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that was incredible Mikey!
Hey everybody!
For anyone who's interested in attending Burning Man 2008.....tickets go on sale Wednesday January 16th, 2008 @ 10 AM PST.
You can buy tickets at http://www.burningman.com
My suggestion is to buy early!!
Hope to see some of you out on the playa this year....going to be an AMAZING burn!!
Mikey
For anyone who's interested in attending Burning Man 2008.....tickets go on sale Wednesday January 16th, 2008 @ 10 AM PST.
You can buy tickets at http://www.burningman.com
My suggestion is to buy early!!
Hope to see some of you out on the playa this year....going to be an AMAZING burn!!
Mikey
Here is the Theme for this year!!
2008 ART THEME: AMERICAN DREAM
In 2008, leave narrow and exclusive ideologies at home; forget the blue states and the red; let parties, factions and divisive issues fall away, and carefully consider your immediate experience. What has America achieved that you admire? What has it done or failed to do that fills you with dismay? What is laudatory? What is ludicrous? Put blame aside, let humor thrive, and dare to contemplate a larger question: What can America, this stumbling, roused, half-conscious giant, still contribute to the world?
Obelisk with cutaway view of interior.
Design by Rod Garrett and Larry Harvey. Illustration by Jack Haye and Rod Garrett.This year Burning Man will stand atop an obelisk. This imposing monument, emblazoned with the images of flags, will represent the countries of the world. Ranging from Canada to Chad, from Brazil to Burundi, from Vatican City to the Republic of China, these emblems will shine brightly in the night, gleaming like illuminated gems that stud a giant jewel box. A double-helix, like a strand of DNA, will form a staircase. Twining around the axis of this tower, it will spiral through a series of viewing platforms. The topmost tier will stand directly underneath the Burning Man.
This post-war period also produced an unprecedented prosperity. America now hovered at the apex of its worldly fortunes. Never before had wealth been so broadly distributed throughout society. For many people – though, most certainly, not all – this was the era of what came to be called the American dream. Home ownership, a well paid job, a college education, the prospect of security in one's old age: these blessings beckoned to a growing middle class.
Many feel that the United States is now adrift. Its allies, once so numerous, begin to fall away and chart an independent course. Its citizens, more tellingly, have lost their faith in progress. Polls indicate they now believe their children can't expect a better future. They distrust the institutions of government, of finance, and the corrupting power of large corporations. And yet, the native traits of any culture are deep-rooted. Freedom, opportunity, inventiveness, the power to transform oneself: these values and a love of self-expression still endure.
Perhaps, it's time Americans began to face themselves. Maybe, it's also time that they began to listen to other countries of the world. All of us are immigrants to Black Rock City. What can we dream America to be? As always, any work of art by anyone, regardless of our theme, is welcome at the Burning Man event. If you are planning to do fire art or wish to install a work of art on the open playa, please see our Art Guidelines for more information.
2008 ART THEME: AMERICAN DREAM
And so from hour to hour we ripe and ripe,
And then from hour to hour we rot and rot;
And thereby hangs a tale.
– William Shakespeare, As You Like It
This year's art theme is about nationality, identity and the nature of patriotism. One species of the patriotic urge conflates the nation state with mass identity. Governments, as actors on a worldwide stage, become a surrogate for self, a vast projection of collective ego. And yet, there is another type of patriotic feeling that attaches us to place and people, to a home and its culture. Both these feeling states (and their attendant ironies) are relevant to this year's theme. And then from hour to hour we rot and rot;
And thereby hangs a tale.
– William Shakespeare, As You Like It
In 2008, leave narrow and exclusive ideologies at home; forget the blue states and the red; let parties, factions and divisive issues fall away, and carefully consider your immediate experience. What has America achieved that you admire? What has it done or failed to do that fills you with dismay? What is laudatory? What is ludicrous? Put blame aside, let humor thrive, and dare to contemplate a larger question: What can America, this stumbling, roused, half-conscious giant, still contribute to the world?
Obelisk with cutaway view of interior.
Design by Rod Garrett and Larry Harvey. Illustration by Jack Haye and Rod Garrett.
Son, look, we might be in the desert, but we are still civilized people, and civilized people put up arbitrary boundaries that they will fight to the death to protect.
– Hal speaking to Dewey, Malcolm in The Middle
Anyone embarking on this path will encounter hundreds of fellow participants – many of whom come to Black Rock City from around the world. Indeed, in order to discover the flag of any particular county amid this welter of imagery, it will be necessary to inspect the flags of many other nations. Each of these may be imagined as a dream no less radiant or precious than the rest. Each country is a source of culture and identity; yet each may also be regarded as a glimmering illusion: a sovereign artifact, an arbitrary puzzle piece, an isolated fragment on a map. – Hal speaking to Dewey, Malcolm in The Middle
You making haste on decay: not blameworthy; life is good, be it
stubbornly
long or suddenly
A mortal splendor: meteors are not needed less than mountains:
shine, perishing republic.
– Robinson Jeffers, Shine Perishing Republic
The 20th Century was, in many ways, the American century. At the close of World War II, the government of the United States created an enduring peace with its opponents that was almost without precedent. It embodied the ideals on which America was founded: democracy, equality, freedom and opportunity – a vision of unbounded hope for an improving future. It seemed natural for Americans to think their country was a master model for the world. stubbornly
long or suddenly
A mortal splendor: meteors are not needed less than mountains:
shine, perishing republic.
– Robinson Jeffers, Shine Perishing Republic
This post-war period also produced an unprecedented prosperity. America now hovered at the apex of its worldly fortunes. Never before had wealth been so broadly distributed throughout society. For many people – though, most certainly, not all – this was the era of what came to be called the American dream. Home ownership, a well paid job, a college education, the prospect of security in one's old age: these blessings beckoned to a growing middle class.
The past does not repeat itself, but sometimes it rhymes.
– Mark Twain
Today, Americans appear to live amid the tarnished squalor of a second Gilded Age. By nearly every measure, America has become a more unequal society. A mere one percent of the population now controls a third of the nation's wealth. Education, health care and home ownership – these now escape the reach of those who thought they were the middle class. Forty years of heedless mass-consumption have turned dreams into delusions. America's awash in debt. Embroiled in a wayward war, its citizens are told to shop.– Mark Twain
Many feel that the United States is now adrift. Its allies, once so numerous, begin to fall away and chart an independent course. Its citizens, more tellingly, have lost their faith in progress. Polls indicate they now believe their children can't expect a better future. They distrust the institutions of government, of finance, and the corrupting power of large corporations. And yet, the native traits of any culture are deep-rooted. Freedom, opportunity, inventiveness, the power to transform oneself: these values and a love of self-expression still endure.
Perhaps, it's time Americans began to face themselves. Maybe, it's also time that they began to listen to other countries of the world. All of us are immigrants to Black Rock City. What can we dream America to be? As always, any work of art by anyone, regardless of our theme, is welcome at the Burning Man event. If you are planning to do fire art or wish to install a work of art on the open playa, please see our Art Guidelines for more information.
tamiturtle
New Member
Hi Everyone-
Sirens, you MUST go to Burning Man....it is SOOOO AMAZING. Last year was my first burn, and I will go back every year. The best time money can buy.
Agent,
I'm in Nevada too.....what part of Reno do you live in? How many times have you been burning? Looking forward to hearing some of your stories sometime, I have loads of my own and I've only been the once!
Cheers guys, see you at the man!
Tam
Sirens, you MUST go to Burning Man....it is SOOOO AMAZING. Last year was my first burn, and I will go back every year. The best time money can buy.
Agent,
I'm in Nevada too.....what part of Reno do you live in? How many times have you been burning? Looking forward to hearing some of your stories sometime, I have loads of my own and I've only been the once!
Cheers guys, see you at the man!
Tam
Hello Tamiturtle-
My name is Mike....This year will be my 8th burn!! Where in Nevada do you live??? That is crazy....don't see too many American's on this forum, glad to meet you. I shall PM you more information and would love to share some stories anytime. Glad your first Burning Man was so spectacular!
Mikey
My name is Mike....This year will be my 8th burn!! Where in Nevada do you live??? That is crazy....don't see too many American's on this forum, glad to meet you. I shall PM you more information and would love to share some stories anytime. Glad your first Burning Man was so spectacular!
Mikey
tamiturtle
New Member
Agent my friend,
Have you seen these video clips? They are amongst my favourites. Hope you enjoy them!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sK5nBgThaAs&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Fqm8l4l-bk&feature=related
This is a good friend of mine
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxT7M06PIMY
I was here for this that morning
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOc6MpoGpEk&feature=related
me at 1:22
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XB5DjLk10Zs&feature=related
The morning that changed my life forever
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQAyhCWXNnc
Kisses~
Have you seen these video clips? They are amongst my favourites. Hope you enjoy them!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sK5nBgThaAs&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Fqm8l4l-bk&feature=related
This is a good friend of mine
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxT7M06PIMY
I was here for this that morning
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOc6MpoGpEk&feature=related
me at 1:22
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XB5DjLk10Zs&feature=related
The morning that changed my life forever
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQAyhCWXNnc
Kisses~
Hi Keri-
Digging the video clip, I have seen a few of them before!!! About half were new to me, and I really enjoyed them!! The last video you posted is amazing, and it reminds me of a typical Burning Man sunrise and sharing it with good people! Makes me really homesick, I miss the playa! Anyhow, thanks for posting the videos, they were great!!
Have a good weekend if I don't talk to you!
Mikey
Digging the video clip, I have seen a few of them before!!! About half were new to me, and I really enjoyed them!! The last video you posted is amazing, and it reminds me of a typical Burning Man sunrise and sharing it with good people! Makes me really homesick, I miss the playa! Anyhow, thanks for posting the videos, they were great!!
Have a good weekend if I don't talk to you!
Mikey
tamiturtle
New Member
Mikey-
Did you get your tickets yet? I ordered mine today! What do you mean before it ends forever? Is Burning Man going to end for good soon? I would be devastated, there are too many more years I want to experience! Hope everyone is well-
Tams
Did you get your tickets yet? I ordered mine today! What do you mean before it ends forever? Is Burning Man going to end for good soon? I would be devastated, there are too many more years I want to experience! Hope everyone is well-
Tams
Okay- Can't talk long, but I stumbled upon this clip today. Probably the best possible clip to give people an idea of what Burning Man is about in just under 8 minutes! Hope you enjoy.....see you in the desert in August!
Mikey
http://current.com/items/76317182_welcome_to_burning_man
Mikey
http://current.com/items/76317182_welcome_to_burning_man
jimmiz
Well-Known Member
2008 Art Projects announced!!
ANNOUNCING ... THE 2008 BURNING MAN HONORARIUM PROJECTS
The Burning Man Art Department is pleased to announce the funded projects for 2008. This year we are funding 38 projects, an increase from our usual 30 or so, as we are funding more small projects. Less than 1/3 of the projects are from the Bay Area, and we received many more proposals from abroad than ever before. We have four overseas projects this year: two from London, one from Amsterdam, and one from Wales. (Note: grants for the Man Base art installations will be announced in a future JRS.)
The funded projects are:
Altered State, by Kate Raudenbush, New York, NY
http://www.kateraudenbush.com (Click on New: Altered State)
Amazing Jellyfish from Y12K, by Jared Gallardo, Salt Lake City, UT http://www.jellyfish12000.com/jf12k_2008.pdf
Basura Sagrada, by Shrine, Tuktuk, and the Basura Sagrada Collaboratory - Pasadena, CA and Portland,
http://www.basurasagrada.org
Bummer, by Myk Henry, New York, NY/Geneva, Switzerland
"Bummer" is a super size Humvee measuring 38 feet long x 18 feet wide x 16 feet high. Half of the Hummer will be painted in military khaki and the other half a bright sporty color. This sculpture epitomizes this country's obsession with power and the Jekyll and Hyde nature of the American dream.
mykrodot@yahoo.com
Celtic Forest, by Laura Kimpton, Bob Hoffman and Jeff Schomberg, Nicasio, CA
http://www.celticforest.net
Chasing the American Dream, by Hedy Siroco, Wynnewood PA
http://hedysirico.com/burningman08art.html
Checkpoint DreamYourTopia, by DADARA, Amsterdam, Netherlands
http://www.dreamyourtopia.com
http://eplaya.burningman.com/viewtopic.php?t=23658
Drum Wagons, by Quill Hyde, Brooklyn NY
http://www.acavallo.org/main/index.html#Drum_Wagons
Elevation, by Michael Christian, Berkeley, CA
Elevation is a fully climbable sculpture constructed of winding tube steel ladders that elevate to a seated perch for one, on its peak. The height of the piece will be 56 feet.
http://xianspace.com/bm2008/
Fleeble Flobbler, by Charlie Smith and Jaime Laudet, Atlanta, GA
http://www.howhowhow.com/fleebleflobble.html
Free Flight, by David Boyer, Reno NV
"Free Flight" is a sculpture that celebrates the ultimate freedom, the escape from the bounds of earth. Consisting of six wind-driven kinetic birds, this sculpture is in constant flux as the winds of the Black Rock grow, recede, shift and change.
http://www.boyersculpture.com
Hand of Man, by Christian Ristow, Taos, New Mexico http://www.christianristow.com/handofmanproposal.html
Harmonic Geometry, by Glenn Easley and Rikk Carey, Vashon, WA
glenn.Easley at gmail.com
http://harmonic.geometry.googlepages.com/
Hydrogen Economy, by False Profit Labs, San Francisco, CA
http://labs.false-profit.com/hydrogeneconomy
Illusion, by Benson Trent, Provo, UT
http://illusion.eyetrap.com/
Ketchup, by Bruce Bender, Marshall, NC
http://www.mark.shiflett.com/
Legends of America, by James Cole, Auburn, CA
http://www.jamescolephoto.com/burningman
Lepidodgera, by Rachel Norman, Mike Thielvoldt, Lira Filippini, and Jake Haskell, Palo Alto, CA
http://www.lepidodgera.com
Man Gwyn Man Draw?, by Defaid Daf a Joe, Wales
bleiddes at googlemail.com
http://www.radioamgen.com/mangwyn.html
McEnlightenment, by Michael Brown and Violet McKeon, San Diego, CA
http://www.mclightenment.com
Mutopia, by the Flaming Lotus Girls, San Francisco, CA
http://mutopia.wordpress.com
Net Work, by David Bengali, New York, NY
http://www.davidbengali.com/burningman/network
Nowhere Ominibus, by Pete Johnson, London, UK
http://nowhereomnibus.wordpress.com
Pictures of You – Images from Iran, by Yechdosay Chahar, Crested Butte, CO http://www.picturesofyouiran.org/burningman
Pool, by Jen Lewin, Boulder, CO
http://www.blueink.com/ThePool/2008/ThePool2008.htm
Popaver Rubrum Giganticum, by Gary Miller, Wyndmoor, PA
Popaver rubrum giganteum (giant red poppy) consists of three hundred 10' tall poppies in various shades of red. The design allows for variation in the layout and placement of the individual elements.
Pswarm, by the Dept. of Spontaneous Combustion, Oakland, CA
http://www.nakedsteel.net/PswarmDSC.pdf
Pyrocardium, by False Profit Labs, San Francisco, CA
http://labs.false-profit.com/pyrocardium
Shiva Vista, by Dave King, Reno, NV
http://shivavista.controlledburnreno.com/
Shrine of Fortuna, by Art Farm, Graton, CA
http://www.artfarmmotel.blogspot.com/
Shrine to the Oven Mitt, by Steven Goodman, Mountain View, CA
http://tinyurl.com/2a9jal
Spaghetti West Ten, by the Mutoid Waste Co., London, UK
A 12' long, by 15' tall motorized apocalyptic horse, part beast, part rust-ravaged machine, pulls a punked-out parody of a pioneer's covered wagon, which contains a stage for musical acts and performance.
ohmissblues@googlemail.com
Swarm, by Michael Prados, San Francisco, CA
http://www.orbswarm.com/
Tantalus, by Peter Hudson, San Francisco, CA
Tantalus is Peter's fourth large scale zoetrope. Participants must engage a laboriously intense mechanism that puts a modern spin on the myth of Tantalus while reflecting on the seemingly dwindling fruits of such labor.
hudzo@earthlink.net
The Cave, by Chassy Cleland and Henya Emmer, New York, NY
http://thecave.devildream.com/
Wheel of Thwarted Ambition, by Anton Viditz-Ward, Telluride, CO
This kinetic fire sculpture represents change, rebirth and creation. Driven by a hand crank, a wheel containing buckets of burning wood is spun around, creating a ring of fire and producing lots of fireflies.
antonviditzward@hotmail.com
You are All so Many of Me, by Michael Emery, Santa Cruz, CA
A multitude of small cut mirrors provides the opportunity for both literal and metaphorical reflection. During the day, the viewer perceives a cubist self-portrait smiling back. At certain points during the night this reflection will be enhanced with a variety of images projected by LCD upon the mirrors. The viewer is invited to interact with images of fire and water as well as a racial/gender spectrum of other humans. The viewer is invited to contemplate, and perhaps to help create the American Dream of FREEDOM FOR ALL.
miko111@comcast.net
ZsuZsu, by Mister Jellyfish, Sparks, NV
http://www.MutantVehicle.com/zsu_zsu.htm
Congratulations to all the artists and crews!
ANNOUNCING ... THE 2008 BURNING MAN HONORARIUM PROJECTS
The Burning Man Art Department is pleased to announce the funded projects for 2008. This year we are funding 38 projects, an increase from our usual 30 or so, as we are funding more small projects. Less than 1/3 of the projects are from the Bay Area, and we received many more proposals from abroad than ever before. We have four overseas projects this year: two from London, one from Amsterdam, and one from Wales. (Note: grants for the Man Base art installations will be announced in a future JRS.)
The funded projects are:
Altered State, by Kate Raudenbush, New York, NY
http://www.kateraudenbush.com (Click on New: Altered State)
Amazing Jellyfish from Y12K, by Jared Gallardo, Salt Lake City, UT http://www.jellyfish12000.com/jf12k_2008.pdf
Basura Sagrada, by Shrine, Tuktuk, and the Basura Sagrada Collaboratory - Pasadena, CA and Portland,
http://www.basurasagrada.org
Bummer, by Myk Henry, New York, NY/Geneva, Switzerland
"Bummer" is a super size Humvee measuring 38 feet long x 18 feet wide x 16 feet high. Half of the Hummer will be painted in military khaki and the other half a bright sporty color. This sculpture epitomizes this country's obsession with power and the Jekyll and Hyde nature of the American dream.
mykrodot@yahoo.com
Celtic Forest, by Laura Kimpton, Bob Hoffman and Jeff Schomberg, Nicasio, CA
http://www.celticforest.net
Chasing the American Dream, by Hedy Siroco, Wynnewood PA
http://hedysirico.com/burningman08art.html
Checkpoint DreamYourTopia, by DADARA, Amsterdam, Netherlands
http://www.dreamyourtopia.com
http://eplaya.burningman.com/viewtopic.php?t=23658
Drum Wagons, by Quill Hyde, Brooklyn NY
http://www.acavallo.org/main/index.html#Drum_Wagons
Elevation, by Michael Christian, Berkeley, CA
Elevation is a fully climbable sculpture constructed of winding tube steel ladders that elevate to a seated perch for one, on its peak. The height of the piece will be 56 feet.
http://xianspace.com/bm2008/
Fleeble Flobbler, by Charlie Smith and Jaime Laudet, Atlanta, GA
http://www.howhowhow.com/fleebleflobble.html
Free Flight, by David Boyer, Reno NV
"Free Flight" is a sculpture that celebrates the ultimate freedom, the escape from the bounds of earth. Consisting of six wind-driven kinetic birds, this sculpture is in constant flux as the winds of the Black Rock grow, recede, shift and change.
http://www.boyersculpture.com
Hand of Man, by Christian Ristow, Taos, New Mexico http://www.christianristow.com/handofmanproposal.html
Harmonic Geometry, by Glenn Easley and Rikk Carey, Vashon, WA
glenn.Easley at gmail.com
http://harmonic.geometry.googlepages.com/
Hydrogen Economy, by False Profit Labs, San Francisco, CA
http://labs.false-profit.com/hydrogeneconomy
Illusion, by Benson Trent, Provo, UT
http://illusion.eyetrap.com/
Ketchup, by Bruce Bender, Marshall, NC
http://www.mark.shiflett.com/
Legends of America, by James Cole, Auburn, CA
http://www.jamescolephoto.com/burningman
Lepidodgera, by Rachel Norman, Mike Thielvoldt, Lira Filippini, and Jake Haskell, Palo Alto, CA
http://www.lepidodgera.com
Man Gwyn Man Draw?, by Defaid Daf a Joe, Wales
bleiddes at googlemail.com
http://www.radioamgen.com/mangwyn.html
McEnlightenment, by Michael Brown and Violet McKeon, San Diego, CA
http://www.mclightenment.com
Mutopia, by the Flaming Lotus Girls, San Francisco, CA
http://mutopia.wordpress.com
Net Work, by David Bengali, New York, NY
http://www.davidbengali.com/burningman/network
Nowhere Ominibus, by Pete Johnson, London, UK
http://nowhereomnibus.wordpress.com
Pictures of You – Images from Iran, by Yechdosay Chahar, Crested Butte, CO http://www.picturesofyouiran.org/burningman
Pool, by Jen Lewin, Boulder, CO
http://www.blueink.com/ThePool/2008/ThePool2008.htm
Popaver Rubrum Giganticum, by Gary Miller, Wyndmoor, PA
Popaver rubrum giganteum (giant red poppy) consists of three hundred 10' tall poppies in various shades of red. The design allows for variation in the layout and placement of the individual elements.
Pswarm, by the Dept. of Spontaneous Combustion, Oakland, CA
http://www.nakedsteel.net/PswarmDSC.pdf
Pyrocardium, by False Profit Labs, San Francisco, CA
http://labs.false-profit.com/pyrocardium
Shiva Vista, by Dave King, Reno, NV
http://shivavista.controlledburnreno.com/
Shrine of Fortuna, by Art Farm, Graton, CA
http://www.artfarmmotel.blogspot.com/
Shrine to the Oven Mitt, by Steven Goodman, Mountain View, CA
http://tinyurl.com/2a9jal
Spaghetti West Ten, by the Mutoid Waste Co., London, UK
A 12' long, by 15' tall motorized apocalyptic horse, part beast, part rust-ravaged machine, pulls a punked-out parody of a pioneer's covered wagon, which contains a stage for musical acts and performance.
ohmissblues@googlemail.com
Swarm, by Michael Prados, San Francisco, CA
http://www.orbswarm.com/
Tantalus, by Peter Hudson, San Francisco, CA
Tantalus is Peter's fourth large scale zoetrope. Participants must engage a laboriously intense mechanism that puts a modern spin on the myth of Tantalus while reflecting on the seemingly dwindling fruits of such labor.
hudzo@earthlink.net
The Cave, by Chassy Cleland and Henya Emmer, New York, NY
http://thecave.devildream.com/
Wheel of Thwarted Ambition, by Anton Viditz-Ward, Telluride, CO
This kinetic fire sculpture represents change, rebirth and creation. Driven by a hand crank, a wheel containing buckets of burning wood is spun around, creating a ring of fire and producing lots of fireflies.
antonviditzward@hotmail.com
You are All so Many of Me, by Michael Emery, Santa Cruz, CA
A multitude of small cut mirrors provides the opportunity for both literal and metaphorical reflection. During the day, the viewer perceives a cubist self-portrait smiling back. At certain points during the night this reflection will be enhanced with a variety of images projected by LCD upon the mirrors. The viewer is invited to interact with images of fire and water as well as a racial/gender spectrum of other humans. The viewer is invited to contemplate, and perhaps to help create the American Dream of FREEDOM FOR ALL.
miko111@comcast.net
ZsuZsu, by Mister Jellyfish, Sparks, NV
http://www.MutantVehicle.com/zsu_zsu.htm
Congratulations to all the artists and crews!
Hello Europe.
Just wanted to let anybody know who is considering Burning Man this year....that airfare right now to go overseas is the cheapest I have ever seen it. I just booked a flight from San Francisco, California to Barcelona on Air France and paid 430.00 US Dollars rountrip....including all taxes and fees. I leave for Spain in 6 days! This is insanely cheap! I think the best I've ever found airfare to Europe before (from the Western United States) is 700.00. I found roundtrip from San Francisco to Dublin for 390.00 also (I've never been to Ireland), but opted for hopefully nicer weather next week in Spain. Anyhow, just wanted to let you all know so you can look into tickets if you are planning to come over for the festival. I know at least a couple of you who Private Messaged me with questions about the event because you wanted to come this year....so hope this info helps! With the World Economy what it is right now, the airlines are doing a lot of special travel incentives!
Also, I know this is an Ibiza forum....but does anybody know where I could find info on any DJ's playing in Barcelona from the 22nd-27th? I am really into Trance/House/Progressive and would love to catch a good set while in Barcelona. If anybody knows of anything going on, I would appreciate any info!
Cheers to you all!
Mikey
Just wanted to let anybody know who is considering Burning Man this year....that airfare right now to go overseas is the cheapest I have ever seen it. I just booked a flight from San Francisco, California to Barcelona on Air France and paid 430.00 US Dollars rountrip....including all taxes and fees. I leave for Spain in 6 days! This is insanely cheap! I think the best I've ever found airfare to Europe before (from the Western United States) is 700.00. I found roundtrip from San Francisco to Dublin for 390.00 also (I've never been to Ireland), but opted for hopefully nicer weather next week in Spain. Anyhow, just wanted to let you all know so you can look into tickets if you are planning to come over for the festival. I know at least a couple of you who Private Messaged me with questions about the event because you wanted to come this year....so hope this info helps! With the World Economy what it is right now, the airlines are doing a lot of special travel incentives!
Also, I know this is an Ibiza forum....but does anybody know where I could find info on any DJ's playing in Barcelona from the 22nd-27th? I am really into Trance/House/Progressive and would love to catch a good set while in Barcelona. If anybody knows of anything going on, I would appreciate any info!
Cheers to you all!
Mikey
More video footage!
I just wanted to share this with everyone, as I just got it sent to me from a friend today! It is fantastic footage shot in High Definition from the event this last year...2008!!
There are 6 different categories to click on, which will then bring up the corresponding video. All 6 videos total approximately 58 minutes. Hope you enjoy them as much as I just did!
Cheers!
http://lennyjones.net/burn2008/burn08video/burn08videomain.html
I just wanted to share this with everyone, as I just got it sent to me from a friend today! It is fantastic footage shot in High Definition from the event this last year...2008!!
There are 6 different categories to click on, which will then bring up the corresponding video. All 6 videos total approximately 58 minutes. Hope you enjoy them as much as I just did!
Cheers!
http://lennyjones.net/burn2008/burn08video/burn08videomain.html
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Helen and to the rest of the Spotlight-Forum members! Burning Man missed you all this year! 2009 was incredible....my best of the 9 years I've been attending! If you were there...thank you for the memories and for allowing me to share it with you. If not, I hope one day your paths take you to the desert....there is nothing like it!
Peace and Love! Peace and Playa Dust!
Mikey
Peace and Love! Peace and Playa Dust!
Mikey
Okay, sorry guys....my final post on this subject matter, but I had to share this video with you taken from this year at Burning Man (of course I did....you know me and my video posts). =) Incredibly well put together, and if this doesn't capture the spirit of the event in 8 minutes, nothing else can!! Enjoy!!
P.S. And for whatever reason, when I click this link it starts the movie a few minutes late, so be sure to start the movie over so you can watch it from the beginning!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4NF8JPXtnU&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Efacebook%2Ecom%2Freqs%2Ephp&feature=player_embedded#t=75
P.S. And for whatever reason, when I click this link it starts the movie a few minutes late, so be sure to start the movie over so you can watch it from the beginning!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4NF8JPXtnU&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Efacebook%2Ecom%2Freqs%2Ephp&feature=player_embedded#t=75
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