1997
Jim called Randy on Saturday afternoon and said "Hey lets go to Burningman!" We got there at 10:30PM AFTER the man had fallen. We stayed all night while Jim ran around in the dark and took pictures (Randy could tell you about monkey boy). We drove back home before dawn the next morning. Jim vowed to never miss it again. Personal stories...
Brendan, Randy, Jim, Tiffany, Moonsinger
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1998
Randy, Jim and Shannon (Moonsinger) went to burning man with a McDonalds Drive Thru "M". We set up our lighted drive-thru sign on the street and "mother fucked" every person who tried to order anything.. Randy and Jim also took Jim's dearly departed dads Lark electric Scooter and turned it into a mobile drum set. We "squatted" in the Gigsville Village and ended up staying there for 5 years. Personal stories...
Video footage of BM 1998
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1999
Promcamp - we had a full prom on Friday night. We also ran the Bijou Theater - BM's first movie theater. You had to be nekkid to get in so we could "stamp yer ass" we had a full snack bar (with fresh popcorn) and could seat about 100-150 on carpet and pillows. The most popular night was "porn night" at the black rock city bijou (which ended with an impromptu live performance by Dale and a friend of his!) . Brad introduced us to the art of genital casting. George started the Burningman Yearbook project. The tribe grew by about ten or 12 members. Mostly thru Internet connections and playa friends. Personal stories...
Brad's Golden Shower
2000
The Womb - complete with a vaginal entrance and canal was built by Brad, along with the first of many visits by the Golden Shower. Burn barrels by Jim and Randy made their first appearance. Shady earned his name by building his first of many communal shade structures. Genital casting continues on a more grand scale and long lines of people waited their turn. Eric built the Photo Garden. The Womyn of the Tribe took over the KRAP radio station and KUNT (slogan "warm your ears") took to the air at 100.3FM. Charly's White Courtesy Phone also made it's debut. Personal stories...
The Tribe in 2001 - our last camping as part of Gigsville
2001
The Shadow Dance Drive-in. A giant outdoor screen that people could perform behind. There shadow (and antics) entertained passersby.... We also had a Tesla Coil and KRAP Radio "The brown spot on your BM dial"(In 2000,01,02 we had a complete radio station (john dyer) that tribe members could do a shift on the air to BM residents) Personal stories...
Chris, JimB, Randy, Rev, ChrisR, E
LisaG, Megan, Tessacat, JD, Nicole, Franchesca,
MikeT, Cyndi, Nannette, ?, Jeannie
2002
The Shadow Dance returns with a tri level stage and better lighting. The Dolphin Project (el wire) and The Whale (a full scale whale built on an old bus - that mike and Jim helped build in Placerville. Personal stories...
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2003
The Eyes Of Gawd (Our first grant project), the ZiggerNot - an exoskeleton built on over Mike's van was a mobile Inca pyramid that would also serve as transportation for the Eyes project. The tribe members list reached 40+ members and we finally parted company with Gigsville. Personal stories...
2004
TerraSphere, The Eyes of Gawd Resurrected, Cylinder of Science, Sinner's Hall of Shame, Mars Attacks and more! The Tribe grows to over 60 active members.
Predictions: The newbies all revolt by getting nekkid, rolling around in Beet juice and singing "we're not gonna take it" while dancing on top of johns motor home....
Sayfty, Shady, Superdave, Spanky, Jim
Marvin, LisaGrace,
Siren, Rev
Kimmee, Amanda, CHad, Moose, Rogue
Sparkle, LisaEvil
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2005
Our first year in Center Camp - in the 3 o'clock region. We had a interactive painting that required you to take a few spins on the Psychedelic Infusion Generator before you attempt to paint. We also had the Mind#$%@ chair that brainwashed you, and an interactive audio book which was going really well until the Minidisc player crapped out and all the recordings were destroyed. The playa giveth, and the playa taketh away :(
More group photos from 2005
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2006
The year of the Dragon. It was one of the most participatory projects we ever came up with - where we invited burners to follow a set of loose guidelines to build a segment of a Chinese fdragon. We all brought our segments to the playa and joined them togethre to form the longest art project on the playa. The dragon was over a mile long. We were again located in Center Camp, immediately next to ice. The obvious benefit was incredible, but the only problem was that Bare was the Queen of Ice, and whenever her slacker morning shift flaked on her, she would come and get us outt bed at the ungawdly hour of 9am to work the ice trucks :-)
2007
We have a tree made up of recycled wood, and old cloth, and a Solar oven capable of roasting a chicken in under 2 hours, boiling away grey water, and shrinking plastic bottles for easy transport home. The camp will be located at 7:30 and Boreal
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2008
LisaE's Bordello of Dust was brought to life and parts were build in multiple locations and assembled on site. The Bordello consisted of a boudoir, a poker room, a photo booth, a BDSM room and a stage. Each night Tribe members and guest put on cabaret and burlesque performances that played to packed houses.. We were also a stop on the World Naked Bike ride.
Other Events
- Vegas reunions
- Playa Test Run - Going out to the Black Rock four months early to
test the project, bath in remote hot springs and ride naked on top of
the hood of a driverless car in cruise control on the desert. - Work weekends in Colfax
- parties at Bare & Charly's, Kim's, and George's houses
- "Regional get togethers" in Oregon - Arizona - Vancouver - ... and
maybe someday in seedy hotel in Sri Lanka... - AZ Decomp and Toast
- San Fransisco parties