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  • The Americans are more afraid of the sex (instinct of life) that of the violence (Instinct of death), It is probably the reason why they like so much the violence and the war, and why they invent non-stop of new enemies. For all these reasons, I can rely never completely in somebody who say to believe in god. God is a story for the children. It is necessary time for the Americans to become adults! Hurrah for the burning man ! (;=))

  • I am French and completely atheistic of course. It is very funny for me to read these comments speaking of “luciferian ritual”, when it is a question only of expressing the joy of living. The religion really became a grave shape of neurosis to many Americans.

  • looks like it turned into spring break or older college girls gone wild, gotta get home to wash the beeemer man......

  • bunch of lunatics

    

  • @mfarooq1990 Fine, upstading lunatics at that.

  • @thetruthisoutthere32 You are certainly entitled to your opinion, of course, but I believe your viewpoint is based on a predisposed "filter" that equates "hedonistic" fun that doesn't follow standard social norms as Satanic. You make a very large logical leap there, and I expect that you actually have never been to Burning Man. So you are just seeing people on video doing a lot of wild things that aren't in your daily life, and therefore they are different and (apparently) occultish.

  • @thetruthisoutthere32 When I have been to Burning Man, "occult", "Luciferian", and such never applied (unless someone was parodying it, such as my "Snowball's Chance In Hell" snowcone stand). Hedonistic, yes, but in a much more benign and free form way than your association of unrestrained fun = Luciferian. Yet if someone wants to do something there related to the occult, they are welcome to do so. :-) It's "true libertarian" expression of fun, art, performance, community.

  • @thetruthisoutthere32 Please indulge me..what about what goes on a burning man is luciferian? Ive seen you on a few othr videos preaching these theories with no information backing it up

  • @Groovingforwardatx - Do your own homework. It is not my job to teach you what you should be able to see for yourself. If you do not see, then it is doubtful I will convince you with reason.

  • @thetruthisoutthere32 then why the fuck are you on every BM video running your yap?

  • It was "Rites of Passage" for 2011. Mysteriously and unusually, the 2012 theme has not been announced yet.

  • BRAVOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

  • @AlmoBeat THAAAAAAAAAAANK YOOOOOOOOOU, AlmoBeat.  Good playa juju to you!

  • Great Video!!! I create a Burning Man Essentials for Virgins, just click on my 128in Arizona below

  • @128inArizona Cool, thanks for sharing and spreading the playa scoop.

  • wish,,

    

  • @poiclub ...upon a star, and make your dreams come true!

  • amazing...

  • @fexfreppl Yes, agreed. Truly a unique and very special place in the Universe for one week, on many different levels...

  • It's all kinda interesting but none of it, NONE, compares to the simple magic of a desert night sky, awash with glittering diamonds. Or the mesmerizing beauty of a flock of Monarch butterflies adrift on a field of wild flowers... So much forced, contrived, manufactured, ego driven activity where a little quiet time would be so much more sublime....

  • @KingKook Hi King Kook, I certainly agree with you on the beauty of the desert night sky, butterflies, and wild flowers, but I choose to see beauty in the creative energy and unique community of Burning Man as well. I choose to enjoy both, and believe they can both be part of amazing life experiences. Separate and different, and perhaps each is actually accentuated by the existence of the other.

  • @CelebrateBig Ah yes, Unicorns, Gumdrops, and Tax Free High Yield Municipal Bonds - Equal if not Superior to the Majesty of Nature...Yeah sure, naked bods and freaky contraptions is way cool, but I have lived through that Carnival Side Show, and it's not the FACT of it with which I am exhausted, but the fantastical delusional hype that accompanies it. Good Dead shows were extreme experiences, deeply moving & sublime, but for the money and energy I could have been doing better things. What?...

  • @CelebrateBig - you stated it beautifully and if you want quiet beauty and the playa... just go to the Temple right before sunrise and find Nirvana in nature and art. and the sacredness of the human emotions left on the walls. Burning Man in my mind... is one of the ultimate places to go and experience your fellow humankind with the ancient playa, old as time and nature beneath your feet. Can't wait to go to Rites of Passage... have my tickets and its like 90 days away now.. and counting..

  • @mwitty100 Well said as well, Mwitty. The extremes of the excitement, energy, and all 5 senses from the night before makes the beauty and quiet even more appreciated as part of the daily rhythm at Burning Man.

  • @KingKook It is all a matter of what you find to be your own Paradise. One is not better than another, simply different. The joy I find in Nature is the quiet and beauty.... In Burning Man, the joy I find is in experiencing my fellow human spirits in all their majesty and diversity. It is all Good... Nature and Man... there is great beauty and truth in both.

  • @mwitty100 Hear hear! :-)

  • I would love to go to this in the next few years. How in the hell do they get all that weird stuff out there?

  • @person11392 All of that weird stuff sprouts out of the dry lake bed like flowers, and whithers back away into the playa for another year. Interesting lifecycle. :-) The other answer is: lots of cars, trucks, flatbeds, RVs, and even the occasional bicycle and hitchhiker, all bringing their stuff with them. We rented a big moving truck one year for a larger installation, and were able to pack into station wagons later for a smaller camp.

  • @CelebrateBig - Let us not forget the airplanes, Lear Jets and other aircraft that fly into the Black Rock City Airport..... with people and their gear. .... I love Burning Man.....

  • @mwitty100 I suppose we can call that "diversity of transport and incomes". :-)

  • @CelebrateBig - That is a monetary transport truth. I get there in a 86 Ford Ranger Truck and camp in a maroon and blue rennaisance fair pavilion at 9:30 and H, by the bathrooms, but it is all Paradise to me.  I am always amazed at what other people bring and that is what builds the Black Rock City. Every year I go, when I see the City, it looks like it just dropped down from space. I live in Reno, NV so I go to the Playa and without the City it is just an amazing eternal vastness.

  • This looks so cool. Definetly have to check it out someday. A friend of mine has gone three times and said I definetly have to experience it.

  • @QuantumBasis That's a wise, good friend.  :-) S/he gives good advice. Do it, do it, do it!

  • I wanna go but the tickets are way too expensive and i'm broke as FUCK. Sad day :(

  • @CelloPlaya08 Yes, that is a sad day, CelloPlaya. But... think of it this way for next year: if you save just a buck a day, and you buy your ticket early, you'll more than cover the ticket for next year plus have some leftover for costume and food! :-)

  • This year is going to be my first year at Burning Man! And I'm already getting the good vibes from the vid :)

  • @RealLoveRevolution You sure should have good vibes, RealLoveRevolution. You're about to lose your Virginity, after all! :-) Enjoy the ride.

  • @RealLoveRevolution just remember to drink as much water as you can before you step foot on the playa, and keep drinking water, unless you are accustom to a hot dry environment that first day can be a real downer, also pack in a good electrolyte replacement drink mix, with low sugar its a great pick me up when you start to drag. as well as breath strips great way to clear the throat from playa dust. and a hint, bring your own cup and plate with you where ever you travel, you never know

  • @clockworksackboy Great advice, Clockworks! Also, the main Burning Man site has a helpful "First Timer's Guide" that is necessary reading for BM Virgins everywhere.

  • @RealLoveRevolution I'll travel from italy to be there...See ya bro ;)

  • Thanks for this - brought back good memories, and is excellent for the all round experience . Not as good as being there, but good to show friends.

  • @Ellieurs Thanks for the kind comments, Ellieurs.  Definitely agreed on the good memories... every time I watch it I get Homesick to go back! Hope you get back on the playa soon...

  • Look for my tepees, Burning Man 2011!

  • @Dalai0Lama00rocks Oooooohhhhh, that sounds very intriguing, Dalai Lama! Nice home while at Home, but just make sure they stand up well to windy dust storms!

  • sweet baby jesus....CRACKWOOOD the movie!!!!!

  • Me too! Me too! See you other virgies at 2011!

  • @elegantgypsy22 Elegant Gypsy, you'll come out the other side with a whole new perspective... and want to be back for more! :-)

  • wow i cant wait.. going to be a Burning Man virgin 2011 ...

  • @Dollypopy Devirgination here you come, Dollypopy! Enjoy moving to the next level. :-)

  • @Dollypopy

    Me too! yay for 2011 virgins :)

    

  • get me my tickets now!!! ;)

  • @Filconmop Filconmop, your dreams can come true at: the Burning Man website! :-)

  • 2012, I am fucking there.

  • @FranksDead F Yeah, FranksDead!!! That gives you lots of time to psych up, prep, and remove all obstacles to going there.

  • dude this looks so awesome i gurantee i will never feel as at home anywhere else then there! and i havent been there yet! but man a place where people can be people and dont have to worry about anything everyone jus be themselves thats what the whole earth needs to be like hopefully everyone catches on

  • @metalholic Agree on all counts, Metalholic. Burning Man has its best impact if you are able to take its spirit away with you back to the "rest of the world".

  • @metalholic been to every big festival in europe played at most started a few one of the first at stonehenge with pieki pete and black bob and ruth same agian at glastonbury at micheals place in pilton in 71 i've lead the berlin love parade over a million there wicked and free wanted to go to burning man seems like forever going in 2011 hope to many soul brothers and sisters there love light good karma wings its way to you from Thailand I'm blue man pete to you

  • @bluepieter Very very cool, Metalholic. It appears that you'll love Burning Man, and it will love you too. :-)

  • which song at 4:50??????????????????????????­?

  • @Onscherpschutter That is "A Freak" by Moby!

  • @CelebrateBig

    no i mean at 4:50 in the clip not the first song

  • @Onscherpschutter Yes, I gave you the correct song at 4:50. Here are all 4 main songs in the video, all by Moby:

    0:00 Flying Foxes

    04:40 A Freak

    06:00 Flying Over The Dateline

    08:04 We Start

  • it looks like a scary place....

  • @iamborghini1 Not at all, Iamborghini1! It's quite open and welcoming, albeit a bit unusual. It's only scary for folks who equate adventure to finding a new channel on TV from their sofa. :-) Come and check it out...

  • burning man is just absolutely amazing, not to mention all the good feelings, it kills negativity, burning man is a MUST for anybody wth a sense of existence

  • @aapch1 VERY well stated, Aapch1! Thanks for sharing.

  • schwag stock in missouri may be much smaller, but the scenery is waayyyyyyy better

  • DAMN HIPPIES

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  • @0816bries That is sounding very very real, 0816bries! Yes, good vibes are the must have to bring. Fantastic Vibes are the must have to bring back.

  • @ethdaman1985

    someoen read wikipedia

  • Where Is Burning man located I wanna Go!!!!!

  • @some18youknow Hey, Some18youknow, it is about "in the middle of nowhere" as you can get in the continental US, which is part of the point of where it occurs... no neighbors to bother with thundering techno and explosions around the clock. :-) It happens every year on the dry playa north of Gerlach, Nevada.

  • oh my god... oh my god... i heard people talking about this festi at camp bisco. looks simply aazing.

  • @flyingsnoop Yes, Flyingsnoop, you know a good religious experience when you see one. :-)

  • @CelebrateBig kinda makes me tear up a bit.. hopefully i can save up enough to go next year.. i live on the east coast :(

  • @flyingsnoop Hey, folks come from all over the world! Perhaps hook up with some local Burners and caravan together out this way, share the trip and costs and experience, and then you'll be a full fledge member of the cult. :-)

  • So is anyone not stoned at this event?

  • @tzf6g9 Yes, actually. :-) It's pretty "open minded", but you can literally walk around for the entire week and not see a single drug. Are drugs some places there? Absolutely. But if you're not looking for that, it won't find you. The event is psychedelic enough on its own even if you're only high on life!

  • Sick video!! I love it!!!!

  • @Phatmattheriverrat Hey Phatmattheriverrat, if you haven't been out to the playa yet, I hope you can join us! The "onsite version of reality" you'll love even more. :-) Thanks!

  • Very nice film! I never even thought about going until this year. Your film is one of my first forays into what it is all about. Completely fantastical. Thanks for posintg.

  • @flamulated Cool, Flamulated. And you just so happen to have just under an entire year to get ready for next year's shindig. :-) Hope you make it out to the playa to enjoy the magical experience first hand.

  • at stop in mountains on way back from first burn. cathartic, mind-blasting (and dust-blasted) experience, and glad i didn't bring a camera. but thank you for posting this, which hints slightly at the totality of it, which is the best anyone could hope in a video

  • @ethangold Thank you for the report from your decompression ride back, Ethangold. You are officially devirginated now. :-)

  • aargh! muffin people!! i love this video, i hope i one day get to visit burning man ;)

  • @CandyKing145 CandyKing145, you too can one day make your hopes and dreams come true... :-) First step is to say, "yes, I'm definitely going next year", and then do it. Good luck!

  • really nice video. good work. what's the name of the first song ?:)

  • @veveM Thank you, veveM. The 4 main soundtrack songs are all by Moby (used with permission). There are also a few other short snippet songs from directly onsite. The main Moby songs are (with approximate time spot locations in the video):

    0:00 Flying Foxes

    04:40 A Freak

    06:00 Flying Over The Dateline

    08:04 We Start

  • you would have to approve comments, i thought burnouts were about freedom of expression?

  • @crazynip Just letting Crazynip see that I will approve even completely pointless comments from people who hide behind the anonymity of their distant keyboard and don't provide anything productive or friendly to an e-conversation. Crazynip, sorry to see that you feel compelled to use "gay" as an epithet. I wish you well on your journey of personal growth.

  • gay

  • you are the best

  • @killagsound Well, wow, thank you Killagsound. Haven't received a direct compliment like that in a while!  :-) Thank you.

  • Burning Man 2010, here I come! Here's a short list of the alkaloids that will hopefully enter my awaiting gullet during this desert extravaganza:

    1. Molly

    2. LSD

    3. Shrooms

    4. Opiates of every brand and potency

    5. Pot from around the globe

    6. Adderall/Ritalin/Other stimulant for wakey-wakey

    ...also planning to engage in some nudity, dancing, drumming and general debauchery. No deeper spiritual search here, just enjoyment of youth, freedom and nature.

    ...at least I'm honest.

  • @MsNooneinparticular You certainly have a mission with focus. BM can make your dreams come true, whatever they may be. Enjoy every minute of it, especially those that you can remember later! :-)

  • Great video...my first year in 2010...:)))

  • @bluesbob Hear ye, hear ye! In the year 2010 Anno Domini, let it be known that BluesBob will be officially DeVirginated. May he be well spanked at the entrance gate, and forever after.

  • @CelebrateBig My butt can't wait!

  • when u go here is it probably best to have an rv? or is there a lot of ppl who just bring tents?

  • @psyfertech Hey Psyfertech, the majority of folks bring tents, though there are an increasing number of RVs, vans, etc. on the playa. Just remember that whatever you bring will be thoroughly encrusted with an extremely fine dust, in every nook and cranny imaginable. If you own your own RV, plan on a major cleaning operation afterwards. If you rent, plan on the same or large clean-up costs, and some RV companies specifically exclude rentals to Burning Man. Lot easier to hose out a tent.

  • @CelebrateBig oh wow, thanks for lettin me know, i wanted to go this year but i ddnt really plan ahead and dont have that much money to travel all the way from florida, and yea i figured it would be hard to clean ur vehicle afterwards

  • @psyfertech Sure thing. Save the money on the RV, get a big old tent that does well in the wind and dust, and GO! :-)

  • rainbow family gatherings from outer space or inner........ mufon timespacewarpers.......

  • @zvkkvz catapulting forward and backward from society and fringes... telling of people's past and futures...

  • this is so amazing ! i won't to go there but theres one thing that suck its soo far away from me :( So i have to go there when i got more money.

  • @Wimosip Save every penny, nickle, and dime. It will be one of the best "personal investments" you can make, even if you just go once. And be sure to go for the whole week!

  • @Wimosip The world's a big place and the world's a small place... the bigger issue may just be getting adjusted to the time zone difference, so allow some extra days in advance. On second thought, you'll be perfectly set for staying up all night on the playa, since you'll be on Germany time!

  • I wish i can get there this year!!!!!!!it's f...king amazing!!!

  • @shetichek Completely agreed, Shetichek! The good thing is... next year it will come back and so can you. :-)

  • ..Camping at it's best! :-)

  • @Voltaire805 Yes, but not the usual camping under trees in a campground! :-)  No trees, lots of heat and dust, but the "camp fires" are MUCH bigger than anything you'll see camping elsewhere, and the "Rangers" are of a different breed who are completely fine with loud party music and interacting with your neighbors 24 hours a day.

  • @SilentBud420 That sounds like a fun ride! Everyone's pumped on the way there and has great stories to share on the way back!

  • Very beautiful video. Thanks for the upload!

  • @WLG2K Very beautiful comment. Thanks for the good vibes! :-)

  • Wht a TripP my dad is supposed to be taking me this following year

  • @pinkpikachu5500 I rarely hear about different generations going together, so that is very cool. You should both have a great time, especially when you come in with your adventurous and open spirit.

  • great video.

  • @McKleeny Thanks for positive words, McKleeny! Have a nice Burnin' day. :-)

  • some time in the future i really want to go to this but idk how to since i'm on the east coast o.o

  • Hey Nicknacmania, surely you've traveled for a vacation before? You just need to figure out how to get to Nevada: car, bus, carpool, etc. The much harder thing than getting there for most people is being truly prepared for creatively contributing to the event plus not having access to electricity, water, supermarket, showers, etc. for an entire week. I'd recommend finding out about local Burner events or parties near you, hooking up with some folks, and creating a camp together.

  • @CelebrateBig thank you! how do i find out about burner events/parties?

  • An easy starting point is the Regionals section of the Burningman (dot) com website, and from there you can start getting contacts and suggestions for smaller venues/parties as well.

  • @CelebrateBig K thanks

  • Hey buddhaburnerNEMY, you'll need to add it to multiple buckets since you'll want to go multiple times... :-)

  • This is the most trippy thing I've seen in a long time... I need to go someday.

  • ...And it's different every year, continually defining its own form of "trippy", PatTheAnchor!

  • Agreed, Ticktockedout. Certainly not a typical arts and crafts fair or 4H Club event! :-)

  • who, or what group, puts this on? How much does it cost to get in? How long does it last? What would I have to do to prepare myself to attend something like this? What to bring and so on. (I'm an older adult). I just wanna go!

  • Grannynara, definitely go! You can find answers to all of your questions and more at the Burning Man website. They have a "First Timer's Guide" that is the best place for you to start learning about all the particulars.

  • bravo! I could almost smell it :)

  • Sounds like you might know the smell of caked-on playa dust in your nostrils, Lowlandr. :-) Gotta love cleaning out every nook and cranny of everything you brought to BM for a year afterwards, huh? Every time that dust again hits the air, the smell brings back great memories.

  • I's so homesick for the playa, even though I've never been! (is that possible??)

    Sorry to bother you with more music questions, but does anyone know what the techo song is that starts at about 4:02 and continues till 4:22?

  • It is certainly possible to be homesick for the playa, Komarny. That means you need to go soon. :-) When they welcome you at the entrance gate, the Greeters even say "Welcome Home"!

  • Hi again Komaromy. By chance, that song just came on Pandora while I was listening to it! The song that starts around 4:02 is "Satisfaction" by Benny Benassi on his album "The Biz - Hypnotica".

  • @CelebrateBig thank you!

  • Watching this brings back that feeling again...ahhhhhh

  • And that isn't open up and say ahhhhh to the dentist either, Zorbazoo. :-) Definitely agree with the great memories...

  • @spacefentionz: The Disciple Grin - Odditease (Transformer Man's Blueberry Muffin Recipe)

  • Excellent, Solusres! Thanks for letting us know what that track is.

  • does ANYONE know what song that is at 4:23?  that break track is WICKED.

  • That song was part of the "ambiance", so if anyone knows share the wisdom!

  • Yes you said it good

    NOTHING ELSE COMES CLOSE !!!!!!

    :D

    Thanx man, for those names ill be trying to find those songs now....

  • If i got it right the songs in the vid. are mainly from Moby as you said,the names of the tracks and the minutes when they aper are as you lined them, right ?

    Cos villiny asked the question i wanted to ask but he beat me to it :D

    Anyway great vid.

    Burning Man best Festival ever bytheway ...

  • You got it right, ServerAdd! I preceded each Moby by the minute:second that it appears in the video.

    Thanks for the nice comment, and glad you liked it. Definitely agree on it being the "best festival". Nothing else comes close.

  • @4:40 - what's that song called please???

  • The 4 main soundtrack songs are all by Moby (used with permission). There are also a few other short snippet songs from directly onsite. The main Moby songs are:

    0:00 Flying Foxes

    04:40 A Freak

    06:00 Flying Over The Dateline

    08:04 We Start

  • 7:40 burningman

  • I sure hope so! I'd love to come out and learn from all the wonderful, loving hoopers on the playa. Maybe some day!

  • Great vid, thanks for sharing these experiences!  Hope I'll see you out there sometime!

  • Thank you, Cork. There is LOTS of space out there on the playa to do some hooping, so hopefully you get the opportunity to show everyone your own hooping special sauce, BM style!

  • The year that I visit the Burning Man and all of these people - it will be a psychic metamorphosis.

    Why are all the places that nurture amazing events and thoughts thousand-euro-away :(

  • Look at is an investment in yourself, Calloptions, that will pay much larger dividends than the euros spent initially, with a payback over the course of your entire life afterwards. :-)

  • i loved your video, so cool

  • Thank you for the nice comments, Travelin' Dave! I enjoyed your fun Burning Man trailer vid as well!

  • burning man is my favorite place in the entire world!!!

    see you next year on the playa!!!;)

    LOVE

  • You have some mighty fine taste in Places In The World, Moose! :-)

  • do you go to burning man?!!!

  • Well, yes...  That's how I made this video! :-)

  • oh im sorry!!! i didnt realize you are the creator!!!! awesome video!!!!! how to see you next year on the playa!!!! CANT WAIT!!!!!!!!!

  • Nothing to be sorry about there, Moose. Thanks for the nice vibes and hopefully we'll wander into each other out on the playa-of-the-world soon enough!

  • if you dont mind me asking!!!! where do you camp at?!!!!

  • Various places at different times... Xanadu... the original Snowball's Chance In Hell... With a large group or a small flock of friends... stuff like that.

  • sounds awesome!!!! thanks;)

  • You don't need any drugs for Burning Man. It is mind altering enough as it is.

  • That's not to say it doesn't help the mindblowing experience

  • Damn it. This is possibly the best vid I've seen on burning man. Most of the other ones made me not wanna go but this one! WOW I seriously have to go..... I'm guessing its okay to bring drugs =P

  • Hey, thank you, Lemonsthemelon! Cool vibes from you on that. Regarding your question: it's best to bring an open mind for anything, and everything else is optional and free form up to you. :-)

  • well i might go bm 10 with my sister it looks exciting too bad i could only go 3 days

  • I do strongly recommend going the whole week if you can. The beginning of the week has a completely different vibe and sense of community than the hectic party at the end of the week, and of course both parts of the week are an amazing experience. The full week really rounds it out, and considering how much effort it takes to be on the playa try for the week. That said, going for three days will likely be three of the most memorable days in your life so far, so go for it!

  • well i have school so maybe i could skip a couple of days to go

  • Burning Man IS school. It just has a different kind of curriculum. Much more valuable than any textbook and lecture! :-)

  • Do it to it, FloydFan!  Or you can teleport out to the playa right now...