Comments on: Orientation Sessions for First Time Burners

By: Darrell Duane

Darrell Duane — Tue, 22 May 2012 18:44:11 +0000

Burning Man for Beginners – Washington DC at ArtOMatic!
Date & Time:
Wed, 06/06/2012 – 7:00pm – 9:30pm
Location:
Renwick Alliance Room
Gather with us to see if you’re ready to make the journey in 2012, and find out more about all the great regional events going on in the Baltimore/DC region and the East Coast, such as Playa Del Fuego, Transformus, and more. Hosted by Progress Darrell & Souley.

Getting Tickets to Burning Man
Getting to Burning Man
Entering Black Rock City
Finding a home on the Playa & Map of the city
Other Regional events PDF/Transformus
Making preparations for a week in the Desert
Black Rock Fashion
Burning Man Principles & Lingo

FREE, Renwick Room 11th Floor

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By: Open-Minded

Open-Minded — Mon, 21 May 2012 07:18:21 +0000

I’ll give some tips….

!) Be self reliant but don’t be shy to share with your neighbors. In the default world being neighborly has been diminished to quick glances and short interactions. We need to be social and erase the fear that we have been taught to accept in our daily lives.

@) Bring white vinegar, if you don’t you will be sorry. Veterans know what I am talking about. Bring at least two gallons of water per person, per day!

#) Practice the ten principles, to be a burner means that you practice our values.

$) We understand money is a valuable tool in the world we have been taught to accept but please put the shit away for a week and see what wonderful surprises occur because you had faith in something besides the all mighty dollar.

%) Be friendly, the last I want to deal with at BM is a egotistical self-indulging maniac. I cannot speak for everyone but I enjoy those who surrender to the playa and BM culture and leave the pretentious bullshit behind.

^) Smile, frown, basically be yourself in a perfect world. Break the mold, try something new!! You only live once.

&) Have fun, remember you are part of the entertainment; don’t let us down!

Remember virgins, that we were all in your shoes at one point or another. Take this unique opportunity to enjoy the playa to the fullest and think about the thousands of people who were heart broken when they found out that they were being forced out of their HOME. I know that I will burn to the core, will you?

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By: Check Point Charlie

Check Point Charlie — Mon, 14 May 2012 06:43:44 +0000

Again guys, total smoke screen. If we wan to be pissed odd don’t take if out ona few Burners (newbies) that can’t set up their camps. Let concentrate on all the tickets that have been here in years past that we are not allowed to get now. We are the shut out class!

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By: Andie Grace

Andie Grace — Mon, 07 May 2012 17:23:27 +0000

You are right it’s not on the full list of regional events can be found here: http://regionals.burningman.com/regionalevents_12.html

That would be because FS hasn’t sent its updated info to us during this year’s update (perhaps because tickets are already sold out they haven’t needed the extra visibility, or they forgot?). Here you can see it was on last year’s list: http://regionals.burningman.com/regionalevents_11.html

We love Flipside!!!

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By: R. D. Childers

R. D. Childers — Sun, 06 May 2012 12:59:46 +0000

Hello Author.

The photo of the Ouroboros…….it was built and brought to Burning Man by the Austin Texas Regional Burn community called Burning Flipside.

The Burning Flipside community is one of the oldest, largest and most involved regional burns/communities. It is not on the list of regional burns that you listed. Just curious why.

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By: 24/7

24/7 — Wed, 02 May 2012 23:02:35 +0000

I love all these crusty old burnt out old-timers. Stay home. I don’t want you on the Playa anyways. (And I have plenty of friends who have been burning since the early 90s who aren’t bitter dicks, so this isn’t a crack on anyone who has been going since before the BLM stopped you from bringing your guns).

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By: harinama

harinama — Wed, 02 May 2012 19:04:20 +0000

It’s sad that there are bitter old veteran burners out there disparaging the festival.

There is a lot to love, even with all the changes over the years.

Am I glad they do not allow weapons? Yes
Am I glad about the leo patrols? No
Am I glad about all the new art, themecamps, virgin energy? Yes
Am I glad about dubstep soundcamps, and sparkle ponies with loudspeakers? No.

Black Rock City changes as we do. I used to be into staying up all nite every nite at the dance clubs, and getting smashed. Now i tend towards much more sleep, mellower events, and far more sobriety.

Don’t like Burning Man? Don’t go. But don’t disparage it for those of us who still love it. It has problems, like everything, but it continues to be an uplifting, creative experience 1x/yr that we look forward to.

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By: Mr. Mackey

Mr. Mackey — Wed, 02 May 2012 16:04:21 +0000

Drugs are bad, m’kay?

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By: Mutant vehicle owners of America

Mutant vehicle owners of America — Wed, 02 May 2012 00:48:40 +0000

Burning man is dead.

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By: Skye

Skye — Tue, 01 May 2012 23:33:07 +0000

@Mr. Mackey

Thank you. And you are correct sir. I would should not advise doing drugs at Disneyland. I was speaking from personal experience – at my high school graduation trip. A few friends and I dropped acid and were sitting on the Mark Twain boat tripping balls. We decided to light a joint to mellow the trip out when a security guard nabbed us. We thought we were doomed, but the guy took the joint and talked to us for a bit and then he lit it up and took a drag. He told us to be a little more discrete and then just walked away.

If that was BM, we probably would have been kicked out and arrested.

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