Aug 2009
dBMcasts Compendium: load up yer iPod
for the road!
Aug/27/09 | art &
music | permalink
Well friends, it is time to let go of those plans and packing ideas you haven't gotten to yet, embrace what you have prepared, load up your jalopy and start heading north/south/east/west towards Black Rock City. One last task before you hit the pavement: download a bunch of dBM podcasts to stoke out yer iPod for the road trip (and arrive with fresh toonz for your camp/art car)!
Destination Burning Man has been posting tracks here since early 2007 -- original musical mixes inspired by the playa from DJs Playaduster, Edubious and, as of this week, Grapenuts; guest DJ sets; field recordings from BRC, interviews and inspired babble and other bits of digital ephemera, always set to a head-bobbin' groove. Sometimes, the message behind the music has taken more than one mix to tell and so multi-part epics have been necessary. Here's a guide to some of our favorites epics, trilogies and otherwise.
Don't ask questions. Just download and git em on to yer iPod or burn to CD and begin full immersion. Let the creative mixologists of dBM provide you with your swervy soundtrack to Burning Man 2009: EVOLUTION!
For best results, click here to subscribe to dBMcasts via iTunes and download the mixes you want from there, while simultaneously setting yerself up for new episodes to automatically be delivered to you when they're posted.
"DJ Playaduster's Hearts of Flame trilogy -- August 2006
"And then there's the music, and the dancing.... Sounds come at you
from all sides at all times, different rhythms and grooves
colliding with the cadences of storytelling and the hushed tones of
sacred ceremonies. It is an aural orgy. You are bombarded with so
much music that it soon feels like it might all be seeping inside
of you, changing you irrevocably. This podcast tribute series
attempts to recreate some sense of this nighttime wandering and
sound-safaring. A wide variety of musical tastes coexist On Playa,
and a brand-new style of music emerges from the midnight mashups
and cryptic cross-pollinizations that occur as the glorious and
chaotic sounds of Burning Man float towards the starry
sky."
Part one
"Ignition", part two
"Combustion" and part three
"Renewal"
DJs
Playaduster+Edubious Burnal Equinox set-- February
2007
"One of our
best hopes then is to dream up, then build, a portable sound system
that is capable of moving across the playa pumping out our most
adventurous musical offerings as an alternative to the ever-present
pulse of rave music. We want to bring the funk. We want to lay down
the reggae dub. We want to spin the jazz, the world beat, the cajun
and the calypso. Two of our alter egos, DJ Playaduster and DJ
Edubious, have much experience in crafting musical podcast mixes,
we used to host a jazz/groove radio show out in Wyoming (of all
places), and we believe we can put both our experience and our vast
archives to good use. So, we're moving forward on the assembly of
musical mixes, and here is the very first test run available for
your listening pleasure."
Part one "It's All About the Burn Now"
and part two "Towards the Burn".
DJ
Edubious' Virginal Fire Trilogy -- Pre- and Post-Burn
2007
Part one "Light It
Up",
part two "Burn It
Down" and
part three
"Afterburn".
DJ Playaduster's
Green Man trilogy -- Fall 2007
"How to keep
the flame alit? How to burn all year? How to reintegrate the
lessons and the love in to the Default World? These are the
questions the Four Broke Dudes confronted as they stepped back in
to their former lives in the Northwest. This is a set of music
deeply influenced by the nighttime environment of Black Rock City.
It is a mix made up exclusively from DJ Playaduster's nocturnal
field recordings -- bits and pieces of the sound environment that
pulses each night on the playa, blended together, overlapped,
cut-up and reassembled."
Part one
"Disorientation",
part two "Reorientation: Hyper-Primbly's Marsupial
Thumbdrive" and part three
"Reintegration".
DJs Playaduster +
Edubious' Darwinian Experimentations -- June/July 2009
"Starting to
think ahead to Burning Man 2009 a bit -- can't help it. Time to
start slowly crafting well-seasoned playlists of tracks that we
want to bring down to the playa to share with the people. Here's a
sneak peek in to some of our favorite musical goodies acquired over
the past few months that are helping us to begin visualizing the
next incarnation of Black Rock City. The vibe kind of swerves all
over the place as lots of styles and theories are ingested in to
the whole. Sources vary widely. Hope you dig it and it tickles the
insides of your ears."
"Darwin's Weird
Beard" and "Darwin's
Furrowed Brow"
DJs
Playaduster's Tangled Path Trilogy -- 2008-2009
"The stories
that this podcast shares take place over a year-and-a-half, on and
off the playa, between friends meeting and separating again along
the road. The routes that spring forth from the Burning Man
Experience truly form a Tangled Path. Part one surveys the many
loose ends of that path, tangling and untangling again; in part
two, we'll together move towards Convergence and Burning Man 2009 :
Evolution."
"Loose
Ends" and
"Convergence"
Other non-multi-part
dBMcasts of worthy note:
DJ Grapenuts' Playa Prefunk -- August 2009
DJ GrapeNuts Live DJ set recorded August 20th at GLOW in Bellingham, Washington. 60 minutes of head-bobbing goodness.
DJ Playaduster's Soul Body Mind Playa -- August 2007
DJ Edubious' Playa Dawning -- July 2009
DJs Playaduster + Edubious' Burnal Equinox Evolution -- February 2009
Finally, here are a bunch of downloadable videos from Black Rock City.
Go ahead and blow up our dBM bandwidth -- start yer downloading now, and come meet us in the flesh at Camp dBM at 2:15 & Lineage, where we'll be spinning music live in the dBM dome on the boonie fringe of Black Rock City.
Over & out!
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Hot Links for BRC '09
Aug/26/09 | getting
ready | permalink
Photo by John Curley; Center Camp 2009.
Required reading:
The 2009 Survival Guide. The Evolution theme. First-time's Guide. FAQ. The Ten Principles. 2009 Honorarium Art Installations. An audio art tour of the playa.
Building Black
Rock City, including
Center Camp and Temple construction and the
landing of
the Raygun Gothic
Rocketship. An
awesome interactive map
to this year's theme camps.
The Arctic Monkey's Completely Unofficial Burning Man Guide &
Packing List. Matt's guide to photography at Burning
Man.
Stoke-enhancing playa videos. Downloadable soundtracks for playa explorations. Da'Bomb's Best of Burncast reports and BurncastTV
episodes on Vimeo, including an emotional tribute to Burners Who Have Passed
On. The
"Go
Bag."
Rideshare. Driving directions. Black Rock City weather forecast. 24-7 Live Gerlach webcam. And BMIR 94.5 FM should start broadcasting any day
now.
Fuckin' 3G cell phone service on the playa?
Bassnectar's on-playa WHOMP schedule. Disorient's
new Art Car Wash (and the
return of Dex!).
Unverified Sound Camp DJ programmes at Root Society and Opulent
Temple,
Simpler Times (The Do-Lab + Cirque
Bezerk=SICKNESS), Basscamp, Bootie, False Profit, Rock Bottom,
Space Cowboys, Shift Camp and Disorient. PleasureSean's Playa Party Guide.
Or, skip all the preceding
links and take it straight to Rockstar Librarian's essential
4-page
schedule of DJs and dance parties at Burning Man 2009.
The
Onion is
reporting that nobody
made it to Burning Man this year.
Love and dust, moontroll -- see you in a few
days!
PS. Apparently, some people take drugs at Burning Man. That
what some blogger claims anyway:
"OK, so you're getting ready to head to the playa. You're part of a mid-sized Burning Man camp that's giving away peach schnapps Sno-Cones from a big peach-shaped art car and you're all calling yourself James. Or whatever. Not important.
You got your goggles and combat boots. Your bike is covered entirely in fake pink fur and wrapped in blue electro-luminescent wire. You've packed enough costumes for a month, from the fire-crotch thong to an elaborate Ming the Merciless getup, complete with death ray. Again, whatever, not important.
What is important are the drugs. You're going to spend a week frolicking through the planet's preeminent adult playground, past all manner of tripper traps and the weirdest, most mind-blowing shit you've ever seen, mixing with a multitude of beautiful souls with Cheshire Cat grins. You'll want one too."
Camp dBM registration #9
Aug/25/09 | Camp dBM / Get
Found | permalink
Registration
for Camp dBM : 00.009
re: Burning Man 2009 : EVOLUTION
Name, playa or otherwise: Anneka
Default World livelihood: massage practitioner / circus performer
Hobbies: circus. and making purdy things with ruffles. and functional things with pockets. and ruffles.
Side-projects: uh... circus.
Favorite foods: sushi. fresh fruits. cookies. Anneka wraps
Favorite drinks: home-made fizzy lemonade, coconut water
Favorite musics: this question is too hard. i just can't choose favorites.
Currently reading: Italo Calvino, Invisible Cities
General outlook on life: roll with it
How many burns? (list years): 2005, 2008, 2009 (pending)
Favorite BRC memories: 2005: acrobalance in the hookahdome, and that night i can't explain (it started with that weird circus...); 2008: watching The Timothy and Paul Show in HOME with Scotty, dancing my ass off in all directions on metal jungle gyms in the big dome, connecting with my fabulous campmates katie and percy, interpretive dance with imploded balloon parts at sunrise.
Least-favorite BRC memories: having to "work," the unsuccessful search to find the friends i was supposed to meet up with, the awful, awful ride home
Playa garb you feel most yourself in: boots
What 3 items from your BRC funbox is most essential? snacks
If you had a superpower, what would it be? flight. sooo vanilla.
Top 3 favorite Michael Jackson songs?
can we talk about this on the playa? i need a review.
What is pent-up inside of you waiting for the right opportunity to come out? a lady of leisure
Your one wish for humanity: compassion
Hopes for BM '09? a freewheeling good time; quality time with friends from far away; to really explore the art; to find things to climb on and other aerialists to play with
Fears for BM 09? not finding my way there
re: Burning Man 2009 : EVOLUTION
Name, playa or otherwise: Anneka
Default World livelihood: massage practitioner / circus performer
Hobbies: circus. and making purdy things with ruffles. and functional things with pockets. and ruffles.
Side-projects: uh... circus.
Favorite foods: sushi. fresh fruits. cookies. Anneka wraps
Favorite drinks: home-made fizzy lemonade, coconut water
Favorite musics: this question is too hard. i just can't choose favorites.
Currently reading: Italo Calvino, Invisible Cities
General outlook on life: roll with it
How many burns? (list years): 2005, 2008, 2009 (pending)
Favorite BRC memories: 2005: acrobalance in the hookahdome, and that night i can't explain (it started with that weird circus...); 2008: watching The Timothy and Paul Show in HOME with Scotty, dancing my ass off in all directions on metal jungle gyms in the big dome, connecting with my fabulous campmates katie and percy, interpretive dance with imploded balloon parts at sunrise.
Least-favorite BRC memories: having to "work," the unsuccessful search to find the friends i was supposed to meet up with, the awful, awful ride home
Playa garb you feel most yourself in: boots
What 3 items from your BRC funbox is most essential? snacks
If you had a superpower, what would it be? flight. sooo vanilla.
Top 3 favorite Michael Jackson songs?
can we talk about this on the playa? i need a review.
What is pent-up inside of you waiting for the right opportunity to come out? a lady of leisure
Your one wish for humanity: compassion
Hopes for BM '09? a freewheeling good time; quality time with friends from far away; to really explore the art; to find things to climb on and other aerialists to play with
Fears for BM 09? not finding my way there
Camp dBM VIP registration #2
Aug/25/09 | Camp dBM / Get
Found | permalink
Registration
for Camp dBM : VIP.002
re: Burning Man 2009 : EVOLUTION
Name, playa or otherwise: Hende aka snowcone
Default World livelihood: ski guide, farmer and chef
Hobbies: spicy curry, magical moments, djembe and more music
Side-projects: on the farm (chefing up food grown within 25 miles of victor, I-daho) raising up a nearly 6 year old fella capricorn, and healing broken neck
Favorite foods: steamed sweet chili fish, kelly, wyoming pancakes, elk tenderloin and heaps of veggies
Favorite drinks: maker’s mark and snowcones
Favorite musics: roots
Currently reading: powder mag. and peace like a river
General outlook on life: remembering the past, living for the present and dancing toward the future......
How many burns? (list years): 07 and 08
Favorite BRC memories: 07’s white morning. spontaneous connection with friends, and bacon
Least-favorite BRC memories: still thinking.....
Playa garb you feel most yourself in: 3-piece suit with motorcycle boots and ski goggles
What 3 items from your BRC funbox is most essential? finger light, pre-rolls and gum
If you had a superpower, what would it be? stop time....
Top 3 favorite Michael Jackson songs? billie jean, don’t stop till you get enough...., and the 3rd fave, hmmm, tell you when i hear it again
What is pent-up inside of you waiting for the right opportunity to come out? old age
Your one wish for humanity: peace
Hopes for BM '09? tranquility, union, and a bit of sleep
Fears for BM 09? a flat tire and no sleep
re: Burning Man 2009 : EVOLUTION
Name, playa or otherwise: Hende aka snowcone
Default World livelihood: ski guide, farmer and chef
Hobbies: spicy curry, magical moments, djembe and more music
Side-projects: on the farm (chefing up food grown within 25 miles of victor, I-daho) raising up a nearly 6 year old fella capricorn, and healing broken neck
Favorite foods: steamed sweet chili fish, kelly, wyoming pancakes, elk tenderloin and heaps of veggies
Favorite drinks: maker’s mark and snowcones
Favorite musics: roots
Currently reading: powder mag. and peace like a river
General outlook on life: remembering the past, living for the present and dancing toward the future......
How many burns? (list years): 07 and 08
Favorite BRC memories: 07’s white morning. spontaneous connection with friends, and bacon
Least-favorite BRC memories: still thinking.....
Playa garb you feel most yourself in: 3-piece suit with motorcycle boots and ski goggles
What 3 items from your BRC funbox is most essential? finger light, pre-rolls and gum
If you had a superpower, what would it be? stop time....
Top 3 favorite Michael Jackson songs? billie jean, don’t stop till you get enough...., and the 3rd fave, hmmm, tell you when i hear it again
What is pent-up inside of you waiting for the right opportunity to come out? old age
Your one wish for humanity: peace
Hopes for BM '09? tranquility, union, and a bit of sleep
Fears for BM 09? a flat tire and no sleep
Camp dBM VIP registration #1
Aug/24/09 | Camp dBM / Get
Found | permalink
Registration
for Camp dBM : VIP.001
re: Burning Man 2009 : EVOLUTION
Name, playa or otherwise: Ramona Mayhem
Default World Livelihood: Bohemian Mama of two (denali & the henster) & currently Gypsy. Soon: Natural Foods Industry in some shape or form, growing community gardens with little people, and/or some form of social work. Hopefully getting my TESL in Thailand this winter and teaching Engirisu. (heh)
Hobbies: Photography, Music, HOOPING!!!, Gardening, Nutrition, Organic FOOD!!!, Kayaking, Reading without falling asleep, Volkswagens, Sleeping in without missing the sunshine or being late, Kicking your ass at Quartto.....(lots more, and not necessarily in that order)
Side-projects: Bouldering without falling off, Freckles, Learning how to be a great Aromatherapist and Herbalist, Writing a Children's Book about House Elves, perfecting the grapefruit marguerita, volunteering at all kindz of festivals, camping in the North Cascades, shit, I have too many to list and need to be somewhere in an hour!
Favorite foods: (*Organic*) Tomatoes, Garlic, Basil, Salad Greens, Kale, Green Curry and Tom Kah Gai, Spices including but not limited to exotic sea salts & peppers, having a hot sauce collection. (I like Tapatio and El Pato better than Tobasco)
Favorite drinks:
re: Burning Man 2009 : EVOLUTION
Name, playa or otherwise: Ramona Mayhem
Default World Livelihood: Bohemian Mama of two (denali & the henster) & currently Gypsy. Soon: Natural Foods Industry in some shape or form, growing community gardens with little people, and/or some form of social work. Hopefully getting my TESL in Thailand this winter and teaching Engirisu. (heh)
Hobbies: Photography, Music, HOOPING!!!, Gardening, Nutrition, Organic FOOD!!!, Kayaking, Reading without falling asleep, Volkswagens, Sleeping in without missing the sunshine or being late, Kicking your ass at Quartto.....(lots more, and not necessarily in that order)
Side-projects: Bouldering without falling off, Freckles, Learning how to be a great Aromatherapist and Herbalist, Writing a Children's Book about House Elves, perfecting the grapefruit marguerita, volunteering at all kindz of festivals, camping in the North Cascades, shit, I have too many to list and need to be somewhere in an hour!
Favorite foods: (*Organic*) Tomatoes, Garlic, Basil, Salad Greens, Kale, Green Curry and Tom Kah Gai, Spices including but not limited to exotic sea salts & peppers, having a hot sauce collection. (I like Tapatio and El Pato better than Tobasco)
Favorite drinks:
1) Water
2) Red Wine
3) Yerba Mate & Green Tea (tea in general)
4) Current Fave: Limonata when it's 90 degrees outside! :)
Favorite musics: (Copycatting Edub:) reggae-glitch-acousto-pop-break beat-rock-a-folky-electro-funk-house-dubstepped-up/down/mid tempo-groovalicious-punk-hip hop
AND: all of DBM PODCASTS 4-eva. :)....Grateful Dead, Bluegrass, Psapp, Ambient Trance
Currently reading: Eckhart Tolle, A New Earth: I am really, really trying to take my brain/self/soul/lovins/etc to the next level--each page takes a LONG, LONG time; Richard Mabey, New Age Herbalist: First herbal studies book I ever bought--one of the 8-10 books that made it into the VW travel library.; Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Game, A young adult's book regarding violence and its effect on children
General outlook on life: Life is something I need to live and despite all the hesitations and ridiculous fears I feel, my friends always guide me back in the right direction. Today? Wonderful. About three days a month I should retreat to the Red Tent and be alone for awhile
Burnt? 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 yessssssssssssssssssssssssssss
Favorite BRC memories: Becoming one of the four broke dudes fo sho; bicycling to the man ten minutes after I arrived on playa with Dave's Not Here and Tantric Dan; Big Rig Jig Blowing Up; Andrea and Spider and Hekter and I at sunrise puttin' around on the art car--having Irish Breakfast at the Paddy's Mirage; Free Climbing the Steampunk Tree and spending twenty minutes in it all by myself; Guacamole "Eat as much as you want" thanks to Joy; Hot Pepper Whiskey at Costco Soul Trading Outlet; Bartending at Ashram Galactica and meeting Chief Stout; Sagi, Willie Wonder Jr., Hekter, Ethan, Riding bikes with Edub to VW camp and getting an otter pop from Nectar and BusBoyBob; Hooping as a greeter at 12:01; Monday morning with Nectar and Merilieu; swinging Bed; Hooping in an eleven hour storm; Arriving on playa all three years--that moment of "WE MADE IT!" ....the memories that are about to be generated!...
Least-favorite BRC memories: Um....leaving each year...; "Sleep-biking" from sleep deprivation after leaving Edub & crew @ Big Rig Jig. Thanks for the cheese sandwich tho BRC diner!
Playa garb you feel most yourself in: My Alice B. Toklas dress, something long and flowy at night with soft faux furries; Anything Hollywood dresses me up in; KP doing my eyes in sparkle yumminess; Bumblebee, bumblebee, bumblebee garb!
What 3 items from your BRC funbox is most essential? 1) Furry Hat(s; 2) Crazy array of arm and leg "sleeves"; 3) HyperPrimbly (r.i.p.)
If you had a superpower, what would it be? Flying!
Top 3 favorite Michael Jackson songs? Whatever is on the MJ Tribute Part I--boogie, midway from 10 minutes in to and ending wit Ease On Down! Check out DBM podcasts!
What is pent-up inside of you waiting for the right opportunity to come out? My creativity--
Your one wish for humanity: May all Beings be Happy, May all Beings be Peaceful, May all Beings be FED
Hopes for BM '09? Fluidity, Connection, Laughter til my sides hurt, Potato Chip Playa Crust. :)
Fears for BM 09? None.
ps. Word to the Hecklesauce: I am no longer on bindi probation as my new friend on the Ave. has taught me how to keep the lil body stickers on right--a packet of yumminess for myself and Raquelisimia, and some new incense too. I contemplate the food I buy as fuel for bi-pedalin' around the city and the bindis provide sheer, sexy, reflection. Stay tuned as R & I ramp and amp it up with our body jewelry. :)
No longer on Bindi Probation means Rachel and I will be rocking the yums. Come kiss our forehead and give us a squeeze. We love you! :)
2) Red Wine
3) Yerba Mate & Green Tea (tea in general)
4) Current Fave: Limonata when it's 90 degrees outside! :)
Favorite musics: (Copycatting Edub:) reggae-glitch-acousto-pop-break beat-rock-a-folky-electro-funk-house-dubstepped-up/down/mid tempo-groovalicious-punk-hip hop
AND: all of DBM PODCASTS 4-eva. :)....Grateful Dead, Bluegrass, Psapp, Ambient Trance
Currently reading: Eckhart Tolle, A New Earth: I am really, really trying to take my brain/self/soul/lovins/etc to the next level--each page takes a LONG, LONG time; Richard Mabey, New Age Herbalist: First herbal studies book I ever bought--one of the 8-10 books that made it into the VW travel library.; Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Game, A young adult's book regarding violence and its effect on children
General outlook on life: Life is something I need to live and despite all the hesitations and ridiculous fears I feel, my friends always guide me back in the right direction. Today? Wonderful. About three days a month I should retreat to the Red Tent and be alone for awhile
Burnt? 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 yessssssssssssssssssssssssssss
Favorite BRC memories: Becoming one of the four broke dudes fo sho; bicycling to the man ten minutes after I arrived on playa with Dave's Not Here and Tantric Dan; Big Rig Jig Blowing Up; Andrea and Spider and Hekter and I at sunrise puttin' around on the art car--having Irish Breakfast at the Paddy's Mirage; Free Climbing the Steampunk Tree and spending twenty minutes in it all by myself; Guacamole "Eat as much as you want" thanks to Joy; Hot Pepper Whiskey at Costco Soul Trading Outlet; Bartending at Ashram Galactica and meeting Chief Stout; Sagi, Willie Wonder Jr., Hekter, Ethan, Riding bikes with Edub to VW camp and getting an otter pop from Nectar and BusBoyBob; Hooping as a greeter at 12:01; Monday morning with Nectar and Merilieu; swinging Bed; Hooping in an eleven hour storm; Arriving on playa all three years--that moment of "WE MADE IT!" ....the memories that are about to be generated!...
Least-favorite BRC memories: Um....leaving each year...; "Sleep-biking" from sleep deprivation after leaving Edub & crew @ Big Rig Jig. Thanks for the cheese sandwich tho BRC diner!
Playa garb you feel most yourself in: My Alice B. Toklas dress, something long and flowy at night with soft faux furries; Anything Hollywood dresses me up in; KP doing my eyes in sparkle yumminess; Bumblebee, bumblebee, bumblebee garb!
What 3 items from your BRC funbox is most essential? 1) Furry Hat(s; 2) Crazy array of arm and leg "sleeves"; 3) HyperPrimbly (r.i.p.)
If you had a superpower, what would it be? Flying!
Top 3 favorite Michael Jackson songs? Whatever is on the MJ Tribute Part I--boogie, midway from 10 minutes in to and ending wit Ease On Down! Check out DBM podcasts!
What is pent-up inside of you waiting for the right opportunity to come out? My creativity--
Your one wish for humanity: May all Beings be Happy, May all Beings be Peaceful, May all Beings be FED
Hopes for BM '09? Fluidity, Connection, Laughter til my sides hurt, Potato Chip Playa Crust. :)
Fears for BM 09? None.
ps. Word to the Hecklesauce: I am no longer on bindi probation as my new friend on the Ave. has taught me how to keep the lil body stickers on right--a packet of yumminess for myself and Raquelisimia, and some new incense too. I contemplate the food I buy as fuel for bi-pedalin' around the city and the bindis provide sheer, sexy, reflection. Stay tuned as R & I ramp and amp it up with our body jewelry. :)
No longer on Bindi Probation means Rachel and I will be rocking the yums. Come kiss our forehead and give us a squeeze. We love you! :)
Camp dBM registration #8
Aug/24/09 | Camp dBM / Get
Found | permalink
Registration
for Camp dBM : 00.008
re: Burning Man 2009 : EVOLUTION
Name, playa or otherwise: Torsten
Default World livelihood: teacher, bike through red lights and advocate of smiling
Hobbies: Sewing, Kiteboarding, Kayaking, welding, stenciling, dancing, eating chocolate
Side-projects: getting it all down before i die
Favorite foods: yummy ones
Favorite drinks: wet ones that are usually cold
Favorite musics: do you hear that? Me too.
Currently reading: Pretty Monsters by Kelly Link, or about to start, its waiting for me at the Library. Gotta love that pre teen
General outlook on life: threading the line from dark to light.
How many burns? (list years):2K , 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007
Favorite BRC memories: Way too many for listing, heavy and light, its all there, why not ask me more later over a camelback of some warm water with alkali dust?
Least-favorite BRC memories: loneliness
Playa garb you feel most yourself in: wait and see
What 3 items from your BRC funbox is most essential? attitude awareness and perspective
If you had a superpower, what would it be? flight. Duh.
Top 3 favorite Michael Jackson songs? Thriller, everything else in number two.
What is pent-up inside of you waiting for the right opportunity to come out? I think its already out
Your one wish for humanity: ending cycles of ignorance, everything stems from that
Hopes for BM '09? Joy
Fears for BM 09? Loneliness
re: Burning Man 2009 : EVOLUTION
Name, playa or otherwise: Torsten
Default World livelihood: teacher, bike through red lights and advocate of smiling
Hobbies: Sewing, Kiteboarding, Kayaking, welding, stenciling, dancing, eating chocolate
Side-projects: getting it all down before i die
Favorite foods: yummy ones
Favorite drinks: wet ones that are usually cold
Favorite musics: do you hear that? Me too.
Currently reading: Pretty Monsters by Kelly Link, or about to start, its waiting for me at the Library. Gotta love that pre teen
General outlook on life: threading the line from dark to light.
How many burns? (list years):2K , 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007
Favorite BRC memories: Way too many for listing, heavy and light, its all there, why not ask me more later over a camelback of some warm water with alkali dust?
Least-favorite BRC memories: loneliness
Playa garb you feel most yourself in: wait and see
What 3 items from your BRC funbox is most essential? attitude awareness and perspective
If you had a superpower, what would it be? flight. Duh.
Top 3 favorite Michael Jackson songs? Thriller, everything else in number two.
What is pent-up inside of you waiting for the right opportunity to come out? I think its already out
Your one wish for humanity: ending cycles of ignorance, everything stems from that
Hopes for BM '09? Joy
Fears for BM 09? Loneliness
Camp dBM registration #7
Aug/23/09 | Camp dBM / Get
Found | permalink
Registration
for Camp dBM : 00.007
re: Burning Man 2009 : EVOLUTION
Name, playa or otherwise: Will aka Orbit
Default World livelihood: Math Professor
Hobbies: Snowboarding, Biking, Surfing, Diabolo, Dancing, Music
Side-projects: KW3230
Favorite foods: Chocolate, Pad Kee Mao, Grilled Salmon and Breakfast
Favorite drinks: Chocolate, Twilight Ale, Bourbon, Coconut Juice
Favorite musics: Digable Planets, Metalica, eDIT, Nightmares On Wax, Michael Franti, Chopin, etc., etc.
Currently reading: The Way of the Superior Man
General outlook on life: The only constant is change. We can rail against this or evolve with it. To be at peace and present is the ultimate challenge and gift.
How many burns? (list years): 2007, 2008, 2009 (pending)
Favorite BRC memories: Meeting the Devil my first night in BRC. Seeing a double rainbow after meeting the two cutest boys who just got married. Sunrise interpretive dancing after extreme juggling and metal object acrobatics. Free hugs.
Least-favorite BRC memories: The fucking birthday cake!
Playa garb you feel most yourself in: Business suit.
What 3 items from your BRC funbox is most essential? Diabolo, fuzzy brown hat, scorpion belt buckle.
If you had a superpower, what would it be? Vagus nerve control.
Top 3 favorite Michael Jackson songs? (after re-watching the video) smooth criminal, Thriller (duh), P.Y.T.
What is pent-up inside of you waiting for the right opportunity to come out? The man I will become.
Your one wish for humanity: Joy!
Hopes for BM '09? Connection, freedom, joy and love
Fears for BM 09? Getting ready in time.
re: Burning Man 2009 : EVOLUTION
Name, playa or otherwise: Will aka Orbit
Default World livelihood: Math Professor
Hobbies: Snowboarding, Biking, Surfing, Diabolo, Dancing, Music
Side-projects: KW3230
Favorite foods: Chocolate, Pad Kee Mao, Grilled Salmon and Breakfast
Favorite drinks: Chocolate, Twilight Ale, Bourbon, Coconut Juice
Favorite musics: Digable Planets, Metalica, eDIT, Nightmares On Wax, Michael Franti, Chopin, etc., etc.
Currently reading: The Way of the Superior Man
General outlook on life: The only constant is change. We can rail against this or evolve with it. To be at peace and present is the ultimate challenge and gift.
How many burns? (list years): 2007, 2008, 2009 (pending)
Favorite BRC memories: Meeting the Devil my first night in BRC. Seeing a double rainbow after meeting the two cutest boys who just got married. Sunrise interpretive dancing after extreme juggling and metal object acrobatics. Free hugs.
Least-favorite BRC memories: The fucking birthday cake!
Playa garb you feel most yourself in: Business suit.
What 3 items from your BRC funbox is most essential? Diabolo, fuzzy brown hat, scorpion belt buckle.
If you had a superpower, what would it be? Vagus nerve control.
Top 3 favorite Michael Jackson songs? (after re-watching the video) smooth criminal, Thriller (duh), P.Y.T.
What is pent-up inside of you waiting for the right opportunity to come out? The man I will become.
Your one wish for humanity: Joy!
Hopes for BM '09? Connection, freedom, joy and love
Fears for BM 09? Getting ready in time.
Camp dBM registration #6
Aug/22/09 | Camp dBM / Get
Found | permalink
Registration
for Camp dBM : 00.006
re: Burning Man 2009 : EVOLUTION
Name, playa or otherwise: Moontroll / DJ Playaduster
Default World livelihood: communications coordinator for environmental nonprofit org, freelance writer, educator
Hobbies: many! including blogging and podcasting, dragonfly studies, kite flying, long walks, continually improving my homefries preparations, sea kayaking, landscape gardening, doodling...
Side-projects: www.moontrolling.com
Favorite foods: french fries, thai noodles, wood-fired pizza, ben & jerry's, grilled cheese, crunchy things, salmon chowder
Favorite drinks: blueberry mojitos, Deschutes Brewery grogs, tequilla, coffee, jaegerbombs, smoothies, oolong tea from Taiwan
Favorite musics: freek folk, glitch, dub, ambient/downtempo, bluegrass, jazz, Dead, whomp, classical Indian, funk, soul, hip-hop, drone and most everything from Mali. (A musical mix of recent favorite sounds is right here.)
Currently reading: Dale Pendell's The Gifts of Burning Man, Rick Bass' The Wild Marsh, Tove Jansson' s The Summer Book, Kabat-Zinn's Coming to Our Senses: Healing Ourselves and the World Through Mindfulness.
General outlook on life: Choose your own adventure! But take responsibility for what you manifest.
How many burns? (list years): 2004: The Vault of Heaven & 2007: The Green Man.
Favorite BRC memories: 2008 burns (the man + Crude Awakening) from the Jackson Junk with my brothers, sunrises at the temple, The Party Formerly Known as the Prince Party in the Boogie Pyramid, deep-playa cruising on bike, dancing to DISORIENT DJs, discovering Bassnectar and the Glitch Mob for the first time, Hekter's dusty-chap playa side-shuffle and fuckleberry pickle sauce session!
Least-favorite BRC memories: my very first dust storm was rather surprising -- I remember frantically wondering "what the fuck am I doing here?!?"
Playa garb you feel most yourself in: pig-tailed purple wig
What 3 items from your BRC funbox is most essential? kite, soundstick and picture frames
If you had a superpower, what would it be? to soar above the land like a raven!
Top 3 favorite Michael Jackson songs?
re: Burning Man 2009 : EVOLUTION
Name, playa or otherwise: Moontroll / DJ Playaduster
Default World livelihood: communications coordinator for environmental nonprofit org, freelance writer, educator
Hobbies: many! including blogging and podcasting, dragonfly studies, kite flying, long walks, continually improving my homefries preparations, sea kayaking, landscape gardening, doodling...
Side-projects: www.moontrolling.com
Favorite foods: french fries, thai noodles, wood-fired pizza, ben & jerry's, grilled cheese, crunchy things, salmon chowder
Favorite drinks: blueberry mojitos, Deschutes Brewery grogs, tequilla, coffee, jaegerbombs, smoothies, oolong tea from Taiwan
Favorite musics: freek folk, glitch, dub, ambient/downtempo, bluegrass, jazz, Dead, whomp, classical Indian, funk, soul, hip-hop, drone and most everything from Mali. (A musical mix of recent favorite sounds is right here.)
Currently reading: Dale Pendell's The Gifts of Burning Man, Rick Bass' The Wild Marsh, Tove Jansson' s The Summer Book, Kabat-Zinn's Coming to Our Senses: Healing Ourselves and the World Through Mindfulness.
General outlook on life: Choose your own adventure! But take responsibility for what you manifest.
How many burns? (list years): 2004: The Vault of Heaven & 2007: The Green Man.
Favorite BRC memories: 2008 burns (the man + Crude Awakening) from the Jackson Junk with my brothers, sunrises at the temple, The Party Formerly Known as the Prince Party in the Boogie Pyramid, deep-playa cruising on bike, dancing to DISORIENT DJs, discovering Bassnectar and the Glitch Mob for the first time, Hekter's dusty-chap playa side-shuffle and fuckleberry pickle sauce session!
Least-favorite BRC memories: my very first dust storm was rather surprising -- I remember frantically wondering "what the fuck am I doing here?!?"
Playa garb you feel most yourself in: pig-tailed purple wig
What 3 items from your BRC funbox is most essential? kite, soundstick and picture frames
If you had a superpower, what would it be? to soar above the land like a raven!
Top 3 favorite Michael Jackson songs?
Human Nature, Blame it on the Boogie,
My Lovely One -- aaaaannnnddd I Can't Help It, Don't Stop Til You
Get Enough, State of Shock, Shake Your Body, I'll Be There, They
Don't Care About Us, Jam, Smooth Criminal, Scream... (MJ Tribute
mix posted here.)
What is pent-up inside of you waiting for the right opportunity to come out? Being a father [update: don't worry ladies, I'm not looking to fulfill this urge on the playa this year!]
Your one wish for humanity: that we would practice compassion and empathy towards all lifeforms
Hopes for BM '09?/Fears for BM 09? My greatest hope and my greatest fear are one in the same -- I have been reeling from a traumatic breakup with my fiance and her son for many months now and I hope that the playa will provide me healing from my disorienting grief. I am both excited for that release (at the temple?) and afraid of what it might look like.
What is pent-up inside of you waiting for the right opportunity to come out? Being a father [update: don't worry ladies, I'm not looking to fulfill this urge on the playa this year!]
Your one wish for humanity: that we would practice compassion and empathy towards all lifeforms
Hopes for BM '09?/Fears for BM 09? My greatest hope and my greatest fear are one in the same -- I have been reeling from a traumatic breakup with my fiance and her son for many months now and I hope that the playa will provide me healing from my disorienting grief. I am both excited for that release (at the temple?) and afraid of what it might look like.
Ramona Mayhem's tips on playa diet,
health and hygiene
Aug/21/09 | getting
ready | permalink
"So what do you eat out there? Do people sell food? Are there free showers?"
Ha Ha Ha. Er....Um...No.
Me? Fourth year. Using the same list since 2006 with minor changes each year to suit my whims and appetites.
For those who haven't had playafied grilled cheese sandwiches or dusty lemon drops, let me edumacate you with some tips on the finer points of the playa diet, health, and hygeine.
Tip #1: Radical Self Reliance. Read the Burningman.com site "cover to cover"--not only is it eye candy and a plethora of information, there are so many checklists on there you can essentially tailor any one of them to suit your own needs.
Tip #2: Bring more water than you think you need (average 2 gallons per day)--not only will someone thank you for providing them with much needed hydration in BRC, you might even enjoy a shower once or twice. Do NOT, and I repeat, DO NOT ever refuse H20 on playa. Piss Clear=no drear(y) moments in the medic tent with an IV drip. If you like bubbly water, buy it before Lakeview (Bend or Bigger) because it isn't a hot (cool?) commodity in Lakeview. I.E. you'll be lucky to find seltzer in a can in the "mixers" aisle next to the empty shelves that formerly held water by the individual gallons.
Tip #3: Trader Joe is your best friend. EVER. TJ's is focused largely on flavorful, ready to go meals. Not all of them are a hit. Not all of them are a miss. And trust me, some of them are just plain ole damn YUMMY! I consider myself a situational omnivore (after all, Bacon is a four legged fruit!) No lips, no hips for me, thanks. Though sometimes I eat turkey. A default wonder with having carnivorous children. Hell, last weekend I was at a Black Rock Ranger Silkscreening party and had two bites of bloody steak. It reminded me of my childhood. I didn't get even get a stomach ache. SO. Here is an incomplete list of recommendations for the Trader Joe fan:
*box of emergen-c (I drink 2-4 of
these a day) $7-8.99/box
*TJ's lime/lemon mineral water .89 ea
*DARK CHOCOLATE BARS
*Fried Onion Pieces (garnish? An experiment this year) $2.99
*Cashews, Pepitas, Raw Almonds, Sunflower seeds-- protein, fat, salt, yum, oh my
*"Nothing but Flattened Bananas" (potassium!) $1.29/oz/ea
*Garlic or jalepeno or ?? stuffed green olives: $3.49 for a BIG jar!
*Cornichons/pickles/etc $2.69
*Variety of Salsas $2.49/ea or so
*Multi-grain and flax seed corn chips SUPER YUMMY! $? forgot
*Pre-cooked pasta dishes "Italian Fusilli with tomato sauce" (add boiling water): $2.49
*Pre-cooked rice dishes
*Artichoke tapenade, mixed vegetable bruchetta, roasted red pepper tapenade, etc. A lot to choose from--great on crackers w/cheez & smoked fish!
*Smoked salmon prices are great here, but I get it from my Poppa who catches the fishies. YUM :)
*$3 buck chucks! oh my! The rose Zin is lighter alcohol content and quite tasty believe it or not--will be good in the desert methinks...
*100% Cranberry juice--keep those kidneys clean and functioning
*100% Blueberry juice--detoxify last night's hollyland
*100% Pomegranate--see above and b/c it tastes yummy
*NEW THIS YEAR: Snack Sesame Crepes $1.29 ea--a Vietnamese treat (Calcium)
*Variety of flavored hummus'es--I love the sundried tomato one but they have a dozen to choose from in little and big sizes
*Pre-made Indian fare, variety of flavors (lentils, palak paneer, etc) about $3?--I just eat them straight out of the mylar packets--no heating, no mess
*Septics of soup--portabello mushroom, red pepper curry, french onion--I get the 8 oz versions and chug them--great source of nutrients & electrolytes
(often TJ's doesn't have these, but any Food Co-op will)
*Japanese nori rice crackers
*Rice Crackers
*Variety of cheeses--the 3-pack of goat, the braided mozzerella, dubliner cheddar, Israeli feta, whatever suits your fancy
*Smoked Tuna or Trout (yummy!) It's salty, flavorful, and sooooooooooooooo tasty on playa
*Fresh fruit that is a little under ripe when you travel--stuff without peels and such (grapes, plums, apples) Italian Plums are a favorite! :) (friend's gardens!
*Your favorite dressing, (me: Annie's Woodstock--it has tahini in it--another great source of calcium)
The best part about these foods is you have a protein (fish/hummus/cheese) with a carbo (rice crak'n, flax chip, rice/pasta) with a veggie/fruit (aforementioned tapenades) and salt/electrolytes (soups/olives/fried onion pieces?), and last but not least, you have to admit, TJ's has a ROCKIN' sweet tooth department. It's basically my goal to not ever use my stove (I am actually loaning it to my burning sister and her bf for the week)--last two years I made one cooked meal (stir-fry) and boiled water twice for coffee for the camp building crew. Who has time to cook? I do! Just not on playa! :) xoxo
Tip #4: (the random goodies)
*Vitamin medley: 5-htp, melatonin, B-6 & 12 (multi), EFA's (cod liver oil or Evening Primrose), Cal-Mag (no constipation here!), etc
*Dr. Bronner's peppermint (or whatever flavor you dig)
*Huggies Unscented Natural Care, bulk size (about $8) and a plastic travel case (about $2) to keep reloading
*Water misters
*Bring your own t.p. (biodegradable kind--like the stuff used on a boat)
*Get one strand of L.E.D. lights--last forever, create a nice ambience in your tent/VW/dome w/o blinding you, and blue is my favorite. :)
*DUCT TAPE
*Lemon Oil to put in your water bottle (gives anti bacterial and viral props and tastes yummy)
*Disposable cameras--the most fun present to give yourself when you pick up the pics at Rite-Aid post burn. Soooooooooooo much fun.
*In first Aid Kit: tampons, Emu and Vit E oil, aloe vera, eye cup & saline to wash shit out, tweezers
*raw cacao bliss :)
Well, frenz, I have so much more to contribute to this--the wheels are turning inside my brain much like the gears of a giant ole clock, and while I have lost track of the dayz as they relate to a weekend, I know it is exactly 9 dayz before I leave on yet another epic adventure. I'll be headin' on playa sometime after midnight, Monday, and heading directly towards a man visit after blinglebee is righteously parked. :) If y'all feel like sharing a snack, a tune, or some hoop-lalalalalala, by all means, come visit @ Spanky's Village 8:30 and Esplanade.
Monday, 4-6pm:
Join RamonaMayhem & CampMystic @ Spanky’s Wine Village for a hoopjam on Monday from 4-6pm. Hoops will be provided (or bring your own) and a yummy treat to share–as in the stone soup idea–we all contribute and we all feast! Don’t know how to hoop but want to? Worry not–RM is a fabulous teacher and will provide instruction. Come Storm or Shine, baby, the hoop knows not the difference.
Tuesday 11-3pm:
Join me and Raquelisimia at Center Camp Cafe as we make music (java) for the masses. If you mention dBM or some hooptastic limerick, I'll make your Iced Mocha for free!
Wednesday 3-7pm:
Your other chance to breakdance and groove dBM mystic style while I sling jo--impress me with a beatbox or breakdown--I'll make you coffee at Center Camp Cafe (and 1,000 other folks!)
Thursday 9-6pm:
I'm camp bitch of Spanky's village, bitch, and if you don't come (on the orgasmatron, the teeter totter of death, the chairway to heaven, or with a flight of wine), then I'll be your bitch too! (NOT REALLY). No, Yes, Seriously. I'm confused. Come visit. That's all I'm asking. heh
My ticket came in the mail today, I am listening to tangled path on dBM podcasts, wondering why my cd player is stuck as I have 50 cds to burn as playa gifts.....
LOVE LOVE LOVE!
~RamonaMayhem
*TJ's lime/lemon mineral water .89 ea
*DARK CHOCOLATE BARS
*Fried Onion Pieces (garnish? An experiment this year) $2.99
*Cashews, Pepitas, Raw Almonds, Sunflower seeds-- protein, fat, salt, yum, oh my
*"Nothing but Flattened Bananas" (potassium!) $1.29/oz/ea
*Garlic or jalepeno or ?? stuffed green olives: $3.49 for a BIG jar!
*Cornichons/pickles/etc $2.69
*Variety of Salsas $2.49/ea or so
*Multi-grain and flax seed corn chips SUPER YUMMY! $? forgot
*Pre-cooked pasta dishes "Italian Fusilli with tomato sauce" (add boiling water): $2.49
*Pre-cooked rice dishes
*Artichoke tapenade, mixed vegetable bruchetta, roasted red pepper tapenade, etc. A lot to choose from--great on crackers w/cheez & smoked fish!
*Smoked salmon prices are great here, but I get it from my Poppa who catches the fishies. YUM :)
*$3 buck chucks! oh my! The rose Zin is lighter alcohol content and quite tasty believe it or not--will be good in the desert methinks...
*100% Cranberry juice--keep those kidneys clean and functioning
*100% Blueberry juice--detoxify last night's hollyland
*100% Pomegranate--see above and b/c it tastes yummy
*NEW THIS YEAR: Snack Sesame Crepes $1.29 ea--a Vietnamese treat (Calcium)
*Variety of flavored hummus'es--I love the sundried tomato one but they have a dozen to choose from in little and big sizes
*Pre-made Indian fare, variety of flavors (lentils, palak paneer, etc) about $3?--I just eat them straight out of the mylar packets--no heating, no mess
*Septics of soup--portabello mushroom, red pepper curry, french onion--I get the 8 oz versions and chug them--great source of nutrients & electrolytes
(often TJ's doesn't have these, but any Food Co-op will)
*Japanese nori rice crackers
*Rice Crackers
*Variety of cheeses--the 3-pack of goat, the braided mozzerella, dubliner cheddar, Israeli feta, whatever suits your fancy
*Smoked Tuna or Trout (yummy!) It's salty, flavorful, and sooooooooooooooo tasty on playa
*Fresh fruit that is a little under ripe when you travel--stuff without peels and such (grapes, plums, apples) Italian Plums are a favorite! :) (friend's gardens!
*Your favorite dressing, (me: Annie's Woodstock--it has tahini in it--another great source of calcium)
The best part about these foods is you have a protein (fish/hummus/cheese) with a carbo (rice crak'n, flax chip, rice/pasta) with a veggie/fruit (aforementioned tapenades) and salt/electrolytes (soups/olives/fried onion pieces?), and last but not least, you have to admit, TJ's has a ROCKIN' sweet tooth department. It's basically my goal to not ever use my stove (I am actually loaning it to my burning sister and her bf for the week)--last two years I made one cooked meal (stir-fry) and boiled water twice for coffee for the camp building crew. Who has time to cook? I do! Just not on playa! :) xoxo
Tip #4: (the random goodies)
*Vitamin medley: 5-htp, melatonin, B-6 & 12 (multi), EFA's (cod liver oil or Evening Primrose), Cal-Mag (no constipation here!), etc
*Dr. Bronner's peppermint (or whatever flavor you dig)
*Huggies Unscented Natural Care, bulk size (about $8) and a plastic travel case (about $2) to keep reloading
*Water misters
*Bring your own t.p. (biodegradable kind--like the stuff used on a boat)
*Get one strand of L.E.D. lights--last forever, create a nice ambience in your tent/VW/dome w/o blinding you, and blue is my favorite. :)
*DUCT TAPE
*Lemon Oil to put in your water bottle (gives anti bacterial and viral props and tastes yummy)
*Disposable cameras--the most fun present to give yourself when you pick up the pics at Rite-Aid post burn. Soooooooooooo much fun.
*In first Aid Kit: tampons, Emu and Vit E oil, aloe vera, eye cup & saline to wash shit out, tweezers
*raw cacao bliss :)
Well, frenz, I have so much more to contribute to this--the wheels are turning inside my brain much like the gears of a giant ole clock, and while I have lost track of the dayz as they relate to a weekend, I know it is exactly 9 dayz before I leave on yet another epic adventure. I'll be headin' on playa sometime after midnight, Monday, and heading directly towards a man visit after blinglebee is righteously parked. :) If y'all feel like sharing a snack, a tune, or some hoop-lalalalalala, by all means, come visit @ Spanky's Village 8:30 and Esplanade.
Monday, 4-6pm:
Join RamonaMayhem & CampMystic @ Spanky’s Wine Village for a hoopjam on Monday from 4-6pm. Hoops will be provided (or bring your own) and a yummy treat to share–as in the stone soup idea–we all contribute and we all feast! Don’t know how to hoop but want to? Worry not–RM is a fabulous teacher and will provide instruction. Come Storm or Shine, baby, the hoop knows not the difference.
Tuesday 11-3pm:
Join me and Raquelisimia at Center Camp Cafe as we make music (java) for the masses. If you mention dBM or some hooptastic limerick, I'll make your Iced Mocha for free!
Wednesday 3-7pm:
Your other chance to breakdance and groove dBM mystic style while I sling jo--impress me with a beatbox or breakdown--I'll make you coffee at Center Camp Cafe (and 1,000 other folks!)
Thursday 9-6pm:
I'm camp bitch of Spanky's village, bitch, and if you don't come (on the orgasmatron, the teeter totter of death, the chairway to heaven, or with a flight of wine), then I'll be your bitch too! (NOT REALLY). No, Yes, Seriously. I'm confused. Come visit. That's all I'm asking. heh
My ticket came in the mail today, I am listening to tangled path on dBM podcasts, wondering why my cd player is stuck as I have 50 cds to burn as playa gifts.....
LOVE LOVE LOVE!
~RamonaMayhem
Building BRC
Aug/19/09 | black rock
city | permalink
Black Rock City is springing to life from the prehistoric sands of Lake Lahontan right now in anticipation of Burning Man 2009: Evolution!!! Here is a photograph of the Man's platform, constructed in a style similar to 2008's "Belgian Waffle." John Curley is on the scene, posting stories and photos about building BRC. Shit is blowing up!!!
18 days
Aug/18/09 | Camp dBM / Get
Found | permalink
Camp dBM gathered last weekend at the Samish Island Zendo, halfway between Bellingham and Seattle, to set up some of our camp infrastructure and go over all kinds of details for establishing our encampment on the outer perimeter of Black Rock City in less than two weeks-- we went over our plans for travel and BRC rendezvous, food and booze, rebar and tennis balls and nuts and bolts, furniture and soundsystem, medicinal potions and lotions and other essentials. (Ramona, we need a hoop infusion!!!)
Most gratifyingly, we obtained and then set up a structure destined to become our dBM dome -- the Stereo Sauna -- which took the most work. We also sussed out the giant center pole and army parachute that we intend to cover the entire camp with beneath a balmy shade-- we didn't erect it entirely -- that shit is heavy -- but we confirmed the missing structural elements we need to obtain to make that happen (Update: G'nutz took care of it today!). We also put together several Playatech furniture pieces that will ultralounge out our dBM dome and envisioned what else we would need -- lighting, DJ station, bar, hammocks, furriness -- to make the space very inviting and chilltastic.
Grapenuts drew us a map of where we'll be located at 2:15 and Lineage (perimeter), an address determined by our loose partnership with the Get Lost temple-builders camp (we're drawing power from them -- literally). So, we're about as far in the boonies as one can be, and all of us are pretty excited about it. For me, having spent one year near Center Camp and another on the Esplanade, I'm curious about the going-ons out there on the fringes of the experimental city, not to mention the opportunities to commune with the natural forces of the Black Rock Desert that I've only dabbled in. Make a note of it -- 2:15 and Lineage (perimeter)-- and come visit us on the playa! Bring some beer and bacon, and let us massage your inner earhole sanctums with delectable musical selections. (If we're not in that location, who knows what happened, but we'll register our location at the Center Camp computer registry thingamajig and you can find us that way.)
So far, so good. No emergencies or crises or panics or even concerns, really-- maybe that will come later, but maybe not. Things are feeling smooooooth and many pieces have fallen in to place over the past week, including new campmates (see the rest of the dBM blog for official camp registrations -- more are in queue.) Getting all our shit down to the remote northwestern corner of Nevada is proving to be the most complicated as we're all on different timelines and coming from various angles -- Seattle, Taos, San Francisco -- but I think we've got it worked out. We're a faith-based oranization. Believe!
Lil' Fox
believes
Of course, some aspects
of Camp dBM, as humble and simple as it is, will go awry -- the
unexpected will grace us with unknown challenges and unforeseen
possibilities -- so we cultivate a posture of flexibility and
spontaneity, and are ready to laugh at ourselves too, sticking
together and enjoying the ride, wherever it takes us...
Click below for many
more photos of Camp dBM preparations at the
Zendo...
Camp dBM registration #5
Aug/16/09 | Camp dBM / Get
Found | permalink
Registration
for Camp dBM : 00.005
re: Burning Man 2009 : EVOLUTION
Name, playa or otherwise: Scotty/Shantidas
Default World livelihood: Raft guide
Hobbies: Writing, photography, backpacking, mountain biking, digeridoo
Side-projects: Energy work, Yoga teaching, writing and photography, scottglackman.blogspot.com
Favorite foods: Herb salads, gumbo, medium rare steak, burnt bacon, huevos rancheros over medium christmas, kim chi, sashimi, vanilla ice cream, tiramisu and any vessel for garlic or butter.
Favorite drinks: Water, coffee, earl grey with cream and sugar, hoppy beer and wine you can eat with a fork
Favorite musics: Funk, bluegrass, exotica, electronica (world and mystical sounds), '80s new wave, skate punk, Irish and what comes out when I pick up an instrument. Ironically, when I'm alone I spend most of the time in silence.
Currently reading: Return of the Bird Tribes
General outlook on life: burn bright and light your way
How many burns? (list years): '04 and soon '09
Favorite BRC memories: Hearing “Cowboy Song” by the Vandals and jumping into an insta-mosh pit. Also, miraculous energy work sessions.
Least-favorite BRC memories: I forget...
Playa garb you feel most yourself in: Zorro mask and leopard pants
What 3 items from your BRC funbox is most essential? Lighter, jaw harp and playa journal.
If you had a superpower, what would it be? I'd love to be able to fly.
Top 3 favorite Michael Jackson songs? Don't stop 'til you get enough, Wanna be startin' something, Say, say, say
What is pent-up inside of you waiting for the right opportunity to come out? I'm not sure yet. Seems like it's on low heat and very slow cooking. I'd laugh if it was a monkey in a fez hat.
Your one wish for humanity: Finding peach through common ground
Hopes for BM '09? Quality time with old friends, synchronicity trains of epic lengths, meeting the girl of my dreams and vision for the next stage of my life.
Fears for BM 09? Sleep management.
re: Burning Man 2009 : EVOLUTION
Name, playa or otherwise: Scotty/Shantidas
Default World livelihood: Raft guide
Hobbies: Writing, photography, backpacking, mountain biking, digeridoo
Side-projects: Energy work, Yoga teaching, writing and photography, scottglackman.blogspot.com
Favorite foods: Herb salads, gumbo, medium rare steak, burnt bacon, huevos rancheros over medium christmas, kim chi, sashimi, vanilla ice cream, tiramisu and any vessel for garlic or butter.
Favorite drinks: Water, coffee, earl grey with cream and sugar, hoppy beer and wine you can eat with a fork
Favorite musics: Funk, bluegrass, exotica, electronica (world and mystical sounds), '80s new wave, skate punk, Irish and what comes out when I pick up an instrument. Ironically, when I'm alone I spend most of the time in silence.
Currently reading: Return of the Bird Tribes
General outlook on life: burn bright and light your way
How many burns? (list years): '04 and soon '09
Favorite BRC memories: Hearing “Cowboy Song” by the Vandals and jumping into an insta-mosh pit. Also, miraculous energy work sessions.
Least-favorite BRC memories: I forget...
Playa garb you feel most yourself in: Zorro mask and leopard pants
What 3 items from your BRC funbox is most essential? Lighter, jaw harp and playa journal.
If you had a superpower, what would it be? I'd love to be able to fly.
Top 3 favorite Michael Jackson songs? Don't stop 'til you get enough, Wanna be startin' something, Say, say, say
What is pent-up inside of you waiting for the right opportunity to come out? I'm not sure yet. Seems like it's on low heat and very slow cooking. I'd laugh if it was a monkey in a fez hat.
Your one wish for humanity: Finding peach through common ground
Hopes for BM '09? Quality time with old friends, synchronicity trains of epic lengths, meeting the girl of my dreams and vision for the next stage of my life.
Fears for BM 09? Sleep management.
20 days
Aug/14/09 | Camp dBM / Get
Found | permalink
My people! Are any of you having as
much trouble focusing on 'default world' obligations as I am? My
mind and spirit are at the threshold of the Portal waiting for the
green light to go Home. In the meantime, my body is held up and
directed by the remaining faculties and autopilot systems that keep
the blood moving and the air flowing. I am being tested in my
practice to stay Present. I guess that's why it's called a
"practice". Needless to say, I'm getting my workout.
In the past week, many necessary details have fallen into place and camp dBM is creeping ever closer to manifesting on the playa. I easily convinced my business partner that we need to purchase a PA for our upcoming gig and for future performances, so this week I will picking up a bumpin' ass soundsystem to hype up the dBM dome (it's a tax right off, of course :o)! Grapnutz got the green light from Erik - the mastermind behind 2007's Boogie Universal Pyramid Project -- to "take whatever Boogie gear is in his garage" Really!!!??? Aaaah yeah!
In the past week, many necessary details have fallen into place and camp dBM is creeping ever closer to manifesting on the playa. I easily convinced my business partner that we need to purchase a PA for our upcoming gig and for future performances, so this week I will picking up a bumpin' ass soundsystem to hype up the dBM dome (it's a tax right off, of course :o)! Grapnutz got the green light from Erik - the mastermind behind 2007's Boogie Universal Pyramid Project -- to "take whatever Boogie gear is in his garage" Really!!!??? Aaaah yeah!
Geodesic dome, playatech furniture, 30'
mast and 80' cargo parachute for full camp shade, generator and
various accouterments and accessories. Fuck yes! Playaduster has
made arrangements for us to get a Costco carport from a crew of
burners who won't be on the playa this year and the RV is serviced
and ready to launch from Reno. The infrastructure is is in place!
Now we need to get it all down to the playa....
In the last week we have added a new addition to the crew -- Scotty G (playa name unknown) is a playa veteran with an amazing ability to inspire adventure and creativity. What will he get us into in Black Rock City where we are surrounded my endless opportunities for both? We shall see...stay tuned for his Camp dBM profile.
The Pacific Northwest contingent of Camp dBM will be gathering for one more meeting this weekend to hammer our the final logistics and make sure that all of this shit fits together and gets there. SO MANY DETAILS! But I'm confident that we will have it together in time for the Portal opening. The excitement among us and throughout the internets is palpable. You feel it? Yeah. Soon come.
It's all about the burn now, from here on out.
~ The Most Dubious E
In the last week we have added a new addition to the crew -- Scotty G (playa name unknown) is a playa veteran with an amazing ability to inspire adventure and creativity. What will he get us into in Black Rock City where we are surrounded my endless opportunities for both? We shall see...stay tuned for his Camp dBM profile.
The Pacific Northwest contingent of Camp dBM will be gathering for one more meeting this weekend to hammer our the final logistics and make sure that all of this shit fits together and gets there. SO MANY DETAILS! But I'm confident that we will have it together in time for the Portal opening. The excitement among us and throughout the internets is palpable. You feel it? Yeah. Soon come.
It's all about the burn now, from here on out.
~ The Most Dubious E
Camp dBM registration #4
Aug/11/09 | Camp dBM / Get
Found | permalink
Registration
for Camp dBM : 00.004
re: Burning Man 2009 : EVOLUTION
Name, playa or otherwise: Robin
Default World Livelihood: Shleping Organic Food
Hobbies: Puppy upkeep, Cello, Water Play, Scuba, Art, Making Oneself Scarce.
Side Projects: Searching for Logistically Sound way to Pursue Higher Purpose.
Favorite Foods: Mixing Temperatures and Textures. Salt.
Drinks: Tequila in hot and self-abandon; Hoppy Beer in times of rest; Good Whiskey always.
Music: Loving Zoe Keating ->> electromixology of cello. That which gets into my core and compels my body to respond.
Currently Reading: The Ape That Spoke; Language and the Evolution of the Human Mind, John McCrone
Beyond God the Father, Mary Daly
The Botany of Desire, Michael Pollan
Rereading: The Screwtape Letters, C.S. Lewis
If on a winter's night a traveller, Italo Calvino
Just Finished: All God's Children: The Bosket Family and the American Tradition of Violence, Fox Butterfield
General Outlook on Life: Hard. But not really. Blessed.
Burnt?: 2006 Self-awareness/ Self-dillusion
2007 Self-healing/ Loss / Acceptance
2008 Family/ Self-Affirming
2009 ...
Favorite BRC Memories:
Gifted playa name on trampoline, reveling in the sunrise, pink bandana, leather boots. Grace. 2006.
Meeting my future partner for sunrise Mimosas at the Temple, biking to the airport, hammocks, stinky feet, air flight. 2007.
Ocean glistening wale fins at the end of night, feel of cold metal on my cheek, crying at the sight of my love for the assembled family. 2008.
Least Favorite:
the cold crows nest.
not feeling welcome.
Playa garb most comfortable in:
Red mohawk, lace up boots, furry rabbit coat, inflatable penis key, 80s Prom dresses.
What three items are essential in your funbox?:
re: Burning Man 2009 : EVOLUTION
Name, playa or otherwise: Robin
Default World Livelihood: Shleping Organic Food
Hobbies: Puppy upkeep, Cello, Water Play, Scuba, Art, Making Oneself Scarce.
Side Projects: Searching for Logistically Sound way to Pursue Higher Purpose.
Favorite Foods: Mixing Temperatures and Textures. Salt.
Drinks: Tequila in hot and self-abandon; Hoppy Beer in times of rest; Good Whiskey always.
Music: Loving Zoe Keating ->> electromixology of cello. That which gets into my core and compels my body to respond.
Currently Reading: The Ape That Spoke; Language and the Evolution of the Human Mind, John McCrone
Beyond God the Father, Mary Daly
The Botany of Desire, Michael Pollan
Rereading: The Screwtape Letters, C.S. Lewis
If on a winter's night a traveller, Italo Calvino
Just Finished: All God's Children: The Bosket Family and the American Tradition of Violence, Fox Butterfield
General Outlook on Life: Hard. But not really. Blessed.
Burnt?: 2006 Self-awareness/ Self-dillusion
2007 Self-healing/ Loss / Acceptance
2008 Family/ Self-Affirming
2009 ...
Favorite BRC Memories:
Gifted playa name on trampoline, reveling in the sunrise, pink bandana, leather boots. Grace. 2006.
Meeting my future partner for sunrise Mimosas at the Temple, biking to the airport, hammocks, stinky feet, air flight. 2007.
Ocean glistening wale fins at the end of night, feel of cold metal on my cheek, crying at the sight of my love for the assembled family. 2008.
Least Favorite:
the cold crows nest.
not feeling welcome.
Playa garb most comfortable in:
Red mohawk, lace up boots, furry rabbit coat, inflatable penis key, 80s Prom dresses.
What three items are essential in your funbox?:
bodycrans
socks socks tights socks
disco
If possessed superpower, what would it be?:
power to heal.
Top 3 MJ Songs:
Billie Jean
Burn this Disco Out
Remember the Time
What is pent up inside of you waiting for the right opportunity to come out?:
elation.
One wish for humanity:
*understanding
Hopes:
Safe home, connections, letting go of ego to revel in the present, witnessing change in others/self, love, acceptance, light and play (i.e. joy).
Fears:
not letting go. losing sight.
Moze’s Top Ten ART PROJECTS And Then
Some
Aug/08/09 | art &
music | permalink
dBM editor's
note: this is a rebroadcasting of an excellent post on the Art of
Burning Man 2009 from the Burning
Blog. Worth
sharing here to fire up yer stoke!
It has been said that the culmination of evolution is procreation.
I say it is the process of working your ass off for months in your grimy, stinking sweltering warehouse, breathing the pulverized metal of so many grinders or the pine diaper stink of wet sawdust and every day burning, bashing, smashing, or otherwise breaking your body upon the wheel with a precarious group of batshit crazy artist friends to build something you know will be the GREATEST ART PROJECT EVER to hit the playa.
I say it is spending the last of your paltry paychecks or foraging dumpsters or crawling all over junk yards for supplies and that MISSING LINK to bring your ART TO LIFE and it is the toil and exhaustion of back breaking work, as you are covered with grime, stressed out and sweaty, wondering if you’re going to finish the thing in time, then, when it looks like you won’t pull it off, actually “finishing” and then loading up and driving out to the godforsaken desert to work another week in the dust and the heat that would kill any sane HOMINID.
It really is about SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST and the playa will devour you alive if you lose your focus, but if you’re lucky to finish building your masterpiece sometime around when the floodgates open and Black Rock City fills up with the ART CURIOUS who are searching for YOUR ART TO BLOW THEIR MINDS, you will be able to sit back and watch with wonder what you have wrought and realize…
IT WAS ALL WORTH IT.. . and what’ll we do next year…
Those of you who DARE to IGNORE THE OBVIOUS RIDICULOUSNESS of even trying to make ART in BLACK ROCK CITY are truly EVOLVED.
This year we jump aboard the merry ship HMS LARRY HARVEY to sail to Lake Lahontan where OUR FEARLESS LEADER has decreed that in 2009 our dry lake bed will become the GALAPAGOS of ART, and this year’s EVOLUTION THEME just tickles my PHENOTYPE so much I’m hoping to catch some HOT ALLELE on ALLELE action as we all swim to the bone dry end of the GENE POOL.
Now, I am just a lowly blogger, and not a member of the mighty ORG, so getting your LINKAGE all DISEQUILLIBRIUMED over perceived COMPETITIVE EXCLUSION is futile. I don’t know much about ART, but I know what catches my eye, and let me tell you, we have 160+ projects this year, many of them DANGEROUS, but if CONTROL OF FIRE is a turning point in HUMAN EVOLUTION, I’d say we’re pretty evolved in Black Rock City, if you catch my GENETIC DRIFT.
So, if you can put down your faux fur leg warmers, fairy wings, EL wire, body glitter and ThemeCamp planning maps for a few minutes, I give to you …
MOZE’S TOP TEN ART PROJECTS AND THEN SOME
1. Raygun Gothic Rocketship by Sean Orlando, Nathaniel Taylor, David Shulman and John Manyjohns. They’ve been flying around outer space since 1944 and just returned to earth to make repairs and they’re planning on departing again September 4th from Black Rock City where a 500 foot perimeter will be set up to ensure the safety of Black Rock City citizens. Their plasma drive engine, high tensile titanium alloys and lighter weight and gadgetry will be on display all week, “But be careful … it’s all fun and games until someone stumbles into the electric fence surrounding the gantry…”
Seriously, this group of mad scientists don’t just make ART, they live it. They were behind the Steampunk Treehouse from 07 and Goes Around Comes Around, the steam power carousel from 2006 and they’re not only artists and geniuses, but they’re really nice people. If Gee-Gnome is whimsical, this installation is downright in your face retro insanity and well worth the tour.
I highly recommend listening to their Audio Art tour in the Installations section of the Burning Man site.
It has been said that the culmination of evolution is procreation.
I say it is the process of working your ass off for months in your grimy, stinking sweltering warehouse, breathing the pulverized metal of so many grinders or the pine diaper stink of wet sawdust and every day burning, bashing, smashing, or otherwise breaking your body upon the wheel with a precarious group of batshit crazy artist friends to build something you know will be the GREATEST ART PROJECT EVER to hit the playa.
I say it is spending the last of your paltry paychecks or foraging dumpsters or crawling all over junk yards for supplies and that MISSING LINK to bring your ART TO LIFE and it is the toil and exhaustion of back breaking work, as you are covered with grime, stressed out and sweaty, wondering if you’re going to finish the thing in time, then, when it looks like you won’t pull it off, actually “finishing” and then loading up and driving out to the godforsaken desert to work another week in the dust and the heat that would kill any sane HOMINID.
It really is about SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST and the playa will devour you alive if you lose your focus, but if you’re lucky to finish building your masterpiece sometime around when the floodgates open and Black Rock City fills up with the ART CURIOUS who are searching for YOUR ART TO BLOW THEIR MINDS, you will be able to sit back and watch with wonder what you have wrought and realize…
IT WAS ALL WORTH IT.. . and what’ll we do next year…
Those of you who DARE to IGNORE THE OBVIOUS RIDICULOUSNESS of even trying to make ART in BLACK ROCK CITY are truly EVOLVED.
This year we jump aboard the merry ship HMS LARRY HARVEY to sail to Lake Lahontan where OUR FEARLESS LEADER has decreed that in 2009 our dry lake bed will become the GALAPAGOS of ART, and this year’s EVOLUTION THEME just tickles my PHENOTYPE so much I’m hoping to catch some HOT ALLELE on ALLELE action as we all swim to the bone dry end of the GENE POOL.
Now, I am just a lowly blogger, and not a member of the mighty ORG, so getting your LINKAGE all DISEQUILLIBRIUMED over perceived COMPETITIVE EXCLUSION is futile. I don’t know much about ART, but I know what catches my eye, and let me tell you, we have 160+ projects this year, many of them DANGEROUS, but if CONTROL OF FIRE is a turning point in HUMAN EVOLUTION, I’d say we’re pretty evolved in Black Rock City, if you catch my GENETIC DRIFT.
So, if you can put down your faux fur leg warmers, fairy wings, EL wire, body glitter and ThemeCamp planning maps for a few minutes, I give to you …
MOZE’S TOP TEN ART PROJECTS AND THEN SOME
1. Raygun Gothic Rocketship by Sean Orlando, Nathaniel Taylor, David Shulman and John Manyjohns. They’ve been flying around outer space since 1944 and just returned to earth to make repairs and they’re planning on departing again September 4th from Black Rock City where a 500 foot perimeter will be set up to ensure the safety of Black Rock City citizens. Their plasma drive engine, high tensile titanium alloys and lighter weight and gadgetry will be on display all week, “But be careful … it’s all fun and games until someone stumbles into the electric fence surrounding the gantry…”
Seriously, this group of mad scientists don’t just make ART, they live it. They were behind the Steampunk Treehouse from 07 and Goes Around Comes Around, the steam power carousel from 2006 and they’re not only artists and geniuses, but they’re really nice people. If Gee-Gnome is whimsical, this installation is downright in your face retro insanity and well worth the tour.
I highly recommend listening to their Audio Art tour in the Installations section of the Burning Man site.
2. Gee-Gnome by Rosa Anna DeFilippis, Peter Youngmeister, Caroline Miller and John DeVenezia. If you like Gnomes and if you like Fire, this is your piece. It is whimsical, a 5’ tall “realistic depiction of General Gnomius the Great” that will shoot a 70’ multicolored Methanol flame into the sky at night. Sometimes from little Gnomes come Great Flames.
3. Soma by the Flaming Lotus Girls is a stainless steel, million times larger than life neuron sculpture driven by the big brains who like to create participatory fire sculptures to blow your mind. Here are dendrites, neurons, spinning fiery nuclei and an axon with flames and electricity that end in a sparkle poof that represents the passage of electricity form cell to cell.
The sheer endurance and ability to remain original and to, dare I say, evolve, makes the Flaming Lotus Girls one of our greatest treasures on the playa.
4. The KeyHole – The Heron Project by Christina Sporrong and Christian Ristow and Luminous Passage by Gary Long and LA Art Group. Last year when the Fleeble wasn’t Flobbering it could get as cold and desolate as a freeway underpass near the Crucible at 3 am (no offense, Charlie). This year we will be treated to a kind of Center Camp Keyhole Champs-Élysées with the Heron Project, “part prehistoric bird, part oil derrick” flapping wings of fire and surrounded by the 20 ethereal trees of Luminous Passage casting glowing shadows to warm your way.
5. This year offers us a tangled bank of possibilities, and THE MAN himself promises to be an interesting departure from years past. THE MAN base is not an art gallery this year, but instead consists “of irregular wooden triangles” creating “a chaotic truss. At night the tangled bank will come alive with luminous life forms scratching, crawling and slithering their way through it.”
There will be a Gene Pool, Strange Ur-creatures peeping and THE MAN will sit atop a central tree that is “beribboned with a double helix.. that .. will exist in flux: switching on and switching off, changing colors unexpectedly.”
6. Fire of Fires by David Umlas, Marrilee Ratcliffe and Community Art Makers. The New Temple Crew brings us a 3-tiered Temple, the product of 20 designers. The bottom floor is adorned with human iconography and that symbology evolves from floor one to the top floor where it culminates in fundamental molecular designs. With a 35’ high Fire Tornado at its core, it doesn’t sound like the Temple will have any problem catching fire this year. This could be another very interesting evolution from the past for one of our dear yearly Art Installations.
7. Braindrop by Kate Raudenbush whose past projects include Altered State from 08, Guardian of Eden in 07, Duel Nature from 06 and 2005’s Stadium of the Self, brings Black Rock City a 17’ tall “meditation space created to bring awareness to the element of water on our planet and its importance to our evolutionary balance.” Her intricate laser-cut steel lattice works imprint themselves on my occipital lobe and the sublime beauty of her work is really moving.
8. Vishnu’s Dream by Joe Arnold and Deedee Hampton is a “a twenty seven foot high kinetic, participatory sculpture”. It will be a big “lotus flower blossoming” with lage cobras whose “eyes will glow red and the framework of the lotus will be illuminated by chasing lights that lead the eye upward to a whirling windmill of petals and a glowing orb at the top.”
This sounds pretty cool, but add to that the fact that the installation is a Camera Obscura that rather than just allowing participants inside to see a static image, “will allow viewing dynamic images from inside the camera obscura itself” by a lens apparatus spun by windmills inside the Lotus Flower.
9. Holding Flame by Patrick Shearn and Cynthia Washburn. The roof, the roof, the roof is on fire… this is the group that brought you the Hope Flower and Fear Trap, that really cool and unexpected flower that traveled the playa. The “ceiling is plumbed with propane which, when burning, creates a roiling ceiling of fire. Contours created on the surface of the ceiling control the pattern and flow of the fire as it moves outward, trying to rise and searching for oxygen. The result, when seen from below, is mesmerizing and engaging.” Nuff said.
10. Carbon Garden by False Profit Labs. This collective has been bringing out more and more interesting installations each year, Hydrogen Economy, PyroCardium, Toxic Bloom. This year they are building “A garden of 30 flowers ranging from 5′ to 10′ tall” each of which shoot flames that “react to sensors and generate music for a serene zen experience.” There is a tradition of these gardens that I’ve always enjoyed, including 06’s A Field of Sunflower Robots by Stefano Corazza, 02’s Lily Pond by Jeremy Lutes, the Flaming Lotus Girls Flower Garden also in 02 and Mr. $teven Ra$pa’$ Sacred Grove and Wheel of Faith from 1998, so I’m looking forward to this one.
AND HERE ARE some Installations that are going to also be no doubt exciting so here they are, categorized for your safety:
PLACES MOST LIKELY TO BE SCENES OF NATURAL SELECTION IN ACTION: The FlameThrower Shooting Gallery by Matisse Enzer returns this year and is “Modeled after “County Fair” style shooting galleries”, but with FlameThrowers. The Burninator Grid by Bill Codding says it all in their descripton of the new layout of the Grid that Burners walk into as “Taking the same large number of towers … and collapsing them into a small field of fire .. that… will allow it to become truly overwhelming.” And I also like the sound of 2Πr by Interpretive Arson which is “two concentric rings” with the inner ring detecting movement and translating it into fire on the second ring.
BIG PENIS ART: There are many large sculptures on the playa, but the Tower of Emergence by Jordan Tenney is a “wood architectural sculpture that reaches nearly 60′ into the sky and is much like a stylized flower which has broken through a huge crack in the barren desert floor.”
OOH THE COLORS AT NIGHT: Two pieces: The Pool by Jen Lewin which will be a place “where play and collaborative movement can create a cascading effect of swirling light and color” and Cubatron L5 by Mark Lotter made up of “made up of 1000 lights.”
MOST LIKELY DISTURBING ART: Chimera Sententia (aka Fishbug) by Rebecca Anders & Jessica Hobbs is an offshoot of the Flaming Lotus Girls and promises to freak you out with a length of 30 feet of straining, laboring BREATHING undefined evolving creature.
HARD TO TOP DICKY IN THE BOX: This year’s large scale art project by a newcomer is something called Evo-Wall by Carl Sanden. It looks big, there are doors, there is a wall, he’s going to ignite it all and he seems crazy enough to pull it off. This could be a real Sleeper, or not.
So there you have it. If I’ve missed something mind blowing it won’t be the first time. I wrote an art review that missed the 2006 Waffle, aka Message Out of the Future by the Uchronians. You can read all about it in Burning Man Live, 13 Years of Piss Clear if you are so inclined. But we ADAPT.
There are a TON of other projects and like I said, these just caught my eye. I don’t really know anything about ART, but I can’t wait to see what these folks make happen out there because ART really gets my motor running and I appreciate every artist who works their ass off to get their project out there to GIFT to all of us.
And HONESTLY, SO SHOULD YOU. Have a great Burn this year.
Camp dBM registration #3
Aug/05/09 | Camp dBM / Get
Found | permalink
Registration
for Camp dBM : 00.003
re: Burning Man 2009 : EVOLUTION
Name, playa or otherwise: Paul/GrapeNuts
Default World livelihood: Musician-Teacher-Designer-Hustler
Hobbies: Building stuff, playing music, scouring the internets for cool stuff, traveling, dancing, cooking, eating, drinking, laughing
Side-projects: www.dirtfactoryrecords.com
Favorite foods: Quesadillas, sushi, seafood, fresh veggies, ice cream, donuts, BLT sandwiches…
Favorite drinks: Chocolate malts, Patron, g&t’s, mojitos, red wine, fresh grapefruit juice
Favorite musics: Everything that’s NOT on Clear Channel radio stations
Currently reading: Terry Pratchett, anything by Tom Robbins, Kurt Vonnegut, I was shaped by Daniel Quinn and Carlos Castaneda and I guess Stephen King; he started me reading
General outlook on life: Let it roll like water off my back
How many burns? (list years): 1997, 2005, 2007, 2008
Favorite BRC memories: My amazing mushroom adventure last year
Least-favorite BRC memories: Blowing a clutch cable with a very grumpy (ex)girlfriend during exodus 2 years ago
Playa garb you feel most yourself in: Rice Patty Hat, Big Sunglasses, Tight Grandma Polyester Pants, Bright Tennis Shoes & Utility Belt
What 3 items from your BRC funbox is most essential? flask, chapstick, led flashlight
If you had a superpower, what would it be? Intergalactic time travel
Top 3 favorite Michael Jackson songs? The first 8 bars of “Billie Jean”, The vocoder break in “PYT”, and the “Mama Say Mama Sa Mama Makosa” break at the end of “Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin'"
What is pent-up inside of you waiting for the right opportunity to come out? My true potential
Your one wish for humanity: Don’t take yourself so damn seriously
Hopes for BM '09? everything
Fears for BM '09? nothing
re: Burning Man 2009 : EVOLUTION
Name, playa or otherwise: Paul/GrapeNuts
Default World livelihood: Musician-Teacher-Designer-Hustler
Hobbies: Building stuff, playing music, scouring the internets for cool stuff, traveling, dancing, cooking, eating, drinking, laughing
Side-projects: www.dirtfactoryrecords.com
Favorite foods: Quesadillas, sushi, seafood, fresh veggies, ice cream, donuts, BLT sandwiches…
Favorite drinks: Chocolate malts, Patron, g&t’s, mojitos, red wine, fresh grapefruit juice
Favorite musics: Everything that’s NOT on Clear Channel radio stations
Currently reading: Terry Pratchett, anything by Tom Robbins, Kurt Vonnegut, I was shaped by Daniel Quinn and Carlos Castaneda and I guess Stephen King; he started me reading
General outlook on life: Let it roll like water off my back
How many burns? (list years): 1997, 2005, 2007, 2008
Favorite BRC memories: My amazing mushroom adventure last year
Least-favorite BRC memories: Blowing a clutch cable with a very grumpy (ex)girlfriend during exodus 2 years ago
Playa garb you feel most yourself in: Rice Patty Hat, Big Sunglasses, Tight Grandma Polyester Pants, Bright Tennis Shoes & Utility Belt
What 3 items from your BRC funbox is most essential? flask, chapstick, led flashlight
If you had a superpower, what would it be? Intergalactic time travel
Top 3 favorite Michael Jackson songs? The first 8 bars of “Billie Jean”, The vocoder break in “PYT”, and the “Mama Say Mama Sa Mama Makosa” break at the end of “Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin'"
What is pent-up inside of you waiting for the right opportunity to come out? My true potential
Your one wish for humanity: Don’t take yourself so damn seriously
Hopes for BM '09? everything
Fears for BM '09? nothing
Arts & Crafts for the Playa
Aug/02/09 | Camp dBM / Get
Found | permalink
We've got it together...right?
The looks and verbal affirmations from Grapenutz and
Playaduster say so, but I still wonder, "What am I/are we missing?"
There is only 37 days until the Man burns. Until he burns! We will have been on playa for almost 8 days by that time. I've got...no WE'VE got to get our shit together!
But I'm cool.
It's happening.
Trusting in the our collective ability to harness and direct the Pure Power of Potential, I know we'll have more than we need when we are on the playa. But who's gonna take care of.....
Camp dBM converged this week for a throw-back summer camp arts and crafts experience at Dancing Dog Clayworks to create some unique gifts for the playa. The 20 or so Burning Man Evolution pendants will be but one of our gifts for the BRC community (music, of course being another).
During our convergence we got crafty and did some planning for the upcoming journey to the Portal and beyond.
A few preliminary sketches and plaster to carve
DJ Playaduster is already sportin' his playa goggles
Grapenutz prepares his crafting surface. Every piece he made was a one of a kind.
After our art barn session, we bolted to Lake Padden where we took a long awaited swim (it was over 90 degrees that day) and rendezvous'd with Lil Fox and Robin, the newest Camp dBM members. The vibes were smooth, some plans were discussed, but mostly we shared our excitement about the fast approaching Burn.
So, all of us here at Camp dBM are getting it together. Yeah. I'm starting to pack already. Not so much to be sure that I have time to get everything that might be desired, but also because I'm am stoked to step through the Portal. Soon come.
I hope I can dance with you in Black Rock City!
Onward, towards the Burn.
~ Edubious
There is only 37 days until the Man burns. Until he burns! We will have been on playa for almost 8 days by that time. I've got...no WE'VE got to get our shit together!
But I'm cool.
It's happening.
Trusting in the our collective ability to harness and direct the Pure Power of Potential, I know we'll have more than we need when we are on the playa. But who's gonna take care of.....
Camp dBM converged this week for a throw-back summer camp arts and crafts experience at Dancing Dog Clayworks to create some unique gifts for the playa. The 20 or so Burning Man Evolution pendants will be but one of our gifts for the BRC community (music, of course being another).
During our convergence we got crafty and did some planning for the upcoming journey to the Portal and beyond.
A few preliminary sketches and plaster to carve
DJ Playaduster is already sportin' his playa goggles
Grapenutz prepares his crafting surface. Every piece he made was a one of a kind.
After our art barn session, we bolted to Lake Padden where we took a long awaited swim (it was over 90 degrees that day) and rendezvous'd with Lil Fox and Robin, the newest Camp dBM members. The vibes were smooth, some plans were discussed, but mostly we shared our excitement about the fast approaching Burn.
So, all of us here at Camp dBM are getting it together. Yeah. I'm starting to pack already. Not so much to be sure that I have time to get everything that might be desired, but also because I'm am stoked to step through the Portal. Soon come.
I hope I can dance with you in Black Rock City!
Onward, towards the Burn.
~ Edubious