A SAN ANTONIO BURNER!! OH MY!

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A SAN ANTONIO BURNER!! OH MY!

Post by CKHorus » Mon Nov 08, 2010 11:25 am

Hai everybody, my name is Horus. I'm from the lovely town of San Antonio, Texas and in all honesty I am totally new to Burning man culture. I've been to one burn a year after i heard about the society and felt forever changed. my goal in joining this forum is to find other burners around town to start a regional group and to get any help the burners might be able to offer.

I personally find it troublesome that this one of the largest cities in the state and one of the only major ones without a regional group.
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Post by Elderberry » Mon Nov 08, 2010 11:32 am

Hey there, welcome to eplaya!

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Re: A SAN ANTONIO BURNER!! OH MY!

Post by dragonpilot » Mon Nov 08, 2010 12:15 pm

CKHorus wrote:I personally find it troublesome that this one of the largest cities in the state and one of the only major ones without a regional group.
Well, start one...
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Post by lucky420 » Mon Nov 08, 2010 12:17 pm

Hola Horus, hope to see ya on the playa...

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Post by drucake » Thu Nov 11, 2010 6:05 am

do you know about burning flipside in austin? theres tons of burns here, just an hour from sa. welcome! hit me up if you wanna talk!

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Post by CKHorus » Thu Nov 11, 2010 8:23 am

Well senñor dragon, I'm working on it. Do you have any advice? What's the first step in starting a regional group? Who do I need to talk to? TEACH ME YOUR WAYS!!!!!

And I had heard about flipside, I'm planning on going. Did you make it to art outside?
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Post by drucake » Thu Nov 11, 2010 10:03 am

no, i couldn't make it to art outside. i went last year though. for sure try to make it to fs. tickets go on sale for only 1 week in jan.

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Post by CKHorus » Thu Nov 11, 2010 11:27 am

One week? Well now I have something to save up for. Do you know what week it is?
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Post by dragonpilot » Thu Nov 11, 2010 12:07 pm

CKHorus wrote:Well senñor dragon, I'm working on it. Do you have any advice? What's the first step in starting a regional group? Who do I need to talk to? TEACH ME YOUR WAYS!!!!!
Contact the nearest Regional Coordinator on this list (http://regionals.burningman.com/regional_directory.html) and seek their advice. You'll have a blast!
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Post by moonrise » Thu Nov 11, 2010 4:24 pm

dragonpilot wrote:
CKHorus wrote:Well senñor dragon, I'm working on it. Do you have any advice? What's the first step in starting a regional group? Who do I need to talk to? TEACH ME YOUR WAYS!!!!!
Contact the nearest Regional Coordinator on this list (http://regionals.burningman.com/regional_directory.html) and seek their advice. You'll have a blast!
I spoke to a guy from Texas on the playa 2010...he told me the Austin, Texas regional burn, flipside, was off the hook...and seems to me one hour to Austin is a short drive...afterall it is Texas and ain't everything bigger there? :lol:

Also, yes, sign up for your regionals announce list, truly amazing what you'll gain from that.
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Post by drucake » Thu Nov 11, 2010 6:41 pm

yes. flipside is off the hook. a lot of people prefer it rather than going to burningman. yes, it is that awesome. you can have just as much fun at flipside with out spending thousands of dollars......and you have a river to go tubing in. cant beat that. dont get me wrong, i love burning man but i feel very lucky to have the best regional in the country right in my back yard.


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Post by Artemis » Fri Nov 12, 2010 11:09 am

welcome to eplaya, Horus

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Post by CKHorus » Mon Nov 15, 2010 9:29 am

Thanks guys.
I'm definitely checking out flipside, everyone on here reccomends it and my siblings have been talking about it since the summer.

And thank you very much Mr. Dragon
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Post by pinemom » Mon Nov 15, 2010 9:45 am

I actually heard flipside is NOTHING like BM. I heard that everyone just throws their trash on the ground. Its Muggy and it rains and its hot...

That over 60% of the participants have never nor ever intend to go to Burningman in Nevada.

But as with any larger city,CKHorus, there are burners everywhere you just dont see them!

I lived in Reno for 3 yrs, then I got closer to finally going, all these burners came out of the wallpaper, now I see them everywhere...its weird! But awesome!!!
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Post by TomServo » Mon Nov 15, 2010 10:07 am

Wonder if they'd let you hold a burn on the riverwalk? Burning hotels might be an issue, but It would be fun!
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Post by drucake » Mon Nov 15, 2010 10:42 am

pinemom- i wouldnt say all that. there isnt trash all over the ground. there is some here and there but thats to be expected with almost 3000 people. everyone is very anal with keeping things clean and LNT. there are some people who have never been to bm but go by the same principles and are respectful. as far as being hot....yes, its hot as shit. but theres a river to swim in and go tubing. oh, and it didnt rain at all this year. not a drop.

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Post by Rugbygod » Wed Nov 17, 2010 11:30 am

San Antonio Burner ....

2011 will be my first trip.

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Post by Da Mule » Wed Nov 17, 2010 11:45 am

Welcome to eplaya, Rugbygod. Do you make divine carpets?

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Post by CKHorus » Wed Dec 08, 2010 9:41 am

internet is getting hard to come by these days.

i really appreciate the help and advice from everybody.

AND I'M TOTALLY DOWN FOR A RIVERWALK BURN!! there's enough crap in the river that the whole thing could probably burn.
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Post by gyre » Sat Dec 18, 2010 4:41 am

Austin never was very far from burning man.

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Post by Dr Jet Sinister » Sun Jan 23, 2011 8:01 am

drucake wrote:pinemom- i wouldnt say all that. there isnt trash all over the ground. there is some here and there but thats to be expected with almost 3000 people. everyone is very anal with keeping things clean and LNT. there are some people who have never been to bm but go by the same principles and are respectful. as far as being hot....yes, its hot as shit. but theres a river to swim in and go tubing. oh, and it didnt rain at all this year. not a drop.
I was at flipside last year and found it to be awful. There was a ton of trash, especially in and around the potties, and that is not something found in BRC with 50k people. IMHO, the event felt very cold to anyone that wasn't part of the usual gang. That is completely different in BRC! Lastly, the weather is horrendous. Whoever thought that camping in central Texas on memorial day weekend was a good idea is demented.

I'm glad there are regionals, but I'll pass on flipside and keep going to BRC.
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