Those who have actually attended burning man

goathead · Post by **goathead** » Mon Nov 10, 2008 12:07 am

99- The fashion show was outside then.

Been every year since.
Been with HomeBrew for a HomeBrew since 03.

Sail Man · Post by **Sail Man** » Mon Nov 10, 2008 4:57 am

08 was my first year, like fciron I had procrastinated for too many years (I am a fool!) Looking forward to 09 and beyond. Did my first decomp this year as well, looking forward to the Detroit/Chicago regional, Lakes of Fire next June.

Simon of the Playa · Post by **Simon of the Playa** » Mon Nov 10, 2008 5:56 am

1996- right behind checkpoint, center camp
1997 Motel 666
1998 The Arthur Murray school of Trance (right behind bianca's)
1999-2000 videogasm
2002- versed, next to the abyss
2004 alone
2005-2008 Root Society
2009???? (i'll be the guy with a red and white striped shirt and glasses and a hat, i'll be going by the playa name "Waldo", see if you can find me)

pinemom · Post by **pinemom** » Mon Nov 10, 2008 6:43 am

Followed it via people driving through Lake tahoe since around 1996.
But actually took me till 2006 to ARRIVE! Born to burn

2006 Eplaya Bar
2007 Booby Bar
2008 Spring VOID
2008 Booby Bar Terminal City, Village.
2009 DITTO....

Yuri's night 2006,2007,2008
Re?No!Decom 06,07,08

Artemis · Post by **Artemis** » Mon Nov 10, 2008 7:42 am

2008 was virgin burn, so happy to have found home!

lurker · Post by **lurker** » Mon Nov 10, 2008 8:46 am

Well I stayed on the top floor in 98--I wanted to see if they'd kick you out if you spit on the monorail.

Surprisingly, no. They didn't seem to notice....

gaminwench · Post by **gaminwench** » Mon Nov 10, 2008 9:41 am

every year since 1999...themecamp always...

misfit · Post by **misfit** » Mon Nov 10, 2008 1:56 pm

since 95' - hellco

Dr. Pyro · Post by **Dr. Pyro** » Mon Nov 10, 2008 2:40 pm

Every year since 1999. And Barbie Death Camp & Wine Bistro will not be back in 2009. Rather, it will have grown to Barbie Death Village with Barbie Death Camp, Barbie Wine Bistro, Eden, and Black Rock City Body & Paint as it's founding four camps. We are looking for two or three more.

goathead · Post by **goathead** » Mon Nov 10, 2008 2:49 pm

Dr. Pyro wrote:Every year since 1999. And Barbie Death Camp & Wine Bistro will not be back in 2009. Rather, it will have grown to Barbie Death Village with Barbie Death Camp, Barbie Wine Bistro, Eden, and Black Rock City Body & Paint as it's founding four camps. We are looking for two or three more.

Your EVOLVING?
COOL...

Teo del Fuego · Post by **Teo del Fuego** » Mon Nov 10, 2008 4:44 pm

2005 Kosmik Kabana

2006 Astral Headwash
Apogaea-Colorado Regional

2007 Mile High Club
Apogaea-Colorado Regional

2008 Mischief Camp
Apogaea-Colorado Regional

2005 was my favorite because it was my first and also because the Fun House under the man rocked!

mojo · Post by **mojo** » Mon Nov 10, 2008 4:53 pm

Every year since 1997. It really pisses off the neighbors.

thisisthatwhichis · Post by **thisisthatwhichis** » Mon Nov 10, 2008 5:06 pm

Let's see... 2003, 2004... out on my own

2006, 2007, 2008.... with Theme camps........

I think I like the Theme camp years, best...... but it can be a lotta work at times...

Post by **mdmf007** » Mon Nov 10, 2008 6:57 pm

1999 by accident
2001
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

SonOfUgly · Post by **SonOfUgly** » Mon Nov 10, 2008 7:04 pm

2008 was #1
2009 got stuff started and ready to get back out in the dust
and as many more as can make it

Sail Man · Post by **Sail Man** » Tue Nov 11, 2008 9:55 am

mdmf007 wrote:1999 by accident

Sayyyy, I wonder where this road goes?!

chiefdanfox · Post by **chiefdanfox** » Tue Nov 11, 2008 10:37 am

1986 - by accident, stumbled upon the bonfire. It was my 26th birthday.
I remember the day and the birthday well (it was an emotional one) but the burn vaguely, as does my girlfriend at the time. We talked about it years later. We had come over from the Marin Headlands on that unseasonably warm June night. Someone mentioned that they had burned some effigies, and that they had been doing this on the solstice for awhile. I am sure I probably said, "Fuck yeah, I'll come down here every year on my birthday! I had a keg of beer in the VW bus, along with four other folks.

2006-2008

DVD Burner · Post by **DVD Burner** » Tue Nov 11, 2008 11:42 am

86 was stinson beach.

wedeliver · Post by **wedeliver** » Tue Nov 11, 2008 4:05 pm

Simon of the Playa wrote:1996- right behind checkpoint, center camp
1997 Motel 666
1998 The Arthur Murray school of Trance (right behind bianca's)
1999-2000 videogasm
2002- versed, next to the abyss
2004 alone
2005-2008 Root Society
2009???? (i'll be the guy with a red and white striped shirt and glasses and a hat, i'll be going by the playa name "Waldo", see if you can find me)

I'm so proud of myself. I found Waldo. For all of those that couldn't find him he is right about dead center behind a guy in a green shirt and blue pants and a woman in a pink top!

this is kinda silly, should I hit submit??

chiefdanfox · Post by **chiefdanfox** » Tue Nov 11, 2008 4:21 pm

My bad, I thought it was on Baker Beach, where we wound up. Someone was there burning a rather big bonfire, I remember that, and my old girl friend remembers the effigy comment, because when she brought it up years later, she thought I should have burned one of my former girlfriend. (One of the emotional reasons stated earlier.) Might also explain why we never ran into them on the following years, because we always went over to Ocean Beach for solstice bonfires.

Hmm too bad, I was kinda hoping I had that serendipitous encounter. Oh well, I did stay in a Holiday Inn Express once, though.

OK, 2006-2008 not by accident.

DVD Burner · Post by **DVD Burner** » Tue Nov 11, 2008 7:08 pm

You may be right.
All I remember is that it was only a short time before BM went from Baker to Stinson then to the playa.

Post by **mdmf007** » Tue Nov 11, 2008 8:29 pm

Sail Man wrote:
mdmf007 wrote:1999 by accident
Sayyyy, I wonder where this road goes?!

Twas August 99 and Engine 38 was fighting the Smoke Creek Complex Fire. The range was burning and there was a ton of traffic - way more then we ever have experienced on Jungo and Smoke Creek roads respectively.

I stopped at Brunos for diesel in the engine (was pissed that it was 220 or so a gallon) met one of the ESD chiefs for BM and started talking shop. It was burn day, so he comped us tix as we were headed home for a mandatory 2 days off. Since wildland engines are covered in camping gear, food, fuel, water, and clothes we had all we needed. We were already covered in dust as well sow e fit right in!

Best weekend of my life. - Been hooked since.

later

ygmir · Post by **ygmir** » Tue Nov 11, 2008 9:21 pm

mdmf007 wrote:
Sail Man wrote:
mdmf007 wrote:1999 by accident
Sayyyy, I wonder where this road goes?!
Twas August 99 and Engine 38 was fighting the Smoke Creek Complex Fire. The range was burning and there was a ton of traffic - way more then we ever have experienced on Jungo and Smoke Creek roads respectively.

I stopped at Brunos for diesel in the engine (was pissed that it was 220 or so a gallon) met one of the ESD chiefs for BM and started talking shop. It was burn day, so he comped us tix as we were headed home for a mandatory 2 days off. Since wildland engines are covered in camping gear, food, fuel, water, and clothes we had all we needed. We were already covered in dust as well sow e fit right in!

Best weekend of my life. - Been hooked since.

later

great story........thanks

sattelite5812 · Post by **sattelite5812** » Tue Nov 11, 2008 10:53 pm

jkisha wrote:
ygmir wrote:twice, have I had BMs, at BM, during the official festivities. I mean yearly.....
07 and 08
I've been going to that area for 20 years aside from that, rockhounding.......
We started going in the same year!!

JK

Same here!

2009 will be my third (although I had a ticket and was ready to go in '05, but the vehicle broke down the day we were set to leave

)

What's this I saw earlier in this thread about a Meet'n'Greet? I'd love a chance to meet my fellow ePlayans!

Sail Man · Post by **Sail Man** » Wed Nov 12, 2008 7:16 am

ygmir wrote:
mdmf007 wrote:
Sail Man wrote: Sayyyy, I wonder where this road goes?!
Twas August 99 and Engine 38 was fighting the Smoke Creek Complex Fire. The range was burning and there was a ton of traffic - way more then we ever have experienced on Jungo and Smoke Creek roads respectively.

I stopped at Brunos for diesel in the engine (was pissed that it was 220 or so a gallon) met one of the ESD chiefs for BM and started talking shop. It was burn day, so he comped us tix as we were headed home for a mandatory 2 days off. Since wildland engines are covered in camping gear, food, fuel, water, and clothes we had all we needed. We were already covered in dust as well sow e fit right in!

Best weekend of my life. - Been hooked since.

later
great story........thanks

That's a cool story

Nothing neat like that ever happened on my VFD. Well, there was the one time when a tanker driver forgot to set the parking brake (it was a manual trans) and it rolled downhill and crashed into a mobile home......

Artemis · Post by **Artemis** » Wed Nov 12, 2008 7:23 am

Thanks Wedeliver for pointing out Waldo. I looked and looked and looked and then laughed, thinking Simon pscyhed us out by posting a pic without Waldo.

can't sit still · Post by **can't sit still** » Wed Nov 12, 2008 7:44 am

2 years at Arctica. and camping solo.

Dr. Pyro · Post by **Dr. Pyro** » Wed Nov 12, 2008 8:41 am

Yo Sattelite5812! The Annual ePlaya/3playa Meet & Greet is held every year on Thursday at 6 p.m. at Barbie Death Camp & Wine Bistro. Previously we have been located approximately at 3:30 and C, give or take a block in either direction. We will be hosting it again in 2009, but should be much easier to find since we will be Barbie Death Village and thus actually be shown on the map. Looking forward to seeing everyone again.

sattelite5812 · Post by **sattelite5812** » Thu Nov 13, 2008 12:22 am

Thanks, Doc!

I've been trying to visit your camp these last couple of years, but never quite seem to make it (so much to do and see, y'know). I'll make sure that 3rd year's a charm!

See you on the Playa!
~Luna

P.S. For our local Decom this Saturday we're recreating BRC; from what I'm hearing there will be a mutilated-Barbie tribute to the Death Camp & Wine Bistro

BAS · Post by **BAS** » Thu Nov 13, 2008 12:58 am

wedeliver wrote:
I'm so proud of myself. I found Waldo. For all of those that couldn't find him he is right about dead center behind a guy in a green shirt and blue pants and a woman in a pink top!

Yeah, and he looks like he's about to CANE one of them!

Hmmm... a naked clown on a pogo stick and some folks about to set off a cannon-- yep! Looks like Burning Man!

You know, I am still trying to figure out how I found the Meet & Greet... maybe because it was near the JOTS...? (Good planning, having it near the toilets!)