Comments on: Little Stories

By: Jon Mitchell

Jon Mitchell — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 00:56:40 +0000

@Luscious Lucy Lips: I feel you on every single one. Especially the little sister one. This was my brother’s first burn. He was a champion.

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By: Luscious Lucy Lips

Luscious Lucy Lips — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 00:55:21 +0000

That moment when you look at your little sister who is just blossoming in front of your eyes, as she is standing there dusty and crying with joy and grief and being completely overwhelmed

That moment with your fur-lined playa coat becomes a pillow, and a blanket for two, because it can.

That moment when you decide to hop another art-car, only you realize it’s moving a little too quickly. You jump on, it’s going to fast to balance, you jump back off… only to your dismay the ground isn’t moving and you tumble hard, smiling for the fuck of it..

That moment when the bartender pulls out his slow-roast pork in mole sauce, just for you to try…

That moment when you realize the person sitting across from you has done an entire case of whippets in about 30 minutes…

That moment when your good friend tries to shoot your leg out wrestling style in the middle of the dance floor while wearing a bunny-suit onesy…

That moment when you’re dancing, she’s dancing, and she looks back over her shoulder into your eyes, then stares at your mouth… waiting.

That moment when you realize this guy has been drinking far too much beer and not enough water or electrolytes and could possibly be at risk for dehydration. So you force feed him 2 liters of emergen-C water.

That moment when you’re at your desk and realize you can’t even feel the residue of the what you felt so strongly while covered in dust, stinking like a work-horse, hot under your shade structure. You know you’re missing something, and can even identify it, but have no way of getting it back.

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By: Miss GO

Miss GO — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 08:12:59 +0000

The moment a few days before you leave when you wake up and realize that you are heading back to the place you call home, and the moment when you get out of the car for the first time and are astounded that you made it back yet again. The moment when you realize that one week from now it will only be monday! And then you ponder the marvelous week ahead of you..

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By: Rev

Rev — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 14:53:34 +0000

Volunteering at the airport last year on Saturday, cause, why the hell not?

Toward the end of my shift, a pilot walks past and says, “Hey you. Want to go up?” YES.

So we do a beautiful tour of Black Rock Desert, and when we’re coming in for approach, about 75 feet above the playa, the dashboard starts to spark and smoke. He calmly cuts the engine, and we glide in for a landing, opening the doors to let the smoke billow out.

Moral: I flew into Burning Man, on Burn Night, in a plane that was on fire. The trifecta.

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By: almost there

almost there — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 20:31:27 +0000

The moment you are caught in the middle of a dust storm and you find yourself thinking about the girl you made plans with before the burn to meet on the playa. You think to yourself “I wish I would have printed out that damn email. I wonder where she is.”

And all of a sudden, she materializes from the dust storm in all her playa glory and gives you a kiss.

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By: zephyrmuse

zephyrmuse — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 03:29:16 +0000

The moment ,first burn my first time at the temple and i find my self crying and i dont know why i am but finding it as a beging of a relise of all 38 nyears of emotion i have been hideing deepinside for what ever reason i had ,and haveing my best friend see me cry and hold me and say it all right ,then later watching the temple burn feeling the same emotion again but feeling better at the same time cause i relised it ok to cry

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By: Biff

Biff — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 18:41:11 +0000

That moment, when you arrive and are trying to find your camp, the frustration starts to set in, you pull over, get out of the car, sit down, crack open a frosty cold adult malt beverage and start pondering on what a great fucking week you are about to have.

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By: Smooches

Smooches — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 16:56:06 +0000

My most profound moments are tied together by 3 years. In 2005, a dear friend died suddenly Wednesday night of a massive heart attack. We wore silver cloth armbands as a sign of friendship and love.

In 2008, I am working on the Temple Crew, Basura Sagrada. It’s early in the morning and I’m walking out to the porta-potty in the bright sunshine. As I look where I am stepping, there is a silver armband on the playa waiting for me.

Thank you Sam Rich.

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By: Tangerine

Tangerine — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 02:51:01 +0000

I’m sorry I cursed please take the cuss words out I didn’t read the comment policy till after I posted~please post the rest if U like it!Thank U

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By: Tangerine

Tangerine — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 02:43:55 +0000

The moment I was greeted by the greeters was like I was coming home for the first time~Stepping onto the playa barefoot & feeling the playa going through my toes~Seeing my first sunrise on the open playa-breath taking-having a complete stranger approach me with sun screen and then proceeding to rub some sunscreen on my already beat red shoulders while I was trying(trying)to dig a hole on the playa to display the brass burning man figure I had made~I was startled at first & this lady just said”oh, honey you are frying out here please let me put some on so you can enjoy the rest of your first week I said “Thank u so much”& then she was gone~Hearing & then seeing Dr. mega volt(The god of electricity)Amazing~Receiving the human package(Richie) on the big metal fire breathing Dragon (I DIDN’T GET TO RIDE ON DAMMIT)This poor guy had been blind folded & hadn’t even seen the playa(after he had been there 13 hours until he was delivered to me Via UPS (United playa service)I had to sign for him & everything~we took him all over until we couldn’t stand him being blind folded any longer so we ordered him to take his blind fold off~He was so grateful that the next morning we discovered a thank u note & a little karate bear at our camp~He was camping a block away from us~Trippy~Shaving the burning man into my (husband now)boyfriends chest boy did he get a lot of compliments~It was way better the next year cuz he had the man shaved on his chest & back~(If anyone remembers big Daddy hair bears chest & back & has pictures e-mail me I would love to see all the pics that were taken)Cotton mouth monkey boy hanging on the lamp lighter posts out of his mind & having a grand time~hula hooping ladies dressed in animal fur outfits wearing ass less chaps in center camp mesmerizing~my little sex vixen Pocahontas I wanted to play with her but she didn’t want to~saving mickey mouse and all the human lab rats in that god awful fucking stupid maze under the man~I could ramble for years but I’m done now~My years are 2000-2001-2005~I will come home again!Love to all my family & fellow burners~See U out on THE PLAYA!~P.s.2001 was the Best year when I saw the man burn with no problems,Interruptions,or foul play~Love you Mr.Man!

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