Posts about Building BRC
Follow the stories of building an annual desert metropolis.
Go, Man, Go
By John Curley
Strong winds put the Burn on hold for awhile last night, but The Man finally went up in flames around ...Read More
Countdown to the Burn
By John Curley
They'll start tearing down the structures at the base of Man tonight, and tomorrow morning, they'll attach accelerants and fireworks. ...Read More
Why aren’t you here?
By John Curley
More random thoughts, because that's the only kind we are capable of, and really, trying to get your arms around ...Read More
Words fail
By John Curley
Things are in full swing, and words are becoming kind of beside the point. The activities are taking off in ...Read More
Everything changes
By John Curley
It's gorgeous again; bright, sunny and cool, even at almost 10 am on Tuesday. "Could we get this to last ...Read More
Opening night … and day
By John Curley
And we're off ... The gates opened last night and the cars and trailers and trucks and mutant vehicles came ...Read More
poppy field
By John Curley
Gary Miller of Philadelphia has installed Papover Rubrum Gigaxiticum (the big red poppy) field. Those are solar-powered garden lights in ...Read More
breakfast at Kate’s
By John Curley
We went out to see Kate Raudenbush's "Altered States" as the sun came up this morning. ...Read More