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Last post: 3 days, 18 hours ago | Thread started: Apr 6, 09, 4:07 p.m.

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• scarabin_net

  i'm gearing up to go for the first time this year.

  anyone else been? i'm curious about what your experience was like

  Apr 6, 09, 4:07 p.m. – Permalink

• uberdesigner

  you a hippie?

  • sometimes, yes– scarabin_net1/7

    and goth at the same time?– uberdesigner2/7

    and raver and burner and rivet and hipster
    you can hate me on all levels, sir– scarabin_net3/7

    btw, i find your dislike of subcultures simply for the fact that you're not a part of them borderline retarded– scarabin_net4/7

    lol– creez5/7

    fantastic line about hating subcultures. I always wondered why people do that.– CyBrain6/7

    amen– Tara7/7

  

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  Dog-earApr 6, 09, 4:09 p.m. – Permalink

• capn_ron

  Been three times. 1999, 2000 and 2007. I'm going this year again. I can't wait. It will be an experience you have never had and won't be able to explain to people who have never been.

  • it's even better on drugs.– antagonista

  

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  Dog-earApr 6, 09, 4:10 p.m. – Permalink

• version3

  hippies polluting the land in the name of "nature"

  • you've been?– capn_ron1/6

    strictly a third party observation– version32/6

    i see. good work.– capn_ron3/6

    see note below– version34/6

    that's unfortunate you haven't experienced it version3– CGN5/6

    tosser for saying that if u aint been– blackspade6/6

  

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  Dog-earApr 6, 09, 4:10 p.m. – Permalink

• scarabin_net

  actually, it has a very thorough cleanup crew and a sister organization whose goal is to offset the festival's carbon footprint

  • and a strictly enforced "leave no trace" policy– scarabin_net1/5

    I've seen photosets of friends friends showing waste everywhere, oil stains from cars etc– version32/5

    i'll link if i can find it
    – version33/5

    i suppose it's an ideal, but it IS difficult for 30k people to not leave a mark– scarabin_net4/5

    i think there were closer to 50K in 2007.– capn_ron5/5

  

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  Dog-earApr 6, 09, 4:12 p.m. – Permalink

• uberdesigner

  

  • Cartman? He's about as sharp as a bowling ball– boobs1/2

    new model being built w/12/100 watt speaker attachments to broadcast speed metal loop– frediscrazy2/2

  

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  Dog-earApr 6, 09, 4:14 p.m. – Permalink

• capn_ron

  here's a few photos towards the bottom of this page.

  http://getcardedink.com/portfoli…

  • those are nice, are they yours?– Meeklo1/7

    yeah, from previous years of going. most of them were shot from an altered mind ;)– capn_ron2/7

    I would expect a fellow designer (or photographer) to be open to lysergia, or other substances :)– Meeklo3/7

    you should come to one of our nights mang, www.brokenbeat.com– Meeklo4/7

    it's hard to say no sometimes out there.– capn_ron5/7

    you have brought up these events before. I need to make it out soon!– capn_ron6/7

    yeah mang! if you are into electronic/ experimental you won't be disappointed– Meeklo7/7

  

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  Dog-earApr 6, 09, 4:15 p.m. – Permalink

• elahon

  http://www.flickr.com/groups/bur…

  

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  Dog-earApr 6, 09, 4:15 p.m. – Permalink

• scarabin_net

  hey cap'n, i keep reading about rebar and stuff but that seems like a hassle. i have an 18' wide teepee tent with a center pole held up by ten guy lines with 12" "heavy duty" stakes at the ends.

  do you think those stakes will do the job or should i look into another solution?

  

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  Dog-earApr 6, 09, 4:17 p.m. – Permalink

• capn_ron

  That should do the job, but I have heard of people using longer pieces of rebar and bending them into a U so you have 2 12" bars on each guide line.

  The ground can be finicky, some years it is really solid and other years it is dust for a few inches deep. If you bring options, you will be able to adjust on the fly.

  

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  Dog-earApr 6, 09, 4:20 p.m. – Permalink

• Meeklo

  I performed at bm decompression in LA one time, I know its nothing like the real party, but I can't take an entire week of that I'm sure, this decomp was 1 night, in the middle of the city, and I saw some of the most amazing art installations ever, people are so creative, I would imagine the desert party is 1000 times better

  • what kind of performance? genre?– scarabin

  

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  Dog-earApr 6, 09, 4:20 p.m. – Permalink

• mayo

  Been wanting to go since I moved to Reno, but I hate the price.

  • yeah, i figure it's gonna cost me over a grand for my girl and i– scarabin_net1/6

    fortunately you can share your camp with others– scarabin_net2/6

    what are the ticket prices this year?– mayo3/6

    right now, 260 each plus fees http://tickets.burni…– scarabin_net4/6

    hahahaha redicoulous– digdre5/6

    but once you get there you don't have to spend money for the time that you are there.– CGN6/6

  

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  Dog-earApr 6, 09, 4:23 p.m. – Permalink

• capn_ron

  the playa is 1000 times better, but you co get the feeling from the decompressions. The week is really worth it if you can ever swing that time off.

  

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  Dog-earApr 6, 09, 4:24 p.m. – Permalink

• mayo

  My best friend went and then was on this mega creative revival when he got back. What's the theme this year?

  • evolution– capn_ron

  

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  Dog-earApr 6, 09, 4:25 p.m. – Permalink

• sublocked

  all the burning man people seem to live in the bay area.

  i ended up on treasure island a month or so ago at one of their parties. weird old hippies and cars that shot fire.

  on the upside, everyone was very entertaining and there were a few really wasted hot sluts.

  • How did TI look? I lived there for 9 years when it was still a military base. Have only driven by since– mayo1/3

    and it looks way run down.– mayo2/3

    couldn't really get a good look. it was at night. i have a friend who stays out there.– sublocked3/3

  

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  Dog-earApr 6, 09, 4:26 p.m. – Permalink

• version3

  from 06
  

  

  last year got really windy (so I heard)
  http://www.flickr.com/photos/spa…
  more in that set

  (still looking for the waste)

  • it has really crazy weather. 100 in the day and 40 at night. lots of wind, some rain etc.– capn_ron1/7

    Awesome photo.– elahon2/7

    no way– Meeklo3/7

    that looks amazing– Meeklo4/7

    kick ace– grunttt5/7

    burning man makes the largest city in Nevada while it's "in session"– kkills6/7

    I doubt it, unless there are a million people attending.– Point57/7

  

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  Dog-earApr 6, 09, 4:27 p.m. – Permalink

• scarabin_net

  also, how much space am i allotted for my camp? enough for my 18' teepee? do you just park your vehicles in your camp, or is there parking elsewhere and a shuttle or something?

  • they have found the internets now
    http://www.burningma…
    – alicetheblue1/2

    oh is that where it went– scarabin_net2/2

  

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  Dog-earApr 6, 09, 4:34 p.m. – Permalink

• alicetheblue

  this is so funny ...
  the best is always the first and this was in the 80's in the Bay Area

  20 years later .... fail

  • i'm sure the event is what you make of it and the company you keep– scarabin_net

  

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  Dog-earApr 6, 09, 4:53 p.m. – Permalink

• capn_ron

  scarabin, you have as much space as you want. You probably want to get there early in the week so you are sure to get the space, but basically you find a spot on a street and park and set up camp. No shuttles or need to park elsewhere.

  You will most likely park behind camp so you don't have to look at your car all week, but it will be there.

  • perfect, thanks!– scarabin_net1/3

    I've entered on a tuesday and that is cool because you get to see the city grow throughout– capn_ron2/3

    the week. plus you get to see it when it is fairly mellow. (as mellow as crazy gets)– capn_ron3/3

  

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  Dog-earApr 6, 09, 5:08 p.m. – Permalink

• zaq

  been there, done that.. will do that again

  

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  Dog-earApr 6, 09, 5:11 p.m. – Permalink

• boobs

  Ummm. Where are the bathrooms?

  • porta potties are all over. they get cleaned a couple times a day.– capn_ron1/2

    yeah its cleaner than my fucking bathroom. its like magic, i never see them being cleaned, they just are :)– redrum2/2

  

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  Dog-earApr 6, 09, 5:21 p.m. – Permalink