Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2003 17:28:05 -0700
Reply-To: Jeffrey Schwaia <jeff@TSSGI.COM>
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From: Jeffrey Schwaia <jeff@TSSGI.COM>
Subject: Re: how'd burning man become so cool?
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BM is what you make of it. There's plenty of people who come out to gawk at
the naked people and those they consider freaks, however, many come to have
a good time and be free, so to speak.
There's low key, high strung, family oriented, singles oriented, all kinds
of sexually oriented, artistic oriented, and just plain silly people all
over the place having a good time. If you're open minded, it's a blast. If
you don't have a lot of patience, don't go.
Cheers,
Jeff
-----Original Message-----
From: Art McGinn [mailto:amcginn@microweb.com]
Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2003 4:07 PM
To: Jeffrey Schwaia
Subject: how'd burning man become so cool?
dumb question department: burning man started a few years ago as a few
friends meeting around a driftwood fire at baker beach, a windswept stretch
of surf where the pacific ocean meets san francisco bay, with a magnificent
view of the golden gate bridge to the north and the marin headlands across
the water. it's five minutes from my residence in san francisco and i visit
baker beach often. from the posts here, it sounds like burning man is now
staged in a hellish sort of moonscape, out in the desert far from its
origins, and has become an ordeal but evidently worth the aggravation. is it
fair to say burning man has become a sort of modern-day woodstock? the s.f.
chronicle usually has a big story on burning man each year, with photos, but
the overall attraction remains a bit hazy to those of us who have never
attended this huge and hugely popular tribal gathering. i mean beyond the
presumably same attractions of, say, spring break in florida? any
enlightenment here? cheers, art, '82 westy
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeffrey Schwaia" <jeff@TSSGI.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2003 2:38 PM
Subject: Re: Burning Man Tips?
> 1) Get a rug to put on the ground in front of your sliding door. This
will
> greatly reduce the amount of sand/silt you get in your van. It's also
> easier on your feet.
>
> 2) Put a tarp over and around your van. I don't care how good your
window
> seals are, when the wind speed hits 80mph and is swirling, dust WILL get
> through the seals. It's also hell on nice paint jobs...
>
> 3) Be prepared to spend the day after BM cleaning your van, inside,
> outside, underneath and the engine compartment. That dust gets
everywhere.
>
> 4) Change the oil, oil filter and air filter after BM.
>
>
> Cheers,
>
> Jeff
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf
> Of jennifer dumpert
> Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2003 12:51 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Burning Man Tips?
>
>
> I'm taking my Westfalia out to Burning Man for the first time this year
(not
> my first time at BM, by far, but first time with a vehicle that I care
about
> keeping in good shape) and I have some concerns about how rough the playa
is
> on vehicles. Does anyone who's taken their prized VW out there in the past
> have any maintenance tips?
>
> Jennifer Dumpert
> '86 Westy "Baby"
>
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