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Burning Mab (Man)
Yahoo Message Number: 151748
This will be our 11th year and I am closing in on age 80. OTOH, Burning Man is not for the faint of heart! It is dusty, hot, uncomfortable and crowded, but has the most amazing art and performing art of all sorts and a wonderful sense of community. The only thing you can buy there is coffee and ice. You have to be self sufficient.
 This is a temporary city of 60,000 people for a week. You need to think about getting in and getting out. As far as who goes, we have met amazing people from all over the world, all ages, and all personalities. Last year our campmate was a surgeon from Florida. We have met laborers, college professors, artists, performers of all sorts, attorneys, you name it. Anything you might find in any city of 60,000 people, you will find there.
 I don't recommend it for anyone because of the harsh conditions, but we will go as long as we are vertical, lucid and can get tickets. Speaking of tickets, they are not easy to come by! We were ready for the online sale, got in there in the first ten seconds and scored our two tickets. My daughter logged on a couple of minutes after us and tickets were sold out.
 There will be another chance for a few tickets later on as people who got them discover that they can't make it for one reason or another and turn their tickets back in. Be very careful about buying tickets on Craigslist or other markets as there are counterfeits popping up every year and the people that pay good money for them show up and are turned away because the tickets are not valid.
 Our rig is 25 years old and perfectly suited for the occasion. It has, shall we say, the proper patina. The ultra fine playa dust gets into everything and is especially good at destroying things like alternators. There is no way I would take a new or nearly new rig in there, although people do. We have friends who just pitch a tent, although that is not a very comfortable way to go. If you are thinking of renting a rig, be ready to pay several thousand dollars for the time there.
 Take a look at the Burning Man Website, it is very comprehensive and will tell you of future opportunities to buy tickets. http://burningman.org/

Gary in Chico, CA
Re: Burning Mab (Man)
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Yahoo Message Number: 151750
http://burningman.org/event/preparation/first-timers-guide/>

Some of this video is a bit risque, like the festival itself, but is a good overview of what to expect.  It is told from the viewpoint of an 81-year old New York man who is suffering with chronic lymphocytic leukemia and wanted to have the experience before he dies.  It is professionally done by a Belgian videographer and is worth seeing.

Virtual hugs,

Judie http://dorrieanne.wordpress.com
 
Re: Burning Mab (Man)
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Yahoo Message Number: 151770
Thank you Charley Warner for the in depth portrayal of the Burning Man experience. I doubt that I will ever go there myself, but now I have a better understanding of what it is. It appears to be a cross between Woodstock and spring break.
Dale from Downey.