2013 Theme - Cargo Cult - thoughts?

Cargo Cult - Who is John Frum? He is known to us by many names, this Visitor from Elsewhere, dispenser of endless abundance and wielder of mysterious technologies: John Frum, Quetzalcoatl, Osiris, "Bob." His cargo is splendid, his generosity boundless, his motives beyond our understanding. But across the ages and around the world, the stories all agree: one day he will return, bearing great gifts. Our theme this year asks three related questions; who is John Frum, where is he really from, and where, on spaceship Earth, are we all going?
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Post by oscillator » Fri Feb 08, 2013 5:48 pm

Oh, that reminds me. Before I forget....
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Post by oscillator » Fri Feb 08, 2013 5:52 pm

Here is what I am taking...
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Post by Ugly Dougly » Sat Feb 09, 2013 9:56 am

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/fe ... rs-tsunami
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Post by Foxfur » Sun Feb 10, 2013 7:35 am

I'll be gifting bamboo Fleshlights this year.
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Re: 2013 Theme - Cargo Cult - thoughts?

Post by unjonharley » Sun Feb 10, 2013 9:07 am

Netflex

Watched the documentary "Chariots of the Gods" yesterday..

Come to fined, We all stem from one Cargo Cult.

Had some great art ideas for TTITD..
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Post by Simon of the Playa » Sun Feb 10, 2013 3:00 pm

funny how astronauts always look the same...
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Post by C187 » Wed Feb 13, 2013 7:22 pm

It just hit me today that the pavilion might have slides.
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Post by CornMan » Wed Feb 13, 2013 10:10 pm

How many art installations featuring airplanes, airplane fuselages, or partially buried airplanes will be at Burning Man 2013?

(1) 50
(2) 500
(3) 1,000
(4) 5,000+
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Post by FIGJAM » Thu Feb 14, 2013 6:49 am

Foxfur wrote:I'll be gifting bamboo Fleshlights this year.
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Post by Raven9940 » Thu Feb 14, 2013 9:56 am

If we're talking about cult themed stuff at burning man:

I've always wanted to see an HP Lovecraft theme camp. I'd love to see a bar that was dedicated to worshiping Cthulhu, with pictures of Shoggoths and the camp mates dressed as monsters. People chanting prayers that Cthulhu will come and bring about the end of the world. I'd hang out there every night.
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Post by Elliot » Thu Feb 14, 2013 10:43 am

Zeke Chaparral wrote:How many art installations featuring airplanes, airplane fuselages, or partially buried airplanes will be at Burning Man 2013?

(1) 50
(2) 500
(3) 1,000
(4) 5,000+
Yes, now I'm kicking myself: A few years ago I had the chance to pick up an 18 seat "commuter" airliner for the scrap metal value of a couple thousand. But I held out for the price of free, for hauling it away, and now it's gone.

But smaller "dead" planes are quite plentiful -- and easier to transport. Check your local "general aviation" air fields, and don't forget Uncle Google. There are web sites full of small planes for sale, including hulks for parts.
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Post by some seeing eye » Thu Feb 14, 2013 11:29 am

A few years ago the BRC intergalactic spaceport was looking at an art car project. They found a small aircraft wrecking yard, so those places are around. BTW the designer of the Spirit of St Louis aircraft also designed a small run of travel trailers in the 30's, which are being brought back as a luxury trailer the Bowlus Road Chief. A cargo from the past for the cults?
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Post by Elliot » Thu Feb 14, 2013 12:04 pm

some seeing eye wrote:They found a small aircraft wrecking yard, so those places are around.
Off the top of my head; two in the Southern California inland desert: in Mojave and somewhere near Adelanto or Victorville.
The really big one is near Tucson, AZ, but I suspect that's mostly military and perhaps not available to the public.
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Post by Ruhm » Sat Feb 16, 2013 7:47 pm

Roberto Dobbisano wrote:.
Their tickets were probably cheeper :cry:
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Post by theCryptofishist » Sat Feb 16, 2013 7:56 pm

Less than $60 a ticket is a bargain. If it's too expensive for you, you'll have no trouble finding someone to buy it off you for what you paid.
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Post by Simon of the Playa » Mon Feb 18, 2013 6:18 am

K.I.S.S.

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Post by theCryptofishist » Mon Feb 18, 2013 10:06 am

I know who's going to be showing up at my camp all dehydrated...
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Post by Ugly Dougly » Mon Feb 25, 2013 5:23 pm

Loin cloths are teh new kilt.
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Post by Simon of the Playa » Mon Feb 25, 2013 5:26 pm

Ugly Dougly wrote:Lion clothes are teh new kilt.
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Post by Ugly Dougly » Thu Feb 28, 2013 3:29 pm

For some... a cautionary tale.
For others... kewl costume ideas!

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Post by Simon of the Playa » Sat Mar 02, 2013 12:12 pm

as it should be.
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Post by Simon of the Playa » Sun Mar 03, 2013 1:22 pm

"son of a bitch, shit"
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Post by H.G.Crosby » Tue Mar 05, 2013 3:30 pm

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