The author, AirTron, How I learned to stop Next year I’m totally is ready OUT / IN to build LINGO an art car... Barbie Death Camp Spanky’s Wine Bar next year art carnage the injured Burners & Wine Bistro worrying and just trust Larry building an art car dropped off by art cars to the medical beer pickletinis tents and ramparts, especially after the by SCRIBE vehicles to license, its ticket by AIRTRON art car – my glorious mutant vehicle Man and Temple burns Black Rock Academy Lazy Skool Daze The author, Scribe, pricing structure, and size – what a rewarding experience THAT Blue Oasis Decadent Oasis his is as good as it gets, dropping words of the city (it was able to hat’s the best way to get around will be! Despite the fact that I’m sure it back-burnered when your former Burners – right here, like bombs get the BLM to increase the idea and you want it bad enough. Well, Esplanade theme camp gets placed on BRBC BMIR the playa? Duh, an art car, obvi- will be über-popular with my friends T right now, in beauti- maximum population from W ously! The bigger, the brighter, and will fill up with riders at my camp, my idea is epic and I’ve never wanted the back streets instead buckets at Juplaya porta-potties at ful, bountiful Black Rock 60,000 last year to 68,000 the louder – the better! When an art I’ll always be sure save a few spots for anything more. Not all of the specif- Burning Man City. And this is the way this year), all without any car rolls by, blasting that same trap- the random guy covered in EL wire or ics are worked out just yet, but maybe Black Rock Slide when the art car cheap booze top shelf booze it’s always going to be here, input from the community. step music you’ve been hearing all that hot girl in furry boots. Unless we something like a fire-breathing-animal- suddenly stops, and all the ravers on- board crash to one side of the vehicle cocaine Adderall year after year, like a dusty It can cut lucrative side week, you just KNOW that’s where the have a really big-name DJ – then it will discothèque. It’ll have multi-level Groundhog Day on acid. The deals with corporations and REAL fun is happening. This one time, stay packed with my closest, radically dance floors with a slide to get from commissary pogs Dust City Diner blue room slang term for a porta- only thing that will change propagandists – but they I stumbled across one that was parked, playafied friends all night long.Sorry, one to another, wings that come out potty – whether or not it is actually blue Emergen-C coconut water will be the faces of the can’t have the new nonprof- and they actually let me go for a ride! nothing I can do about that. and move to the music, and spinning fighting in the hugging in the citizens and the things we it board making these sorts What a magical moment that was! I know what you’re thinking: “Art fire horns – OMG, it’s going to be so boosh cannon slang term for a Thunderdome Thunderdome create for one another. It’s of decisions. That would be Well, that was three Burns ago cars are expensive and time-consuming. fucking insane. We’ll get a truck, some flamethrower or propane cannon How can you pull this off?” fighting the sit watching from perfect, right? No reason to unthinkable. and I’ve been searching for that same Well, I don’t propane, some LEDs and we’re already breaking bad leaving your clan- down/stand up the Esplanade with change a thing. What God “The non-profit is going orgasmic bliss of boarding a majestic have any money, but if Burning Man half-way there. Add a bar, sound sys- destine mobile drug lab for Playa crowd at the Burn chocolate & whiskey (or rather, Larry Harvey) has well, and then we have to mutant vehicle ever since. I has taught me anything, it’s tem, stripper pole and – boom! Art car. Restoration to clean up filming Burning filming Burning created, let no Burner pre- work out the terms of the still don’t know anyone with RANT that if you set your mind to Dozens of fans will help out at Man in IMAX 3-D Man on Super-8 sume to alter. relationship between the an art car, so it’s looking something, you can complete the pre-Burn build parties. Welder- Burgin a first-year Burner any project exactly how you envisioned fire spinners sparkle ponies That’s an idea that most event and the non-profit. like I’m gonna have to just build one engineer-tech-whiz-artsy types will Burners have seemed to We want the event to be pro- myself, dammit! After four years of it. So throughout the next year, I’ll sort out the logistical details. We’ll all burn notice when you tell your boss flash mob twerk team embrace, despite the beloved tected from undue meddling coming to Black Rock City, I think it’s throw parties, have DJ friends play for become best buds and the crazy syner- you need time off from work the week generator being on the grid pastime of veteran Burners and we want it to be a good finally my turn topARTicipate and give free, invite everyone I’m connected gistic energy will manifest the biggest, before and the two days after Labor Day every year, no exceptions headlamps with headlamps with to kvetch and celebrate some fit,” Larry told me. back to the Burner community in a to through social media, and charge baddest art car that Black Rock City 3 bright white LEDs one red LED storied golden age, whether When I wrote about major way. I want to gift that same life- a suggested-but-actually-mandatory has ever seen. Wow, I can’t wait. It’s burn scar the swath of damage hookers & blow sparkle ponies it be 1986, 1996, or 2006. these issues in the Guardian, changing event I had to others. donation at the door. Word-of-mouth going to be a tough job, but I’m totally – physical, mental, and/or emotional – & molly We all just appreciate the few people seemed to care. So next year, I’m totally building will start to spread. Then I’ll start a up for it. I’ll probably be so busy man- one has upon re-entry from Burning Man chance to build a city for The two articles I wrote on an art car. It’s going to have lights and fundraising campaign on Kickstarter or aging the crew that I’ll barely get to HOTD - Black Rock music… and fire! back into the Default World Hair of the Dog Cantina ourselves each year and to these issues received two It’s going to be awe- Indiegogo with fun perks for investors build any of it myself. A small sacrifice give thanks to the leaders of Photo illustration by: Halcyon Woodward online comments each, some and everyone will want to ride it. like the chance to help build it, a ride to make sure this thing gets done right. burn unit your core group of friends iced coffee iced Fernet Burning Man for giving us compared to the 259 com- They’ll see it from afar and wish they at the Burn, reduced admission to the I’m doing this for the people of Black you always camp with jaded veterans excited Burgins that opportunity, again and again. blower Chicken John seemed to care ments and vigorous public discussion were on it. Or they’ll bike next to it just post-Burn cleanup party, and a t-shirt. Rock City – not for myself. My amazing And now I’ve become one of those that ensued after I wrote “Burning Man to feel the bass booming and to watch That’ll definitely get the ball rolling. creation will enhance everyone’s playa burn-again virgin a formerly- keeping track of keeping track of about that. The predominant view jaded veteran who rediscovers why they events with pen & events with the people, one who has learned to simply ticket fiasco creates uncertain future” in sexy sparkle ponies jump on the light- Some tech executive will catch experience from great to un-fucking- seemed to be that the six members of loved Burning Man in the first place a little notebook TimeToBurn app accept Burning Man for what it is. the LLC had done us all a great service February of last year. up disco dance floor.Oh yes, I will build wind of my idea, fall in love with it, believable. I hope you all get laid on Kickstarter begging on the I am hereby officially dropping my and that they deserved whatever it was The lesson learned? As a “commu- an art car. and become my main financial-backer my art car. “Burner, please!” BRC expression campaigns side of the highway struggles against Larry, Maid Marian, they wanted to pay themselves. nity,” as long as we can all get to Black Seeing the wonder in a Burgin’s slash co-creator. Dreams like this come I know I’m getting laid… well, next to convey incredulous disgust, usually Rock City, we don’t really care who’s call- true all the time when you have a good BRC kites drones and the rest of Black Rock City LLC eyes as they step foot on their very first year.