the Man gets waxed
Crimson Rose
The Man Kcrew was on the playa last night, and they invited all hands to join them in waxing the Man.
Well, they didn’t really wax him. What they did was melt a bunch of wax, soak burlap in it, then attach it to the Man’s arms and legs. All to make him burn that much brighter in … wow, a week from Saturday!
Crimson Rose, the master of all flame-related customs at Burning Man, was directing the show. It’s a little different this year, because this is the year of Striding Man — the Man looks as if he’s in mid-stride. We’re not sure if he’ll assume his normal stance on Burn night, but we DO know that he’ll be able to raise his hands above his head before the fireworks kick off the big burn.
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- Steel Toe
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- Blue, who runs the recycling operations for Black Rock City, lent a hand.
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- Sometimes the burlap attached itself to the wrong thing.
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- Burlap sacks were dipped in hot wax, then allowed to cool and attached to the Man.
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- Crimson Rose
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- Gameshow’s 17 year old stepdaughter. It might have been Gameshow himself who gave her her playa name.
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- Not much happens here without music and song to go along with it.
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- Titanium Sporkestra was in the house.
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- At the end of the night, we warmed ourselves by the fire of the Man Base crew
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August 23rd, 2011 at 9:13 pm
THANKS GUYS!!!! You are AMAZING. <3 <3 <3
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August 24th, 2011 at 6:59 am
Thanks for the great report!
Pics, however are far too small.
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August 24th, 2011 at 8:24 am
How much burlap does it take to cover the Man?
I always forget about this practice so much so that I just donated & threw out about 200 large & 500 small burlap sacks from my business.
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August 24th, 2011 at 2:22 pm
It occurred to me the other day that if you stuffed the Man with Bacon, not only would it provide the fatty fuel needed to cause him to blaze in a splendid fashion, it would also smell quite delicious!
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