Burning Man Update: The Jack Rabbit Speaks
Volume 10, Issue #27
It's Friday afternoon, and we have been trying to send this JRS to you
since last week, but there's always ONE MORE THING we have to tell you,
and ONE LITTLE CHANGE that just can't wait, and ONE BIG EMERGENCY we
have to deal with to get ready for the burn...so giving birth to these
babies takes a long long time sometimes...but here it is! Thanks to
everyone for your patience, contributions, and readership. A REMINDER!
If you want something in the JRS, send it early, since it can take up to
2-3 weeks actually to send out an issue, and...if you don't put "POST
REQUEST" in the subject line, especially at this time of year...we can't
really help it if we don't see you in all the spam.
There's just too much info this week for us to even try to be pithy
about the (ummm, WHAT?) 43 DAYS until the Man burns, so we're just gonna
give you the news and git on up outta here, heading out into the San
Ferdisco summer to make good use of one of the last weekends of the year
before we leave for the desert...and how are your plans comin'?
Next week: special issues galore...health and safety, the environment,
and bikes bikes bikes!
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BRC NEWS:
"MY LATE PHOTO GALLERIES"...WITH AERIAL SHOTS BY BRAD TEMPLETON
RENO TO PLAYA RIDESHARE PROJECT
DR. MEGAVOLT RETURNS TO BURNING MAN IN 2006
BURNING PODCASTS - NEW EPISODES AVAILABLE
DEADLINE REMINDER: MEDIA VIDEO PROJECTS JULY 25
PARTICIPATE:
SCRAP EDEN: A PROJECT OF THE BLACK ROCK ARTS FOUNDATION FOR 2006
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES WITH EARTH GUARDIANS NATURE WALKS AND
RESTORATION TEAMS:
INTERESTED IN HOSTING A SPIRITUAL ACTIVITY AT CONEXUS CATHEDRAL?
BURNER ARTISTS: SEE YOUR WORK UNDER THE MAN
CENTER CAMP CAFE IS BOOKING PERFORMERS, POETS AND SPEAKERS NOW!
CALLING ALL GUARDIAN ANGELS - TEMPLE GUARDIAN LEADER 2006
PLUS! PARTICIPATE IN THE TEMPLE RIGHT IN SAN FRANCISCO
PHILLY TRUCK TO BRC
BRING HOME THE BACON
PISS CLEAR - DEADLINE FOR SENDING SUBMISSIONS IS: TUES, AUGUST 1
HELP KOSTUME KULT FOR BURNING MAN 2006
FIRE IN THE BELLY AT BURNING MAN 2006
THE VIKINGS NEED VEGGIE OIL
HEAVENLY FEET NEED YOUR SOCKS
EVENTS AND HAPPENINGS:
CONEXUS CATHEDRAL WELDING SESSIONS, JULY 21- 23 AND ONGOING
THE CELLSPACE ROLLER JAM FUNDRAISER, THURSDAY JULY 27, S.F.
BURNING DOGOODERS HELP HOMELESS YOUTH IN LA - EVENT SUN. JULY 30
REGIONAL SPOTLIGHT:
SOAK (NORTHWEST BURN) REGIONAL REPORT
ADMIN: HOW TO GET OFF AND ON
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"MY LATE PHOTO GALLERIES"...WITH AERIAL SHOTS BY BRAD TEMPLETON
Brad Templeton surfaces with his '05 pics!
"I've been behind on putting photo galleries together, but I did put
up my Burning Man 2005 galleries this weekend.
http://pic.templetons.com/brad/photo/bm05/
Of particular interest to many burners will be an aerial survey I did
of Black Rock City, attempting to take close-up photos of just about
every block in the city. Scroll down to the bottom of the above
page to see 4 pages with over 200 detailed BRC photos from above. Your
tent and perhaps you are in there. As I have not yet identified
the location of all the photos, if you can help with a missing or
incorrect picture label, or want to name the theme camps in a photo,
follow the instructions at the bottom of the aerial pages for how to mail me
updates.
http://pic.templetons.com/brad/photo/bm05/6-10-pass1/
http://pic.templetons.com/brad/photo/bm05/2-6-pass1/
http://pic.templetons.com/brad/photo/bm05/6-10-pass2/
http://pic.templetons.com/brad/photo/bm05/2-6-pass2/
The panoramas? Yes, they are mostly assembled but I haven't put up
the page yet. Another note will come when they're ready."
Thanks for sharing 'em, Brad!
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RENO TO PLAYA RIDESHARE PROJECT
The Reno to Playa ride share rendezvous location is being hosted by
Twin City Surplus at 1675 East 4th Street in Reno again this year. There
will be a portable toilet, shade, some trash bins and all the stuff
Twin City offers including water and camping / playa supplies, but no close
by grocery shopping. If you need to grocery shop then do so first,
then make your way to Twin City. You can repackage for the playa there and
use the trash bins to discard store packaging.
To get to Twin City Surplus, 1675 East 4th Street:
From I80 take the Wells Avenue Exit and go south one block to 6th
Street. Turn east on 6th and go about 6 blocks to where it joins 4th
Street. Look left and see large water tanks belonging to Twin. Turn in
there.
That is the rendezvous parking location.
http://local.google.com/local?f=q&hl=en&q=1675+E+4th+ST,+Reno,+NV&ie=UTF8&om=1
Please do not park in front of the store entrance as you will interfere
with normal store traffic. Please don't ask Twin employees about the
ride share project or rider/driver status. They don't know anything
about that; they just
provide the location.
If you're unfamiliar with the ride share project: It is an effort by
the Reno Burning Man Community to help Burners who arrive in Reno
without ground transportation get to the playa, and to give those who
are driving to the playa a chance to give a ride and meet interesting
people. If you're driving please consider stopping by to give somebody
a ride.
Send any questions to:
reno@burningman.com
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DR. MEGAVOLT RETURNS TO BURNING MAN IN 2006
This year, Dr. MegaVolt is returning to the playa after a 3-year
hiatus. The Doctor and his coil will be mobile once more, due to the
overwhelming number of requests for this spectacle. Check
www.drmegavolt.com <http://www.drmegavolt.com/> for updates, or e-mail
Austin at info@drmegavolt.com . We will be
based in Illumination Village with the Flaming Lotus Girls, so please
come by and visit us.
Austin Richards and John Behrens
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BURNING PODCASTS - NEW EPISODES AVAILABLE
BURNcast #009 - DJ's Diva Danielle & Poncho Andy is now available for
downloading at:
http://nospectators.com/index.php?page=burncast
Our first guest, DJ Diva Danielle is raising funds for Gnome Camp
(http://www.gnomecamp.com ), her theme camp at Burning Man. She's done
a special mix that follows her interview in this podcast. Our second
guest, DJ Poncho Andy, has headed up Burning Do-gooders
(http://www.burningdogooders.com), which has teamed up with Burners
Without Borders to fundraise for My Friend's Place, helping homeless
youth in Los Angeles. Poncho has also created a special mix for this
podcast as well.
BURNcast #10 - Fashioning Community with Ivy:
http://nospectators.com/index.php?page=burncast
It's not only Tu-Tu-Tuesday, but the 4th of July as well. We celebrate
Independence Day by featuring indie artist and researcher, Ivy, as she
discusses Fashioning Community an art project and fashion exhibit
she's developing for Burning Man 2006. (For those playing the 3playa
Community Drinking Game at home, it was Ivy's intention to make this
episode of BURNcast the most inebriating celebration of community to date.)
BURNcast #011 - No Place Like Gnome
http://nospectators.com/index.php?page=burncast
2006 marks the debut of Gnome Camp (http://www.gnomecamp.com) at
Burning Man with the mission of sending 100 ordinary gnomes on 100
extraordinary
adventures. Each gnome will be adopted out to participants accompanied
with a digital camera to document their experiences throughout the week of
the event. For details on how to apply for a gnome of your own, visit their
website.
This episode takes place at the "No Place Like Gnome" Fundraiser and
features interviews from five members of Gnome Camp that includes Phil,
Dave (aka Evader), Wikkid (the first real live gnome to be recorded for
podcast), Justin and divaDanielle. If you're playing the 3Playa
Community drinking game at home, get yourself a fifth and be prepared
for a surprise binge.
Got issues with downloading these podcasts? Please visit or FAQ's page.
Visit the website to see the full run of BURNcast Podcasts:
http://www.burncast.net
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DEADLINE REMINDER: MEDIA VIDEO/FILM PROJECTS JULY 25
The deadline to register media video or film projects is coming up July
25th. This refers to any motion picture project you will show beyond
just friends and family, so hustle on over to
http://www.burningman.com/press right now.
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SCRAP EDEN: A PROJECT OF THE BLACK ROCK ARTS FOUNDATION FOR 2006
This year the Black Rock Arts Foundation is creating a collaborative
garden installation populated by garden-inspired sculptural elements
created from re-claimed, re-purposed and re-cycled materials, and all
citizens of BRC are invited to participate! Yes! You are an artist!
The idea formed this year in San Francisco when the Foundation began
looking at what it could do, using interactive art as the medium, to
promote a culture of re-use and re-cycling. And while this
installation will take place at Burning Man 2006 we hope it will serve
as a pilot project for sprouting gardens first in BRC, then SF, and
eventually, nationwide. Our hope is that this prototype garden at
Burning Man 2006 will not only demonstrate to the citizens of BRC the
kinds of projects we support in the default world, and prove a
beautiful interactive collaborative art installation at this year's
event!
Help make it happen!
This year, the Black Rock Arts Foundation is inviting Burning Man
citizens to create sculptures of garden-inspired flora and fauna from
re-claimed, re-cycled and re-purposed INORGANIC materials for a
collective installation on the open playa. We'll provide a centrally
located garden shed (built from re-claimed materials) as a focal point
around which participants will be able to "plant", or install,
individual (or communal) creations for collective exhibition.
We'll be holding two day long production potluck/workshops at the
BRAF/Burning Man Offices:
Sunday, August 6th
and
Sunday, August 13th from 12:00 noon - 6pm,
to create several small artworks for the playa incarnation of ScrapEden.
For more information or to RSVP please write to:
scrapedenbrc@blackrockarts.org
Additionally, we'll be posting instructions for tin can flowers and
other reclaimed projects on our website in the days to come:
http://www.blackrockarts.org
If you would like to create a sculpture for exhibition, or help us
staff the ScrapEden installation, contact us at:
scrapedenbrc@blackrockarts.org
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VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES WITH EARTH GUARDIANS NATURE WALKS AND
RESTORATION TEAMS
At Burning Man 2006, the Earth Guardians will once again host nature
walks to hot springs near the playa. We are now seeking naturalists, and
natural scientists and environmental educators to help with these events.
The Earth Guardians are also forming a group to organize ecological
restoration and environmental art projects for 2007. We are seeking team
members to begin the project and organize meetings and recruitment on
the playa this year.
For more information please contact: madbiophilia@yahoo.com
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INTERESTED IN HOSTING A SPIRITUAL ACTIVITY AT CONEXUS CATHEDRAL?
Heard about the neo-gothic Conexus Cathedral rising up on the Playa
this year? Interested in hosting a spiritual activity within this glorious
space? Want to bring an experience of your flavor of Oneness and
en-LIGHT-enment to the citizens of Black Rock City? If so, let us know.
Check out our website to find out more about the cathedral:
http://www.conexusvillage.org/art.html
Peruse the list below to see if there are any activities that we have
brainstormed and would love to see out there that you would love to
facilitate. _Or_ be creative and let us know what you would like to do.
We are looking for activities that are in alignment with the vision of
the Cathedral and we will do our best to accomodate all appropriate
submissions.
{JRS Note: Because of the staggered and unpredictable schedule of the
JRS, we weren't able to get this post to you before the deadline for the
printed "What Where When" guide. That said, daily activities will be
posted at the Cathedral during Burning Man, and the Playa Calendar
accepts submissions all the way up until the event!)
Please send the following information to mightyberb@yahoo.com:
1) Your name:
2) Your camp name:
3) Your activity name:
4) Your activity description:
5) Need sound amplification?
6) Need to play music?
7) Any other special needs?
7) Preferred activity day and time (Monday through Sunday)- first 3
preferences:
8) Duration of activity:
9) Do you want your activity posted on the Playa Calendar and other
schedule postings, or is it a more private event?
Want to facilitate any of these activities?
-Walking mediation circles- each day at a certain time around perimeter
of cathedral
-Ceremony of light within each religion
-Sacred drumming circle
-Yoga
-Sunrise meditation
-Chanting/toning meditation
-Weddings/Memorials/Baptisms
-Toning/chanting
-Guided visualization meditation
-Spirit guide seminar
-Bone dance
-Spiral dance
-Sufi dance (whirling)
-Marrying Yourself mass wedding
-Bar/Batmitzvah
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BURNER ARTISTS: SEE YOUR WORK UNDER THE MAN
PARTICIPATE in this multimedia piece going in the maze under the Man
this year:
WE NEED YOUR ARTISTIC CONTRIBUTIONS! AND WE NEED 'EM BY JULY31st!
So, we're looking for black & white drawing images or designs that
convey either a sense of hope or fear (or the future) -or bits of all
three. What scares you? What gives you hope? What will the future bring?
We think the theme invites a pretty free range of ideas and images.
Have fun!
Now, these can be original drawings (which will always give a piece like
this more "juice"), but good quality copies or 300dpi scans will look
great too after we collage them in and do a little transparent painting
over them. (Hey, copy a bunch of pages from that crazy sketch-book you
keep!)
GUIDELINES
We will be collaging the drawing images on to the wood panels we'll be
using for this mural-sized project-and then painting over them with
transparent acrylic.
Size: we're thinking that for the most part, drawings should fit onto
an 8.5x11 sheet of paper - so they can be as small as you
want - but generally, 8.5 x 11 should be the largest (there will actually
probably be several images as large as 11 x 17-but we'll take care of
those, unless you really want to...).
Paper should be white or slightly off-white and should be relatively
lightweight (so we can cut it out easily) but not *too* lightweight so
it won't buckle when glued down (copier paper is great).
Drawings that are copied should be originally done in dark pencil (4b
or softer) or pen & ink. Shading is fine and good, but try not to have
too large an area solidly shaded in black. Drawings should be in
black and white (no color), and outlines should be fairly clear line-art
- not
"sketchy".
Feel free and encouraged to send as many drawings as you'd like. We
need them starting NOW and up until July 31st. See more images at
http://artfarmmotel.blogspot.com/2006/03/welcome-to-art-farm-motel.html
OK-let's see, getting the drawings to us. If you're sending us drawings
or copies-send to:
Art Farm Motel
211 Donald Street
Graton, California 95444
For scans or any questions, e-mail Tony at: fallguy@sonic.net
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CENTER CAMP CAFE IS BOOKING PERFORMERS, POETS AND SPEAKERS NOW!
For daily 2pm speaker series: seeking 30-60 min interactive workshops
and lectures of interest to the Burning Man Community. Please contact
cafeperformance@burningman.com
We also still have spots for original live performance including:
aerialists, circus, dance, radical puppetry, butoh, theatre, magicians,
and wildly innovative "whattheheckwasthat-ers" of all shapes and sizes.
No fire. No cover bands. Please contact: cafeperformance@burningman.com
For Spoken Word Stage: Seeking poets, comedians, satirists, and other
spoken word performers. Please contact: poboy@burningman.com
We are also still looking for volunteer MCs, skilled sound techs and
shift managers to coordinate performers and stage crew.
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CALLING ALL GUARDIAN ANGELS - TEMPLE GUARDIAN LEADER 2006
Mark Grieve is returning with the Temple of Hope this year and The
Temple Guardians are once again looking for new members. The wonderful
league of Guardian Angels who keep watch over Mark's temple at night,
As a Temple Guardian you'll be entrusted with the safety of the temple
denizens, and the temple structure, for a mere 3 hours. Bring along
your friends, better yet, sign them up as Guardians too, and make it an
unforgettable night of interaction and participation with a living,
breathing, work of art like no other.
To learn more about the Temple Guardians, or to receive an invite to
join our exclusive yahoo club where you can sign up for a shift of
guardianship via email:
templeguardians@mindspring.com
with "New Guardian" in the subject line. See you all on the Playa, Kilika
PLUS! PARTICIPATE IN THE TEMPLE RIGHT IN SAN FRANCISCO
One of the Temple of Hope sculptures has been installed at the 'Bean
There' coffeshop at 201 Steiner Street at Waller (in the Lower Haight)
in San
Francisco.
This is a great chance for everyone - whether or not they attend Burning
Man - to see an element of this year's Temple. It's also intended to
give anyone who cannot attend the event a chance to write their
dedications, memorials, or thoughts on one of the Temple sculptures.
This will be brought up to Burning Man and installed as part of the
Temple of Hope, and will burn with the Temple on Sunday night of the event.
Come by during regular coffeeshop hours and see it, and write a
dedication if you wish.
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PHILLY TRUCK TO BRC
The Videogasm Truck is a go! Our seventh year. Making a stopover in
Detroit. For all the details see the web site:
http://www.videogasm.com/burningman/bigoletruck/
Keep on Truckin...
Thanks!
Andy Wing
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BRING HOME THE BACON
Season's Greetings, Burners. The Black Rock Beacon is gearing up for
its sophomore year on the Playa, and we need your help to make it happen.
We're raffling off a one-year membership to the Bacon of the Month
club, the gift that keeps on giving calories. Starting in September, our
lucky winner will receive a different artisanal bacon every month for the
next year, a tasty reminder of the best Black Rock City has to offer.
There's also a free Bacon t-shirt, a pig (ballpoint) pen and monthly comic
strip.
We're raffling off chances to win this fabulous prize for $10 a pop.
We'll hold a drawing first thing on Monday and announce the winner in
the Beacon on Tuesday. If you can't come by the pick up the voucher,
we'll mail it to you right after the event.
Bacon of the Month club only delivers in the United States, but the
voucher is transferable so if you're outside America you can gift it to
somebody else.
The best way to donate is to use the PayPal link on our website,
www.blackrockbeacon.org -- you can pay by credit card if you don't have
a PayPal account, but we'll also take cash, checks or money orders by
mail at Black Rock Beacon, 32657 9th PL. S, Federal Way, WA 98003
We're also looking to fill a few key positions on our staff, including
an opening for a provocative columnist, and we always need writers,
photographers, editors and delivery people to join us on the Playa. So
come visit our website or join us on Tribe.net at
http://theblackrockbeacon.tribe.net.
Lux. Veritas. Lardum.
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PISS CLEAR - DEADLINE FOR SENDING SUBMISSIONS IS: TUES, AUGUST 1
Adrian writes: "The new deadline for sending submissions to PISS CLEAR
is has been changed to TUESDAY, AUGUST 1st.
Seriously, this is the latest I can accept stuff. My schedule in August
is going to be hell, compounded by the fact that my new printer wants
everything much earlier than last year. So write it up and send it in!
And yes, I really am doing the "Piss Clear /Dos & Don'ts of the
Playa". Send me your photos along with snarky captions! If you're wondering
what kind of "Dos & Don'ts" I'm looking for, click on over to /Vice/
magazine, who we are blatantly ripping off:
http://www.viceland.com/dosanddonts/samples2.php
Thanks so much!
Adrian Roberts, Editor
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PISS CLEAR
Black Rock City's favorite alternative newspaper
Burning Man's snarky reality check since 1995
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pissclear@pissclear.org
http://www.pissclear.org
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HELP KOSTUME KULT FOR BURNING MAN 2006
For many playa years, Kostume Kult has been freely gifting tens of
thousands of dollars worth of costumes to all comers every year. We
help people participate changing their BM experiences and, for some,
their lives.
As a NYC-based camp who travel thousands of miles, our mission ain't
easy and involves getting a massive amount of costumes and
infrastructure from here to there. To do so, we work hard year-around on
costume soliciations and fundraiser events, and all people camping with
Kostume Kult pay playa dues.
This year the big news is that we just bought out a defunct Ft.
Lauderdale Costume Warehouse and have one ton of costumes (yes, 2000
lbs.) to give away on-playa. The problem now is, we just spent most of
our cash on this grande endeavor and are scurrying about trying to make
ends meet.
How can you help? Check out the Kostume Kult website for full info on
some of our resource needs. Among them:
- We need to ship a large number of costume boxes from both NYC and
Colorado Springs (where two costume companies have donated 20+ boxes) to
BRC. We are seeking a burner-friendly shipping company who will give a
great price or hope to find someone who is driving a truck or roomy RV
from/through either locale.
- We need someone in Reno who can receive and store costume box
deliveries for a few days.
- Couches, carpenters, shade structures: Being NYers, every year we
expend a ton of time and energy flying into Reno early and driving
around looking for this stuff. Looking for anyone out west who can
donate and/or deliver such things to save us $ that would go towards
shipping.
There are many other resources we need and ways you can help. For more
information about the Kostume Kult please visit us at:
http://www.kostumekult.com
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FIRE IN THE BELLY AT BURNING MAN 2006
On Saturday night in Black Rock City, The Man burns every year. On
Sunday night at Burning Man 2006, a pregnant Mother figure, in mourning
for her child, will burn right on the ashes of the Man. The artists who
will create "Fire in the Belly" would like to encourage mourning
parents to bring burnable tokens to the art installation on Sunday.
Please help her and find out more at: http://www.fireinbelly.com
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THE VIKINGS NEED VEGGIE OIL
Radio Free Valhalla, playa-home to the Viking Youth Power Hour
(www.vikingyouth.com), will be traveling to Burning Man this year in
their newly acquired WVO (Waste Vegetable Oil) school bus. If you work
at a restaurant or store that has Waste Vegetable Oil, or if you have a
hook up to Veggie Oil in some other capacity, the Vikings need your
help in obtaining that oil.
We will be travelling from Chicago to Black Rock City (about 2,000
miles one way) via Route 80 through Iowa, Nebraska, Wyoming, Utah &
Nevada and need friendly hook ups and pit stops along the way where we
can refill our WVO tank to continue our trip. If you have any leads on
Co-ops or restaurants or any place where we can take the WVO off
someone's hands please contact us at vikingyouth@thefeedlot.org.
By traveling to Black Rock City by WVO we are not only saving ourselves
a ton of money, but we're also helping to minimize the impact our
traveling will have on the planet. It's financially beneficial for us
and also for the restaurants whose oil we use as they normally have to
pay a fee to have their oil hauled. Traveling by WVO not only makes
our trip a living example of the possibilities available for more
sustainable, less damaging fuel alternatives, but is also a hell of a
lot of fun. Be a part of this experiment and help us find some WVO!!
Stop by Radio Free Valhalla every day at 2:00pm on the playa for live
recordings of the Viking Youth Power Hour, voted Chicago's favorite
podcast. Past guests have included Alex Grey, R.U. Sirius, Hunter
Thompson biographer Wayne Ewing, Jim DeRogatis and many more. We will
also be doing a workshop on WVO conversion check the What, Where, When
for time and info on that.
Thanks!
Radio Free Valhalla & the Viking Youth Power Hour
http://www.vikingyouth.com
vikingyouth@thefeedlot.org
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HEAVENLY FEET NEED YOUR SOCKS
Sock it to us. Fix your Sock Karma. Heavenly Feet, the original
vinegar foot wash needs 1,000's of clean socks. We have given away more
than 10,000 pairs of socks. We hope to recycle some of yours this year.
Clean out your sock drawer and drop them by Heavenly Feet on the Playa.
Pick up available in the SF By Area.
Please contact Annetta via email:
annettap@hotmail.com
or via phone: 510 893 6499
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CONEXUS CATHEDRAL WELDING SESSIONS, JULY 21- 23 AND ONGOING
The Conexus Cathedral is a large-scale representation of a gothic
cathedral at Burning Man 2006.
http://www.conexusvillage.org
We need your help!
Some of you have already expressed an interest in helping out with
fabrication of the Conexus Cathedral. This Thursday evening July 13
is going to be a really fun welding session, please contact the lead Kevin
Wells at:
kevinwells@hotmail.com or phone: 415-596-5348 if you can make it.
We'll be doing welding and carpentry work this weekend and our next BIG
weekend of welding sparks will be July 21-23, please contact Tom Wrobel
about those:
tswrobel@gmail.com or phone: 415-577-4363
And we welcome you to just some by during those times for a look. It is
really amazing!
Dan Dunkle
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THE CELLSPACE ROLLER JAM FUNDRAISER, THURSDAY JULY 27, S.F.
Thursday, July 27- 8PM to Midnight
It's time to break out those disco roller skates and get ready to
party!
Come join D. Miles, San Francisco's GodFather of Skating and the Black
Rock Rollers at the CellSpace in San Francisco as we present the first
of several roller disco events that will help raise funds to bring the
Golden Gate Park skate scene to the playa at Burning Man 2006. Come on
out and get your skate groove on with the Black Rock Roller Disco and
have a funky good time with us!
The Cellspace in located on Bryant St. between 18th and 19th in San
Francisco's Mission District. The Black Rock Roller Disco takes over
the facility from 8:00 P.M. to Midnight. Come and get your skate groove
on with us as we continue to build on the ultimate interactive Burning
Man experience on wheels!
This year our camp will have better skates, a bigger skate surface, 2
foosball tables, a pool table, air hockey and more. We'll be pumpin'
with the JBL powered 15's all night long and you'll be able to spot
that disco ball from a mile away - maybe 2. Also be on the lookout for some
hot all girl Roller Derby action on the roller rink. They may give the
Thunderdome a run for their money - on skates!
This is the first of four fundraising events that the Black Rock
Rollers
will be presenting as we approach Burning Man 2006. These events are:
Thurs. July 27 - Black Rock Roller Disco CellSpace
Sat. July 29 - The SF Beer Olympics - Golden Gate Park
Sat. Aug. 5 - Black Rock Roller Disco at Redwood Roller Rink in
Redwood City, Ca.
Thurs. Aug. 17 - Black Rock Roller Disco CellSpace
For more information, call the Cellspace at 415-648-7562 or D. Miles
Jr., the GodFather of Skating at 415-752-1967 or go to the web at:
http://www.cora.org
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BURNING DOGOODERS HELP HOMELESS YOUTH IN LA - EVENT SUN. JULY 30
As we gather our resources and throw our last-minute fundraiser parties
to cover the mounting costs of our theme camps and art cars, Burning
Do-Gooders hope many of you can take a break from all your playa
preparations and come down to Santa Monica on Sunday, July 30th for a
fundraiser of a different sort.
Inspired by the amazing efforts of Burners Without Borders on the Gulf
Coast and beyond, a group of Burner friends decided to take their own
small step toward doing good locally in the name of the Burner
community. So yes, they're throwing yet another fundraiser party -- but
not for a theme camp. It's for an organization doing amazing work right
in their home in Los Angeles.
They're called My Friend's Place, and for 18 years they've been helping
homeless youth in Los Angeles get their lives back on track. They do
this by offering
meals, clothes, a place to hang out, job training, health education
services, creative writing classes, and lots more. They even teach
juggling and stilt-walking classes. Really.
So mark your calendars for Sunday, July 30th, and come on down to the
Mor Bar for an evening of fun, friends, dancing, good vibes and a great
cause. All for just 7 bucks -- or five if you bring a friend!
Playa attire encouraged but optional.
The Burning Do-Gooders and Burners Without Borders present:
Good One
a benefit party for
My Friend's Place
helping homeless youth in Los Angeles
http://www.myfriendsplace.org
Sunday, July 30th 7pm to 2am
at The Mor Bar, 2941 Main St., Santa Monica, CA 90291
Silent raffle featuring artwork, photography, bodywork sessions and more
Admission is $7 per person or $10 for two...so bring a friend!
More info/updates/performers/artist/DJ info at:
http://www.burningdogooders.com
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PORTLAND'S "SOAK" REGIONAL BURN REPORT
Krumpet, the Portland Regional Contact, writes:
"Something happened this weekend. It wasn't about DJs, fire and art.
It was about community.
"Thanks to the Miller family and their beautiful land, most people drove
only
about an hour to find themselves in a wooded canyon with pockets of meadow
and creek, picnic areas, and a swimming hole. From Friday morning to Sunday
evening, I saw people helping each other, sharing meals, creating projects,
transporting art and burn barrels around, leading the new and learning from
the wise. Our vibe was absorbed by the owners and some local residents,
who
walked or rode the property when we were there. They were very impressed
with our respect of the land and each other. I invited them all to come
back for the Burn and they did - but more on that later.
"Highlights: The first-timers. All of them. We painted bodies, we
recruited them into projects, we signed them up for greeter shifts and
then couldn't make them leave the greeter station. Koren, first-timer,
said, 'Oi! Soak was AMAZING. I'm not sure I can say why . . . I'm still
trying to re-re-re-adjust to life outside of the woods. I keep
expecting to pass a corner and wander into a
camp full of cheerful exciting people. Thank you everybody!' Ah, makes me
think of my first time.
"Evil Dave from Seattle camped next to my friend Todd from Salem who was
seriously injured in a car accident. Todd has a lot of memory loss, and
Dave
discovered that they had lived in the same town (on the same street) for
a while some years ago. Dave sat with him and talked about all the
places in the neighborhood and helped him refill a part of his brain.
"The owner told me a story about a church group that he won't let back
because they were "too weird", and then asking me if we wanted to use
the location again next year :)
"Talking of fire... SOAK took place in a rural community where not much
happens and they like it that way. When we first talked to Marion
County FD, we asked to do a burn, have some fire art and some fire
performers. They had no idea what we were talking about. When we showed
up for the fire inspection last Tuesday, the chief, chief's assistant
and marshall approved everything but said they wanted to send a truck
down. For free. On Saturday the fire chief took his
daily stroll through the property (he lives on the edge of it) and said he
was thinking about not sending the truck. We convinced him that it
would be
a good experience for his men.
With a late burn approval because of the dry weather, we decided to have a
community man building on Saturday using natural materials from the
property. Ranger dragon brought in materials to build a burn platform and
made a small man to let every know it was on. Aaron Trotter brought one of
his body sculptures and attached it to the body, symbols were carved and
attached, fallen tree branches turned into arms and a beautiful
scarecrow of
a man appeared.
We had talented fire performers, a fire pendulum, a cozy burn and locals
(including the firemen) standing around in amazement. The three youngest
firemen went home & came back wearing their gifted SOAK laminates, the
local
residents helped us move a stuck vehicle and offered to store anything we
wanted until next year.
Notable visitors...Diem from Seattle!...Rangers from WA/OR/CA...RWBers from
Santa Cruz...local residents....
Did I mention? SOAK 2007 ~ July 20, 21, 22"
Krumpet\Portland
pics: http://www.portlandburners.com
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