You are getting this because… you … are .. one of those people. Either I know you, you know me, or I know you know that we both know you will enjoy it. Parkes’, and the like… you all have no excuse. Burning Man. Green Man 2007. Eco-conscious, sustainability centered… and yes, the irony of carbon emissions and the need to offset them hasn’t escaped anyone. SO… keep this email… http://tickets.burningman.com/ and on the 17th January, at 10am PST… they go on sale. about half the eventual price of $400… they start at $195. Yes, the server will go down about a hundred times. Limit is two tickets, and I am already grabbing one for our Costa Rican contingent. That being said… We will undoubtedly partner with Slacktoria again, as Slack Francisco is forever bound to the wiley canuck beavers as one of us is recently partnered with mama beaver for a winning combination, methinks. I assume Slackson Hole will exist again, with a second member in tow. If you can fit slack into Costa Rica anywhere, I will be impressed. But they will be representing. Depending on where Hal is, it will rep either the UK, EU, Turkey.. or India. wherever the heck that cat is off to. You all will have a place to stay. If we are ousted by Slacktoria, we can annex. SO: for those that don’t know, what is in store this year from various corners of our collective mojo? WELL…. MUTANT VEHICLES!!!!! We have a golf cart that will hopefully be registered as a mutant vehicle. It is arriving now, so anyone willing to spend some weekend days building a deck for this thing, or with *ANY* know how of *ANYTHING* would be greatly appreciated. I am thinking of a huge flower that is sort of a robot that can go around picking up people’s dead batteries for recycling. a flower robot sonic vibro cart that can shuttle people to and from the deep playa…. first rockin’ out, then lying back and watching the stars. It is an industrial golf cart, and can hold 3000 lbs. Any help or ideas would be lovely. HUGE ART INSTALLATIONS THAT YOU ARE PART OF TO MAKE WORK!!! (even if it is totally impossible, and most people think I am a tool for trying) eplaya.burningman.com/viewtopic.php I have been developing this idea.. and when it became public domain after I put it out there.. it took OFF. I am very excited. The ORG suggests that it cannot officially endorse it as it is too complex, but the idea has been refined since then… and would actually be late at night, and earlier in the week. I am hoping to get the word out there, and am starting now!!! any ideas, or help, or suggestions… or trolling and making fun of me, will happily be accepted! =========== I have had the idea for a bit, but 07 works just too too well. In response to the eco theme, I wanted to help create and foster a moment of respect.. so to speak… to foster the community’s understanding that we are in a different world at burning man, but need to come back to earth for a moment to show respect and love for the planet. So if we can reconnect with the planet… at once, and completely together… we can remember why we are at the burn, and celebrating life in the first place. Therefore… to help solidfy the connection of people together, as well as with the earth… I suggest a massive and total lights out at about 2:50am after monday night, on tuesday, at 3am, during the full lunar eclipse… for about 5 minutes… so everyone can feel together, and bond and look up at the clearest, darkest and most beautiful sky we have ever had the chance to stand under… (and the only one we have had the chance to stand under). SO.. everyone becomes an equal participant in the most all encompassing moment at burning man… for us to come back to earth… reconnect… and look up at the sky.. simply to realize what and who we are. Resultingly… everyone becomes a participant, having to work together to turn off all the lights at the same time. Therefore you have the largest art installation *EVER*… everyone participating, everyone coming together at the same moment…. turning art into something that creates community, bonds people, brings them out of their world (their tent camp, their sonic stage… all of a sudden every boundary drops and we are united under a veil of stars), and everyone into each other’s….. *THIS* world. Call it art or not, I call it fun and exciting! SLACKSTERPIECE THEATRE!!!! I had a bike stolen at the man… it said bud light. But not with a voice. Anyhoo… a guy in a bunny suit a guy in a suit that is “dead” (not moving, not nuthin’) a guy on a stationary bike a ballerina maybe a houseplant these people and more…. we read excerpts from plays and movies…. horror films especially.. lots of fake blood. then a stoppard play, virginia woolf, then a scene from tommy boy, old school.. etc. of course… dead guy cannot talk. The plant is quiet. The bunny hops, the ballerina pirouettes. And someone can actually do part of the play…. if they want. I think most of this should be done while standing in a kiddy pool. RANDOM QUEUES!!!! The British and Russians are so bloody good at it… why aren’t we. Random lines all over the place. For NO REASON! HEY… you… *YEAH YOU*… no cutting. GET IN BACK! YOU GET TO GENTLY TICKLE ME! The world of fetishes is oft explored at the burn, endorsed, and frankly.. enjoyed by one and all. In trying to build a robotic tickling machine, I find it to be easier to get people to do it for you. The last 3 robots either froze or set the trial participant on fire. I know the fire thing would be fitting, but there are a lot of other kinks to work out. SPEAKING OF KINKS… haha-nice segue… I enjoy gentle, calming tickles all about the body. I am planning on finding a cheap ass massage table and bringing it out to the playa, setting up somewhere around center camp with a sign, and allowing people to gently tickle my back and or arms. Or both… go crazy. That’s the point… anyone can gently tickle me, to the deepest of their hearts content!!!! I expect this is why most of you will go. SET THINGS ON FIRE!!! Yes… you too can set things on fire. It’s not just for dinner anymore. DARRIN PORTER WILL HOST A “How not to freak out if your bicycle tube pops four times in a row” class Yes… and if we do it early enough in the week, maybe we can do a decorating class with Kevin. The ivy leaves were a super touch. No screaming be-fanged deadly rabbit screwing bears… but you know. SONIC EXPERIMENTS OF DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!!!! Using the golf cart, we want to do sound experiments… moving ones… like having a call and response program from camp to the golf cart… wolves howling back and forth… pre-recorded shouting back and forth… gentle bizarre atonal bells back and forth… applause… etc. Call and response isn’t just for West Africa anymore! Will all this happen? MAYBE NOT! But if you buy a ticket, I promise that it will be worthwhile. And the more of you that help, the more likely this will happen. We can do a brainstorming session where we drink a whole bunch of cleaning products and brainstorm. already been at it…..
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