Posts about Tales from the Playa

Participants share their personal Burning Man experiences.

Someone HAS to Be That Guy! (A trip to Bat Country)

December 12, 2011 By Caveat Magister

In fact I actually have visited Bat Country. Here’s what happened. ...Read More

November 30, 2011 By Jon Mitchell

The movie wasn't any good. But all the while, my mouth was bursting with stars. I was in, all right. ...Read More

November 17, 2011 By Caveat Magister

He’s gone deep tonight -- as deep as you can before the trash fence suddenly appears in your headlights. He’s ...Read More

October 31, 2011 By The Hun

Hello out there -- if anyone is out there. The Hun here, reporting from Reno where the ghosts and ghouls ...Read More

October 24, 2011 By Caveat Magister

No one at Monticello or BMIR slept much that night – and neither did I. I woke up with the ...Read More

October 21, 2011 By Caveat Magister

The voice on the radio was excited -- almost orgasmic. “Okay, people, the rumor has been confirmed – Bassnector will ...Read More

October 20, 2011 By Caveat Magister

I dropped by BMIR in the morning. The sight of Monticello’s flag on their transmitter had made them serious about ...Read More

October 19, 2011 By Caveat Magister

Author’s Note: The following is an account of the events of The War of the Rites, an epic conflict ...Read More

October 18, 2011 By Caveat Magister

At approximately 10:30 p.m. on the night of Monday, Aug. 29, the double-decker art boat “Dodo” drove up before BMIR, ...Read More