Here's a live stream of it, for those interested- youtube.com/watch?v=rdRR…
Since it's an hour ahead in Nevada, one can see all the illuminated bikes/art cars, various fiery explosions. Sort of like Mad Max. It's where Google looks for new CEOs.

Smoking pot is illegal at Burning Man- emeraldreport.com/pot-bu… The Black Rock Desert is federal land

Didn't BM (nice acronym) jump the shark already with celebrities attending in their luxury RVs?

Things I'd rather watch a livestream of:
-paint drying, fascinating!
-grass growing, nature!
-clouds moving in the sky, relaxing.......

@PC- There are also those driving videos in scenic areas. YouTube has TakemyTrip with calming music playing as a person drives on the Pacific Coast Highway, the Loneliest Highway (50 in Nevada), thru Zion National Park

I'd love to go to Burning Man one day. I'd have to go in a nice RV though with a shower and good a/c. Has anyone on here ever been there? If so, what was it like? I heard that people get pretty crazy there.

Doesn't a good shower and a/c defeat the purpose of going to burning man?

Nobody notices a handful of rich celebrities
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... because their camps are exclusive, catered, and ringed with security goons.  It's like the Hayward Hills but without running water and with the guns hidden.

Oh Troy you forgot to mention, I'll be enjoying a good microwaved frozen burrito while I read about BM on my computer.

are you gonna post it on 'Sad Desk Lunches' PC? make sure you can see the burning man website in the photo!

But it's all about drugs, right? There's no way I would go to the desert for several days if drugs weren't involved. I assume everyone is rolling, but that kind of heat would make me miserable. I have no interest in going. I would have been interested if it had been in a different setting. Oh well, I didn't really need another reason to do drugs.

Heatwave incoming

There's no way I would go to the desert for several days if drugs weren't involved.
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But there ARE hella breasteses hanging out there.  The barista's were hella perky.

The burning sensation might be from paying $425 for the ticket, 9% Las Vegas Entertainment Tax, then $80 to park your car.

9% Las Vegas Entertainment Tax
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Um, have you ever looked at a map of NV?

People bringing their kids to the playa- sfgate.com/news/article/… The coffee table book is called "Dusty Playground." But from what I've heard, it's lots of nudity, drugs&one big orgy.

The Burning Man live stream- youtube.com/watch?v=SLjN… Seems to air only at night

Google employees ship Maine lobsters to Burning Man- rgj.com/story/life/arts/…
So much for complaining that Cousins Maine Lobster has pricey lobster rolls

As if I already didn't think Burning Man was populated by a bunch of self-indulgant assholes running around in the desert like children, pretending it's an "art metropolis" when it's really just a glorified parking lot at a Grateful Dead concert...along come the Google Schmucks to introduce their special brand of narcissism and greed. The contrivance of the whole scene (and the exploding cost thereof) is just another example of a grassroots party spiraling wildly out of control. I'd never be caught dead there, and I love drugs and orgies.

All the people that go to Burning Man think they're so goddamn special.

That lobster and Google employee headline is misleading. The lobsters were shipped to him in silicon valley and he drove in the lobsters himself to the playa.

What's worse are those concierge service with full service tents filled with super wealthy clients.

Not to mention folks who bring their kids to Burning Man, thinking it's somehow "family friendly." Plus they have the Orgy Dome- dailymail.co.uk/news/art…

The only people I know who went to Burning Man are single nerds over 40. One part of the ethos is giving things away, so one guy and his buddies brought a giant margarita machine into the desert, and set up a cantina. Another guy collected ripped-out wall to wall carpeting to make a floor for his compound. A third guy built a geodesic dome, dismantled it, and mounted it to a cheapass trailer. When he got back, he pressure washed the vintage SUV he drove to haul the trailer, a process akin to sandblasting. Yet another guy blew a tire on his motorcycle, and had to find somebody with a pickup who would drive him to the nearest town with motorcycle tires.

None of these guys apparently got laid, although margarita guy claimed he made out with a woman in her twenties.

Umesh, not really. Who wants to go around being all stinky and covered with dirt for a whole week? Not me, eeewww!!!! I certainly don't want to use those nasty port a potties either! Lots of people go in R.V's. Also, the dust storms can be bad, don't want to be stuck in one of those if you're in a tent!

Troy, I know for sure what it's like to really go primal in the outdoors. Ever heard of Outward Bound? I went for three damn weeks with no soap, shampoo, or real shower. I had to give myself a sponge bath with a handkerchief all the time.

There was no a/c or heat there at all. We didn't even build a real fire, so we were all freezing our asses off in the mountains up there. I had to wash my clothes by hand. There were wild animals up there and we didn't even use real trails most of the time. It was brutal!

We had no access to a phone either of course or ice, and we had to purify the water since it had bugs in it. We had to go outside. That's PRIMAL. NEVER again! It sucked! The water in the shower at the hotel I stayed at after it was over turned black from all the disgusting dirt and grime from those three weeks up there in hell.

Steve. I'm sure that lots of people do drugs there. They sure drink a lot there. I hate heat, so I'd need to stay in a nice a/c place when it's hot. And I need protection from those dust storms. I'd love to see the cool art work and mutant vehicles and crazy outfits there one day! I hope that one day I can find some adventurous friends to go with me there! Does anyone ever leave after a few days? A week sounds like a lot, and the traffic getting back home is bad, so why stay for a week?

Michael, I saw some youtube videos of B.M and a lot of the guys there look like they're young party boy types in their 20's-30's. Most of them looked fit and it just seemed like they were there to have fun just like they would at a big festival.

I think it attracts a lot of artsy eccentric types and people who want to get away from the boring daily grind of their 9-5 jobs IMHO. They're not all nerds. Maybe the people you knew were nerds, but most of the people at B.M seem like a bunch of young party type people.who want to have fun, drink, and get high.

There's nothing wrong with nerds wanting to have fun too. With all the wild women who walk around almost naked while drunk and high, it surprises me that they couldn't get laid. Especially with that weird orgy tent there. They must be boring and repulsive to not fare well with any woman there.

Chrys, I heard of the orgy dome. I'd never go to a place like that, but if that's what some people are into, whatever. It should be named the STD dome, lol.

It's not a kid friendly place IMHO. Kids shouldn't be allowed to go there.

^The new coffee table book "Dusty Playground" sugarcoats Burning Man as a family vacation- despite the public nudity, and the claims that they have no-kid zones, and yes, intoxicated kids from accidentally drinking alcohol. There were kids at the first Burning Man... but it was more like one big campfire on Ocean Beach. But it's grown into something else. Doesn't help that some Burners regret not bringing their kids, or are happy that they did.

I've done it all.

Once you've gotten whatever it is out of your system, the thought of going into the desert to relive it is a true letdown. I could see if you were young and wanted to go wild, trip and fuck your brains out. It's...interesting...at best. But I guess I'm old and jaded, and while it was fun in my 20's, I at least had A/C.

PS. In my experience, acid and sex don't mix. At one point her face fell away and became a chasm, with viper-like fangs rimming the vortex that used to be her head....just too weird to enjoy. Coke? Yeah, horny as hell but you can forget getting it up. That was always a bust. Same with amphetamines. That's the shit they never tell you (guys). Then there's the whole Viagra Speedball thing.

Anyway, it's all fun at the time, but that bill comes in one day, it's a bitch to pay.

Ew....

I would have liked to enjoy it 20 years ago before it became the thing to do. *eye roll*

Founder of failed Silicon Valley juicer company parties at Burning Man- sf.eater.com/2017/9/1/16… While his business shuts down, he's living it up.

A $400 juicer?

Who does he think he is, Mr. Vita Mix?

The lobsters were shipped to him in silicon valley and he drove in the lobsters himself to the playa.
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The lobsters could not be reached for comment.

At one point her face fell away and became a chasm, with viper-like fangs rimming the vortex that used to be her head
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AKA "dating in Hayward"

How in the hell can it be 107 here but just 93 at Burning Man?   WTF?!?!

Urban heat islands
epa.gov/heat-islands/lea…

Urban heat islands
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It's 96 at Ocean Beach, genius.

Ewww one of my San Leandro pals says it's low 90s there today. No one there has AC. When I was there it didn't climb above 80. My place had fans and shade so that's all it took to cool it down. I think I feel worse for places that aren't used to this kind of heat. Here in Sac we have AC everywhere.

^ damned liars!

forecast.weather.gov/Map…

97 right now

I don't normally enjoy lighting things on fire
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You'll never cut it in Chicago.

Even the cattle are pyros.

They offer unicorn cycling, Bill Murray Happy Hour&spank bank- sfgate.com/news/article/… it IS pretty funny reading their activity descriptions.

If you don't have a ticket by now, how would you get one?

yelp.com/biz/burning-man… You can post a Yelp review of Burning Man. What next? A "People love us on Yelp" sticker?

ScrubHub

Since it's an hour ahead in Nevada
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Um, what?

Chrys meant it was already dark on the playa, so those illuminations could be seen.

Nevada probably should be an hour ahead, like Arizona. But they would confuse too many Angelenos, Las Vegas's most important customer base.

My band's name was O'Leary's Cow

Why did they kill the official live stream?

WTF ARE THEY HIDING?!?!

I suspect the PRK.

Lol just saw a guy with a giant steampunk duck vehicle covered in white dust pull into a gas station here in Reno.

Hey hey hey Steve, was your band......

Lit.....

?

Their internet account ran out of bandwidth for the month. Comcast, y'know!

Spending a week in a hot dusty desert?  And spending $500 for the privilege? Call it "Burn out Man."

$500 is if you're "lucky." A lot of the participants buy it from scalpers for more.

Oh umesh.  Do you split hairs for a living.  The burning man ticket is $425 + $80 for parking.  Do you really want to spend precious time debating this?

It's not his fault literally all your information is outdated, irrelevant, and insipid, Paul B.

I guess Burning Man lives up to its name. Dude sets himself on fire!
kron4.com/2017/09/03/man…

Paul, they have different tiers of prices with special pricing for some (e.g. returning Burners, artists, snowflakes, transspecies, etc. . Historically,  they always sold out and the aftermarket was your only choice from early August.

You guys are fake news as usual.

And gold elites not playing well with others as usual.

Man dies after jumping into 50-foot tall flaming 'Burning Man' effigy - SF Examiner
apple.news/Acq1uWLHbQJCj…

It looks like a suicide. I wouldn't call it a Darwin award contender.

Umesh has all the latest facts.  Tell us, what was the man exactly thinking as he boldly lept into those firey flames?

69 !
Take that, Lou!

Lost in translation between brain and keyboard. Should have rephrased that to "could have been a suicide..."

Suicide or unintentional. To me the Darwin Award involves willful stupidity.

*fiery

Was it intentional suicide, or was he too drunk/intoxicated to know what he was doing?

It's so smoky in Hayward,  human sacrifice by burning has been banned through Wednesday.

Darwin Award contender
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They airlifted the dude all the way to U.C. Davis before he died.
WTF? How many dozens of hospitals and trauma centers did they pass over on the way?

I suspect Murder Burger.

UC Davis (in Sacto, by the way), is the closest level I trauma center, as well as the closest regional burn center, to burning man

Dumbasses

Davis is not Sacramento, though they border each other.

We do have a UC Davis medical centre located in Sacramento, though. Convenient. We have many major hospitals. Dignity Health, Kaiser, and Sutter.

Level I trauma centers in the Bay Area are SF General, Stanford, and Valley Medical

We have a Shriner's Children's Hospital right next to our UC Davis medical in Sacramento. Also convenient! Any more questions about hospitals located in my area can be sent via DM, or texted to me at 916-867-5309.

A mini-documentary about Burning Man said that injured&casualties go to the hospitals in Reno (and possibly Sparks) UC Davis is a ways from Black Rock Desert.

Davis&Sacramento are not to be confused with each other. The former is considered a hippie haven of sorts.

The local Shriners Hospital used to be in SF,   along 19th Ave, until the Shriners decided to cash out and move to Sacto..
One of the quite lovely buildings remains, IIRC.

There is only one level 1 trauma center in Nevada, in Vegas.
Locating university medical center in population centers instead of college towns is pretty typical -- look at UCSF.

Victoria's Secret models at Burning Man- people.com/style/victori… Remember when Burning Man was very much counterculture? You're better off at Sebastopol's Goddess Festival in early December.

I can say this now that it's over, but the whole thing seems sorta like a cruel joke.

*refrains from making joke*

So difficult.

Instead of Black Rock City , they should call it Effigy.

"Man burns in Effigy; Film at Eleven"

Hi Fluffy!!! *scratches behind ears*

@Steve, wow, I'd be way to scared to try some of the stuff you did! I never did anything that I could possibly get addicted to, thank god!

As for that man who ran into the fire? OMG, that's insane! I don't get why anyone would choose to die like that! He must have been really insane, or really, really high! They said there was no trace on alcohol on him.

I wonder if anyone from the crowd saw what was happening and if they tried to stop him or not.

That damn live stream link still doesn't work

@Butterfly- Technically, the man was a Burning Man "virgin" because it was his first time. I wouldn't rule out drugs.

Woman serves up breast milk lattes at Burning Man- pressdemocrat.com/news/7…

99 is the new 69 !

Sunufa !!!
This is ...
99 !!!!

Learn to count.

100

Chrys, I wonder what kind of drugs would cause someone to run into a huge fire. That's one of the reasons why I stayed away from most drugs. His mom said that he was probably slipped something as he was always careful about what he put in his body. If the toxicology test doesn't find any drugs in his body, then I'll just assume that he was determined to commit suicide in one of the most horrific ways there is.

Parents warned about Folsom Street this weekend- sfgate.com/mommyfiles/ar… There's already the "it's fine to take kids to Burning Man" attitude.

Eeewwww.....that is just so wrong. I thought that they didn't allow kids under 18 there. I try to be open minded, but I'm afraid that if I ever went to an event like that, I will see things I wish I never saw.

Not to mention dealing with the potential gropers and rude assholes in general. There are always a few of them at most large events. If I would have a hard time dealing with this stuff as an adult, then just imagine how hard it would be for a kid to deal with this stuff.

The Folsom Street Fair discourages people from bringing their kids- Burning Man doesn't. The founder of Burning Man said he brought his son to the first ones when he was a little kid&I believe it. I doubt the first Burning Mans had "sl*tty mini-golf" and various orgies. They were held at Ocean Beach&people had to behave themselves. Now, not so much. "Dusty Playground" glamorizes parents bringing their kids to Burning Man.

The Folsom Street Fair discourages people from bringing their kids-
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Totally false. They don't even have the mildest warning on their official website.

folsomstreetfair.org/MhP…

^Sheesh, wineries&wine tasting rooms tend to be more stringent about keeping kids out. And how many stores have signs warning about purchasing alcohol&tobacco for minors? And that they card?

The Folsom Street Fair should seriously card people- anyone under 18 prohibited. Yes, teens would probably break the rules, and it's irresponsible for them to NOT discourage parents from bringing kids.

"Dusty Playground" is also the name of the most popular stripper in Hayward