Posts Tagged ‘ Burning Man 2012 ’

What is the Most Absurd Thing You Could Do? A Newly Deflowered Burner’s Interpretation

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What is the most absurd thing you could do? Imagine it, right now. If you’re thinking of merely putting a lampshade on your head and drunkenly dancing on the table, you’re not even close. Get [...]

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Burner Portraits by Waynerd – A First-Year’s Gift of Images

March 26, 2013
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The first year down the rabbit hole is always a soul altering experience, and one aspect of that is the practice of gifting. My first year prior to going I decided I would gift dream [...]

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What You Have To Do Is, Be the Better Man

January 22, 2013
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Persistence is a virtue revered by those who practice it – for manifestation only comes to those who work for it. Talking about manifestation is futile – what we need to concentrate on is that [...]

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Kokomotive: The Fertility Train

January 8, 2013
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David Thibert made his art car dream come true this past year on the Playa. He unleashed his metal work skills, engaged some creative friends, and indulged his love of steampunk style. Throw a kickass [...]

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More Carrots! : Burns of the Fourth Degree Part 6

December 19, 2012
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We left our camp around 5 PM, hoping to intercept the Bunnies as they began their march from the BMIR radio headquarters to the Man himself.   Hundreds of Burners were already marching in that [...]

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Burns of the Fourth Degree Part 4: Changes in Perspective

December 3, 2012
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By Tuesday evening, the crazy, surreal nature of the experience began to hit. The trip was on; I was ready to embrace it. That night, I took a small dose of mushrooms and followed our [...]

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Burns of the Fourth Degree Part 3

November 26, 2012
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The next morning, we were quickly put to work.  A lot of things needed setting up: the tents, at least a dozen of them, tucked beneath a shade structure; a yurt, complete with swamp cooler, [...]

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Burns of the Fourth Degree Part 1

November 13, 2012
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Burns of the Fourth Degree is a series of essays about Burning Man and its effects on one formerly repressed Catholic school kid. It mostly focuses on Burning Man 2012 and the trials and adventures of the [...]

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Burn The River: Sacramento Decompression

November 1, 2012
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Despite having a few burns under my tutu, I’ve got to admit that, I’ve never once made it to an official decompression event, before now. Oh, I’ve been to parties with friends for the purpose [...]

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The City Fades…. – An interview with a BMIR DJ

October 31, 2012
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We have all wanted to reinvent ourselves. Whether it’s right now or during that summer between High School and College when you realized that UFOs were unfathomably uncool, the desire to be something drastically different [...]

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