>< Burning Man Time Again! ><
 

Every year I go to Burning Man. (This is my 8th time.) And usually there are enough interested GFYers for me to post about the journey and explain a little about it. This year is especially exciting because I get to share it with tASSy.

This thread will serve as a bookmarkable place for tASSy and I to post pics and stuff about our preparations, etc.

So consider this your warning of insanity to come. Mwahahahaha!!!

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1)?What is Burning Man??

It is an annual festival in the desert outside of Reno, Nevada that focusses on "Radical Self Expression." People have compared it to Woodstock, a humongous rave, Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome, and a Convention for Artists.
It is like none of those, and all of those. It?s a place where you can do anything you want and not be judged. Any creative impulse is revered. And people create some of the most amazing art the world has ever seen. At the end of the week most of it is burned.

The event is commerce-free. Nothing is bought or sold. Nothing is bartered. ONLY GIFTING.

And the most important part: the event is PARTICIPANTS ONLY. NO SPECTATORS. If you go to Burning Man, you are expected to do your part to make the event better. Whatever your gifts are (cooking, DJing, singing, massage, etc.) you are expected to share with the community. (as well as help clean up, etc.)

Confused, yet?
The main site:
(http://www.burningman.com)

My Burning Man site:
(http://lustmonkey.com/taleindex.htm)


tASSy and I have begin our preparations for a week of desert survival camping and artistic bliss. We?ll be posting updates here so you can follow along. (NOTE: tASSy went once before, but this will be our first year going together. So most the pics I post will be form my collection)

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i will def be there this year :)

w00t!!!!!!!!

I can't wait, this is already bookmarked! Hope you two have a wonderful time. :)

One of these days I'm goina go check that out, look rather interesting..I aways forget about it.

Would love to go there once!
Thanks for the explanation and the incredible pics!

We've got a truck rented and are preparing costumes, shade structures, etc.

And wait till you see our bikes!

http://photos23.flickr.com/34528278_53fbac014e.jpg

:beavis:

fire....fire....FIRE!

I was wondering if this was the first year Tassy was going - awesome! :) I love your pictures and stories from there.

Looks like a blast! Are there a ton of hallucinogenics there? I am assuming so.... :1orglaugh

ALSO: Feel free to ask questions. Burning Man is very important to me...I almost conmsider it my church. So I'm happy to explain or discuss things.

There are many parties there, but it is much much more than a party.

Have a great Time guys :thumbsup :thumbsup

It looks like it might even be freaky enough to be straight edge :winkwink:

I love this pic.


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To me, hallucinagens on the Playa are redundant.

What fun is a hallucination when there REALLY IS a guy dressed like a Giant Rabbit, playing a guitar while riding a unicycle!?


("The Playa" is what they call the salt flat where it takes place)

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hmm wow sounds a bit nutty

ALL TYPES go to Burning Man.

Here's a pic of me with my cousins baby:
http://cockybastard.com/albums/BM200...952-R1-22A.jpg

"Psyche: the Conscious, the Subconscious and the Unconscious"

Glad I clicked this.

Damn cool thread, I bookmarked it.

:eek2 WOW man this is so beautiful.
this will surely make it very remarkable!!!
you and tassy are so great. more luck!

I remember the thread from last year. Very interesting. I imagine there is a ton of energy surrounding the area that this all takes place. enjoy.

content everywhere lol

Looks like an amazing event!!!


Best of luck to the two of ya!

I've never been to burning man, and frankly i can't see myself there. However I've heard from many people with similar accounts of their time at Burning Man. I've heard it to be a surreal experience that is beyond comprehension and for the most part completely indescribable.

Don't be a Playa hater!

Can't wait to see the pictures bro looks like a badass time

Have a blast Hal & Tassy!!

I have read a lot about Burning Man over the past few months, and was planning on going but I kinda impregnated my wife and she is due to have our 2nd boy around that time :winkwink:

I've bookmarked this thread, looking forward to your pics!

I'm in prep mode too! My bike just got a tune-up (and a make-over), I've created several "gifting" items, meeting tomorrow night with camp-mates to discuss plans, and have already started to "pack".

I'll be a part of Bouncey Bouncey camp this year for my third return to the Playa. I'm bringing three first timers with me too. I was wondering if Tassy had been to the playa.

BORG is expecting 40k (plus) people to attend the 20th anniversary of burning man this year. It sounds like the big art will be back this year.

I hope I run into you and Tassy. I only saw you one day last year!

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wow! i'd LOVE to go someday (especially before i start a little family). sounds like heaven to me..no judging, everything is beautiful & the people are giving & happy, free to express ones self-art with no boundries....ya, i gotta go there someday soon! :)

HAVE FUN YOU TWO!! Post lots & lots of pics of your wonderful experince! :thumbsup
*thread bookmarked*

Awesome....been meaning to ask you about this year....

I Hope tASSy has great Virgin year :P may the epiphanies and fantasies be with you two :winkwink:

Just curious, have you ever been to a Rainbow Gathering? I have been to both Burning Man Festivals and Rainbow Gatherings, and find the Rainbow Gathering to be more to my liking - it's more mellow and less pretentious.

I enjoy the artsy sense of Burning Man, but there are many people with a "freakier than thou" attitude. Also, the weather is usually better at the Rainbow Gathering which moves around to different States every year.

Anyway, I won't be able to make it to Burning Man this year, so it will be fun to experience it vicariously through my favorite pink couple. I love the pictures that you posted so far.

Here is a link to the Rainbow Family/Gathering:

Rainbow Family of Living Light

Namaste,

ADG Webmaster

wow, i wish I could go, that looks like so much fun

Everyone loves pic's so here are a few amateur snaps.

This was what the man looked like on the morning I arrived. Most of the city hadn't been built yet and construction on the pedestal for the man was still under way.
http://randomania.net/BM04/DSC04261.JPG


This is me a few days later at the temple.
http://randomania.net/BM04/DSC04853.JPG


This was an un-clothed green guy in a dust storm.
http://randomania.net/BM04/DSC04424.JPG


Burn Night.
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I am looking forward to reading about your adventures. I always do, I can't believe it's that time of the year again. I especially look forward to hearing about your time there as a couple...Live free my pretty pink ones lol :)

This looks absolutely amazing! I'm looking forward to seeing your pics from this year together :)