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Posted: Sat Aug 18, 2007 12:58 pm
by rekordah
neva been, but from my perspective it sounds like a bunch of self-righteous "we're like SO saving the earth" stnuc.
Posted: Sat Aug 18, 2007 2:39 pm
by sea monkey
rekorder wrote:neva been, but from my perspective it sounds like a bunch of self-righteous "we're like SO saving the earth" stnuc.
Burning Man has fuck-all to do with saving the earth. In fact, the amount of trash that is generated by burners each year is probably a statement for the opposite.
If you go with the attitude that you're going to run into nothing but shitty people, that's probably the perception that you'll be stuck with. Would you really let a handful of pompous hippies keep you from enjoying a cultural melting pot full of incredible art and music? I just don't understand the resentment that people who have never been seem to have for it. "I've never been, but it seems like a bunch of granola-eating, tree-hugging, earth-worshipping acid casualties."
Re: Burning Man
Posted: Sat Aug 18, 2007 2:54 pm
by perkalerk215
badger wrote:
yeah my ex went last year and thought it was the best thing ever, and im sure it was really good but she did go a bit over the top about. she talked about pretty much nothing else for ages when she got back and it was like she had some sort of post-burning man depression when she got back cos nothing could ever compare to burning man. shes absolutely gutted that she cant go this year and thinks that the week its on shes going to be really depressed knowing whats going on there
thats how i was with starscape this past year. different fest, but i was pissed cause everything i did that following month i compared to starscape. and nothing even came close. cant wait for next yr.
Posted: Sat Aug 18, 2007 4:31 pm
by thesynthesist
Sea Monkey wrote:Would you really let a handful of pompous hippies keep you from enjoying ...
A buttload of pompous hippies?
Posted: Sat Aug 18, 2007 5:21 pm
by step correct
The crews here in town that go, among others that I know, are VERY affluent eccentric types. I dunno,..prolly trust fund kids and the like. Like a bunch of grown theater geek types that would see you and I like regular joes and hoodlums. So yeah, a lot of their additutes are fucked to begin with. These cats that live downtown have their own 3 million dollar building (not exaggerating) That they use as a year long base to prepare and make big sculptures and ting. I guess I can't complain much because the parties they have there are solid and after this year I'm sure they will have me playing for them more often. "Oh my god Aaron,....we heard your music all over burning man and we're gonna have you DJ every weekend now".... Assholes.
Posted: Sat Aug 18, 2007 7:25 pm
by rekordah
Sea Monkey wrote:cultural melting pot full of incredible art and music?
Hippie
Posted: Sat Aug 18, 2007 7:26 pm
by rekordah
thesynthesist wrote:Sea Monkey wrote:Would you really let a handful of pompous hippies keep you from enjoying ...
A buttload of pompous hippies?
Init
Posted: Sat Aug 18, 2007 11:23 pm
by djunya
I understand it's hard to really formulate an opinion having never been! This was discussed earlier last year on the forum here..
http://dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.php?t ... burningman
I however look forward to leaving for Black Rock City next week!! )'(
Posted: Sun Aug 19, 2007 1:49 am
by step correct
Have fun homie! I'm kind of starting to wish I could go now... go figure.
Posted: Sun Aug 19, 2007 5:03 am
by fullyrecordingz
Step Correct wrote: I'm old
...pretty much sums up the whole issue............
Posted: Sun Aug 19, 2007 5:05 am
by fullyrecordingz
Vonboyage wrote:The way your going on about it, i almost feel stupid for not knowing.
Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2007 1:55 am
by step correct
FullyRecordingz wrote:Step Correct wrote: I'm old
...pretty much sums up the whole issue............
Not rrly...from what I've observed theres mad 40-50 somethings mobbing around there.
Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2007 2:07 am
by oopu
yea i would love to go, my friends, yes, the ones that have been, they all are kind of coooler than thou types to begin with and so it is. but seems like a mirror or blank slate kind of thing, you go into it with certain expectations or attitudes and thats what you will get back.
Iam curious about this Symbiosis Gathering, cause Mala is playing there! Anyone know what thats all about?????....from the looks of the web site its more hippy than BM! lol
Mala - Digital Mystikz
September, 22 2007 at Symbiosis Gathering - North California
Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2007 3:43 am
by misk
Step Correct wrote:FullyRecordingz wrote:Step Correct wrote: I'm old
...pretty much sums up the whole issue............
Not rrly...from what I've observed theres mad 40-50 somethings mobbing around there.
yeah, a large majority of em are late 20 - early 40 somethings.
you've gotta have a good $1000 to have a decent time at burning man, from what my friend who goes told me. what with tickets, food, water, drugs, and a place to stay and all that...
Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2007 5:24 am
by step correct
oopu wrote:yea i would love to go, my friends, yes, the ones that have been, they all are kind of coooler than thou types to begin with and so it is. but seems like a mirror or blank slate kind of thing, you go into it with certain expectations or attitudes and thats what you will get back.
Iam curious about this Symbiosis Gathering, cause Mala is playing there! Anyone know what thats all about?????....from the looks of the web site its more hippy than BM! lol
Mala - Digital Mystikz
September, 22 2007 at Symbiosis Gathering - North California
Yeah I tried to book Glitch Mob that same night for my party and they are playing that thing as well. They are just basically mini Burning Man type festivals..there was one here in SB about two months ago. It lasted 3 days, pretty cool...I guess.
Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2007 4:56 pm
by sea monkey
Misk wrote:you've gotta have a good $1000 to have a decent time at burning man, from what my friend who goes told me. what with tickets, food, water, drugs, and a place to stay and all that...
I drive all the way from Indiana and including the price of gas, have never spent $1000.
Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2007 6:06 pm
by chu
TITA I haven't bothered to read anything else bar 1st post that's been written on this thread: I just thought I'd say I went Burning Man in 2002 and had a reet good time, don't go with any preconceptions, don't forget it's just a festival, and get involved in stuff that seems interesting.
No one spends ages bugging out about what Glastos gonna be like, they just go.
So what if there's 40 people writhing around naked in a pile you don't have to.
If people are uppty having been, fuck em.
Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2007 3:59 pm
by sea monkey
Chu wrote:TITA I haven't bothered to read anything else bar 1st post that's been written on this thread: I just thought I'd say I went Burning Man in 2002 and had a reet good time, don't go with any preconceptions, don't forget it's just a festival, and get involved in stuff that seems interesting.
No one spends ages bugging out about what Glastos gonna be like, they just go.
So what if there's 40 people writhing around naked in a pile you don't have to.
If people are uppty having been, fuck em.
Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2007 4:03 pm
by step correct
Chu wrote:TITA I haven't bothered to read anything else bar 1st post that's been written on this thread: I just thought I'd say I went Burning Man in 2002 and had a reet good time, don't go with any preconceptions, don't forget it's just a festival, and get involved in stuff that seems interesting.
No one spends ages bugging out about what Glastos gonna be like, they just go.
So what if there's 40 people writhing around naked in a pile you don't have to.
If people are uppty having been, fuck em.
Yea
Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2007 4:33 pm
by dutty yuppie
I have wanted to go to this for yonks. Now I know how many of you feel when you see all this great stuff many of us Brits have on our doorsteps.