Seeking Quotes - What is Burning Man to you?

tonytohono · Post by **tonytohono** » Mon Oct 18, 2004 9:27 pm

Burning Man is the ultimate state of self expression - the true meaning of freedom - the superlative of a dangerously safe environment.

That is what it means to me.

What I am looking for here are what it means to you. I am going to use this one my website, which is currently under construction at http://www.ajpn.com under the photography/events section.

If you would like to participate please leave your quotes here, along with any pertinent information you would like included (IE your name) or if you would prefer to remain anonymous. Thank you.

tonytohono · Post by **tonytohono** » Mon Oct 18, 2004 9:30 pm

Make that "'on' my site". Duh!

At the site click the camera and you'll find the event link. =)

clown lover · Post by **clown lover** » Wed Oct 20, 2004 12:45 pm

Embrace the dust!

tisha2 · Post by **tisha2** » Wed Oct 20, 2004 1:12 pm

burning man is where we get to wear our souls on the outside.

burning tent · Post by **burning tent** » Wed Oct 20, 2004 1:37 pm

Busted flat in Black Rock, hearing a train
And I's feeling nearly as dehydrated as my jerky
My diesel pickup broke down just before it rained
It rode me all the way from Berkeley

I pulled my harpoon out of my dirty red undies
I was playing with myself softly while the whiteout covered my shoes
Vaseline, slapping time, I was holding that thing of mine
Didn’t realize there were so many songs I never knew

Burning Man’s just another couple words for nothing left to lose
Nothing don't mean nothing honey if it ain't on fire, now now
And feeling good was easy, Lord, when I ate those shrooms
You know feeling good was good enough for me
Good enough for me and my container of pee

tonytohono · Post by **tonytohono** » Wed Oct 20, 2004 10:50 pm

=) These are all great. Thank you. I'll post when I have gotten this thing together... maybe this weekend. =)

rodent · Post by **rodent** » Thu Oct 21, 2004 12:10 am

A big pile of sticks that people find meaning within.

on the other hand... burningman tends to be about interpretation of meaning rather than a preaching or dogma of a preset... something...or other...

---
rodent (putting the eek in geek)

Dr. Pyro · Post by **Dr. Pyro** » Thu Oct 21, 2004 12:57 pm

It is said that the reason God invented time is to make sure everything doesn't happen all at once. Clearly God never made it to Burning Man.

Rob the Wop · Post by **Rob the Wop** » Thu Oct 21, 2004 1:47 pm

Oh hell, that's easy.

"What the FUCK is that..?"

Kiba · Post by **Kiba** » Thu Oct 21, 2004 1:55 pm

Burning Man is. To say more is to say it is less.

tonytohono · Post by **tonytohono** » Thu Oct 21, 2004 9:50 pm

Good stuff! lol Rob.

Kiba · Post by **Kiba** » Fri Oct 22, 2004 1:04 pm

If it's worth doing, it's worth offending someone over. ^_~

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Oct 22, 2004 1:26 pm

ever since i got back here in jersey all my friends have been asking me to tell them about burningman...i end up telling them stories of shit that happened to me ...but i never really get around to describing burningman, none of them have ever been and i feel as tho i wouldnt be doing it justice attempting to describe it so i usually end up just saying "go to 2005...then i wont have to tell u about it"
i think somewhere on the bm site ...maybe under the "what is burningman" section its put into words in the most perfect way i can imagine...its something along the lines of "describing burningman to someone whose never been is like trying to describe the color purple to a person whose been blind since birth...sure you can say 'well its kinda like blue...and kinda like red'...but the only way to really know is to see it for yourself"
dammit i talk to much...im gonna have to agree with kiba here..."burningman is"

-Duke

tonytohono · Post by **tonytohono** » Fri Oct 22, 2004 10:19 pm

Duke, I'm not really interested in descriptions. I want what it means to you. That first visceral gut wrenching response you get when you hear Burning Man. Think of it as a Rorschach test. If I held up a picture of the Burning Man...

CagedKitty · Post by **CagedKitty** » Mon Oct 25, 2004 10:15 am

Burningman is everything you need it to be
or
it's anything you want it to be.
It's all there.

CagedKitty · Post by **CagedKitty** » Mon Oct 25, 2004 1:19 pm

I should clarify that everything you don't want is also at burningman, so if you don't want, then don't go.

Post by **AntiM** » Mon Oct 25, 2004 2:51 pm

... like a trip back in time to when I was 18 and living in Project Artaud, Torque Motel Wing.

You just had to be there.

Silver 2 · Post by **Silver 2** » Mon Oct 25, 2004 5:54 pm

That first visceral gut wrenching response you get when you hear Burning Man.

When I stop out of the truck and put my feet on the Playa

Freedom
Wonder
The sense that all is possible

All of the above and all at once

HughMungus · Post by **HughMungus** » Tue Oct 26, 2004 1:50 pm

"it's what you make it."

natthebat · Post by **natthebat** » Tue Oct 26, 2004 10:34 pm

When we pulled into that little gas station and I saw a sprawling city with a blue ceter, my first gut reaction was fear. I am small and OH MY FUCKING GOD! Burning Man is so big. Oh so big. I wanted to share it with everyone and save it just for myself all at once. It's a dangerous metropolis where faith is enough to live off. All will be well- just ask. I found salvation in the fact that I have never fit in anywhere. There with my beoved outsiders I was beautiful and filthy. Free to walk alone. At Buring Man I was satisfied to be alone, free to hug strangers, not hungry, not tired. I was satisfied there.

Oh I can't wait to go back. If you have any use for my thoughts in your site they are all yours. Love Nat (please fix my spelling if you quote me)

tonytohono · Post by **tonytohono** » Wed Oct 27, 2004 9:49 pm

I'll be quoting quite a few of you, just as soon as I can get a couple of hours to put it together. And when I do, I will let post a note that it is up. Thanks to everyone for their input. Very very kewl.

Anyone else is welcome to comment as well. =)

Seeking Quotes - What is Burning Man to you?

Seeking Quotes - What is Burning Man to you?

addendum to above

This seemed fun at first and then degenerated---nonetheless!