Burningman Must Sees

MozyBonz · Post by **MozyBonz** » Sat Jun 14, 2008 10:12 am

julie_c wrote:...the Title of this topic reminds me why I WONT be going this year after attending 5 years running! "must-see"? sounds so tour-isty to me...you see what you see, one man's "must see' may not be another's...

What if the must sees were people on playa? Would that be different?

Because my must sees has more to do with people out there
than it does for the Art that brought them.

TomServo · Post by **TomServo** » Sat Jun 14, 2008 12:15 pm

Black Rock Roller Disco!!!! Also, the Black Rock City Roller Girls will be back, again this year...With a couple bouts planned.

Post by **mdmf007** » Sat Jun 14, 2008 9:12 pm

thanks for not coming Julie - theres enough naysayers already, would not want you to have a bad time

JezebelinHell · Post by **JezebelinHell** » Sun Jun 15, 2008 7:58 am

Umm... aside from some really dedicated DPW, no one at Burning Man actually lives in the Black Rock Desert. As such, we are all a bunch of fucking tourists and should stop saying the word with such disdain. Just because my 'tour' has been in the same place every year since I was 19 doesn't mean I'm not a tourist too.

fciron · Post by **fciron** » Sun Jun 15, 2008 8:49 am

I believe the use of 'tourist' is to distinguish one who watches from one who participates rather than anyone laying claim to permanent BRC residency. Most of the posts in this thread have been downright supportive by eplaya standards so lighten up and have some fun. You might get a useful suggestion.

Barbie · Post by **Barbie** » Sun Jun 15, 2008 11:47 am

The term is touron LOL thats what we say in Hawaii

And when someone asks where I'm from-
I say " Black Rock City- Its a small town in Nevada. " anyone that knows will come up and give you a Hug and tell ya they're from BRC also...

Barbie · Post by **Barbie** » Sun Jun 15, 2008 11:49 am

Blackie's Bar and Grill is Always FUN fun fun during the Day... real close to the Deep End 9:15 and Jeep

**burn** · Post by **burn** » Sun Jun 15, 2008 12:22 pm

You can't help but be in awe of the Tesla Coil.

We missed the theramins last year.

As you're walking along at night I like to watch the lasers in the night sky, dancing in the dust or the fire smoke.

burnbaby

CLARKcon · Post by **CLARKcon** » Sun Jun 15, 2008 8:04 pm

Geez, I don't know...there probably won't be anything interesting to see out there. I think I'll just play it safe and make s'mores so I can be in bed by 8PM. Plus, interacting/walking around/keeping eyes open is just, well, so much work

...

**burn** · Post by **burn** » Sun Jun 15, 2008 8:07 pm

I heard they sold out of tickets.

burnbaby

StevenGoodman · Post by **StevenGoodman** » Sun Jun 15, 2008 8:11 pm

gyre wrote:Dance Dance Immolation

Great idea, unfortunately Dance Dance Immolation won't be at Burning Man this year. They are taking time off from DDI to work on other projects.

Martini Steve

Apollonaris Zeus · Post by **Apollonaris Zeus** » Sun Jun 15, 2008 8:27 pm

fuck the list, just go!

Post by **mdmf007** » Sun Jun 15, 2008 9:02 pm

Maybe I should have called the list "things I enjoyed at BM?"
anyways - everyones burn is different. everyone is there for different reasons as well.

gyre · Post by **gyre** » Sun Jun 15, 2008 11:03 pm

StevenGoodman wrote:
gyre wrote:Dance Dance Immolation
Great idea, unfortunately Dance Dance Immolation won't be at Burning Man this year. They are taking time off from DDI to work on other projects.

Martini Steve

That's a shame.
It always makes me feel good to see them out there.

Teo del Fuego · Post by **Teo del Fuego** » Mon Jun 16, 2008 8:37 am

my must-see list includes:

Moonshine Tavern
Late night Deep-Playa art tour on bike
Pancake Playhouse
Deep End sunset dancing
Albino at Center Camp
Ron's grass carpeted pyramid
Star Fuckers

and numero uno...

Random encounters with incredibly warm, intelligent and kind strangers

Ron · Post by **Ron** » Mon Jun 16, 2008 9:21 am

You must see yourself. Every night before you pass out, every day when you wake up. You must see yourself before the event, and yourself after the event. You might even see some differences. :)

And thanks for the inclusion, Teo, but Shady Tower won't be coming back to the playa this year. After the abuse she got last year I just didn't want to bring her back and have to protect her, to my limited ability, again.

Ron

Ugly Dougly · Post by **Ugly Dougly** » Mon Jun 16, 2008 10:20 am

Would it be fun to put together a Black Rock City Tourist Office and Rotary? Thanks for volunteering Mozy!

gyre · Post by **gyre** » Mon Jun 16, 2008 10:33 am

Wasn't there a tourist bureau through the airport?
Seem to remember something like that.

It's worth going just to see so many people smiling.

It's nice to be in a world where everyone grins!

Teo del Fuego · Post by **Teo del Fuego** » Mon Jun 16, 2008 3:59 pm

Ron wrote:Shady Tower won't be coming back to the playa this year. After the abuse she got last year I just didn't want to bring her back and have to protect her, to my limited ability, again. Ron

Sorry to hear that. Hopefully the abuse was from Mother Nature and not frat boyz.

MozyBonz · Post by **MozyBonz** » Mon Jun 16, 2008 4:29 pm

Ugly Dougly wrote:Would it be fun to put together a Black Rock City Tourist Office and Rotary? Thanks for volunteering Mozy!

Ha! Ya right!

I mean....I'm there. Meet me just beyond the trash fence at 12:00 on the city map. If I'm not there just start walking out past the trash fence at the 12:00 you will find me. Really! no really! I will be there....

trust me

MozyBonz · Post by **MozyBonz** » Mon Jun 16, 2008 4:45 pm

Wait over there just beyond that fence the tour bus will be along any sec...

ibdave · Post by **ibdave** » Mon Jun 16, 2008 4:48 pm

SPIKES VAMPIRE BAR

MozyBonz · Post by **MozyBonz** » Mon Jun 16, 2008 5:09 pm

MozyBonz wrote:
Ugly Dougly wrote:Would it be fun to put together a Black Rock City Tourist Office and Rotary? Thanks for volunteering Mozy!

Ha! Ya right!

I mean....I'm there. Meet me just beyond the trash fence at 12:00 on the city map. If I'm not there just start walking out past the trash fence at the 12:00 you will find me. Really! no really! I will be there....

trust me

Ok we need a sign that says, â€œTour Bus Shuttles runs every 2 hours please wait hereâ€

Ron · Post by **Ron** » Mon Jun 16, 2008 5:58 pm

Teo del Fuego wrote:...
Sorry to hear that. Hopefully the abuse was from Mother Nature and not frat boyz.

Nah it was from burners. We had folk, literally, pissing on the grass all week. Among other things....

Ron

thirt33n · Post by **thirt33n** » Mon Jun 16, 2008 9:28 pm

Ron wrote:
Teo del Fuego wrote:...
Sorry to hear that. Hopefully the abuse was from Mother Nature and not frat boyz.
Nah it was from burners. We had folk, literally, pissing on the grass all week. Among other things....

Ron

that's beyond my comprehension. sounds like dogs to me. did you put that in the "FUCK!" thread?

Teo del Fuego · Post by **Teo del Fuego** » Tue Jun 17, 2008 9:24 am

Ron, do you see a correlation between the pissers and the explosion in population we had last year? Not trying to continue, necessarily, the more-people- equals- bigger-yahoo-factor theme, but I wonder if we are experiencing some dilution through unchecked growth?

Ron · Post by **Ron** » Tue Jun 17, 2008 9:27 am

thirt33n wrote:...

that's beyond my comprehension. sounds like dogs to me. did you put that in the "FUCK!" thread?

Not really, why bother? I wouldn't have said anything here but it came up. We got to the event about four days early last year and we hadn't been on playa an hour before a neighbor had pissed all over the trailer hitch we had to grab to move the trailer around. When I asked him not to piss in our home he told me he'd piss where he liked and if I didn't like it all of DPW would come down and piss in our camp. He and I had an ongoing discussion. :)

Then, *every* day we'd have to deal with someone pissing in or on Shady Tower. It's not the frat boys, it's not the weekends, it is us. Us burners who get drunk and selfish. So this year, rather than fighting the tide, I just decided not to bring her. And I'm very much looking forward to going to the burn without a major art installation that I feel I have to protect from burners.

Ron

Ugly Dougly · Post by **Ugly Dougly** » Tue Jun 17, 2008 9:31 am

I believe that Manzanar and Topaz are both on the Amerikan Pride tour itinerary. Don't miss it!

Ron · Post by **Ron** » Tue Jun 17, 2008 9:36 am

Teo del Fuego wrote:Ron, do you see a correlation between the pissers and the explosion in population we had last year? Not trying to continue, necessarily, the more-people- equals- bigger-yahoo-factor theme, but I wonder if we are experiencing some dilution through unchecked growth?

Not really. I got in a fist fight with a guy who couldn't be bothered to either cross the street to the porta potties, or turn around, and insisted on pissing on her in 2006 and have had problems getting folk to take their shoes of every year since 2003. It's not that the event has changed, from my POV, it's that I'm just tired of bringing a gift there and either having to play cop to protect it or watch as folk piss all over it. "It's not you, BRC, it's me." ;)

Ron

skibear · Post by **skibear** » Tue Jun 17, 2008 10:38 am

Umm, who's seen the fucking AAA Tourguide to Burningman.