THANK YOU's.

magdalen23 · Post by **magdalen23** » Sat Sep 06, 2008 12:33 pm

To David from Brooklyn, slinging coffee alongside me one memorable afternoon: thank you for your conversation and presence.

To the Lebanese woman who came back several hours, several days in a row, to get her Tarot reading: thank you for your patience and beauty.

To whoever made the nodding opium poppies out on the Playa: thank you for such grace and simplicity.

To the Arachnophobia people across the street: thank you for playing TMBG while we were tearing down our camp.

Timezone LaFontaine · Post by **Timezone LaFontaine** » Sat Sep 06, 2008 12:42 pm

The poppies were so fascinating to me. When I saw them in the daytime, I wasn't very interested in them. But wandering through them at night was so serene and strange and cool. They were beautiful.

Captain Goddammit · Post by **Captain Goddammit** » Sat Sep 06, 2008 1:39 pm

Thanks to WeDeliver for loaning me his trailer tail lights for my Land Yacht when the DMV told us that the BLM suddenly required us all to run regular red taillights on mutant vehicles, without any prior indication of such a rule.

I'd never even met him... he just came by and said "here, use these, and return them at the end of the week".

Thanks, WeDeliver, I hope to come stay at your RV park some day.
You burners all know he lets us stay free of charge while heading to BRC, right?

CLARKcon · Post by **CLARKcon** » Sat Sep 06, 2008 2:12 pm

COFFEE CAMP (CLARKcon/Captain Underpants/Woo) would like to collectivly thank (in no particular order, and none hopefully forgotton:)

[b]-8 O'Clock[/b]
-Gooses's Crew (Pete/iPod/Capt. Tuesday/Bumper/Goose) for the welcoming commitee on Monday and for the delicious MRE peanut butter packets...
-WAN (Titties and ass, ass & titties brother- hope you made it to NYC safely)...
-The Blue Bus Crew (Dawg, Kacey, etc.) for use of the solar shower stand...COFFEE"S HOT!!

-Raise The Bar for liquid libations and (most critically) use of art supplies (spray paint stencils) ART=LIFE. Period.

P.S.- Kudo's to the gentleman on the megaphone! Entertainment du jour

...
-Lev from the Espresso tent (who knew Heaven was found in a 2 ounce sake cup? As Head Chef of a Caffeine Entity, "I salute you!"
-The Black Sabkha (Mozy & Co.) Thanks for the sit and cig rest, StarShade in full effect!
-Steve (The Charm Maker) This year's designed necklace is smokin'! I am a collector (this is my fourth from you) no matter how wide the desert, I or you will meet always

-Cameron Thanks for letting us see the burn from the top of the RV, the incense, and your aura...
-Tisha2 & Jeremy good to see you in the neighborhood...hope you enjoyed the tea! P.S.- Pumpkin Coach was s i c k

-TERMINAL CITY
-The B(o)(o)by Bar (TITWI, PM, Nick Collide, Box Burner, Velveteena, Princess Pisces, Desert Duck, Fishy, **burn**, all... Booby Bar=ePlaya= heart you )Thank you for the shelter on Sunday night, as well as all of the Pabsty! We will always be your official/unofficial sister(?) camp. Hmmm...09'...e v o l v i n g...

-APOKILIPTIKA (Killbuck, Nilasnake & Co.) Thank you for Penne Rigate that one night, YUM! I embrace my DOOM happily & openly (with a side of Blue Ribbon!)
-Espresso Camp (ED, Helga) Thanks for the Espresso flavored Vodka (s n a p

) and the FOGHORN demonstration (Can you say "Concussive Internal Hemmoraging?" It's cool!

I only pee'd blood the first couple times

-and all the quality time...
-LCN & Karine good to see The Contraption 2.0 and the warm smiles. Hope you dig the CD!!!
-BigCock, is it me or are you getting even bigger?

-Jewel***thank you for the necklace hun

-Zule nice chat and warmth by the propane glow
-ibdave, AntiM nice to meet ya at the BDC&WB Meet-n-Greet. Salud to life!

-and a final Never Ending Blanket THANK YOU:
To all the patrons of COFFEE C. who visited, conversed and bestowed words of wisdom and new perspectives... b e l i e v e. Will catch you in the dust in 09' - HOTTER, BLACKER, & FRESHER than ever before!!! (look on the forum for exciting ideas that may be coming to fruition in the future...(wink) (P.S.- Mr. Coffee is a p u s s a y e

(Cc begins to walk away, ooooops. Almost forgot, the COVETED COFFEE CAMP PERSON OF THE DAY AWARDS (presented electronically as, I, am a dumbass and forgot to grab them off the shelf before leaving...

)

MONDAY: Goose (!new Honarary Member!) for the bear hug that could squeeze a watermelon into a wine bottle)
TUESDAY: Kacey (Blue Bus Crew) Mi casa su casa portobolio showeriz uprighto, gracias buddy!
WEDNESDAY: White Zinfandel (oh oh it's magic... ... ...)
THURSDAY: COFFEE CAMP (Whaat?!? Yeah that's right,... we are takin' that one for keeping the peace, mediating, and c o m m u n i c a t i n g...
FRIDAY: TITWI & PM (The Booby Bar) for having the most hopping-est tit on the lakebed!
SATURDAY: The Man (self interpretation)
SUNDAY: Basura Sagrada (The Temple) (Self interpretaion)

This is merely opinion to memory, all rights reversed. Love life. In heart. In mind. In body. * * *B R E A T H E* * *

sillyjordan · Post by **sillyjordan** » Sat Sep 06, 2008 8:22 pm

To Daniel Son: a best friend in the practical life, wonderful ride share partner... love you even though our playa time together was limited (it's okay, neither of us really regret it.)

To my extended [reunited] playa family: The love and magic that is created when we all share these brief but timeless days together is untouchable. I'll love you all infinitely, forever.

STARFUCKS: The best neighbors that instantly became camp mates. Your energy meshed perfectly with ours, and we can't wait to join forces again next year. (and *hopefully* decomp in SF as well?)

The Petting Zoo: for the amazing company and laughter. Never fail to inspire and entertain.

Sexy Dready Chris: I still have a fever your fire was so intense. It was wonderfully unexpected to share space with you, you're in my thoughts wherever you are..

Christie my sister: Reuniting with you on our playa-versary was perfect. love forever. Meow means love.

Katterton: So much spunk and life to you, I am stoked you are in close enough vicinity that our oddities can collide more frequently.

"Blondie" who I shared the most magnificent embrace with prior to the
Temple burn, and bumped into Monday morning. It meant a lot.

My little Giggle Fit: Our bond was instantly formed, and is untouchable now. I am so blessed.

To whoever constructed Babylon Tower: You blew my mind, and I couldn't thank you more. Thank you! Thank you!

and particularly, I want to thank you. If it weren't for each individual's energy being present, there is no way my burn could have amounted to what it did this year. Absolute perfection.

MAGICFIRELOVE.

Bad-Budhist · Post by **Bad-Budhist** » Sun Sep 07, 2008 4:01 pm

to Sunrise Cafe people. Every morning bright and happy serving cofee. Only after visiting your place could I face washing dishes at my camp.

To my camp mates...amazing people

For my lover being with me 24/7

To a kind man at the Entheion Villgae Yoga Class on Saturday ( think). He had blond spiked hair. He notice that I forgot my mat and was about to plunge face down into the dust in chatarnga pose. He let me sue his sarong as mat. thank you thank you thank you

RedHeaven · Post by **RedHeaven** » Sun Sep 07, 2008 4:48 pm

Thank you Lustre Village and Glitter Camp for the amazing vibes and glitter sessions, and the awesome retro music every night hugging the Esplanade! Thank you Cosmic Stevie for the Bowling Alley!! Thank you ALBINO for the live afro beat LOVE! And thank you Random Rab for the best down tempo the playa could EVER ask for and for being the most beautiful face on the playa!!!

Thank YOU whevers reading this for being an inspiration.

Post by **AntiM** » Sun Sep 07, 2008 5:03 pm

I'm afraid I'd leave someone out .... thank you all for your wonderful selves, your wonderful art, your kind acts and thoughtful gestures. Thanks for those who put up with me on crankypants days, and thanks to the beautiful people who made me smile and warmed my heart. That's the Golden CAfe, Bob's Rainforest, Hushvillians, Phil and Louis for wacing every morning, the guys across the street, Barbie Death camp, Apokiliptika, Booby Bar, Utah Fire and Queen Mab, the Contraption for visiting, Justin for pitching in , Claire and Claire's Mom, Dana, Jeremy, my rangers one and all, Wolf, Messenger and the ever cheerful Anthon, Putt putt Glof, and and and ... everyone.

Thanks to my wonderful camp mates who rock immensely.

This hits hard, my neighbor shredded me this morning for never saying thank you, and for yelling at her husband. WTF? Oh well, another post, another forum.

magdalen23 · Post by **magdalen23** » Tue Sep 23, 2008 11:08 pm

- the guy who tipped ten bucks on a cup of coffee. and the guy who tipped seven. okay, all of everyone, whether or not they tipped.

- the couple who put that little Canada flag pin on me. i ended up writing "NO I AM NOT FROM ---> " in Sharpie on my shirt cuz everyone was asking me if i was Canahoodian. no, i'm just a fan.

- everyone who let me rename them. i think we only lost a couple orders that way...

- the woman who came back and brought me a spraybottle full of rose water for a tip. thank you! i ended up using the rosewater on later customers (i made some of 'em think about their favorite body of water, and grandma's garden, with their eyes closed... yum) and later still on folks who came by Tarotist Training Camp for tarot readings. and now i've busted out with it here in Portland pre-tarot-reading. and it inspired me to do something similar as part of a performance/participation piece improvised at The Back Room, this time using orange blossom water. so! yay!

- everyone who played along with us.

Simon of the Playa · Post by **Simon of the Playa** » Wed Sep 24, 2008 1:56 am

i would like to thank Jesus (of santa barbara) for the morning he wandered into The Big Dome and started to help with the morning moopage.

he was carrying a huge wooden cross, and my name being simon, well hilarity followed...he is a scriptwriter with a depth of knowledge of truly bad jokes....we did a two hour schtick on the esplanade that we should have been crucified for, under normal circumstances.

Thanks to Big Cock for trusting me to spank his ass, i believe on the same morning jesus showed up.

Thirt33n for seeing thru my layers of bullshit to find out i'm just a burner, and to be my friend.

the blm ranger and the medics who like ghosts slipped thru the madness in the dome one night to rescue someone who had fallen down from dehydration/exhaustion and whisked her to safety and care.

to my girlfriend, who puts up with me and my quixotic life.

to all of my camp mates, of course, how strange to have two families, like charles kuralt but weirder.

the dpw, always, for the city they build and destroy for us to use.

and lastly, to eplaya, for being digitally dusty, and so damn fun.

moesy · Post by **moesy** » Wed Sep 24, 2008 8:16 am

Thank you to my camp mates, Daki, Tre, Rev. Demon Tutu and our very own resident healer, Bbbbbbill, for making this first Burn an amazing experience.

Thank you to Knowledge 360 and Caleb for their amazing abilities and insights, we love you and are so glad that you let us "adopt" you!! Peace and love wherever you may travel.

Thank you to Otter, for encouraging us last year to attend this year, I love you man.

Thank you to the people that built Babylon, the beautiful structure with the hanging "bells", the white lights pulsing to music, the Roller Disco, Putt Putt Golf, and those absafreakilutely amazing metal wings in the middle of the Playa, incredible.

Thank you to ALL OF YOU, for Buring Man, the experience and the people.

misfit · Post by **misfit** » Wed Sep 24, 2008 11:27 am

thanks, "godess wish camp" and master, for all the love and the shave...

magdalen23 · Post by **magdalen23** » Wed Sep 24, 2008 1:25 pm

thank you to the three people i met at the Flamethrower Shooting Gallery & we clambered around the playa all night...

the girl moving to Olympia for Evergreen, the Grand Guignol actor/manager from San Francisco, and the travelling pharmaceutical explorer. you're beautiful.

lonestoner916 · Post by **lonestoner916** » Wed Sep 24, 2008 4:44 pm

[quote="Simon of the Playa"]i would like to thank Jesus (of santa barbara) for the morning he wandered into The Big Dome and started to help with the morning moopage.

he was carrying a huge wooden cross, and my name being simon, well hilarity followed...he is a scriptwriter with a depth of knowledge of truly bad jokes....we did a two hour schtick on the esplanade that we should have been crucified for, under normal circumstances.

lonestoner916 · Post by **lonestoner916** » Wed Sep 24, 2008 4:50 pm

For some reason photobucket isn't letting me upload the pic, so I had to post it to my quasi-blog.

http://lonestonersblog.blogspot.com/

THANK YOU's.

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center camp cafe patrons, thank yew!

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olympia, chemistry, & grand guignol

Is this the same Jesus?