Comments on: What do you do at Burning Man, anyway?

By: Griselda

Griselda — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 17:55:47 +0000

This year I won’t be doing anything at Burning Man. I won’t be going. The default world has pulled me away and I must abide by the decision I’ve made to not attend. But I’m still burning and that fire compels me to create units of interesting at the home I call home 51 weeks a year. I can, so why not? It takes a bit more effort without the magic that Burning Man provides, but the possibilities are even more endless, and I’ve not found a single person that isn’t looking to create and engage in units of interesting.

On a different topic, please write a book. I always enjoy reading your posts and I wish there were many pages bound together with your words on it that I could read for hours.

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By: Pat Murphy

Pat Murphy — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 07:27:17 +0000

Pull up a chair in the shade and open your eyes.
Ranger Filthy

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By: Mercedese Witty

Mercedese Witty — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 08:38:20 +0000

Well, all these comments seem to be at the places at Burning Man, I mostly don’t go… I go for the more spiritual sites at Burning Man. The Temple services out on the playa. I watched a beautiful woman play a gigantic Earth Harp… Amazing stuff. I hugged a woman while she cried over the loss of her child and hung her photos on the Temple, moving spiritual stuff. I go to the metaphysical classes that are held on a variety of spiritual subjects. My units of interesting may not be anothers. I watched the Trojan Horse pull across the playa. Burning Man is all aspects of the human condition…. You find what you are looking for, so if you are looking for the biggests wildest party rave or the Orgasmatron or the Pubic Spa, or how to make your own custom fitted dildo (lots of fun stuff for those who want that sort of thing) you will find that… If you are looking to meet people from all over the world and just create understanding and love, well you can find that also. No judgments on people that dive happily in the weird carnality that you can enjoy on the playa…. It is all part of what makes Burning Man such an adventure. It has something for everyone!

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By: LeRoy (OMBOI)

LeRoy (OMBOI) — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 00:06:13 +0000

A SOC-HOP IN TRANNYVILLE

There are hundreds of intersections in Black Rock City and some have theme-camps like Playa Putt miniature golf, or Bioluminati where you get your bike properly lit for night riding or the Necklace Factory, where they offer everything you could need to create your own memento from the Burn. Ours was something different…a televangelist’s nightmare.
Kitty-corner from us was Cougar Melon Camp, where women would troll the street offering platters of sliced melons and their melons to prospective young bucks. I think of Cougars as “older” women but these were like “Helloow Kitty”!
The next corner was the Whiskey Whores, where you could get free shots of whiskey, a spanking and branded all under one roof. A one stop shopping saloon.
The next was called Orgazmateria, where they guided groups in foreplay, titillation and full on orgazmatron classes. Visitors who enter should remember to wear shades, as the headlights could blind you. On our block was the Bordello of Dust (say no more), the Human Carcass Wash (offering free group sponge baths) and the Abstininthe Bar (for the adventuresome to try absinthe and old lace).
Then there was our corner of the intersection. Beyond gay friendly, it was an outrageous homage to the “Burning Tran”. Complete with a five story shopping mall built on site from steel scaffolding, 2 DJs, a bar, a trampoline, movie screen and garden patio. At times there would be so many people dancing on our corner that we would create our own white out.
A statuesque platinum blonde with a XXX drill instructors body kickin up dust in front of our bar received very little attention. Below her waist she sported white faux-fir fluffy boots and a neon fuchsia invisi-mesh thong; above, a Camelback, a Hula-hoop and the obligatory 3 Ns (navel, nipple and nose rings). All the essentials of fluids, fun and intrigue…don’t leave home without them.
Well anyone who can keep a hoop going while dancing in a full horizontal arch is worth watching in my book.
Near her, doing a slow solo grind is a guy with nothing on except a small see-through silk one sided nut sling, anchoring his package over one hip. I never saw a knot and I never saw it slip down. Maybe there was glue or Velcro involved but I swear it never moved.
I pointed them out to Esquire for the novelty of the moment and before I could turn around he swooped in and escorted the slinger off to his lair.
Meanwhile, I’m not sure the hula-thong even got a drink, or perhaps I just missed it. Women feel strangely uninhibited here. They lie down and offer up body shots of Tequila, in pierced navel shooters or nipple runways and challenge you to not let a drop hit the bar. I did my best.

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By: John Glueck

John Glueck — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 21:57:36 +0000

The first three comments in this thread are OUTSTANDING!

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By: Robn

Robn — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 20:53:21 +0000

I use orange cones to mark areas where virtual holes have been discovered to keep the population at burning man safe. On Wednesday, I block off a small portion of the Esplanade in front of BMIR because a substantial number of virtual holes have been discovered there. I also cone off things that are sharp. I also will help you find your lost cat, if you are missing him/her. I lost my cat at burning man once, so I know what you are going through.

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By: Kiki

Kiki — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 03:30:29 +0000

Much appreciated, magister!

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By: tooty

tooty — Sun, 01 Jul 2012 23:30:08 +0000

Of my 10 years on the playa, my favorite Unit of Interesting was Paul Addis’ performance. It divided the community so perfectly between those who ‘get it’ and those who ‘don’t get it’. 07 was my last year. Now I just laugh at all ye who still buy tickets to this farce.

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By: Flaming-bunny

Flaming-bunny — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 02:56:54 +0000

my unit of interesting is 9 inches long.

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By: Flipper

Flipper — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 02:40:35 +0000

I can only speak for myself about what I do at Burning Man. It’s such an individual and spiritual thing for everyone. My favorite thing to do on the playa to provide units of interesting is to put soiled panties on my head and rub cocaine into my penis as I masturbate to thoughts of puppy dogs and kittens. Just as I cum, I shove the panties into my mouth so no one can hear me scream.

Is anyone else into this?

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