Synchronicity at Burning Man

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Sep 27, 2004 1:24 pm

during the burn i got seperated from a small group of my campmates...and my bike was 'appropreated' from me...as the fireworks died down and the man fell a cute little blonde girl comes strolling by with my bike...she had moved it because a large group of people started congregate around it and she didnt want anyone to trip over it when they rushed the man...she asked me why i looked so upset i told her "im never gonna see my friends again dammit"...before i finished the word dammit an art car rolled by and my friends were sitting on the back of it
tuesdaymorning when i was back in reno, i was sitting infront of the hotel i was staying at trying to bum ciggs from people and i see this pretty little blonde girl get out of a dusty SUV...it was the girl who had found my bike....*shivers* creepy

-Duke

RingO'Fire · Post by **RingO'Fire** » Mon Sep 27, 2004 3:47 pm

Earlier this summer I went to Transformus, the first annual southeast regional burn, near Asheville, North Carolina (http://www.transformus.com/411.shtm#when). While there, I met this young couple from Wilmington, NC. They were veteran burners and fire spinners. They also owned their own restaurant in Wilmington and told me how that particular weekend was only their second time to be away from the restaurant on a weekend and leave the employees in charge. They said it felt like leaving their newborn baby with a babysitter for the first time. Altogether, we talked for about a half hour and then said our goodbyes.

At the beginning of the summer, I had posted a thread here on the eplaya soliciting for potential RV-mates. By early August, both my RV mates (DJ Big E and burningsteve) and I were in agreement that we would throw in together and rent an RV for Burningman (an experiment which worked out great for all of us, by the way - those guys are both awesome!). The plan was to fly into Vegas, rent the RV, and then drive up to BRC.

Then, about a week or so before Burningman, I saw a new post to my old thread from "Bash" just looking for a ride up to BRC for him and his lady. I replied back that we'd be happy to give them a ride up to BRC if they'd share the cost of gas. We agreed to meet at the Vegas airport on the Sunday morning that BM started. As far as I knew, Bash and his lady were some random burners from somewhere looking for a ride up to BRC.

Sunday morning at the Vegas airport, I pull up to the passenger pickup area to pick them up. I get out of the car, introduce myself to Bash and Marcy and we all hug. Then Marcy says to me, "You look familiar." People I have just met tell me this, no joke, all the time. I just shrugged and thought, "Yeah, whatever...I hear that all the damned time."

Driving down the road a few minutes later, they tell me they're from Wilmington, NC and that they had been at Transformus earlier in the summer. My reply, "No way! I was at Transformus too!" Then it all clicked, "Wait a minute! Now I remember you guys! You're the couple who owns their own restaurant and...blah blah blah"

Marcy's response a little later, "See! I told you that you looked familiar! You looked at me like I was fucking crazy, but I knew that I met you before!"

Us fellow southerners had a great time on the way up from Vegas to BRC, that is, until I blew a fuse and lost my temper at the greeters station, but that's another story...

Rob the Wop · Post by **Rob the Wop** » Mon Sep 27, 2004 3:52 pm

RingO'Fire wrote: until I blew a fuse and lost my temper at the greeters station, but that's another story...

I didn't 'lose' my temper. When they said, "Welcome home!"
I replied, "What the fuck are all these people doing in my house, and WHERE THE FUCK IS MY FURNITURE? God dammit, you let the cat out, didn't you? Now go get these goddamn hippies out of my house and tell them that the party is over."

theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Mon Sep 27, 2004 3:54 pm

RingO'Fire wrote: that is, until I blew a fuse and lost my temper at the greeters station, but that's another story...

Dang Ring--the greeters are such friendly folks and all they do is ring a bell and hand you a map. What happened?

regynalonglank · Post by **regynalonglank** » Tue Sep 28, 2004 10:55 am

forgot about this one...

when i was shopping at the hardware super store pre playa i kept picking up and putting down these coils of thin line, different sizes, different lengths, and i really had no reason to need them, just somehow thought i should bring them...for something. so i did.

on playa our resident camo netting experts were trying to add another section and stretch and lock down the netting after the wind storms died down, and i overheard them saying they just needed more line to tie things down with...so out of my little tent came the coils, and they were so happy!

i love that stuff.

wovenone · Post by **wovenone** » Sat Oct 02, 2004 11:14 am

diggum, where do you live that they give out marriage licenses to seven year olds..with bowl cuts AND light blue tux jackets? that IS a tux jacket isn't it?

grape ape · Post by **grape ape** » Tue Oct 05, 2004 9:28 pm

At my first burn I got caught in my first dust storm. No goggles, nothing. Tried to make it back to camp with my dress pulled over my face. Was struggling and had thought to myself " MUST BRING DUST MASK NEXT YEAR" a paper one hit me in the mouth and I caught it at that exact moment. Still no one from my camp believes me.

grape ape · Post by **grape ape** » Tue Oct 05, 2004 9:39 pm

just thought of another from this year. my boyfriend picked up some moop as we where out walking about. It was a tiny screw from glasses. Later visiting our amazing neighbors one guy said he needed a screw for glasses, his was missing.

tisha2 · Post by **tisha2** » Tue Oct 05, 2004 11:20 pm

Here's one from the darker side of synchronicity...

at our decom campout last weekend lots of yahoos showed up...one fell asleep, beer in hand, in a chair next to our burn barrel. Just as we noticed him, someone showed up with a Sharpie behind his ear....heh, heh.

Yahoo woke up with smiley faces all over *his* face.

Simply Joel · Post by **Simply Joel** » Fri Oct 08, 2004 12:26 pm

tisha2 wrote:Here's one from the darker side of synchronicity...

at our decom campout last weekend lots of yahoos showed up...one fell asleep, beer in hand, in a chair next to our burn barrel. Just as we noticed him, someone showed up with a Sharpie behind his ear....heh, heh.

Yahoo woke up with smiley faces all over *his* face.

note to self, no sleeping/passing out in the proximity of tisha.

geekster · Post by **geekster** » Fri Oct 08, 2004 12:31 pm

Yeah, but the way she said it, it made me think some yahoo did that to her in the past.

theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Fri Oct 08, 2004 12:39 pm

geekster, you really like me best. Ah. How sweet!

tonytohono · Post by **tonytohono** » Thu Oct 21, 2004 10:37 pm

Okay this is a good one... between Burning Man, Decompression, and of course, this site. So... it is Friday at Burning Man and I look in the Vault guide and see there is a Monster Mash party at Mercury and 5:00 at the Black Rock Cemetery. Perfect thing for my creation. I put on this giant Skull head, top hat and black suit, that was supposed to be Baron Samedi, but everyone thought was Jack Skelly from Nightmare before Christmas. Oh well. I go to the party and I dance with a bunch of people and have a great time. I never remove my mask. Eventually, not wanting to blow my mystique I leave without making any introductions.

Flash forward to a few days after Decom and I am on this site. There is a girl looking for some guy and I try to look at the picture but it doens't work so I reply and tell her. Anyway, we start trading emails and she mentioned something about cemeteries at BRC and so I sent her the one picture my friend took of me in my get up... two minutes later I get this email, Oh shit... you have to call me!!

Turns out she it was her party and she had a bunch of pictures of me, etc. On top of that she is oh so awesome, and I have another BM freindship that will last forever. =)

See the pic and then see him burn...

http://www.ajpn.com/photo/events/burn4.html

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