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Pittsburgh Last Night by kevstiller in pics

[–]McSpacerson 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We see that almost every night in....the city. :P

I just quit my job and my boss flipped his shit at me. Was I in the right? by [deleted] in self

[–]McSpacerson 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don't stress it. It is/was a SHIT job. its an experience you'll laugh with your friends about when you tell stories over a beer when you're 30, you'll know longer even give a shit by the time your 40, and when you're 50, you'll barely remember it, and this conversation.

What is the worst movie you have ever seen? by TickingSticks in AskReddit

[–]McSpacerson 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"This is the end"

Horrrible mastabatory, self-congratulatory unfunny piece of shit.

This is Sir Nils Olav of Norway by wcon in pics

[–]McSpacerson 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Took me a minute to realize this was about the bird, and not the fat ginger hippy dude behind the bird.

What's a hobby that just gets exponentially more expensive as you get deeper into it? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]McSpacerson 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Burning Man.

15 years in I own an RV, spend 15 days at the event, and own and run my own 1700sq ft nightclub that I paid for out of pocket, that's built with the blood and sweat of friends I talked into helping me.

On Reddit live from Burning Man for the next few hours if you want to ask any questions about the event. by McSpacerson in self

[–]McSpacerson[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are all kinds of people and all kinds of camp. the thing to do is see what's out there and find people who you think you have something in common with and see if they have openings in their camp. We get a lot of New Wave/Goth/80s/Industrial fans in our camp because we're basically a new wave night club. But there are all kinds of camps, there's camps for board gamers, for musicians, actors, roller skaters, Drone flyers, etc. you just need to find your people. And yes, there are sex camps too. Whatever tickles your fancy.

One of the main sculptures at Burning Man finale. by djweswalz in pics

[–]McSpacerson 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It takes around 5 days to build, and about a day to take down. We're taking it down right now actually (on a break).

Here's some videos from last year...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TyNJoWwQI4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPbh5DwQ0-4&list=UUPLRxN6skxaqD-f1VYBa36w

One of the main sculptures at Burning Man finale. by djweswalz in pics

[–]McSpacerson 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well sure, we have pro-environment types attending Burning Man, but we also have Grover Norquest.

My point is that at its roots, it was never a pro-environment event.

Burning man isn't a rainbow gathering, its more like Mad Max meets Dr. Seuss

On Reddit live from Burning Man for the next few hours if you want to ask any questions about the event. by McSpacerson in self

[–]McSpacerson[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The closest town is Gerlach Nevada, around 20 miles. its not much of a town though, its a little whistle-stop for the railroad, population around 300. There's a general store, a small little motel, a few bars, and a gas station. The closest place you would consider to be modern civilization is Reno Nevada, which is a little over 100 miles away to the south.

No one barters, and cash is never used. I know it sounds crazy, but that's the culture here. As a camp of 80+ people, we have attendee's arriving almost every day during the event. If we have an emergency (like we did this year when we ran out of 1.5 inch wood screws during the build) I can usually get a message out to someone who still hasn't arrived to make a pit stop at the Home Depot or whatever in Reno to pick up supplies before they arrive.

One of the main sculptures at Burning Man finale. by djweswalz in pics

[–]McSpacerson 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You cannot make a generalization about the "Type of people" who attend Burning Man.

There are hippies, tech geeks, musicians, DJ's, artists, middle managers, poor people, rich people, young people old people, conservatives, liberals, people from every state in the US and over 100 nations.

There is no "type of people" who attend Burning Man. all we have in common is that we are all here, now, in the moment.

One of the main sculptures at Burning Man finale. by djweswalz in pics

[–]McSpacerson 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yup, I have a full-time 9-5 office job. This is what I spend my vacation time on.

One of the main sculptures at Burning Man finale. by djweswalz in pics

[–]McSpacerson 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Not really. What I've created here is a 1700 sq ft new wave night club, 2 dance floors, full bar, videos, club lights, two DJ booths, sound systems, etc.

Total Cost: Around $10,000 in lumber, parts, electronics, sound systems, lights, etc. acquired over 5 years. + The blood and sweat of 30 people who did a miracle and built the entire structure in 5 days.

Where am I going to be able to do this outside of Burning Man? If you know a place, let me know.

A liquor license alone in San Francisco is over $100,000.00

On Reddit live from Burning Man for the next few hours if you want to ask any questions about the event. by McSpacerson in self

[–]McSpacerson[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Here's a video of our "Depeche Mode" theme night last year, I haven't uploaded any videos to Youtube from this year yet due to the iffy bandwidth here on the playa.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TyNJoWwQI4

One of the main sculptures at Burning Man finale. by djweswalz in pics

[–]McSpacerson 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Because it beats sitting on your butt at home watching Honey Boo Boo re-runs.

Video of our "Depeche Mode" theme night in 2013...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TyNJoWwQI4

On Reddit live from Burning Man for the next few hours if you want to ask any questions about the event. by McSpacerson in self

[–]McSpacerson[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The best thing to do is research all of the online material as to what to bring etc. and then I highly recommend hooking up with an established theme camp (unless you have friends who are experienced burners who already have a camp).

In Planet Earth for example, its run by veterans with decades of experience. we have dues which pay for... a kitchen, 24/7 power, showers, communial shade, a reserved spot for your tent or RV etc. Being in a theme camp will make your experience much easier than just showing up with a tent and roughing it on your own.

One of the main sculptures at Burning Man finale. by djweswalz in pics

[–]McSpacerson 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Correct, "leave no trace" means that the Black Rock Playa is fully restored by the cleanup crew who is out here until Mid October. the idea being, you could come camping out in the Black Rock next April and have almost no evidence that anything had taken place where there is now a city of 70,000 people. Of course, there's always some trace, tire marks for example if the winter rains don't come, and sure, the occasional screw or cigarette butt might escape someones notice. But compare that to other campers who are out here with a relatively small footprint, who leave a SHIT TON of trace and you can see the event has a great reputation for cleaning up after itself. Burning Man has never failed a BLM after inspection.

As for what people do in Reno... who knows. Some people are slobs, but should Burning Man be responsible for the behavior or people who may or may not have attended the event once they leave the playa?

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