Out at the edge of the city … another city
By John Curley
They’re the outlaw project, or maybe just old school Burning Man. They’re the wild West, with infusions from all over ...Read More
Posts about Building BRC
Follow the stories of building an annual desert metropolis.
Howdy, Man
By John Curley
The Man got put in his place late in the afternoon Wednesday, and it was a sight. Big Stick maneuvered ...Read More
Pen, pencil and moon
By John Curley
So we have to admit we are a little jealous to hear about the hot weather in San Francisco these ...Read More
More than fluff
By John Curley
Sometimes you think you’re ready to hear the story, but you’re really not. Fluffer Nips is the exuberantly good-natured person ...Read More
Soaking the burlap and fixing the bike
By John Curley
On Sunday night, it was time to attach the wads of paraffin-soaked burlap to the innards of the Man, the ...Read More
A storm, a wedding, and the early burn
By John Curley
Wheewww, boy, what a Saturday. It was the first really big whiteout dust storm of the year, and it was ...Read More
What, no fire?
By John Curley
We've been out here for almost two weeks now, and with the exception of a burn barrel here and there, ...Read More
Doing the heavy lifting
By John Curley
They’re discussing the early burn at the 8 am meeting of the Heavy Machinery crew, and Chaos was filling in ...Read More
Notes from all over
By John Curley
We'll do a little bit of this and a little bit of that today, so stay with me to the ...Read More