Burning Man pics (long and serious)
 

I posted pics of the beautiful people last week. (http://www.gofuckyourself.com/showth...hreadid=353566)
But Burning Man is MUCH deeper for me.
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My grandpa is a 92 year old retired minister and although he has never gone, he and I talk about bunring man alot. He understands that it is my church.

Two years ago, after my grandmother died, my grandpa gave me her old Bible to burn in the temple.

Last year, when I performed the official ceremony for Kip and Renee?s wedding (At the Temple), Grandpa gave me his old ?marrying Bible.? It wasn?t a Christian service, but the object itself held the power of blessing 1000+ couples.

This year, after turning 92, Grandpa Caleb gave me his old bible to burn at the temple.

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It was worn and filled with notes. He used it for 30 years of sermons and took it around the world. Many people asked me, ?Why would he want that burned!?? I knew why. But his preparations for his next transition didn?t really hit me until the day the Temple burned. I spent hours there. I cried harder than I have in years. I spoke with the artist, David Best, and he picked out the perfect place to put Caleb?s bible.
We left it open to the first page. The page that read, ?Please Return to?.?

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If anyone doubts the power of art...If anyone misunderstands the ?rave? that is Burning Man? they should go straight to David Best?s temple next year. The structure itself is awe inspiring. A towering monument made of recycled wood trash. Then, as people fill it with heartfelt messages, it gathers an indescribable power. Thousands of people empty their hearts into this communal expression. The sound of wailing fills the place. It is so powerful, it simply must be experienced to understand. Then?after being completed less than a week?it burns. And all of our hearts? contributions ride the flames to heaven.


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Looks like some kind of homo party.

hmm seems a bit pagan to me..i like

:thumbsup

will you please come out of the closet already?

Wow, Hal... amazing story and pics. :thumbsup

LoL...Hippy is the key word here, not homo.

you know life pretty well, dont you?

GET A LIFE DICK!

The first pic is massive ownage :P time to read the rest of the thread now

awesome pics, very inspiring
i can only imagine what kind of spiritual atmosphere is there!

There are burning temples at homo parties? Damn.. I have to go to the ones you're going to!

lol! Seriously!! :)

Thanks for posting those. Got a little choked reading your message. My sister took some pictures of our dad and some other "dad stuff" for the temple. He's just been told that his cancer is back after surgery last year. We're all really scared for him, but nobody talks about that sort of thing in our family.

I thought about all you guys out there on the night of the burn. Wished I could muster the cajones to be there.

Hal - great pics! Burning Man seems like an interesting time. I don't know if it will ever be in the cards for me, but I'm sure it will be my loss if I never make it. Do you have more pics posted on your site(s)??

Crack Kills. :2 cents:

what a bunch of homos on ecstasy and lsd.

I've been looking for a thread on this board for ages that contained some kind of context.

Great pics, nice post.

Leaving the bible on the 'Return to..' page was genius. But then I guess that's why that guys an artist and I'm not.

Also looks kinda like Glastonbury... spread out a bit... in the desert

Wow!

Wonderful Pics Hal!!! I hope to do lunch with you and Caleb sometime soon!

what a fucking amazing story....my wife and I just teared up reading that

thanks hal

You idiotic fucks never cease to amaze me...


Awesome fucking pics Halycon..Some pretty neat looking architechture there as well.:thumbsup

those pics are awesome, you certain have skills in photography, you know your stuffs :thumbsup

That first pic is amazing.

Very interesting read...sounds like a great experience...and yes Church is wherever you make it.

the first photo is fantastic!

excellent pics and great story. thanks for sharing! i hope to go to burning man myself one day.

hehe :glugglug

Yo my friend I really am looking forward to talking about this next time I see you. It seems like a unbelievable experience. I think this is something I must experience myself.

Impressive pictures, and I think I understand what Burning Man is about now ;)

VERY cool, Hal! Thanks for sharing that with us! :)

Some of you people are real assholes.

Nice pics Hal. :thumbsup

And thax for the background story.

Nice pictures hal

nice

very nice, thanks for sharing

Amazing pics. What kind of camera were you using?


That detail in that temple is incredible. Would love to see it in person. :thumbsup

WOW! Those pictures are amazing and the story beautiful. Thank you for sharing.
xo

That was a great inspirational story! :thumbsup

cool pictures dude :thumbsup

It means alot to me that I can basically share the most intimate part of my life with people here and have 99% of the people understand or at least respect it. Thank you.

The camera is a Canon G-5. Love it.

The temple is different each year. The one in the pics is burned and gone forever. The overall theme of Burning Man is that everything is transitory. Many people have been shocked that I burned my grandpa's bible. But he, more than most, understands the transitory nature of life.

Thanks for the thoughts. Truly.

I still have a few more photos to post and an overview of the event that I'm hoping to post on Amelia and Forrest's BlueBlood.net.

JM (or anyone) I love talking about Burning Man...looking forward to it.



p.s. for the record, none of these guys are gay. :)

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cool pics, but i was expecting to see a man on fire

assume picture man, pretty cool stuff I may have to check out burning man some day

I have heard of burning man for years, just never attended . . .so, that guy builds a new temple like that every year, and you burn it down at the end?

how long does it take to construct?

I was thinking the same thing when i saw that pic :1orglaugh

i love you Hal!

nice pics

Great pic , Great story !

I am glad to know there are still cool people out there like you !

Actually, the man is seperate. Its in the backround of that last pic I posted with me and 2 friends in the foreground.

The man burns sat night. The Temple burns sunday.

The man is more primal, the temple more spiritual.

The temple artist (David Best) has been making them for 4 years. The man has burned for many more than that. The temple is just the most grand of the thousands of pieces that are spread out in the desert for the week. Not sure about the construction timeline.

very interesting. i knew nothing about burning man until reading your post. very awesome stuff.

why the outfits and costumes though?

Awesome story Hal:thumbsup