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  • SleazyDream
    I'm here for SPORT
    • Jul 2001
    • 41470

    #1

    Burning Man - How's been?

    just saw a program on the burning man festival - looked real cool.

    who been there? tell us everything you can.
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    Now read without the word dog.
  • NuttyWhiteKid
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    • Jul 2003
    • 104

    #2
    STAY AWAY FROM THE DIRTY NAKED OLD MAN!


    he's acid makes you sick as fuck...
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    • AaronM
      GFY Royality ;)
      • Oct 2001
      • 46917

      #3
      Originally posted by SleazyDream
      just saw a program on the burning man festival - looked real cool.

      who been there? tell us everything you can.
      A model I work with just got back from that. She has been babbling about it but I don't listen.

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      • jaYMan
        peace&profit,
        • Jan 2001
        • 4885

        #4
        I've been a few times SD, it's... wow, how to put it...

        Wprse part is hiking in your own water & the heat.

        It's definately intense.

        The only thing I advise is stay away from the guys dressed up as glitter fairies, they worry me!!!
        peace&profit,
        jaYMan

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        • SykkBoy2
          Jesus loves bacon
          • Feb 2001
          • 19969

          #5
          I'm looking forward to the next one, I haven't been to one in years...

          jayman, let's hit the next one together bro...well, not together, but you know what I mean ;-)
          Support my new movie “The Second Coming”

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          • jaYMan
            peace&profit,
            • Jan 2001
            • 4885

            #6
            Sounds like a plan Sykk ;)

            SD, when I mean intense, I also mean bizzare!!

            peace&profit,
            jaYMan

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            • reynold
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              • Oct 2002
              • 51271

              #7
              Originally posted by jaYMan
              Sounds like a plan Sykk ;)

              SD, when I mean intense, I also mean bizzare!!

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              • dantheman
                OG
                • May 2002
                • 3308

                #8
                i just missed going last year couldnt go this year, so I'm thinking next year for sure. hey sykk and jayman, count me in
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                • Halcyon
                  Spread The Pink!
                  • Dec 2002
                  • 8609

                  #9
                  I've been the last 6 years. It can change your life it you let it.
                  I HIGHLY recommend the DVD "Gifting It" (www.giftingit.com) if you want to get a sense of what its like.
                  HAL on TEDx:

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                  • PigBlimpin'
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                    • Sep 2003
                    • 85

                    #10
                    Much better idea than cooking pig.

                    oink
                    Pig Blimpin'... spendin' cheeze.

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                    • jenmarie
                      Registered User
                      • Jan 2002
                      • 86

                      #11
                      Originally posted by jaYMan
                      The only thing I advise is stay away from the guys dressed up as glitter fairies, they worry me!!!

                      Hey now.... Glitter Camp rocks! hehehe

                      I've been 5 times, starting in 1997. I missed last year on purpose (wanted to take a break pretty much), and this year sort of by accident (as in we accidentally conceived in May). And as we'll be baby-bound in 2004, I know I'll NEED the Burn desperately by the time 2005 rolls around.

                      I pretty much gave up trying to describe it to others in quasi-emotional terms.

                      Now I pretty much say,

                      "Imagine every fringe element of society you can getting together for a week and building a city in the middle of nowhere"

                      It's got its good points and bad, but it is definitely an unforgettable experience!

                      And I don't think toting your own water in is too bad, especially if you're accustomed to even semi-primitive camping.

                      The heat can be a bit much depending on where you're from...
                      As I hail from Texas, Nevada's dry heat is a decided improvement over Austin's muggy summer hell.



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                      • SleazyDream
                        I'm here for SPORT
                        • Jul 2001
                        • 41470

                        #12
                        thanks for the info
                        This dog, is dog, a dog, good dog, way dog, to dog, keep dog, an dog, idiot dog, busy dog, for dog, 20 dog, seconds dog!

                        Now read without the word dog.

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                        • Rand
                          Industry Vet
                          • Jan 2002
                          • 2663

                          #13
                          Burning Man began in 1986, and now takes place each year in Nevada on what is called "the playa", the remnant of a 13,000 year old lake which is now a massive, flat, dusty, surface with extreme weather conditions and no life whatsoever.

                          It's not easy to describe what Burning Man is, as it is an experience unique unto itself. It has been called "one of the most important cultural phenomena to emerge from contemporary America"; and I fully agree. The Burning Man website describes the event as a "temporary community dedicated to radical self-expression and radical self-reliance" . This was not an understatement.


                          I was there. It was amazing.


                          -- Rand


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                          • Rand
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                            • Jan 2002
                            • 2663

                            #14
                            Originally posted by Halcyon
                            I've been the last 6 years. It can change your life it you let it.
                            I HIGHLY recommend the DVD "Gifting It" (www.giftingit.com) if you want to get a sense of what its like.

                            Just got the book "Drama In The Desert" which comes with an awesome DVD about Burning Man. Just sound and images. Nobody trying to explain anything. Highly recommended.
                            -- Rand


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                            • SykkBoy2
                              Jesus loves bacon
                              • Feb 2001
                              • 19969

                              #15
                              Originally posted by dantheman
                              i just missed going last year couldnt go this year, so I'm thinking next year for sure. hey sykk and jayman, count me in
                              you got it!

                              We'll attend wearing nothing but glitter and some sunscreen on our willies.......
                              Support my new movie “The Second Coming”

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                              • dantheman
                                OG
                                • May 2002
                                • 3308

                                #16
                                Originally posted by SykkBoy2


                                you got it!

                                We'll attend wearing nothing but glitter and some sunscreen on our willies.......

                                HELL YEAH

                                P.S. I'll need ALOT of glitter
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                                • Rand
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                                  • Jan 2002
                                  • 2663

                                  #17
                                  This years temple:




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                                  • SykkBoy2
                                    Jesus loves bacon
                                    • Feb 2001
                                    • 19969

                                    #18
                                    Originally posted by dantheman



                                    HELL YEAH

                                    P.S. I'll need ALOT of glitter
                                    this is Vegas, glitter is cheap here ;-)
                                    Support my new movie “The Second Coming”

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                                    • jaYMan
                                      peace&profit,
                                      • Jan 2001
                                      • 4885

                                      #19
                                      I actually preffer another fesitval, thats VERY similar, except it's nestel'd in the rolling hills of western New York.

                                      It's called Starwood, and it goes a little like this...

                                      Imagine...

                                      ...a vacation in another realm, where many realities meet. A place where Scientists sit with Shamans and Druids dance with Deadheads. Where African drums jam with bluegrass fiddles, and Celtic harps combine with psychedelic synthesizers. Where political activism meets Earth spirituality, where theatre and life meld, where days are spent in exploration of inner and outer space, and nights blaze with laser lights and bonfire flames.

                                      Oh, and it's put on by a group called, "The Association for Consciousness Exploration, ACE for short"

                                      You can imagine...

                                      can't you???

                                      ;)
                                      peace&profit,
                                      jaYMan

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                                      • laura
                                        Registered User
                                        • May 2002
                                        • 945

                                        #20
                                        Every yeay i swear i will get it together and plan the trip and go, but i still havent done it. This is not for the spoiled, the weak nor the high maintenance.
                                        supposedly.....
                                        you cant leave anything behind. You cant buy anything in there. You cant just go and expect anyone else to take care of you...you must arrive totally self sufficient. That being said.....you should see some of the crazy pictures they have from the last several years. My friend drives from SF each year and sets up a Stevie Wonder shrine with her minivan and another couple of vehicles. Lots of naked people. Lots of love...and then they set the thing on fire the last night.

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                                        • Rand
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                                          • Jan 2002
                                          • 2663

                                          #21
                                          Sounds like you've got it Laura.

                                          Go.

                                          Go for the whole week.

                                          Like Halcyon says, it'll change your life if you let it.



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                                          • TheFLY
                                            So Fucking Banned
                                            • Jan 2001
                                            • 11856

                                            #22
                                            I'd go, but it's in the desert. What if I get thirsty?

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                                            • quiet
                                              we'll miss you our friend. RIP
                                              • Sep 2001
                                              • 25115

                                              #23
                                              sounds very interesting...
                                              we'll miss you our friend. RIP

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                                              • jaYMan
                                                peace&profit,
                                                • Jan 2001
                                                • 4885

                                                #24
                                                Pack in your own water ;)
                                                peace&profit,
                                                jaYMan

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                                                • Jay3
                                                  Confirmed User
                                                  • Jul 2003
                                                  • 246

                                                  #25
                                                  My friends just went again this year for the third time in a row and they all say it kicks ass. I think if I can Tag along Jayman and Sykkboy I'll go too. Does peyote grow out there?
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                                                  • BradShaw
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                                                    • Oct 2001
                                                    • 7840

                                                    #26
                                                    It great if you can not afford a real vacation.
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                                                    • Halcyon
                                                      Spread The Pink!
                                                      • Dec 2002
                                                      • 8609

                                                      #27
                                                      Originally posted by Rand
                                                      This years temple:




                                                      I actually perfomed a marriage at that temple on Friday at sunset. Yup, Reverend Halcyon.
                                                      HAL on TEDx:

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                                                      • Halcyon
                                                        Spread The Pink!
                                                        • Dec 2002
                                                        • 8609

                                                        #28
                                                        Originally posted by BradShaw
                                                        It great if you can not afford a real vacation.
                                                        It is nothing like a vacation. It is challenging and uncomfortable and rigorous.

                                                        And it makes it so that the people who make the effort are the ones who are committed.

                                                        Keep in mind that the whole concept is "participants only."

                                                        (I'm in the white fur pants)

                                                        Its not a party or festival. Or a place to take pictures of naked people. It is a temporary community. And all 30,000 people there are responsible for making it better for everyone else. You don't have to dress up or act crazy, but you have to contribute *somehow*.

                                                        Its more like a pilgramage than a vacation.


                                                        Obviously, I take it pretty seriously.

                                                        I have a site of my past pics and stories from Burning Man. If you want the url, shoot an email to hal @ pornposse.com. I'd post it here, but I doubt everyone would appreciate the pics of me wearing the vibrating pink fur jockstrap.
                                                        HAL on TEDx:

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                                                        • Broda
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                                                          • Feb 2003
                                                          • 1874

                                                          #29
                                                          Originally posted by Halcyon
                                                          I have a site of my past pics and stories from Burning Man. If you want the url, shoot an email to hal @ pornposse.com. I'd post it here, but I doubt everyone would appreciate the pics of me wearing the vibrating pink fur jockstrap.
                                                          What'ya talking about Hal!? Those pics are great! A man's gotta do what a man's gotta do! And if that involves wearing a vibrating pink fur jockstrap, so be it!

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                                                          • TheJimmy
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                                                            • Jan 2001
                                                            • 10747

                                                            #30
                                                            Originally posted by BradShaw
                                                            It great if you can not afford a real vacation.
                                                            yeh I hear Rand & SleazyD are hurting for cash is why one goes and the other is investigating it...




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                                                            • BradShaw
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                                                              • Oct 2001
                                                              • 7840

                                                              #31
                                                              And how many drugs do you have to do so you do not realize you are stuck in the middle of the fucking desert with a bunch of smelly hippies.

                                                              Sleazy rich, uh huh. He has a truck and a big screen, whoa.
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                                                              • beemk
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                                                                • Jan 2002
                                                                • 20829

                                                                #32
                                                                so what exactly is it?
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                                                                • Dirty F
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                                                                  • Jul 2001
                                                                  • 59204

                                                                  #33
                                                                  Originally posted by BradShaw
                                                                  And how many drugs do you have to do so you do not realize you are stuck in the middle of the fucking desert with a bunch of smelly hippies.

                                                                  haha so true!

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                                                                  • Halcyon
                                                                    Spread The Pink!
                                                                    • Dec 2002
                                                                    • 8609

                                                                    #34
                                                                    Originally posted by BradShaw
                                                                    And how many drugs do you have to do so you do not realize you are stuck in the middle of the fucking desert with a bunch of smelly hippies.
                                                                    You are absolutely right. You would hate it.

                                                                    (The moat is working.)



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                                                                    • BradShaw
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                                                                      • Oct 2001
                                                                      • 7840

                                                                      #35
                                                                      So were you on drugs or not?
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                                                                      • SleazyDream
                                                                        I'm here for SPORT
                                                                        • Jul 2001
                                                                        • 41470

                                                                        #36
                                                                        Originally posted by BradShaw
                                                                        It great if you can not afford a real vacation.
                                                                        this from the man who talks about buying discount airline seats
                                                                        This dog, is dog, a dog, good dog, way dog, to dog, keep dog, an dog, idiot dog, busy dog, for dog, 20 dog, seconds dog!

                                                                        Now read without the word dog.

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                                                                        • SleazyDream
                                                                          I'm here for SPORT
                                                                          • Jul 2001
                                                                          • 41470

                                                                          #37
                                                                          one of my favorite passtimes is watching the freaks walk by in the mall while my wife is shopping. I plunk down on a bench and watch them stroll by for hours. It's very entertaining, and from the looks of the pics at burning man, some of the peopel there might be ALMOST as freaky as the mall idiots I like to watch.
                                                                          This dog, is dog, a dog, good dog, way dog, to dog, keep dog, an dog, idiot dog, busy dog, for dog, 20 dog, seconds dog!

                                                                          Now read without the word dog.

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                                                                          • laura
                                                                            Registered User
                                                                            • May 2002
                                                                            • 945

                                                                            #38
                                                                            hey brad
                                                                            stay home
                                                                            go to cabo
                                                                            shut the fuck up

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                                                                            • Halcyon
                                                                              Spread The Pink!
                                                                              • Dec 2002
                                                                              • 8609

                                                                              #39
                                                                              Originally posted by BradShaw
                                                                              So were you on drugs or not?
                                                                              When I posted? no.
                                                                              When I fell in love with Burning Man? no.
                                                                              When I performed the wedding? no.
                                                                              Have I done drugs during the 7-10 days a year that I camp there? yes.

                                                                              (But watch me for *any* 7-10 day period and you might catch me imbibing, too)

                                                                              - Sleazy, I think you would really enjoy it. Its freak heaven...but its also mindblowing art, and massive exploding fire things.

                                                                              - And Laura...you know you belong there, don't you? Put it on your calendar now.
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                                                                              • jaYMan
                                                                                peace&profit,
                                                                                • Jan 2001
                                                                                • 4885

                                                                                #40
                                                                                And how many drugs do you have to do so you do not realize you are stuck in the middle of the fucking desert with a bunch of smelly hippies.
                                                                                Whats wrong with being the the middle of the fucking desert with a bunch of smelly hippies?

                                                                                Why would anyone need drugs to appriciate this? Its a nice change for a few days outta the year.
                                                                                peace&profit,
                                                                                jaYMan

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                                                                                • jaYMan
                                                                                  peace&profit,
                                                                                  • Jan 2001
                                                                                  • 4885

                                                                                  #41
                                                                                  you know you belong there, don't you?
                                                                                  Thats another thing about the event. Everyone can belong there if they have an open mind. Even if you don't you're welcome.
                                                                                  peace&profit,
                                                                                  jaYMan

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                                                                                  • Halcyon
                                                                                    Spread The Pink!
                                                                                    • Dec 2002
                                                                                    • 8609

                                                                                    #42
                                                                                    Originally posted by jaYMan


                                                                                    Thats another thing about the event. Everyone can belong there if they have an open mind. Even if you don't you're welcome.
                                                                                    A-fucking-men.

                                                                                    It is her open mind that makes me know how much she'll enjoy it. jaYMan, I hope you stop by Camp Lustmonkey next year for a drink and some shade.

                                                                                    As far as "who belongs"...Keep in mind there are 30,000 people there.

                                                                                    Right next to the hippies are the Deathguild Camp who every year construct a huge replica of Thunderdome and beat the shit out of each other every night on bungees to the soundtrack of Skinny Puppy and flamethrowers.

                                                                                    And right down the road are the 70 year old Tuna fishermen who come every year and BBQ tuna steaks all week.

                                                                                    There are old people, young people, freaks, bankers, preachers, mormans, yogis, and everything in between.

                                                                                    The common thread is they all are attracted to "radical self expression." Meaning they (at least by the time they leave) see themselves, however they choose to define it, as artists.

                                                                                    If you want to go, you belong there.
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                                                                                    • SleazyDream
                                                                                      I'm here for SPORT
                                                                                      • Jul 2001
                                                                                      • 41470

                                                                                      #43
                                                                                      Originally posted by Halcyon


                                                                                      A-fucking-men.

                                                                                      It is her open mind that makes me know how much she'll enjoy it. jaYMan, I hope you stop by Camp Lustmonkey next year for a drink and some shade.

                                                                                      As far as "who belongs"...Keep in mind there are 30,000 people there.

                                                                                      Right next to the hippies are the Deathguild Camp who every year construct a huge replica of Thunderdome and beat the shit out of each other every night on bungees to the soundtrack of Skinny Puppy and flamethrowers.

                                                                                      And right down the road are the 70 year old Tuna fishermen who come every year and BBQ tuna steaks all week.

                                                                                      There are old people, young people, freaks, bankers, preachers, mormans, yogis, and everything in between.

                                                                                      The common thread is they all are attracted to "radical self expression." Meaning they (at least by the time they leave) see themselves, however they choose to define it, as artists.

                                                                                      If you want to go, you belong there.
                                                                                      sounds VERY cool
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                                                                                      Now read without the word dog.

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                                                                                      • Ironhorse
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                                                                                        • Nov 2002
                                                                                        • 7094

                                                                                        #44
                                                                                        I hope to make it next year.
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                                                                                        • Chris
                                                                                          Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                                                          • May 2003
                                                                                          • 27880

                                                                                          #45
                                                                                          i wanna go ... seriously

                                                                                          more pics !
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                                                                                          • Bill8
                                                                                            Confirmed User
                                                                                            • Oct 2001
                                                                                            • 1901

                                                                                            #46
                                                                                            Starwood was a good time. I haven't been there in a while.

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                                                                                            • Rand
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                                                                                              • Jan 2002
                                                                                              • 2663

                                                                                              #47
                                                                                              Originally posted by Halcyon


                                                                                              It is nothing like a vacation. It is challenging and uncomfortable and rigorous.

                                                                                              And it makes it so that the people who make the effort are the ones who are committed.

                                                                                              Keep in mind that the whole concept is "participants only."

                                                                                              Its not a party or festival. Or a place to take pictures of naked people. It is a temporary community. And all 30,000 people there are responsible for making it better for everyone else. You don't have to dress up or act crazy, but you have to contribute *somehow*.

                                                                                              Its more like a pilgramage than a vacation.


                                                                                              I totally agree with everything you said Hal. And going to this event "did" change me.

                                                                                              The man burns in 359 days. ;-)


                                                                                              OK. One more pic. This is the temple of gravity. Each concrete slab weighs 7 tons. Awesome.


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                                                                                              • Zebra
                                                                                                Banned from Kimmy's couch
                                                                                                • Oct 2001
                                                                                                • 5091

                                                                                                #48
                                                                                                I seem to remember a few sponsors talking about sponsoring something at Burning Man a few years ago.
                                                                                                Maybe we could have the GFY camp? THAT would be a trip!
                                                                                                I have been wanting to go for a long time. Maybe next year we can make it a group thing?
                                                                                                Old School

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                                                                                                • Peaches
                                                                                                  Old broad
                                                                                                  • Oct 2002
                                                                                                  • 13933

                                                                                                  #49
                                                                                                  I remember reading about this in the early 90's - looks like a LOT of fun, but I'd need air conditioning.

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                                                                                                  • TheJimmy
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                                                                                                    • Jan 2001
                                                                                                    • 10747

                                                                                                    #50
                                                                                                    Originally posted by Zebra
                                                                                                    ... Maybe next year we can make it a group thing?


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