct 23, 2007 11:17 pm

I think I just soiled myself.

dedqgirl · Post by **dedqgirl** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 2:17 pm

is it hardcore when you go to sleep planning for Burning Man and wake up the next day planning for Burning Man... and then realize you had a dream in between that you were *at* Burning Man?

well.... maybe that's just being obsessed.

is it possible to be a hardcore virgin burner?

BitterDan · Post by **BitterDan** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 3:10 pm

I had a dream that I was at burning man and it was the sunday after the burn and I said to myself, "Damn, I didn't do shit at burning man this year! It was better last year".

spectabillis · Post by **spectabillis** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 4:40 pm

people who freebase playa dust.

Simon of the Playa · Post by **Simon of the Playa** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 5:20 pm

Kiki, Food is for pussies.

thisisthatwhichis · Post by **thisisthatwhichis** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 5:51 pm

Simon of the Playa wrote:i am such a schmuck.

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pinemom · Post by **pinemom** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 5:54 pm

hahaaaaa BitterDan...I can relate ...being mayor of theme camp and huge stupid scedules this yr, I never made it to 9oclock...so when we got back to default I dreampt of a new party with all new friends at 9oclock plaza every night... for i dunno...4 weeks? It was great in a way. I dont feel as though I lost anything now!
I feel complete... I did it all! weeeeeeee!

Toolmaker · Post by **Toolmaker** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 10:33 pm

dedqgirl wrote:is it hardcore when you go to sleep planning for Burning Man and wake up the next day planning for Burning Man... and then realize you had a dream in between that you were *at* Burning Man?

well.... maybe that's just being obsessed.

is it possible to be a hardcore virgin burner?

No thats normal.

Yes. Make sure you arrive with a kidney or gall stone.

dedqgirl · Post by **dedqgirl** » Thu Oct 25, 2007 7:36 am

[quote="Toolmaker"][quote="dedqgirl"]is it hardcore when you go to sleep planning for Burning Man and wake up the next day planning for Burning Man... and then realize you had a dream in between that you were *at* Burning Man?

well.... maybe that's just being obsessed.

is it possible to be a hardcore virgin burner?[/quote]

No thats normal.

[b]Yes. Make sure you arrive with a kidney or gall stone[/b].[/quote]

huh?

p.s. why is my quote function so freakin' broken?

Valkyrie · Post by **Valkyrie** » Thu Oct 25, 2007 8:05 am

dedqgirl wrote:
Toolmaker wrote:
dedqgirl wrote:is it possible to be a hardcore virgin burner?
Yes. Make sure you arrive with a kidney or gall stone.
huh?

That's a terrible pun, Toolmaker.

dedqgirl, you need to uncheck the box that says disable bb code on the message or in your profile.

Toolmaker · Post by **Toolmaker** » Fri Oct 26, 2007 3:20 am

Valkyrie wrote:
dedqgirl wrote:
Toolmaker wrote: Yes. Make sure you arrive with a kidney or gall stone.
huh?
That's a terrible pun, Toolmaker.

dedqgirl, you need to uncheck the box that says disable bb code on the message or in your profile.

This is most likely true.. but at least I tried to find something that would give one a hard core. The other thing that popped into my head was a lil too dirty to post to a newcomer.

theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Fri Oct 26, 2007 4:44 am

Well dang. You can always pm the jaded oldtimers.

robotland · Post by **robotland** » Mon Oct 29, 2007 6:42 am

I worked really hard on a Hallowe'en project, only to realize that it was ideally suited for Playa Play and totally impractical for chilly Michigan Octobers...A puppet/costume "Playasaurus" trimmed in EL wire, with a six-foot rigid tail and big clanky feet that make it impossible to go into any sort of building and that really looks best in a dark, dusty setting.

phil · Post by **phil** » Mon Oct 29, 2007 9:36 am

Zulegoona wrote:I think people who get tattoos or brands to commemorate each year theyâ€™ve attended are pretty over the top hard core

At my age, the tats have to be big enough for me to read without my reading glasses, and I don't have enough skin. :-(

madmatt · Post by **madmatt** » Mon Oct 29, 2007 9:38 am

robotland wrote:I worked really hard on a Hallowe'en project, only to realize that it was ideally suited for Playa Play and totally impractical for chilly Michigan Octobers...A puppet/costume "Playasaurus" trimmed in EL wire, with a six-foot rigid tail and big clanky feet that make it impossible to go into any sort of building and that really looks best in a dark, dusty setting.

Photos please!

Post by **mdmf007** » Mon Oct 29, 2007 4:13 pm

I was just in Gerlach for the land speed record runs on playa -
and had chance to live in Gerlach for over a week. There are still 20-30 DPW workers living in Gerlach working full time for BM. thats pretty hardcore I thinks.