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The DoodleMoose – a black-light art easel « creativedynamo — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 19:04:26 +0000

[...] was, so you’d be drawn to check it out. You’d make your way in the pitch black, and as a good burner you’d have a headlamp! but still, it was uneven terrain and you had to walk/stumble through and [...]

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I am Mom. We are Mom Nation. | Mom Nation — Mon, 16 May 2011 04:46:20 +0000

[...] post on labels and why we should love them, I suggest you do. Some people call me a hippie, a “Burner,” a weirdo. I think it is so easy for us to adopt these labels like masks, to hide our [...]

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By: bash

bash — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 20:33:08 +0000

Burners burn things, technically. so by default:
If you participate in the collective act of burning something… whether you light the match, or make sure the matchlighter had breakfast that morning, you are by association a burner. Playa dust NOT required. akin: Simply being in Hollywood doesn’t make you a star.

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By: C.L

C.L — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 21:18:09 +0000

I was a burner before i knew what a burner was, I was a burner before I went, and a happier burner after my first black rock city adventure.

A burners condition and mind lives a step to the side of everyday society, a mix of imagination, experimentation, passion and love.

A burner is the expression of that condition without care for judgement.

Josh Harris (we live in public) is an extreme burner that never went to black rock city. http://www.weliveinpublicthemovie.com/

The “real world” is a shit storm that few can navigate and live and create in without care of judgement – those that can – succeed in every way.

Those that use whatever they create, to give in our other lives at burning man and in every day life – are burners to the core.

being a burner is a condition. recognising gifting as enjoyment not waste. sharing because its just as fun watching it being consumed, used, abused and admired as it was creating it.

(everyone can get there, they just need to hop of the merry go round)

so hop off. Quick, like a bunny.

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By: Warwick

Warwick — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 10:00:54 +0000

Defining ‘Burner’ builds a border ;-)

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By: Billennium

Billennium — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 23:16:26 +0000

Like the phenix who rises from the ashes of his old self to place upon himself a new mantle. Whatever you take from your experience at BM is your own. My only question is how do you hang on until the next BM?

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By: Nadia

Nadia — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 20:13:22 +0000

I hope this doesn’t offend anyone…

I’ve been wanting to attend Burning Man for quite some time; however, I would not be labeled as a typical “burner” when I go. This is unfair terminology.

I’m working toward a degree in Architecture and love green designing and building. My initial reason for wanting to attend was because it’s a huge festival/community that promotes creativity, the arts, in everyone, gifting and then of course, burning it all, leaving no trace behind – it’s a beautiful philosophy, really, but how many people actually carry it on outside of the festival?

If not, should they then, be termed as a “burner”, even if they’ve attended a burn or two, but don’t live up to the belief? Then, we also start to think, well, the people who attend burning man don’t live by rules, at least that’s what they claim, so then with this, who the fuck cares if someone doesn’t fit the burner philosophy? and then we start thinking, well these are just peaceful people, hippies, gypsies, people who are expressing themselves in many different ways – funny thing is, if everyone is at peace and everyone is all doing the same thing in the artistic sense, that in itself is conforming to a stereotype, and everyone is the same, and no one is different from eachother, and that is boring – and then, what’s the point?

I know, I’ve never been, but I have my own reasons. I am constantly told that I should just go with absolutely nothing the first time, and just enjoy what’s around me. I have been wanting to go with the intention of building something FANTASTIC!!!! FUN AND WITTY AND FUNCTIONAL AND GREEN and oh so aesthetically magnificent! I haven’t gone yet because I’m saving up money for building materials and transportation!

Lastly, I started spinning fire a year ago and tribal fusion belly dancing. It’s my stress reliever from school and it’s mindboggling now to think how the hell did i not put two and two together – it’s because i hadn’t gone yet and designing and building something fabulous was the reason for why i wanted to go in the first place. I mean, burning man worked with architecture for humanity in volunteer relief efforts after hurricane katrina – it’s almost like a dream for me. So here it is, I had NEVER heard the term “burner” until i started hanging out with other fire dancers (who live 8 hours away). Because of this, i thought burner applied to just fire dancers. i got pretty confused. Burner could also apply to ANYONE WHO BURNS THINGS.

Here it is my friends, the point…to be spontaneous – it is to express who you are and what you believe in, not necessarily by Burning Man’s philosophy of gifting because even then, you are encouraged to gift, and in the same, you are encouraged to be you and if you don’t want to give up that pair of hand warmers you knitted yourself, well by golly fucking keep them – gift yourself! All I’m saying is, there is NO ONE DEFINITION of a burner, because if there was, wouldn’t that be contradictory to the philosophy? Be creative, believe in what you believe, and express yourself. It is whatever you want it to be.

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By: Dr Deb

Dr Deb — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 08:44:59 +0000

Burning man participation and playa dust required…although, not everyone who attends is a burner and many who are burners in their hearts are not burners until they have been through it.Buy a ticket and make it happen…that is, if you want to be a “burner”.

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By: Cheeto

Cheeto — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 19:59:24 +0000

I am a Burner. I dream about Burning Man on average of twice a month, all year. I think about it all of the time. I am sad for weeks when I leave it, I miss the people I meet. I love the smell of the playa dust. The heartbeat of the city puts me to sleep at night. I went the first time and it keeps calling me back,
the playa gets in you, it’s magic.

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By: supanukldraga

supanukldraga — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 02:47:51 +0000

radical free expression and exceptance. Preparing for the next burn the day after the last. those that don’t go, don’t know. Participators not spectators. What’s a burner? I’m a burner. I was born a burner, live as a burner and will die a burner. I just never had such a cool name for it. thank you all. stop by the camp with the ten foot tall Tent/trampoline. We call it a tentoline!

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