tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7074280.post3941815731517750533..comments2023-12-27T10:05:09.034-05:00Comments on Fixer & Gordon: Burning Man Rat RodFixerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09672137568947891733noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7074280.post-55474868483994664372012-09-10T19:58:58.748-04:002012-09-10T19:58:58.748-04:00Ya don't sound so misanthrope to me. I belonge...Ya don't sound so misanthrope to me. I belonged to a motorcycle club and we rode desert races and had desert riding campouts aka "parties". I love me some dez but not with thousands.Gordonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05772126106416366135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7074280.post-48993221696365412342012-09-10T17:07:02.334-04:002012-09-10T17:07:02.334-04:00SuperBueno, I hung out with the soon-to-be "B...SuperBueno, I hung out with the soon-to-be "Burners" before the creation of Burning Man, so I think I might have a slight idea about the history and culture of the event :). But I just don't like people enough to hang out with thousands of them in the middle of the desert for multiple days.<br /><br />Gordon, I don't exactly smell so good after a few days in the desert either :). I think the most people I've ever been out in the desert with was a hundred or so folks at the Saline Valley hot springs the day after Thanksgiving one year (a few of whom are also Burners). I put-putted out there on my KLR-650, they took pity on the poor bedraggled motorcyclist and fed me turkey soup (made with the leftovers of the previous day's feast) and let me sit in on the guitar circle around the campfire that evening on someone's borrowed guitar. Good times. <br /><br />- Badtux the Misanthrope PenguinBadTuxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01345749557330760251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7074280.post-56799083714236176362012-09-10T16:49:43.585-04:002012-09-10T16:49:43.585-04:00@badtux: Actually to understand the event better, ...@badtux: Actually to understand the event better, I recommend to check out the history of the event first. And for that I highly recommend to watch Dust & Illusions (http://dustandillusions.com) and "This is Burning Man" the book! Very much worth it, and of course the documentary is a must with all its archival footage! :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06488468986209416817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7074280.post-19347346717944650262012-09-10T01:22:55.410-04:002012-09-10T01:22:55.410-04:00I'm with you on the desert. Solitude or a few ...I'm with you on the desert. Solitude or a few (hundred, maybe) people you know.<br /><br />The people look pretty good on their way TO Burning Man. They stop here for supplies and I've chatted with a few. After several days in the dez they ain't so pretty on the way home. Best to stay upwind too. :-)Gordonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05772126106416366135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7074280.post-73872816647662916932012-09-10T00:41:28.331-04:002012-09-10T00:41:28.331-04:00My boss (!) was at Burning Man, and he has some pi...My boss (!) was at Burning Man, and he has some pictures of some vehicles even wilder than the one you saw. I'll see if I can get some of them online, he's still sorta recuperatin' from the experience (heh!).<br /><br />As for me, nope, I wasn't at Burning Man. Too many friggin' people, when I go the desert I just want desert, dammit! And if I wanna see arts, there's plenty of that just up the highway here in Sodom By The Bay and they hold a Makerfaire 'round these parts ever so often if I want to see bizarre gizmos, so ...BadTuxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01345749557330760251noreply@blogger.com