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8/27 some joker set The Man on fire at Burning Man, a few days early:
http://news.com.com/8301-10784_3-9767310-7.html
http://ideas.4brad.com/news-burning-man-burns-monday
http://news.rgj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070828/NEWS18/70828002
http://valleywag.com/tech/breaking/burning-man-statue-burns-++-a-bit-too-early-294053.php
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| news.com.com/8301-10784_3-9767310-7.html Daniel Terdiman BLACK ROCK CITY, Nevada--The Man burned Monday night. For years at Burning Man, the joke has been, "We should burn the Man on Wednesday." The Man, of course, is the tall wooden figure at the center of the annual countercultural arts festival. Well, late Monday night--OK, early Tuesday morning--the mantra came true. As groups of people were gathered around, watching the eclipse of the moon, just as the moon went into full eclipse, word--which I listened to--started to filter across "Com," the official Burning Man organizational radio communications system, that someone had set the Man ablaze. But within a minute, the reports were that one of the Man's legs was on fire. People in earshot of the radio--carried by many volunteers and staff members--rushed to places where they could see if the reports were true. They almost completely forgot that the eclipse was happening. And within the shortest period of time--maybe five minutes, the wooden figure was completely engulfed. On Com, most of the officials discussing what to do were remarkably calm. I was impressed, though, of course, that this has to have been a contingency that has been rehearsed again and again. Still, it took several minutes before fire crews were able to get water onto the Man, and it is likely that, though it did not fall, it is irretrievably damaged. As a reporter, I apologize for not being able to provide a photograph, but the burning took place so quickly, there wasn't time to grab my camera. |
| ideas.4brad.com/news-burning-man-burns-monday burning man I've not been blogging of late because I'm at Burning Man, and while normally I don't report breaking news in this blog, we just witnessed a strange event. Through accident or arson, the Man was set alight this evening shortly after totality began in the eclipse of the moon. The man was not loaded with explosives or fireworks as he is before his planned burn, so it was a more sedate affair, and soon fire crews arrived to "save the man" -- something we have been asking for in mock protests for years. They did put him out, and he still stands, a bit worse for wear. Last time a major Submitted by Bob Stahl (not verified) on Tue, 2007-08-28 09:44. Last time a major art piece got torched prematurely that I can remember it was Steve Heck's assemblage of wood, piano harps & large glass lenses in 1999. He saw it going up from across the playa, but nobody found the people responsible. People try to climb the Man just about every year, not caring about breaking the neon or the structure. People steal, smash or burn things like the lantern spires, street signs, generators, bikes & pieces of art installations not firmly attached. But this obviously takes chronic theft and/or vandalism to a new level. If said suspect was arrested, what will they charge him with? Chaos is good (provided nothing more than egos get injured). They'll get it fixed by Saturday, people will donate elwire to light it, it will become a community project like it use to be. This event of premature rapid composting will turn into a reminder not to take The Man for granted. Submitted by Dianamite (not verified) on Tue, 2007-08-28 10:01. Okay, I know it's wrong and dangerous and disrespectful to the artists... My first year (2000) I felt like there was an underlying chaos to that little desert gathering. I felt a sense that all hell could break loose at any moment... a feeling that I was in a survival situation and that shit could all go sideways at any time. I also felt the flipside, a feeling that we were all in this together and were there to help each other. I like seeing people have to come up with new solutions, new ideas. I would LOVE to hear that they had to take down the man and then rebuild him this year, and that participants all came together to make it happen. Submitted by Diane Darling (not verified) on Tue, 2007-08-28 12:42. The pure giddiness and mirth that arose in me is what I've been missing on the playa for years now. You said it so well, the ever-present possibility of chaos and things going "sideways." Blinky lights and funfur just isn't enough to shake up my version of reality the way that unscheduled, unwarrented, unauthorized *events* such as this can shake-n-bake it. This *aliveness* *awakeness* I feel today is what the burn traditionally meant for me. We're in the same boat Submitted by Burning Girl (not verified) on Tue, 2007-08-28 13:45. We're in the same boat Dianamite - 2000 was my first year too. I don't want it to be clean or safe or predictable - I loved that I felt like I was teetering off the edge of those things that first year. Well, I guess it is - I'm sure a ton of folks put unbelievable amount of energy into make the man. At the same time, there's something facinating about the focal point of BM burning early - like now all hells gonna break loose. DTL "Paul Addis, 35, of San Francisco, was booked into the Pershing County Jail in Nevada on the arson charge and misdemeanor possession of fireworks, Sheriff Ron Skinner said." Submitted by Skid (not verified) on Tue, 2007-08-28 14:27. Forced de-emphasization of significance of Saturday's Burning of the Man event? A festival-goer who identified herself as simply Erica said she and her friends were "upset by the fact that someone would take this away from everybody who comes to the event just to see the man burn. Most burn vets agree that the full BM experience requires a week's stay; arrive monday or tues, ease into it, feel the energy build etc. With the increased popularity in BM's mass appeal, I would guess there is an increase in "short-timers" trying to cram the experience into a slightly lengthened holiday; Thus, there would be a situation of "Ooops, ya missed it! Save settings Select your preferred way to display the comments and click "Save settings" to activate your changes. Case doesn't matter Your name: E-mail: The content of this field is kept private and will not be shown publicly. Homepage: Subject: Comment: * * Allowed HTML tags: <a> <em> <strong> <cite> <code> <ul> <ol> <li> <dl> <dt> <dd> * Web page addresses and e-mail addresses turn into links automatically. |
| news.rgj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070828/NEWS18/70828002 Related Article SF man booked for Burning Man blaze advertisement An arson investigation is underway and one person is in custody in relation to a fire that was unexpectedly set to the man early Tuesday at the Burning Man counterculture arts festival, attracting thousands of burners who watched in awe and speculated about how it happened. The official man-burning ceremony is scheduled late Saturday. Crews put out the fire in 23 minutes as staff worked to keep spectators behind a perimeter. The fire was reported at 2:58 am The man was salvaged but singed and the Saturday celebration is still scheduled. Burners yelled things such as save the man and cheered as fire crews began spraying it with hoses. No injuries were reported and there is no confirmed cause of the ignition, a statement from Burning Man spokeswoman Andie Grace said. Rumors abounded but Burning Man staff said there was no confirmed cause about how the fire started. The pavilion underneath the man is closed until the structure is deemed safe. You still have to pay for gas, food, drinks and lodging (if you say rent a trailor) when you go to burning man. Advance tickets start at $200 each, and it's $350 at the door. And I still have to erect my own shelter and feed and water us. But, I am just not willing to shell out that kind of money. Cough Tue Aug 28, 2007 1:19 pm Amateur's BLM should charge them for two burns. Yes there are drugs, but it is not accepted, you can be busted for having drugs there just like in Reno. As for my AGE, Dear Hound, I think Im old enough to not judge things I dont know about and old enough to be open to new experiences and old enough to understand what a loss means and the impact that can have on an individual. You Hound, seem far too old in my opinion, too old to see what else lies out there and too old to make new adventures in your life. but you can see a lot of stuff on google earthHave You Ever been onto the playa in Jan? I have and I know you cant even tell where center camp was or where the temple was burned. I also would love to know of the satire that is spoken of and the legitimate criticism. I would never want any one out there who isnt there of free will and with a open heart and mind and ready to live, learn, explore and grow. Reader Comment Tue Aug 28, 2007 11:21 am You hate Liberal Democrats, Templar. Reader Comment Tue Aug 28, 2007 11:15 am Now thats funny. |
| valleywag.com/tech/breaking/burning-man-statue-burns-++-a-bit-too-early-294053.php RSS 20 Partial Content (ad-free) You people in Silicon Valley are far too busy changing the world to care about sex, greed and hypocrisy. So you won't want to read a tech gossip rag like Valleywag. Black Rock City, NV, USA -- After the Easter Bunny and Tooth Fairy turned Santa down for a threesome he went on a rampage while screaming about "show you what naughty really means" and set fire to "The Man" 4 days early. Upon locating Santa by local police, he was found to be "disoriented" and proceeded to climb on top of the police car screaming for his reindeer to "get him the fuck out of here." Santa was booked on felony arson charges and upon a body cavity search was found to have rectally inserted 10 hits of ecstasy along with enough ketamine to put down an elephant. To become a registered commenter on this site, you first need to be approved by our team. We're looking for comments that are interesting, substantial or highly amusing. So write a comment, polish up your words and choose a username and password below. Your comment will only appear once (or if) you're approved. |