Burning Man 2008
Filed under: Cool Ish, Culture 
I had my itunes on shuffle and one of the greatest dj’s to come out of S.F. was throwing his funky electronic musk my way; Bassnectar. And it got me thinking, Burning man is this week. It started on Monday the 25th, but the big burn isn’t until Sept. 1st.
What is Burning Man you say? It all started back in the day on a small beach in San Francisco. Now, 21 years later, over 48,000+ people assemble a mini-city in the Black Rock Desert, NV for one week out of the year to be part of an experimental community, which challenges its members to express themselves and rely on themselves to a degree that is not normally encountered in one’s day-to-day life.
If anyone has taken part in this yearly festival please comment. I’ve got a couple of co-workers out there and am eagerly awaiting their photos and stories.
image via Jared Mechaber
I’ve been. Got some friends who work on projects that are there right now. Maybe your friends will bring back pictures of Mutopia and Swarm? Mutopia is hard to miss btw.
Mel I called them, but their phones are off (or it could be their crappy Sprint service). I’ll ask them when I see them next week. thanks
Good luck w/ the phone thing. I’ve gotten random emails from my friends this week who found unreliable internet connections. Connectivity is a bit of a crap shoot on the playa.
Actually before they left I told them I’d just leave my phone off for the whole week, so I think they took my advice. Mel if you happen to get any pics send ‘em to my email and I’ll gladly update the story remembertonus@yahoo.com
thanks