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First, let me send huge hugs to all of you! I love anything that inspires hugs and smiles….and yes, they are are very contagious! Admittedly, I am a voyeur from the outside of Burning Man, at the same time, I am a very close admirer of my own big brother, MIKEY STUBBS, who has worked very hard since , I believe, 2005, on his creation of HUG DELI.

I have read the blogs, and noted that his credit was overlooked, however, I strongly feel he should still be mentioned in the above article. A busy mom of three and a freelance artist, it took me a long time to read through the article, anxiously waiting for my dear brother’s name to be mentioned, even a photo would have been cool! But it ain’t there, folks. I appreciate all the peace and love vibe, but a true artist should be given credit for a phenomenally fun and peaceful concept.

As stated by Rebecca Whitnall, article “Venturans visit Burning Man Festival for reasons of their own” dated Sunday, August 31, 2008:

“Not everything here is bigger than life. Sometimes it’s the small things that catch your attention — like the Hug Deli, sitting out in the middle of the playa. A burner stands at the ready to give hugs to passers-by and welcome them “home,” a term often ascribed to the playa by burners.”

This is an amazing compliment to the beauty and free-spirit of the original Hug Deli. Let Hug Deli be an inspiration to CREATE A NEW PEACE FORUM for BM 2009. If you know the true spirit of Burning man, you would not need to copy another’s imagination… use your own imagination… it’s truly not that difficult if it’s in your blood!

love you, Mikey!
wendy woo (go ahead…bring it…)

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i have so many thoughts about bringing bm to b’roo that i don’t know where to start, but, thankfully, since my last post i have been somewhere that has given me a more optimistic spin… rothbury.

rothbury is a festival that cares. from the ground up. b’roo is over. at least 20,000 people will boycott the event permanently after the disrespect they showed this year and the attendance at rothbury will get the swell… rothbury was the music festival of the year. b’roo will be remembered as “chopped liver and onions”… a festival that thought it was something but was really just relying on the good will of the attendees. it took that good will for granted and in return it gave us police shakedowns and bad vibes.

no biggie. the circus can roll down the highway. and we will. rothbury was beautiful and amazing and not filled with the arrogance of the b’roo production team. it was humble and magnificent.

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Thank you for the credit. It is greatly appreciated. And thank you for participating at the Hug Deli at LIB. Without people participating, the Deli is just an empty art structure. Without you, the magic will not happen.

The young Hug Deli crew was composed of great kids and they did a amazing job. They were the talk of LIB.

I would be honored to have you work behind the counter this year at BM. The Deli will be located at either on the 9:00 pathway between the Esplanade and the Man or between the Man and the Temple.

We’ll see you there.

Peace, hugs & tequila

Mikey

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It wasn’t until the end of the event when I met up with Amy Bunker, our New Hampshire RC and member of our Bonnaroo project. We both talked about the Hug Deli and how awesome it would be to have one at Bonnaroo as part of our gifting concept. We had about a week to brainstorm how we would BRING IT! (the Hug Deli, that is) to Tennessee. In our mad dash to get our act together, we neglected to contact Mikey and in this blog, we left out any mention of the inspiration the Hug Deli provided for this project. I apologize.

Mikey, thank you for creating such a fun interactive art project that has the power to reach the masses. The Hugaroo Deli brought more people over to our Bring It! area than any of the other activities. =) Once they were “disarmed” by a hug, we were then able to direct them to the other areas of our camp.

I for one would be honored to volunteer at the Hug Deli this year at BM!

xoxoxo
Meghan

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