Burning Man

I know next year's festival is a long way off, but I'm working on my plans to go already. I was just wondering if anyone's been in the past, is planning to go in the future, or has any other random thoughts/stories about Burning Man. My plans, by the way, include a 35,000 watt sound system and some of the biggest DJs on the West Coast. Still gotta work on the whole shelter angle, though. __________________ I remember renots went when he was a fair newbie on this board... __________________ Quote: Originally posted by Ice-9 My plans, by the way, include a 35,000 watt sound system and some of the biggest DJs on the West Coast. Still gotta work on the whole shelter angle, though. You have a generator that will handle that? Remember, no juice in the desert... I think you'll be disappointed. From what I've heard (from Renots and others who've been), Burning man is more of an LSD kinda thing and less an Ecstacy kinda thing. People will be stumbling around aimlessly and checking out the art displays and tribal drum gatherings, not dancing to techno. Maybe you'll attract some of the frat-boys and yuppies there trying in vain to understand the experience or just gawking at the hippies, but who wants to attract them? I think you'd do better to save all that ammunition for a better venue. Or maybe I'm completely off base here. Renots has the first hand experience, so I'll defer my opinions to any advice he may have for you. __________________ Quote: Originally posted by Ice-9 I know next year's festival is a long way off, but I'm working on my plans to go already. I was just wondering if anyone's been in the past, is planning to go in the future, or has any other random thoughts/stories about Burning Man. My plans, by the way, include a 35,000 watt sound system and some of the biggest DJs on the West Coast. Still gotta work on the whole shelter angle, though. heck, got room 4 1 more? (0: __________________ Quote: Originally posted by for20 heck, got room 4 1 more? Well, shut my mouth. __________________ Probably. Like I said, it's still in the planning phase, so I'm not sure what the line-up/timing is going to be like. I'm working with two guys who work at JK sound, which, for those of you who don't go to concerts or parties in the Bay Area, is one of the biggest sound rental companies in CA. So we're just dragging a monstrous sound system out into the desert, and we've been talking to every DJ we can find to just find out if they're interested. Obviously, we're not trying to pay them, so it's only going to be people who want to do it because it's Burning Man. I don't know how many will actually end up being there, but we've heard interest from a bunch of people. __________________ "understand" the experience? __________________ Burning Man is nothing like a "typical rave" but is still very cool. Its like a mix between a rave and a greatful dead concert(more hippies and LSD). Remember its only as cool as you make it so, participate and open your mind to different things. Oh, yeah BRING A COUPLE OF CAMERAS, the stuff you see there is sooo cool. BURN BABY BURN! __________________ I hear ya. We're not trying to make it a rave, just share what we love to do with anybody who cares to listen. And I plan on checking out what everybody else is up to while I'm there. It should be quite an experience. Mavi forum