Burning Man Burns Early

[DreadPirateRoberts]

"Someone went to a great extent to interfere with everyone else's burn. I think, frankly, an attention whore has made a plea for attention," said a Burning Man volunteer named Ranger Sasquatch. "In three days, we will have this rebuilt."

Darn. Somebody always takes the best names.

[Tref]

... an attention whore has made a plea for attention," said a Burning Man volunteer named Ranger Sasquatch.

I guess he would know.

[Alex]

Did they start selling water? They didn't when last I was there (but it has been a while).

All you could buy was ice. And coffee/tea/hot chocolate from a stand run by the Boy Scout troop from Gerlach.

Personally, once it was up to 20,000 people it didn't have much appeal for me any more (and Exodus is/was a thing that truly sucked the will to live from a person) but back then the expenses for holding the event were astronomical and I can't imagine they've become any better.

Out of curiosity, Tref, have you been?

[Tref]

Originally Posted by Alex

Out of curiosity, Tref, have you been?

Hehe. No. I always felt the Burning Man Fesitival belonged to the Notice-Me Generation, of which I am not a part.

But then, you seemed so passionate about the subject so I thought I'd jump in, see how the proverbial water was.

And was it fine.

How 'bout you? I thought you needed piercings, tats and a funny hat (plus entrance fee)
to get in. What gives? You got tribal tats, yo?

What about it Alex? Let a brother know!

[Alex]

I'm not sure where what I said indicates a great passion about anything. I've been in the past and haven't been back in 8 years. I'm pretty much indifferent to it at this point, but somewhat knowledgeable about it since I used to run in some heavily involved circles (my wife was one of those attention seeking rangers two years). There are things about it that a very fun and things about it that kind of suck and a few things that are truly abysmal and overall I found it balanced out to a break even experience. But that was when it was 18,000-20,000 people. I have to think that with 40,000 it would tip over into the negative.

Mostly I'm just surprised it took so many years before somebody finally torched it intentionally (it happened once before accidentally).

No, I don't have any tribal tats. Tats are dirty and bespoil gods beautiful creation.

[Alex]

Actually, would you consider this tribal? I don't but I suppose others do:



As just because bespoiling god's beautiful creation wasn't enough I openly mock it, too:



However, I absolutely do not have piercings (too much trouble in the long run) and never wear funny hats.

[Morrigoon]

Originally Posted by Alex

No, I don't have any tribal tats. Tats are dirty and bespoil gods beautiful creation.

Had to submit that one to quotes if for no other reason than Alex saying "god"

[Morrigoon]

No, his wife is the wearer of funny hats in the family (though I'm not sure if that is exclusively a MA-inspired event or not)

[Alex]

She's certainly more willing than I am.

Though I did wear gold lame pants -- tied closed only at the waist and ankles -- and vest one year (to BM, not MA).

[cirquelover]

I read about BM this morning and thought it was sad but at least they will rebuild, even if it is a smaller version.

Alex- The bottom tat is cool, what is it?