Burning Man Update: The Jack Rabbit Speaks
Volume 10, Issue #23 (hello, lucky number!)
May 31, 2006
WAIT...please read below for what happened last week!
SO....what was all that, then? Before you go reaching for the unsub
button, please let us explain why you got those three random messages
about unsubscribing from the list. See, an enthusiastic volunteer tried
to solve a problem on a bunch of other announce lists, and that fix
resulted in the accidental removal of moderator status on ALL the lists,
and three administrator messages making their way to all the subscribers
on *this* announce list before we realized the goof. It was immediately
fixed, and we're extremely sorry for the error. Your email address is
still secure with us and has not been compromised, we swear...and yes,
it's been a while since you heard from the Jack Rabbit. Between our
server switch and some shuffling behind the scenes on the JRS staff,
we've been...well, saving it all up for you today, and it's all right
here, and worth the wait, or so we hope.
Like what, you ask? Well, we're proud to bring you the 2005 Afterburn
Report at http://afterburn.burningman.com. The Afterburn is our annual
soup-to-nuts look at how things went at the last event, and an in-depth
report from all the subteams it takes to make Burning Man a reality. Be
the first on your block to bust out a cite when someone asks you where
all the ticket money goes!
We're also getting up on those deadlines it's time to think about: DMV,
for example. (And don't forget to check http://www.burningman.com to see
what others are upon us: Theme Camps, Art Installations, this means
you!) To get you in the mood, we've included a link to all of this
year's funded art project descriptions, and three more in the series of
BURNcasts, the participant-created podcast about the Burning Man community.
And if you're looking to plug in this year and get more involved with
Black Rock City, check it out: you could train to be a Ranger, sling
coffee or craft for Center Camp, or plug in to one of several
participant projects, greet, enter data, share a truck, help an eager
filmmaker tell the story of Burners Without Borders, or participate in
this weekend's Flambe Lounge...you know? There's just a lot you can do
to get your hands dusty.
Um, Flambe wha...? Yes, that's right, there's just no sleep when you're
on fire. Hot on the heels of the GORGEOUS Fire Arts Exposition last
weekend in San Francisco, Burning Man presents Flambe Lounge this
Saturday at The Pound! See below for details. And there are more fun
events coming up - fundies for the Flaming Lotus Girls, for Thunderdome,
and more...not to mention an expanded Harmony Festival in Sonoma that
should be out of this world, and events in London and elsewhere.
Another reminder: the deadline to get your playa event in the What,
Where, When (we know, some of you have been asking after it!) is coming
up on July 19th... put your item on the Playa Calendar to appear in the
print edition - http://www.burningman.com/calendar/playa/day.php.
And now, on with the show. Stand by next week for info on upcoming
special issues of the JRS for RESOURCES and BIKES...and watch for the
news to get even more regular, because in case you haven't looked at the
calendar lately...? Yeah. 94 days until the burn.
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BLACK ROCK CITY NEWS:
2005 AFTERBURN REPORT LIVE
THANK YOUR FOR YOUR PUBLIC COMMENTS TO THE BLM!
FLAMBE LOUNGE SAN FRANCISCO JUNE 3
APPLY NOW FOR DMV PERMITS - JUNE 30 DEADLINE
GONE OFF DEEP NEWS! "BEYOND BLACK ROCK" AND "THE TEMPLE BUILDER"
BURNING PODCASTS - THREE NEW EPISODES AVAILABLE
PERSONAL USE VIDEO AGREEMENT AND MEDIA AT BURNING MAN
PARTICIPATE:
CHECK OUT THIS YEAR'S BURNING MAN ART! GRANTED PROJECTS ONLINE
GOT KATRINA? PHOTOS AND FOOTAGE FROM HURRICANE RESPONSE ON/OFF PLAYA NEEDED
2006 RANGER TRAINING
CENSUS: SIT DOWN AND TYPE, THAT OTHERS MAY STAND UP AND BE COUNTED
CENTER CAMP CAFE WANTS YOU!!!!!!!!!
UPCOMING CRAFT PARTIES FOR CENTER CAMP CAFE! NEXT: JUNE 24
THEME CAMPs: GET YOUR GREETER ON....TOGETHER
SEEKING DANCE AND MOVEMENT TEACHERS AT GROOV STUDIO
JOIN US IN B.E.D.
PROJECT MEGAPIXELS: BIG ART, VISIBLE FROM SPACE! UPDATE - WE NEED YOU!
PANTY CAMP WANTS YOU
CINCY BURNERS: TRUCK SHARE AVAILABLE
EVENTS AND HAPPENINGS:
FLAMING LOTUS GIRLS FUNDRAISER FRIDAY JUNE 2, SF
THUNDERDOME FUNDRAISER SAT. JUNE 3, ALAMEDA, CA
HARMONY FESTIVAL IN SONOMA COUNTY JUNE 9-11
UK/EUROBURNERS: "51 WEEKS' BURNING EVENT, JUNE 2
EUROPEAN REGIONAL BURN, NOWHERE 6-9th JULY 2006
ON AND OFF THIS CRAZY LIST
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2005 AFTERBURN REPORT LIVE
We're very happy to announce that the 2005 AfterBurn Report is now live:
http://afterburn.burningman.com/05
Curious about ANY aspect of how our event comes together every year?
The people, the art, the logistics, the finances - it's all here. Click
through and tell us what you think!
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THANK YOUR FOR YOUR PUBLIC COMMENTS TO THE BLM!
As you know, we issued a Call To Action for our community to tell the
Bureau of Land Management (BLM) that we do not agree with proposed
stipulations that would allow the BLM to charge Burning Man even more
money and also give law enforcement the unfettered discretion to evict
participants from Black Rock City. In less than one week the Burning
Man community rallied by sending at least 2,221 emails and 298 letters
to the BLM voicing disagreement with the proposed stipulations. Rock on!
(The official number of emails and letters was probably even higher, but
we are only able to count the letters and emails where participants also
sent copies to Burning Man headquarters. We'll get the official count
from the BLM in the near future.) Thank you all for the deluge of
wonderful comments and support!
Burning Man and the BLM's officials are continuing to communicate to
resolve outstanding issues. Thanks to your incredible, articulate
support and the support of Pershing County, we are confident that we
will reach a palatable agreement with the BLM very soon. Stay tuned!
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FLAMBE LOUNGE SAN FRANCISCO JUNE 3
A Flambe Lounge of Precompression proportions!!!
Saturday, June 3rd, 2006
9:00pm-6:00am
At Pound SF
100 Cargo Way (off 3rd St, South of Cesar Chavez)
$10 HOPEfully inspired costume; $15 FEARlessly drab street clothes
21+ over
Flambe Lounge is back, reuniting our diverse community for an all-night
celebration. This will be a special dance and theme camp edition. Pass
through the pillars of HOPE and FEAR, and explore the indoor and outdoor
stages featuring a diversity of live music, tag-teamin' DJ collectives,
and a plethora of eclectic performers. Find answers to your "burning"
questions in the Info Zone and explore the open-air Ambient Arena &
Theme Camp Village. Join us for the return of Flambe Lounge, one BIG way
Burning Man creates community year-round.
Music Performances: Albino, Gooferman, Quatro Caminos, 1 Man Banjo,
Playground Live, Luna Groove, and Guerillasoul!
Theme Camp Villages: Iron Rose Juke Joint, DUSTFISH, The Floating
Oasis/Fuzzy Hammocks, Captain Erotica's Ice Bar, Church of WOW, Rednose
District, Pancake Playhouse, You Are That Pig, Burning Silicon's 5
Elements Pavilion, Monticello... and MORE!
DJ Sets: Treavor Moontribe & Kepi (Sound of Mind), Laird & Majitope
(Lush Camp), Tamo (Sol System), Smoove, Ethan Miller (FnF), Viajay & j9
(Angels of bAss), Bill Barany (Fringe Camp)... and MORE!
Art Garden: Virtual Playa by Andrew Johnstone, Playatech
Furniture/Sunshine Daydream, Fire in the Belly by Glimmer, Surfing Man
by Mark McGothigan, Temporal Anomaly by Donivan, Third Eye Manifestation
Station by Sri Ramadamadingdong, The Neon Medusa by Michael Mallott, art
cars... and MORE!
Flambe Lounge invites YOU to PARTICIPATE
in making the evening exceptional... We welcome all art forms.
Contact us by May 26th at flambelounge(at)burningman(dot)com.
To share your art, performance or theme camp at any of these events,
e-mail flambelounge(at)burningman(dot)com.
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APPLY NOW FOR DMV PERMITS - JUNE 30 DEADLINE
The time to apply for Mutant Vehicle and Disable Persons Vehicle permits
is NOW!!!!!!
Hello to all you Mutant Vehicle creators out there. This is just a
reminder to you all that if you wish to bring a Mutant Vehicle to share
with the masses at Burning Man this year, you MUST preregister with the
Department of Mutant Vehicles. And please take note, to leave us enough
time to process your application and get back to everyone before The Man
actually burns, we have moved the deadline to apply up two weeks to JUNE
30th. We think this will work out better for all involved. The DMV has
started to process applications, so now is the time to get them in. The
longer you wait the more build up for us to process and the longer it
takes for us to get back to you. So the sooner the better is the name of
the game.
Also open is the Disabled Persons Vehicle Permit Application, so if you
are in need of special driving privileges, you must also pre apply for this.
Make sure to check the website for information on vehicles and driving
at Black Rock City.
http://www.burningman.com/on_the_playa/playa_vehicles/index.html
And follow the links to the applications.
DEADLINE is JUNE 30TH!!! Apply now!
We can't wait to see you and your fabulous creations on the playa!
odwally (DMV Manager) and the DMV
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GONE OFF DEEP NEWS! "BEYOND BLACK ROCK" AND "THE TEMPLE BUILDER"
Gone Off Deep once again has nothing but good news for us, and plenty of it!
FIrst off, their brand spankin new film, "The Temple Builder", which was
co-produced and directed by the lovely Irish women who brought you Dust
Devils, is now on sale at the official website,
http://goneoffdeep.com/temple/ . The film is a poignant artist profile
on David Best and his work inside and outside of Black Rock City. The
DVD also includes the Sundance award-winning short on Reverend Billy,
"Preacher with an Unknown God" by Rob VanAlkemade. Not to be missed!
"Beyond Black Rock" is also continuing its rollicking campaign to take
over the world, with 2 more upcoming festival appearances, and then
a major retail DVD and video-on-demand release this August!
Lightyear Entertainment, who distributes through Warner Music, will be
taking the final, fully rockin 2 DVD set to market with Gone Off Deep...
more details on this exciting news to come on this channel and on
http://www.beyondblackrock.com For now you can still get it right here
on http://www.burningman.com
For you festival goers who want a chance to see it on the big screen,
the next 2 stops are the Maui Film Festival in on Friday, June 16th and
Sunday, June 18th (http://mauifilmfestival.com/) and then the Tahoe/Reno
International Film Fest (http://www.t-riff.org) in August... just before
another little event in that area that you may already be planning to
attend.
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BURNING PODCASTS - THREE NEW EPISODES AVAILABLE
Episodes 2, 3, 4
Dear Friends, Freaks and Geeks,
The latest episode of BURNcast, a podcast about Burning Man, features a
discussion with Larry Harvey, Danger Ranger and Maid Marian. It is now
available for downloading at:
http://nospectators.com/index.php?page=burncast
BURNcast is brought to you by members of Black Rock City Community
Collective and is completely underwritten by participants like you.
BURNcast #002 (Part Two) - Discussion continues with Black Rock City LLC
principles: Larry Harvey, Danger Ranger and Maid Marian
http://nospectators.com/index.php?page=burncast
BURNcast #003 - The 3rd 2nd Annual Grilled Cheese Invitational: From
downtown Los Angeles, BURNcast brings you the 3rd 2nd Annual Grilled
Cheese Invitational brought to you by the Intolerable Morons of
Smashlabs and Theorylabs.
BURNcast #004 - Burning Flipside: In this episode of BURNcast, Fred
Murphy talks about Burning Flipside (http://www.burningflipside.com ),
the largest Burning Man regional event that takes place in Texas over
Memorial Day weekend. Fred is the regional outreach coordinator for the
event.
Visit the website to see the full run of BURNcast podcasts!
http://www.burncast.net
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PERSONAL USE VIDEO AGREEMENT AND MEDIA AT BURNING MAN
As you might know, if you're bringing any kind of camera to Burning Man
that captures moving imagery you will use for personal use (that is,
showing to friends and family, only) you'll be asked to sign a Personal
Use Agreement in Black Rock City before you are allowed to film. These
agreements are available at the Greeters' station, as well as at Playa
Information and the two Ranger outposts...BUT, you can save some time
and print yours out to bring with you.
Before we give you the link, though, we must point out that our dear
readers should NOT mail this form back to Burning Man. Simply hang onto
it with your tickets and other stuff to have ready when you arrive at
BRC. You can't film until you are handed a tag in exchange for your form
- having it early just gives you a chance to review and sign so when you
get to the Greeters, you're set to go. Got that? OK. The link to the
page with the form:
http://www.burningman.com/preparation/event_survival/video_cameras.html
AND, if you're with the media and you're trying to register a larger
project, please stand by. We hope in the next few days at
http://www.burningman.com/press. We'll be sure to post to JRS as soon as
it's ready. Thanks for your patience.
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CHECK OUT THIS YEAR'S BURNING MAN ART! GRANTED PROJECTS ONLINE
Please take a look at
http://www.burningman.com/installations/06_art_grant.html to see the
descriptions of the art projects we are funding this year. Feel free to
contact the artists if you would like to get involved! They can always
use help. Exciting stuff, isn't it?
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GOT KATRINA? PHOTOS AND FOOTAGE FROM HURRICANE RESPONSE ON/OFF PLAYA NEEDED
As many of you know, there was an outpouring of effort from the Burning
Man community to help aid the victims of Hurricane Katrina last year,
one that began on the playa and continued though this spring. Tom
Price, a member of our staff who spent several months with Burners
Without Borders along the Gulf Coast, is working on a short documentary
film about those efforts, and is seeking footage and photos from those
who may have experienced any part of that relief effort.
Tom is looking in particular for photographs and video of the efforts on
the playa--around Media Mecca, in the Cafe, and during Exodus--of people
raising money and supplies to help out....OR, if you have any aerial
footage of BRC 2005, or a good montage of the event on the ground
(Katrina-related, or not) he'd love to see that as well. Caveat: footage
must be delivered ASAP, since the production timeline is short. If you
have some you'd like to volunteer for this project, or images/video from
the disaster zone itself, please contact him directly:
price_tom@hotmail.com
Footage may be sent directly to Tom Price, PO box 4793 Jackson, 83001
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2006 RANGER TRAINING
Black Rock Ranger Trainer Splinter Sez:
Greetings current, former and potential future Black Rock Rangers. Our
training season is in full swing. The next training is this weekend at
Flipside!
In order to volunteer your time at Burningman as a Black Rock Ranger you
must have attended the event at least once and you must attend a one day
training session. We have been working hard on the Rangering program and
are working on some changes that may entice some of you former Rangers
back. For more on that, come to a training!!!!
To start the whole process of volunteering as a Black Rock Ranger, go to
the volunteer page on the Burningman web site and fill out the volunteer
questionaire. Be sure to check the "Rangers" box under "Volunteer Team
Interests". Then, go to the Ranger training schedule and pick a training
session in your area. We are looking forward to seeing and meeting all
you Rangers this year.
Bestest,
Splinter
The Burningman Volunteer page:
http://www.burningman.com/participate/volunteer.html
The now complete listing of Ranger trainings can be found here:
http://rangers.burningman.com/calendar.shtml
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CENSUS: SIT DOWN AND TYPE, THAT OTHERS MAY STAND UP AND BE COUNTED
Calling all laptop cowpoke, midnight web surfers, ethnography junkies
and data entry mavens! The Black Rock City 2005 census team is looking
for a few good geeks. If you've got a computer, an internet connection
and a few hours over the next month, you can be a huge, huge help.
Each year we collect thousands of paper census forms on the playa and
then bring them home to be data entered. This is a great chance for
those of you who don't live in the SF Bay area to get involved in
contributing something to your community! The Black Rock City census is
an important part of the project and touches many aspects of the event
as well as our larger community - from helping in our dealings with
Nevada and federal officials to providing a historical record of who we
are and where we come from.
If you'd like to help, please send an email to census@burningman.com.
One of us will get back to you about mailing forms to you to work on
from home.
Thanks a million.
- The 2005 census team
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CENTER CAMP CAFE WANTS YOU!!!!!!!!!
Remember that time... that one year when the dust storm was just too
much, and you wandered into Center Camp to find an oasis of chaotic calm
and beauty watched over by a *very* long counter at one end populated
with the sexiest java-slingers on the planet? Remember thinking that it
just looked like they were having So Much Fun back there? Remember
thinking, "Hey! I'd like to do that!"... Or maybe this is your first
time, and you've realized that participating is a valuable asset at
Burning Man and you were wondering just where to gift your time that
would allow you to meet *lots* of other people, as well as having heap
loads of fun? Well, boys & girls, here's your chance!!
Center Camp Cafe wants YOU!
We've been scheduling volunteers for the cafe for several months now,
and some shifts are filling up, but we have hundreds more! Especially if
you are a barrista!!! WE NEED BARRISTAS!!! We also need cashiers,
runners and waste warriors to keep the place running smoothly and
cleanly! If any of this floats yer boat, hie thee to:
http://www.burningman.com/on_the_playa/infrastructure/cafe.html
Then, fill out the volunteer questionnaire at:
http://www2.burningman.com/people/
Got questions? ask away! tisha2@burningman.com
And, speaking of the Cafe...
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UPCOMING CRAFT PARTIES FOR CENTER CAMP CAFE! NEXT: JUNE 24
JUNE 24TH (SUMMER SUNNY SOLSTICE CRAFT PARTY!) SATURDAY, JULY 29TH (THE
COLD, FOGGY CRAFT PARTY!) THURSDAY, AUGUST 3RD (LAST MINUTE MADNESS
CRAFT PARTY!) WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 9TH, (PACK IT UP,WE'LL TAKE IT CRAFT
PARTY!) *(Wednesday and Thursday Craft Parties are from 7 pm to 11 pm.)
These craft parties are a great chance to get your hands gluey and
painty helping to create the largest communal space on the playa and the
single coolest coffee shop on earth! If you love to sew and craft, don't
forget to get your Singer off the shelf and let it sing at Burning Man
Headquarters. **A yummy lunch or dinner, snacks, and beverages will be
served...oh, boy, delicious !
If you would like to get involved, need the facts, Jack, or would like
to be on the Center Camp Cafe Decor Team please contact Helen, Team
Volunteer Coordinatrix at helen@burningman.com.
Looking forward to decorating peoples' lives with you all over the playa!!
*Helen and the Cafe Decor Team
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THEME CAMPs: GET YOUR GREETER ON....TOGETHER
To all Theme Camps: In previous years theme camps have really made
Greeting a true representation of our city. We encourage camps to bring
their sounds and craziness to the Greeters' station and do a shift
together! Remember that the purpose is to be of service to those
arriving home but also to have as much fun as can be had and still
fulfill our mission as Greeters.
This announcement is an alert to get your requests for a shift in NOW!!!
For those camps that have enjoyed greeting in the past and for those
camps that are new to greeting, NOW is the time to check with your
campmates and let us know that your camp is interested in greeting.
We invite you to submit your camps request for a 4 hour shift that you
and your campmates would like to greet. Remember shifts start at 12, 4
and 8. A normal shift is for 20 greeters.
This year we would like an estimate of how many greeters your camp will
be able to provide for the shift. If your camp is very large and could
fill more than one shift let us know and we might be able to find a
second shift for them. If your camp is smaller and could not fill the
full 20 slots, that is not a problem as we will fill the remainder with
individual volunteers.
For information or to submit a shift request, please contact Dragon at
dragonsfire66@aol.com
Greeter trainings
*Los Angeles Greeter training : July 15th Topless Deb will be hosting an
LA Greeter training\newbie info\general celebration\bonfire Saturday
July 15th from 4:00PM till 10:00PM at Dockweiller State Beach. The
entrance to Dockweiller SB is located off the end of West Imperial
Highway, west of LAX. Once past the gate continue down the ramp...find a
parking spot and then locate the purple greeter flag. Parking costs $5.
Sorry, no discounts for wearing playa gear. The beach and parking lot
officially close at 10 p.m. There is street parking on PCH and foot
access to the beach, but legal parking ends at 10p.m. Alcoholic
beverages are prohibited on this State Beach. Please bring Firewood.
*San Francisco Greeter training - July 22nd We will be hosting a
Greeter training in San Francisco from 2PM-4PM at the Burningman office.
Come learn the inside scoop about what it takes to be a Greeter. The
Greeter council will be on hand to answer any questions and role-play
greeting scenarios.
BMHQ 1900 3rd Street, San Francisco 94110 Directions here ---
http://www.burningman.com/officedirections/
If you need additional information about either of these trainings,
please contact Deb at toplessdeb@burningman.com
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SEEKING DANCE AND MOVEMENT TEACHERS AT GROOV STUDIO
Erika writes: "The Groov Studio is coming back to the playa this year!
Do you want to teach salsa, yoga, or some other form of movement? We'll
have a large shaded space with a vinyl floor for classes, performances,
and dances. Contact Erika at erikaharris@gmail.com if you are
interested in helping out."
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JOIN US IN B.E.D.
Our BED Buddies write: "Bureau of Erotic Discourse seeking B.E.D.
Buddies...come peek under our sheets!
Remember the signs in the porto-potties last year talking about
preventing sexual assualt? That was us! Remember the 'How to Get Laid at
Burning Man' workshop last year? That was us too! Maybe you got a sassy
button from us talking about how 'No Means No'? Great news! We're back
with our sex-positive message for 2006, and B.E.D. needs YOU (and you
too, hot stuff!) to help us. If you're gonna have sex at Burning Man, we
want it to be incredible, consensual, hair-raising, amazing, consensual,
hot, thrilling CONSENSUAL sex.
Get into B.E.D. at http://www.bureauoferoticdiscourse.org and check out
who we are and how you can help! Be the first in your camp to own B.E.D.
gear and show your support in two vital ways: you help fund our efforts
and you also show the citizens of BRC that you care about preventing
sexual assault in our fair city. See you in B.E.D.!"
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PROJECT MEGAPIXELS: BIG ART, VISIBLE FROM SPACE! UPDATE - WE NEED YOU!
Sputnik writes: "Project Megapixels continues to chug along. We
recently announced the picture we are hoping to make. To see it click
on the following link:
http://pics.livejournal.com/sputnik/pic/0002hddk
This project still needs you to bring out pieces of this enormous
puzzle. Right now we have about 1000 pieces spoken for, but we need
5000 to make the complete picture. Each piece is simply a square of
fabric a bit over 3 feet by 3 feet. If you can bring 5 to 10 pieces,
then we can do this with 500 people or so. The project also needs
donations of items we'll need to build and layout the image, things like
lights for the perimeter, a generator, electrical cords, rebar stakes,
30,000 feet of rope, etc.
To get involved, check out our web site at http://projectmegapixels.org
or email Sputnik at dan.eklund at gmail.com
In other good news, we have confirmation that the satellite picture of
BRC will be taken again this year. Probably late in the week, exact day
not known yet.
Thanks and see you on the playa!"
- Sputnik
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http://projectmegapixels.org
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PANTY CAMP WANTS YOU
"We want your panties!
Panty Camp needs your panties!!! Panty Camp is on it's fourth year of
providing the citizens of Black Rock City with clean ladies' undies.
Last year we gave away nearly 100 lbs of panties (that's around 1000
pairs, if you're wondering). We rely on donations to run our camp, and,
once again, we find ourselves running low in our panty supply... so send
us your panties!
But wait, there is something in it for you...
Send us 6 or more panties and we'll send you one back with "The Man",
wearing a pair of panties, of course, printed on the butt!
Visit www.pantycamp.net/donate.html for more details.
See ya on the playa!
Love,
Panty Camp"
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CINCY BURNERS: TRUCK SHARE AVAILABLE
"Helloooo Burners in the Cincinnati Area: We are a group of 8 people
traveling via interstate with a 2-ton truck carrying all our earthly
needs to Black Rock City and Burning Man this August. If you need a way
to get your stuff out there, we are offering space in our truck. All
you would have to do is bring it over and pick it up when (sadly) the
event is over and we arrive back in Cincy energized, enriched,
enlightened and enthused. It will cost you between $100 and $200,
depending on what you're taking. Just think! No schlepping your stuff
to the post office or UPS, no having to pick it up in Reno or someplace
else. All you have to do is find us in Black Rock and get your stuff.
Email me at suzannemccarter@msn.com for further details!!!"
AND A JRS NOTE: Reminder for those of you in Ohio, there are now two
regionals there: northernohio@burningman.com and ohio@burningman.com.
Get connected!
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FLAMING LOTUS GIRLS FUNDRAISER FRIDAY JUNE 2, SF
Flaming Lotus Girls & Get YER freak on! Presents:
FIRE IN THE DESERT!
A Benefit for the Flaming Lotus Girls' 2006 BM project: The Serpent Mother
Friday, June 2, starting at 8 PM
San Francisco
$10-$20 donation to benefit The Serpent Mother
http://flaminglotus.com/freak/
Location: the corner of Custer and Rankin, right off 3d St heading South
2 blocks past Cesar Chavez
8-10pm Art Show and Auction, music 10pm til' Late
Art Gallery and Auction by Flaming Lotus Girls. Check
http://www.flaminglotus.com for complete information.
The girls who have brought you so many scorching thrills request your
presence on the dance floor. We are extremely excited about our project
this year. Be a part of making it happen and come shake your booty with us!
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THUNDERDOME FUNDRAISER SAT. JUNE 3, ALAMEDA, CA
Bigger, better, now with More Fire. The dome is coming to a hangar in
Alameda.
Come get your fight on in the dome (fully functional!), and enjoy our
zombie cage dancers while Therm warms you. Full details behind the link.
Saturday, June 3
Alameda, CA
$20
18+ with ID
9pm-2am
For more info go to http://www.deathguildthunderdome.com
Directions to Area 51 here: http://area51-eventcenter.com/drive.html
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HARMONY FESTIVAL IN SONOMA COUNTY JUNE 9-11
Each year the JRS has shared this festival by neighbors in Sonoma County
- we're told this year the event has expanded to a weekend camping event
and that there will be a Burning Man contingent camping together. The
event has always been of interest to local burners and it has a lot of
great philosophies, so we thought you might enjoy hearing about it too.
28th Annual
HARMONY FESTIVAL
"Bay Area's Music & Camping Festival"
June 9th, 10th & 11th
Sonoma County Fairgrounds, Santa Rosa CA
http://www.harmonyfestival.com
Music, Arts, Ecology, Healthful Living
400+ Exhibits and 20 Attractions
The Legendary Saturday Night
TECHNO TRIBAL DANCE
http://mysticbeatlounge.com
View complete announcement at:
http://www.harmonyfestival.com/harmonyNews.html
http://www.divinexperiences.com/harmony/
Purchase all Tickets & Camping by Phone:
415-256-TIXX
Tickets, Camping, Booths, & Volunteering ONLINE
SUBSCRIBE to the Harmony Festival & Events Email List:
http://www.harmonyfestival.com
707-861-2035
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UK/EUROBURNERS: "51 WEEKS' BURNING EVENT, JUNE 2
An exploration and celebration of Burner culture beyond Burning Man
#5 entry. June 2nd, 7:30pm, at The Horse Hospital, Colonnade, nr Russell
Square, London WC1N 1HX
Burning Man is famous for attracting 35,000 individuals every year, who
come together to build a city and spend a week in a temporary community
based upon the principles of radical self expression, radical self
reliance, no commodification, and leave no trace. Perhaps more
impressive, however, is the world wide community that has grown around
this event: a community which comes together not only to help and
support each other in the logistically difficult task of preparing to
spend a week in one of the world's most hostile environments, but also
strive to keep the principles of the event alive for the rest of the year.
51 Weeks' Burning is an evening of celebration of this community, and
discussion of why this community exists and what it does. The evening
will include:
* A photography exhibition by NK Guy and Dave Bradshaw. The photos
will include a series of diptychs comparing London town and Black Rock
City, studio portraits from London Decompression and other pictures from
the event.
* A film screening
* A talk by Ashley Satorius on the principles of gifting economies
and the potential for self regeneration in the wider world.
* "We Are Not At Burning Man", a performance lecture by Tessa
Wills, leading into a discussion on "coming home"
* A panel discussion between Geoff Dyer (author of "Yoga For the
People Who Can't Bothered To Do It"), Garth Cartwright (author of
"Journey's With Gypsies") and Mark Pilkington (editor of Strange
Attractor Journal) on the nature and development of alternative cultures
and a live video link to Los Angeles with Brian Doherty (author of "This
Is Burning Man").
* Pete Johnson describing the process and challenges involved in
creating Nowhere, Europe's regional burn based upon the principles of
Burning Man.
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EUROPEAN REGIONAL BURN, NOWHERE 6-9th JULY 2006
Tickets are now on sale for the European Regional Burn : Nowhere.
The Burn will be taking place July 6-9th. The site is situated in the
region of Aragon in northern Spain between Zaragoza and Huesca.
TODAY TODAY 31st May 2006, was the last day for tickets at 60 Euros:
http://www.goingnowhere.org/tickets
And in case you missed the last newsletter, have a look at
http://wiki.goingnowhere.org/2006/NewsLetter - there'll be another one
later this week too...
Have fun, and see you in Spain!
http://www.goingnowhere.org
For more info: UK regional uk@burningman.com
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