Scary.
Ben
>Organization: U S WEST Advanced Technologies
>I have a job now.
Gooley works for the Phone Company.
Is it time to start talking about The President's Analyst again?
BENth
Michael P. Anderson
PUBLIC NOTICE
On the evening of September 6, 1992, The Cacophony Society will be holding
their third annual Burning Man celebration in Nevada's Black Rock Desert.
The man stands 45 feet and is made of laminated wood beams and lath. He
is covered with neon and his head is filled with high explosives and
fireworks. If you arrive a couple of days before, you may participate
in the fill-the-legs-and-torso-with-offerings procedure. Meaningful
offerings are fine. No live offerings will be accepted. At approximately
6 pm there will be a black tie cocktail party. Video cameras are not
required, but to get the full recursive-video effect a ratio of one
camera for every two persons is recommended. As the sun sets, all present
will grab the 400 foot-long hawser and raise the Burning Man from the
desert floor. The 10 drum sets and their drummers will begin their
rhythmic pulsations, aided by those thumping on the skins stretched
painfuly tight across hollowed tree stumps. As the naked, shaved, and
oiled nymphs proceed with the fire dance, you and your fellow Burning
Man-sters will begin to rock from side to side, and when the fire
breather torches the left foot of the Burning Man, you will most likely
let out a scream. Men and women of all ages will enjoy this event;
children are welcome but should be prepared for the bizzare--a solid
Judeo-Christain exposure will surely help keep them from turning Pagan,
if this is something that concerns you.
The Black Rock Desert is located half way between Reno, Nevada and Boise,
Idaho. The closest town is Gerlach. Take I-80 east from Reno, then north
at the Nixon turnoff. Go past Pyramid Lake into Gerlach. The Black Rock
Desert is part of what was once Lake Lahountan, a huge inland sea 10
times the size of the Great Salt Lake. The Black Rock is a desert playa,
80 miles long and 30-40 miles wide. Once you have driven onto the playa
you may point your vehicle in any direction and cruise. The Burning Man
will be located somewhere in the middle, but due to the curvature of
the earth you must be within about 5 miles before you will see the
encampment. Last year there were about 300 people in attendance. Due
to lots of media exposure that figure might double; no problem though,
it's a damn big desert.
Send me e-mail if you would like more information. I saw this for the
first time last year and it was spectacular. I cannot recommend it
enough.
P.S. There are natural hot springs at the edge of the Black Rock, the
best being Fly Geyser. It was here that last year's Burning Man-sters
retired after the coals were managable (2 am - 4 am) and the rest of
the evening was spent whispering quietly to 100 of your closest pals
in a tub the size of an Olympic swimming pool. I'm tellin' ya folks,
it was like Venus...