Burning Man (1 Viewer)

[Northern Voice]

1 - Generally, it sounds like fun, anyone been? Any cool stories? I love music festivals but BM isn't quite my speed.

2 - This year's is an absolute disaster due to rain and a national state of emergency has been declared, no one is allowed in or out, 70k people stuck there and a certain subset claims ebola is running though the fest (it almost certainly isn't).

Burning Man attendees urged to shelter in place, conserve food and water

Upwards of 70,000 attendees of Burning Man attendees have been ordered to shelter in place and urged to conserve their food, water and fuel.

consequence.net

 

[Chris B.]

There's always an outbreak of something there.

 

[Osaurus]

Who’s the corporate sponsor this year?

 

[the moops]

I have been twice. Will likely go again at some point. Like you @Northern Voice music festivals are more my thing, but Burning Man sure is something. It is something that is worth experiencing, at least once, IMO. Nothing like it anywhere else.

I will say that no matter what you are into, you can find many others there that are into the same thing. Kinky weird stuff naked stuff? Good designer drugs? Just being naked for an entire week? Whatever else you can think of? You can find your clan there

 

[BobbyLayne]

2023 Wet Playa Survival Guide (burningman.org)

 

[heckmanm]

2023 Wet Playa Survival Guide (burningman.org)

My dumb *** didn't read "playa" as the Spanish word for "beach" and thought they were trying to be hip

 

[Dinsy Ejotuz]

Maybe I just lack imagination, but you would have to pay me a $ubstantial $um to spend a week at Burning Man.

 

[General Malaise]

I went back in 1997 and left after 2 days. Was with a gal who hated it. I was fine with leaving tbh. Not all nudity is good nudity and it is HOT.

 

[General Malaise]

I did enjoy dropping acid and looking at the stars. The fertility rituals were something.

 

[massraider]

By the way, 1997 Burning man very different than Instagram Influencer in a bikini and Indian headdress 2023 Burning Man.

Almost everyone is there for the Gram, the drugs, or they actually believe that spiritual nonsense, so really, send me all the video of ALL these dumbbells stuck in the mud.

 

[the moops]

I did enjoy dropping acid and looking at the stars.

I was also there in 97. Wonder if we ate the same stuff

 

[General Malaise]

I did enjoy dropping acid and looking at the stars.

I was also there in 97. Wonder if we ate the same stuff

Ha! Maybe. I took more than I did normally back then. When we left, the radio airwaves were dedicated to the death of Lady Di.

 

[massraider]

https://twitter.com/ben_rosen/status/1698215769950367944

 

[KarmaPolice]

Maybe I just lack imagination, but you would have to pay me a $ubstantial $um to spend a week at Burning Man.

This is me as well. It sounds like hell on Earth to me.

 

[Ridgeback]

Yeah, being a burner this year has been a bit of a downer.

 

[nirad3]

Got a lot of friends that have gone in the past and even went this year so I feel that I have a decent pulse on this, and I can say with a little certainty that it's not what it used to be. Definitely all about the "grammers these days. Sure, I've never gone myself but I bet it's definitely changed in the past decade-ish.

 

[tri-man 47]

Who’s the corporate sponsor this year?

WeatherTech?

 

[Willy]

By the way, 1997 Burning man very different than Instagram Influencer in a bikini and Indian headdress 2023 Burning Man.

Almost everyone is there for the Gram, the drugs, or they actually believe that spiritual nonsense, so really, send me all the video of ALL these dumbbells stuck in the mud.

707 horsepower for +$100k really gets you in touch with the mother gaia.

https://twitter.com/brendanmcogbill/status/1698524763994378240?s=20

 

[BobbyLayne]

Chopper 5 (KSL news) - thousands travel out of Burning Man

some really amazing footage when they come upon a stream/moat - eventually someone figures out just gun it and don't slow down

 

[massraider]

Late-Returning Burning Man Attendee Forced To Drive Fantastical Wooden Ship Straight To Work​

CUPERTINO, CA—Still sporting the fishnet tights, spiked metal collar, and brightly colored pasties he had worn to the festival, late-returning Burning Man attendee Greg Schaffer was forced Tuesday to drive his fantastical wooden ship straight to work. “So sorry I’m late, my fellow burners and I got stuck on the highway and it took us forever to transcend the physical realm,” said the mud- and dirt-caked Schaffer, who quickly peeled into the corporate parking lot, told his topless female crew to sit tight, and hurriedly sprinted into the office. “Truthfully, I would have been here sooner, but I got stuck in this awesome orgy and then I let some guy in a bird mask ride me around like a horse for two hours in exchange for this awesome turquoise skull. Would anyone be willing to barter for some coffee? I’m still hallucinating from the psychedelic mushrooms I took this morning.” At press time, Schaffer was relieved after watching the parking lot fill up with other burning man attendees forced to ride winged unicycles, drive a bus shaped like a cat, or fly a giant metal dragon.

 

[nirad3]

Two of my buddies (don't know each other, but both ex-Marines) have made it out alive.

I gave thought to going this year.... I am not an ex-Marine so I'm kinda glad I passed.