oo-tee-dee! Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 I have over 600 photos plus vid clips to sort thru into slide shows, but here is a taster. What an AWESOME week 8) 8) 8) Had a ten hour dust storm on the Monday we got there, and again on the Thurs and Sunday. Total hours sleep for the week, about 12 - total blisters, 4. Mentalist week factor 5,000!!!!!!!!!!!! Sat night when the Man burned was simply the most awesome and electric party atmosphere I've ever witnessed, my camera just couldn't capture and hold that moment. Will definitely be going again. Met lots of cool people including a guy who works for Google in California and he said that the two Google founders are regular burners....cool 8) 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oo-tee-dee! Posted September 3, 2008 Author Share Posted September 3, 2008 Yes you can laugh and insert a caption - here are the two mad hippies I camped with all week, Jim and Drix :D:D:D This was a real Thunderdome where bungee'd up guys (and girls) beat the crap out of eachother with rubber things, would go great at WGW cos it was Cyberpunk central - but Health and Safety in the UK would NEVER allow it - we could climb right up the metal dome to watch and they didn't bat an eyelid here!! These gorgeous propane-burning creations were done by a bunch of San Francisco girls - chicks who weld - YEAH!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oo-tee-dee! Posted September 3, 2008 Author Share Posted September 3, 2008 Here I am in Vegas with the Neon City Garrison XO Scott Linting (left) and TB128 Phil Cline. Smashing guys, gave me a right good tour of Vegas and finished up with the best baby back ribs in town, mmmmmmmmmmmm....... So I'm back now and my new bathroom is only half installed so I have to shower at work....only half unpacked, got major jet lag, not slept for 48 hours and still don't feel tired. Feck! Let's do it all again!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TD-1536 Posted September 4, 2008 Share Posted September 4, 2008 Those pictures look INCREDIBLE!!! I could see myself doing this event some year. How were the living conditions out there, though? Sleeping, food, water? How did all those artists get those huge sculptures out to the desert? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkHammer Posted September 4, 2008 Share Posted September 4, 2008 those first three or four pics of the metal sculptures are incredible ....looks like a blast..iv always wanted to go..thanks for sharing .. cheers dan...sshhhkkk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theGreatSot Posted September 4, 2008 Share Posted September 4, 2008 That is just too cool Rach! Glad to hear that you had a blast of a trip to the States. I'd love to see more photos. Let me know if/when you post them to your Facebook account and I'll have to check them out. Glad to see you on the forums again, you seemed to be missing for a while there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scootch Posted September 4, 2008 Share Posted September 4, 2008 Wow! Thanx for the pix. A guy I know goes to Burning Man. Awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oo-tee-dee! Posted September 4, 2008 Author Share Posted September 4, 2008 Those pictures look INCREDIBLE!!! I could see myself doing this event some year. How were the living conditions out there, though? Sleeping, food, water? How did all those artists get those huge sculptures out to the desert? You have to bring all your own food and water but Black Rock City (BRC) runs on a gifting/barter economy - there are no burger vans or places selling food, so if you run out of anything then you have to go see your neighbour and ask them for it, offer a barter or a gift in exchange but mostly they'll give you what you need and not ask for anything in return. It was the toughest week I've gone thru physically, for sure. We camped this year and and I'd not do it agan though, I'm definitely hiring an RV next time. The Black Rock Desert dust is like talcum powder and is very alkaline and gets EVERYWHERE - it dries out your skin and hair and gets into every crack! The peak temperatures are about 40oC in the day and high teens/twenties at night. I hid out in the shande from 1pm to about 4pm as the heat was just too intense for me. Early mornings were sublime though, the sun was cool, the playa was empty, and you go biking round the art sculptures and it's so peaceful. You can't drive in BRC, the only modes of transport are bikes or an art car (which have to be approved and licensed). Get an old bike from the dumpster and do it up - this isn't an event for your posh mountain bike! The sand coats every moving part but most bikes survive the week. The dust storms are tiring but AWESOME - you have to have a dust mask and goggles with you at all times cos they can hit from nowhere and white out within minutes. We went walking in one and it was like a nuclear winter.......you can't see a thing, shapes of people and art cars loom out of the dust then disappear again, and if you're out in the desert among the art then don't even TRY to get back to camp until the storm passes or you could be wandering for hours *Everyone* should do this event at least once in their lives....why not get an MEPT crew together, hire a couple of RVs and get down there? I'll prob n not be going again until 2010 so if you're organising something then I'll be up for joining you. Camp MEPD anyone??? You can do a theme camp on any and every subject - see here for listings for 2008: http://www.burningman.com/themecamps/08_camp_vill_h.html Survival guide here: http://www.burningman.com/preparation/event_survival/ See the Man go up in flames here (watch for the mushroom cloud, it shook the ground!): http://current.com/items/89250588_burning_the_man_2008 Thunderdome footage here: http://current.com/items/89250807_welcome_to_thunderdome If you decide to do this event you have to be SURE you can handle the extreme heat, the lack of sleep, and the constant dust. Unless you have an RV it's hard to escape the heat, even in the shade it's boiling. You're out in the desert for a week and there's no escape Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dutchy Posted September 4, 2008 Share Posted September 4, 2008 This looks unbelievably good. And all the sculptures and works of art....pffew. But did all of the wood artwork go up in flames or just the man?? Anyway this is a trip to remember...thanks for sharing those incredible pics Rache!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TD-1536 Posted September 4, 2008 Share Posted September 4, 2008 That's sounds frightening, grueling... yet exciting. One of those "life experiences" that you can always talk about. I'll certainly look in to this in the coming years. Something about that huge expanse of barren land and random sculptures intrigues me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oo-tee-dee! Posted September 4, 2008 Author Share Posted September 4, 2008 Some of the art was burned but not all. It'd be FAB to have a Sandtrooper photoshoot there, the landscape is perfect. The Jawa Sandcrawler art car is a must too but it wasn't there this year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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