Burning Man Approaches - GoFuckYourself.com

Rand · 07-16-2007, 03:38 PM

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?

Mohawk Steve · 07-16-2007, 03:45 PM

One of these days I'll plan ahead and prepare, Burning Man looks like it'd be so amazing

Iron Fist · 07-16-2007, 03:47 PM

Ahhh yes, it was only a matter of time before they started letting businesses in... money talks

kristin · 07-16-2007, 03:51 PM

This always looks like an incredible event and unfortunately I haven't attended yet.

B2BwithJoeD · 07-16-2007, 04:03 PM

Rand's annual pilgrimage

I know how you stay cool now

See you all at Island Gathering

jmk · 07-16-2007, 04:57 PM

I will come next year for sure. Was too late to plan for this year

!

Good stuff! Enjoy the "trip"!!!

Just Mike · 07-16-2007, 05:36 PM

hey Rand,

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

AGP Albert · 07-16-2007, 05:47 PM

Awesome event! I gotta make time...I am gonna see what I can do

chodadog · 07-16-2007, 06:38 PM

That guy's review of Burning Man is a fucking riot. I love the way he writes.

BlackCrayon · 07-17-2007, 05:04 AM

Sounds like the beginning of the end. Letting corps in is like opening pandoras box in my opinion.

Jace · 07-17-2007, 05:09 AM

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

voa · 07-17-2007, 07:02 AM

Maybe i will visit this festival some day.

Damian_Maxcash · 07-17-2007, 07:08 AM

Hal will be brushing his pink fluffy bits in preparation already....

carol.prime · 07-17-2007, 07:22 AM

that was cool...
nice stuff there bud!!! hope to visit the festival..

Halcyon · 07-17-2007, 08:41 AM

Quote:

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.

Rand · 07-17-2007, 09:46 AM

Quote:

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.

tASSy · 07-17-2007, 10:49 AM

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!

NinjaSteve · 07-17-2007, 11:13 AM

Isn't this for hippies?

TeenSluts · 07-17-2007, 12:17 PM

kewl......

Jace · 07-17-2007, 12:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NinjaSteve

Isn't this for hippies?

NinjaSteve · 07-17-2007, 12:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jace

Rand · 07-17-2007, 01:52 PM

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 · 07-17-2007, 02:04 PM

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

seeric · 07-17-2007, 02:16 PM

can i dance like this if i want?

aico · 07-17-2007, 02:17 PM

This marks the end of Burning Man, once they let in the Corporates, it's all gonna go down the shitter.

Jace · 07-17-2007, 02:29 PM

Quote:

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?

Rand · 07-17-2007, 02:30 PM

Quote:

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.

NinjaSteve · 07-17-2007, 02:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jace

what corporates?

recap from Rand's post

Quote:

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)
[...]

Fap · 07-17-2007, 04:39 PM

i'll make my way down one year

Jace · 07-17-2007, 04:47 PM

Quote:

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

BlackCrayon · 07-17-2007, 05:40 PM

Quote:

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.

p1mpdogg · 07-17-2007, 05:47 PM

what a stupid event

JFK · 07-17-2007, 06:26 PM

Quote:

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

JFK · 07-17-2007, 06:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by A1R3K

can i dance like this if i want?

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

Jace · 07-22-2007, 03:22 PM

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!!!!!

Kellie · 07-22-2007, 04:44 PM

Ive been wanting to go for YEARS!! Someday Ill make it there

Oracle Porn · 07-22-2007, 04:52 PM

what's the lineup this year?

teg0 · 07-22-2007, 04:58 PM

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.

Jace · 07-22-2007, 04:59 PM

Quote:

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/

woj · 07-22-2007, 05:35 PM

looks like a fun event

Rand · 08-16-2007, 04:00 PM

The man burns in 16 days.

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

RawAlex · 08-16-2007, 04:38 PM

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.

JP-pornshooter · 08-16-2007, 05:09 PM

Quote:

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...

TondaB · 08-16-2007, 06:04 PM

Rand why could this be your last year? I always enjoy your pictures

riddler · 08-16-2007, 06:21 PM

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

sugarlips · 08-17-2007, 07:55 PM

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.

zand_stein · 08-17-2007, 11:47 PM

the burning man really looks weird but its nice....

07-16-2007, 03:38 PM	#1
Rand Industry Vet Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Santa Monica, CA Posts: 2,663	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 Payment Industry - Communications - Quality Assurance

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jmk Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 5,391	I will come next year for sure. Was too late to plan for this year ! Good stuff! Enjoy the "trip"!!!

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Jace FBOP Class Of 2013 Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: bumfuck, ky Posts: 35,562	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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07-17-2007, 01:52 PM	#22
Rand Industry Vet Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Santa Monica, CA Posts: 2,663	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 Payment Industry - Communications - Quality Assurance

07-17-2007, 02:04 PM	#23
Rand Industry Vet Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Santa Monica, CA Posts: 2,663	Some interesting B-Man stats: (from the 2004 census) __________________ -- Rand Payment Industry - Communications - Quality Assurance

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seeric .......... Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: .......... Posts: 41,917	can i dance like this if i want?

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aico Moo Moo Cow Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Washington State Posts: 14,748	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 Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: bumfuck, ky Posts: 35,562	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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teg0 Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Gringo in Puerto Rico Posts: 4,204	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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08-16-2007, 04:00 PM	#41
Rand Industry Vet Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Santa Monica, CA Posts: 2,663	The man burns in 16 days. Anyone from here other than me and Hal that's going? __________________ -- Rand Payment Industry - Communications - Quality Assurance

08-16-2007, 04:38 PM	#42
RawAlex So Fucking Banned Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: In a house. Posts: 9,465	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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riddler Confirmed User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: up in gang bang heaven Posts: 3,726	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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