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  • Rand
    Industry Vet
    • Jan 2002
    • 2663
    #1

    Burning Man Approaches




    At the time of this post, the man is set to burn in 47 days.

    Many of you have seen the pic's and read the posts from Halcyon and myself, as well as others, about the event and no doubt I'll bring more pic's back this year.

    << My pic's thread from 2005 >>

    << My pic's thread from 2006 >>

    It's a different event this year as corporations are being allowed in (with certain restrictions).



    More info about this years corporate influence here.

    Every year after the pic's are posted, tons of GFY'ers say they wanna go. Well, it's NOT for everyone.


    The idea of holding a massive event in one of the hottest nastiest driest places on the planet seems stupid on the face of it. Why would almost 40,000 people pay over $200 for a ticket and probably $1000-1500 total to suffer in this godforsaken place for a week or more? (Read this un-happy attendees review)


    You really have to want to be there to truck yourself and your gallons of drinking water in and out of the desert, an environment so extreme that dehydration and other serious bodily harm are real possibilities. As it says in large letters on their tickets, attendees voluntarily assume the risk of death. And in fact, people have died.

    But, alas, this will be my fifth consecutive trip to Black Rock City. And perhaps my last.

    Anyone GFY'ers going this year?
    -- Rand


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    • Mohawk Steve
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      • Apr 2005
      • 3223
      #2
      One of these days I'll plan ahead and prepare, Burning Man looks like it'd be so amazing
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        • Iron Fist
          Too lazy to set a custom title
          • Dec 2006
          • 23400
          #3
          Ahhh yes, it was only a matter of time before they started letting businesses in... money talks
          i like waffles

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            • kristin
              GOO!
              • Sep 2002
              • 9768
              #4
              This always looks like an incredible event and unfortunately I haven't attended yet.
              Vacares rules.

              "Usually only fat guys have the kind of knowledge and ability that Kristin has."

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                • B2BwithJoeD
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                  • Apr 2004
                  • 1390
                  #5
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                    • jmk
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                      • Sep 2002
                      • 5391
                      #6
                      I will come next year for sure. Was too late to plan for this year !

                      Good stuff! Enjoy the "trip"!!!

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                        • Just Mike
                          Confirmed User
                          • Sep 2002
                          • 3726
                          #7
                          hey Rand,

                          grt to see you last week. I keep trying to make it out to brning man..hopefully it will be this year,

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                            • AGP Albert
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                              Awesome event! I gotta make time...I am gonna see what I can do
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                                • chodadog
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                                  • Apr 2002
                                  • 9736
                                  #9
                                  That guy's review of Burning Man is a fucking riot. I love the way he writes.
                                  26 + 6 = 1

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                                    • BlackCrayon
                                      Too lazy to set a custom title
                                      • Jun 2003
                                      • 19634
                                      #10
                                      Sounds like the beginning of the end. Letting corps in is like opening pandoras box in my opinion.
                                      you don't know you're wearing a leash if you sit by the peg all day..

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                                        • Jace
                                          FBOP Class Of 2013
                                          • Jan 2004
                                          • 35562
                                          #11
                                          we are leaving tomorrow for this

                                          www.transformus.com - the southeast burn

                                          i can't wait, it is my first burn ever, so I am excited as hell

                                          I will have TONS of pics when I get back

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                                            • voa
                                              Too lazy to set a custom title
                                              • Nov 2006
                                              • 16532
                                              #12
                                              Maybe i will visit this festival some day.

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                                                • Damian_Maxcash
                                                  So Fucking Banned
                                                  • Oct 2002
                                                  • 12745
                                                  #13
                                                  Hal will be brushing his pink fluffy bits in preparation already....

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                                                    • carol.prime
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                                                      • Jul 2006
                                                      • 6960
                                                      #14
                                                      that was cool...
                                                      nice stuff there bud!!! hope to visit the festival..
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                                                        • Halcyon
                                                          Spread The Pink!
                                                          • Dec 2002
                                                          • 8609
                                                          #15
                                                          Originally posted by damian2001
                                                          Hal will be brushing his pink fluffy bits in preparation already....


                                                          Actually, I'm working on my pink Motorhome.





                                                          But I will definitely be there. My 10th year.

                                                          HAL on TEDx:

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                                                            • Rand
                                                              Industry Vet
                                                              • Jan 2002
                                                              • 2663
                                                              #16
                                                              Originally posted by Halcyon
                                                              Actually, I'm working on my pink Motorhome.





                                                              But I will definitely be there. My 10th year.


                                                              Hal! That motorhome makeover is awesome!

                                                              See you on the Playa. Even with 40k people there, you are pretty easy to spot.
                                                              -- Rand


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                                                                • tASSy
                                                                  Spread The Pink!
                                                                  • Nov 2004
                                                                  • 8229
                                                                  #17
                                                                  my RV isn't quite so pink yet but it's in progress...it's the mad rush for finishing projects this time of year but i'll be there in pink tutu's and fur as always!

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                                                                    • NinjaSteve
                                                                      Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                                      • Dec 2003
                                                                      • 11089
                                                                      #18
                                                                      Isn't this for hippies?
                                                                      ...

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                                                                        • TeenSluts
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                                                                          • Mar 2006
                                                                          • 1966
                                                                          #19
                                                                          kewl......

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                                                                            • Jace
                                                                              FBOP Class Of 2013
                                                                              • Jan 2004
                                                                              • 35562
                                                                              #20
                                                                              Originally posted by NinjaSteve
                                                                              Isn't this for hippies?

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                                                                                • NinjaSteve
                                                                                  Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                                                  • Dec 2003
                                                                                  • 11089
                                                                                  #21
                                                                                  Originally posted by Jace
                                                                                  ...

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                                                                                    • Rand
                                                                                      Industry Vet
                                                                                      • Jan 2002
                                                                                      • 2663
                                                                                      #22

                                                                                      From a 2004 report:

                                                                                      Attendees are overwhelmingly white, college-educated, middle class Americans from urban or suburban communities. The vast majority (67%) are between the ages of 21 and 40, with a smaller percentage (27%) between the ages of 41 and 60. Most (70%) are straight, with smaller percentages identifying themselves as bisexual (18%) or gay (8%). About 40% are single, while 34% are either married or live with a domestic partner. Burners tend to be relatively affluent, with 24% earning between $25-49K/year (2003 salary) and 25% earning $50K/year or more. A little more than a third (34%) of burners are homeowners.
                                                                                      -- Rand


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                                                                                        • Rand
                                                                                          Industry Vet
                                                                                          • Jan 2002
                                                                                          • 2663
                                                                                          #23

                                                                                          Some interesting B-Man stats: (from the 2004 census)

















                                                                                          -- Rand


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                                                                                            • seeric
                                                                                              ..........
                                                                                              • Aug 2004
                                                                                              • 41917
                                                                                              #24
                                                                                              can i dance like this if i want?

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                                                                                                • aico
                                                                                                  Moo Moo Cow
                                                                                                  • Mar 2004
                                                                                                  • 14748
                                                                                                  #25
                                                                                                  This marks the end of Burning Man, once they let in the Corporates, it's all gonna go down the shitter.

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                                                                                                    • Jace
                                                                                                      FBOP Class Of 2013
                                                                                                      • Jan 2004
                                                                                                      • 35562
                                                                                                      #26
                                                                                                      Originally posted by aico
                                                                                                      This marks the end of Burning Man, once they let in the Corporates, it's all gonna go down the shitter.
                                                                                                      what corporates?

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                                                                                                        • Rand
                                                                                                          Industry Vet
                                                                                                          • Jan 2002
                                                                                                          • 2663
                                                                                                          #27
                                                                                                          Originally posted by aico
                                                                                                          This marks the end of Burning Man, once they let in the Corporates, it's all gonna go down the shitter.
                                                                                                          Perhaps.

                                                                                                          But if change is eventual then at least BORG seems to be handling it the right way.
                                                                                                          • Corp's are not allowed to have any signs.
                                                                                                          • Their name can't be displayed anywhere.
                                                                                                          • No logos.
                                                                                                          • No brochures or other literature.
                                                                                                          • No business cards.
                                                                                                          • They can't even talk about their products.


                                                                                                          To see the man powered by solar energy during this time of heightened awareness of climate change/global warming isn't such a bad thing. A giant windmill is going to help provide power too. Google is going to create a 3-D map of Burning Man. (The top brass at Google are all long time burners).

                                                                                                          If allowing corp's to come in this year is indeed an experiment, then it seems (so far) that it's being done in a way that makes sense and doesn't interfere with burner culture.

                                                                                                          -- Rand


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                                                                                                            • NinjaSteve
                                                                                                              Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                                                                              • Dec 2003
                                                                                                              • 11089
                                                                                                              #28
                                                                                                              Originally posted by Jace
                                                                                                              what corporates?
                                                                                                              recap from Rand's post

                                                                                                              Originally posted by Rand
                                                                                                              [...]


                                                                                                              More info about this years corporate influence here.

                                                                                                              Every year after the pic's are posted, tons of GFY'ers say they wanna go. Well, it's NOT for everyone.


                                                                                                              The idea of holding a massive event in one of the hottest nastiest driest places on the planet seems stupid on the face of it. Why would almost 40,000 people pay over $200 for a ticket and probably $1000-1500 total to suffer in this godforsaken place for a week or more? (Read this un-happy attendees review)
                                                                                                              [...]
                                                                                                              Last edited by NinjaSteve; 07-17-2007, 01:45 PM.
                                                                                                              ...

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                                                                                                                • Fap
                                                                                                                  Just Du It
                                                                                                                  • Feb 2004
                                                                                                                  • 12094
                                                                                                                  #29
                                                                                                                  i'll make my way down one year

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                                                                                                                    • Jace
                                                                                                                      FBOP Class Of 2013
                                                                                                                      • Jan 2004
                                                                                                                      • 35562
                                                                                                                      #30
                                                                                                                      Originally posted by NinjaSteve
                                                                                                                      recap from Rand's post
                                                                                                                      it still doesn't seem corporate

                                                                                                                      they are asking for corporations to come in and contribute but not advertise....hardly selling out

                                                                                                                      I think it is quite brilliant...with all the technology and excess money that these companies have, it can only be a good thing that they are participating on such a huge level

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                                                                                                                        • BlackCrayon
                                                                                                                          Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                                                                                          • Jun 2003
                                                                                                                          • 19634
                                                                                                                          #31
                                                                                                                          Originally posted by Jace
                                                                                                                          it still doesn't seem corporate

                                                                                                                          they are asking for corporations to come in and contribute but not advertise....hardly selling out

                                                                                                                          I think it is quite brilliant...with all the technology and excess money that these companies have, it can only be a good thing that they are participating on such a huge level
                                                                                                                          It seems like a slippery slope. Not that burning man isn't already taking advantage of what people think it means to them.
                                                                                                                          you don't know you're wearing a leash if you sit by the peg all day..

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                                                                                                                            • p1mpdogg
                                                                                                                              Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                                                                                              • Nov 2002
                                                                                                                              • 16714
                                                                                                                              #32
                                                                                                                              what a stupid event
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                                                                                                                                • JFK
                                                                                                                                  FUBAR the ORIGINATOR
                                                                                                                                  • Jan 2002
                                                                                                                                  • 67369
                                                                                                                                  #33
                                                                                                                                  Originally posted by Rand



                                                                                                                                  At the time of this post, the man is set to burn in 47 days.

                                                                                                                                  Many of you have seen the pic's and read the posts from Halcyon and myself, as well as others, about the event and no doubt I'll bring more pic's back this year.

                                                                                                                                  << My pic's thread from 2005 >>

                                                                                                                                  << My pic's thread from 2006 >>

                                                                                                                                  It's a different event this year as corporations are being allowed in (with certain restrictions).



                                                                                                                                  More info about this years corporate influence here.

                                                                                                                                  Every year after the pic's are posted, tons of GFY'ers say they wanna go. Well, it's NOT for everyone.


                                                                                                                                  The idea of holding a massive event in one of the hottest nastiest driest places on the planet seems stupid on the face of it. Why would almost 40,000 people pay over $200 for a ticket and probably $1000-1500 total to suffer in this godforsaken place for a week or more? (Read this un-happy attendees review)


                                                                                                                                  You really have to want to be there to truck yourself and your gallons of drinking water in and out of the desert, an environment so extreme that dehydration and other serious bodily harm are real possibilities. As it says in large letters on their tickets, attendees voluntarily assume the risk of death. And in fact, people have died.

                                                                                                                                  But, alas, this will be my fifth consecutive trip to Black Rock City. And perhaps my last.

                                                                                                                                  Anyone GFY'ers going this year?
                                                                                                                                  ROCK ON Rand

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                                                                                                                                    • JFK
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                                                                                                                                      • Jan 2002
                                                                                                                                      • 67369
                                                                                                                                      #34
                                                                                                                                      Originally posted by A1R3K
                                                                                                                                      can i dance like this if i want?

                                                                                                                                      you can dance if you want to.............

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                                                                                                                                        • Jace
                                                                                                                                          FBOP Class Of 2013
                                                                                                                                          • Jan 2004
                                                                                                                                          • 35562
                                                                                                                                          #35
                                                                                                                                          UPDATE: I just got back from Transformus www.transformus.com

                                                                                                                                          pics and stories to come, and BOY are there plenty of them

                                                                                                                                          BEWARE OF BLINKY LIGHTS AND CHOCOLATE HEARTS!!!!!

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                                                                                                                                            • Kellie
                                                                                                                                              Cherry Pimps
                                                                                                                                              • Aug 2005
                                                                                                                                              • 1198
                                                                                                                                              #36
                                                                                                                                              Ive been wanting to go for YEARS!! Someday Ill make it there


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                                                                                                                                                • Oracle Porn
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                                                                                                                                                  • Oct 2002
                                                                                                                                                  • 24433
                                                                                                                                                  #37
                                                                                                                                                  what's the lineup this year?


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                                                                                                                                                    • teg0
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                                                                                                                                                      • Jan 2006
                                                                                                                                                      • 4204
                                                                                                                                                      #38
                                                                                                                                                      Those were some interesting stats. I've been wanting to go for years, but its never quite worked out. I think it would be cool if there was a festival in a little less harsh of location very similar to burning man, but thats probably too much to ask for. If I went I'd probably be avoiding the sun for most of the day and i'd only be out at night. I burn easy and I hate the smell of all sunscreens.

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                                                                                                                                                        • Jace
                                                                                                                                                          FBOP Class Of 2013
                                                                                                                                                          • Jan 2004
                                                                                                                                                          • 35562
                                                                                                                                                          #39
                                                                                                                                                          Originally posted by teg0
                                                                                                                                                          Those were some interesting stats. I've been wanting to go for years, but its never quite worked out. I think it would be cool if there was a festival in a little less harsh of location very similar to burning man, but thats probably too much to ask for. If I went I'd probably be avoiding the sun for most of the day and i'd only be out at night. I burn easy and I hate the smell of all sunscreens.
                                                                                                                                                          http://regionals.burningman.com/

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                                                                                                                                                            • woj
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                                                                                                                                                              • 47880
                                                                                                                                                              #40
                                                                                                                                                              looks like a fun event
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                                                                                                                                                                • Rand
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                                                                                                                                                                  • Jan 2002
                                                                                                                                                                  • 2663
                                                                                                                                                                  #41

                                                                                                                                                                  The man burns in 16 days.

                                                                                                                                                                  Anyone from here other than me and Hal that's going?

                                                                                                                                                                  -- Rand


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                                                                                                                                                                    • RawAlex
                                                                                                                                                                      So Fucking Banned
                                                                                                                                                                      • Oct 2003
                                                                                                                                                                      • 9465
                                                                                                                                                                      #42
                                                                                                                                                                      Technically speaking, burning man is very much NOT green... things get burned, people travel insane number of miles to attend the event, and most of the run their stuff on generators.

                                                                                                                                                                      Enjoy it. Green would be nice.

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                                                                                                                                                                        • JP-pornshooter
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                                                                                                                                                                          • Sep 2006
                                                                                                                                                                          • 4007
                                                                                                                                                                          #43
                                                                                                                                                                          Originally posted by Rand

                                                                                                                                                                          From a 2004 report:

                                                                                                                                                                          Attendees are overwhelmingly white, college-educated, middle class Americans from urban or suburban communities. The vast majority (67%) are between the ages of 21 and 40, with a smaller percentage (27%) between the ages of 41 and 60. Most (70%) are straight, with smaller percentages identifying themselves as bisexual (18%) or gay (8%). About 40% are single, while 34% are either married or live with a domestic partner. Burners tend to be relatively affluent, with 24% earning between $25-49K/year (2003 salary) and 25% earning $50K/year or more. A little more than a third (34%) of burners are homeowners.
                                                                                                                                                                          if they live in california they would be paupers..and not homeowners..and it seems the gay % is much higher than at your regular homedepot hangout..
                                                                                                                                                                          seems almost half of the men there are looking to smoke the pipe ( 8% + 18%), perhaps it is new new generations of metro-sexual men...
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                                                                                                                                                                            • TondaB
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                                                                                                                                                                              • May 2002
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                                                                                                                                                                              #44
                                                                                                                                                                              Rand why could this be your last year? I always enjoy your pictures
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                                                                                                                                                                                • riddler
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                                                                                                                                                                                  • Oct 2004
                                                                                                                                                                                  • 3726
                                                                                                                                                                                  #45
                                                                                                                                                                                  so list the drugs your high on while in the desert sweating your balls off "enjoying" it..

                                                                                                                                                                                  if you say youre sober you are a liar :P

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                                                                                                                                                                                    • sugarlips
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                                                                                                                                                                                      • May 2003
                                                                                                                                                                                      • 466
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                                                                                                                                                                                      My art has been commended as being strongly vaginal....

                                                                                                                                                                                      Virgin trip to the playa this year and will be bringing thethrillhammer and a couple other machines in tow.

                                                                                                                                                                                      I'll be setting up shop with Bloop at Artic and 7:00. Come on by.
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                                                                                                                                                                                        • zand_stein
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                                                                                                                                                                                          the burning man really looks weird but its nice....

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