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Burning Man 2007

So finally after living in California for 2 years, I was able to attend
Burning Man, which a yearly week long arts/music festival in Nevada desert. This year it was attended by about 50K people.

OMG - words simply cannot describe the kind of festival it is ! But basically, any other festival, whatever it is - Love Parade, Dance Valley, seem boring and irrelevant in comparison.

I never imagined that Americans could have an event of such magnitude, but I was sooo wrong: Certain Americans know how to party and organize events, and they can do this at a level that is just on a different orbit than anyone else.

Some highlights:

1) Dust Storm. Visibility, maybe a couple of meters. Temperature 30 degrees C. Despite that, people are partying, in goggles and respirators. Nobody cares about weather conditions. The party is going on !

2) Nighttime. Truck in the middle of the desert. It is playing dark electro house music. One side of the truck is on fire. There are people dancing on the other side of the truck, and on the ground in front of the truck. Also, on the truck, a gorgeous topless woman with huge breasts that has a huge flamethrower, and she fires it whenever there is an appropriate musical moment. Absolutely unreal - Think Grindhouse. I can't erase that image from my mind.

Tons of other highlights as well. Probably not worth describing because it's simply impossible.

Here are some of my pictures:

http://picasaweb.google.com/ikaushan/BurningMan2007

Also check out this video of Oil Tower fireworks/burn:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MpgFbW7R8-Y

I already can't wait for next year !!

PS. interesting fact.. Not only did Oakenfold, Scumfrog, DJ Dan and some other well known DJs played there for free this year, they actually paid for their admission ticket just like everyone else.

Looks amazing, I am going to try my best to get out there next year. Did they ever end up catching the person who lit up the man early?

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Originally posted by Make Me Egg Looks amazing, I am going to try my best to get out there next year. Did they ever end up catching the person who lit up the man early?

Yup.. He was giving out autographs at center camp after !

never heard of this event, but it looks very cool and unqiue to anything else.

Ya i've read about this before...Junkie XL says this is his FAVE party of the yr

WOW! Those massive sculptures are really something else! It musta have taken so muchtime and effort to put those things together... eespecieally the ones with th 2 mack trucks and the gate of bicycles

I have a friend who goes down there every year as well. Always telling me to come. I wish

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Originally posted by djbruuen never heard of this event, but it looks very cool and unqiue to anything else.

really? it's pretty legendary and ranks up there with some of the worlds best festivals..

Readers of Rough Guides voted it #3 in the world this year..

1. Ati-Atihan - 39.9%
2. Common Ridings - 10.2%
3. Burning Man - 8.8%
4. Dinagyang - 8.2%
5. Calgary Stampede - 6.9%
6. Las Fallas - 5.6%
7. Glastonbury Festival - 1.8%
8. Fiesta de San Fermin - 1.3%
9. Full Moon Party - 1.2%
10. Rio Carnival - 1%

http://worldparty.roughguides.com/

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Originally posted by djbruuen never heard of this event

lol how is that possible

i was looking at jelo's pics. looks like quite a time.

There is crazy drama going on this year:
http://bm.tribe.net/

Ill try to make it to the next Burning Man Festival

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Originally posted by jchung52 i was looking at jelo's pics. looks like quite a time.

where are they? on his facebook group?

For such a massive event you would think you'd take a million pictures but once you're there you realize you could never actually capture an event of its magnitude. Plus you want to explore and enjoy and if the people at home want to know about it--they can just go!!

For those of you who really do want to make it--you need to plan early. It is not something that you can just go to. 1. Tickets go on sale in January when you'll want to buy them since they're tiered and much cheaper. 2. You bring everything you need! There is no commerce when you're there. There are porta potties there and you can "donate" for ice and coffee but that is it!

It is a beautiful week, you see so many things occur that you'd never see anywhere else in the world--ever. Further, the experience is completely different for each individual.

Make the effort and go--it will change your life!

Here are my pictures:

http://pictures.aol.com/ap/viewShar...2bBXiXp6w%3d%3d

burning man is the shit dude ... I hope I get to check it out and hopefully, the vibe will be the same.

I heard about this in 98, always wanted to check this out.

could be one of the best events i've ever attended or performed at.
what a ride!

As much as anyone who knows me knows I hate to get dirty, I've always wanted to check out this festival. Looks phenomenal.

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