Posts about Building BRC

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Showing Promise

June 3, 2015 By Jon Mitchell

April picked me up from West Oakland BART in a little blue coupe with a white racing stripe. As we ...Read More

March 12, 2015 By Jon Mitchell

The Temple of Promise is a guide. It’s a calming hand, and it’s a listening ear. Nestled in its center ...Read More

December 22, 2014 By Shalaco

“Establish an internet connection essential for the AutoCAD-based assembly of a massive pyramidal complex ... 80 miles from the nearest ...Read More

October 29, 2014 By Answergirl

Citizens of Black Rock City – everyone is talking about Turnkey camps and the Placement team wants you to know: ...Read More

September 25, 2014 By John Curley

The signs were not good at all. First off, we were headed back to the Black Rock desert to visit ...Read More

September 21, 2014 By Summer Burkes

If you’ll notice, talking to most of the elders of the Burning Man tribe, they put emphasis on the third ...Read More

September 3, 2014 By Summer Burkes

Back when the Man’s knuckles still scraped the ground as the Earth’s crust cooled, there was no official setup and ...Read More

September 1, 2014 By John Curley

There were so many things to like about the Temple of Grace burn, it’s hard to pick a favorite moment, ...Read More

August 31, 2014 By John Curley

The big Man is just a pile of smoking ruins now, even if people are still picking through the ashes, ...Read More