Comments on: Burning Man meets Dr Seuss: "Oh the Places You'll Go at Burning Man!"

By: wysinwyg

wysinwyg — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 01:15:00 +0000

But don’t you see? They were hipsters before it was cool!

By: Melisse

Melisse — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 01:14:00 +0000

Love it on all levels!
What camera did you shoot with?

By: nunya

nunya — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 20:10:00 +0000

Unfortunately went. Many supporters of Burning Man defend the event as fervently as Tom Cruise defends Scientology. Anyone that is critical simply does not “get it.” My friend Tim responded in kind to a BM supporter when he replied “Is it possible I got it, but ‘it’ actually sucks ass?”

By: AdrenalineSleep

AdrenalineSleep — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 19:04:00 +0000

There is certainly, at least in the eyes of many (including myself) too much positivity at Burning Man. It can get caustic if that's all you see and experience all the time. The trick is finding the right vibe that works for you. I can assure you that there is a place for nearly anyone to have a good time there. There are some things that harder to find, others easier, but among all the really bright hippy fawning, and swooning you can find circles of the dark, creepy, misanthropic and/or hilarious curmudgeonly assholes that make up some of my best friends at burning man and in life. I put together a video from my experiences at Death Guild at burning man 2011 and if it does nothing else, it shows that it is possible to enjoy a week out there without being CONSUMED by dubstep and tie-dye. Not that there's anything wrong with that. ;-) In fact, as much as I enjoy my own circle of misanthropic cohorts out there, you will find that those pockets of positivity can explode with awesomeness. Like that time I ran out of water deep into the desert and found some palm trees and couches in the emptiness. I was thinking about how thirsty I was when someone came up to me with a huge grin and handed the best iced Crappuccino money couldn't buy from the Starfuckers Oasis. That person was my new best friend.

By: AdrenalineSleep

AdrenalineSleep — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 18:45:00 +0000

Burning man sucks. Don’t go.

By: chgoliz

chgoliz — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 15:11:00 +0000

That’s all I can think of, too. It’s funny, because my immediate reaction to the video was “my kids are going to love this”.

By: twency

twency — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 05:20:00 +0000

I’m gonna guess the bare butt and the pastied boobs. Butt I could be wrong.

By: chgoliz

chgoliz — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 02:03:00 +0000

Can I ask why? Is it the near-nakedness of a few of the people? There’s no violence, no bad language, no cruelty, no sexual activity….what’s offensive in the video?

By: wrybread

wrybread — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 21:04:00 +0000

I took it as a compliment. He is, after all, one of the commenters…

By: Jim Nelson

Jim Nelson — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 19:37:00 +0000

Hey, man, can I get you a broader brush? You might have missed a few people to paint with your scorn.

By: Terry Border

Terry Border — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 19:28:00 +0000

I was planning to find fault here, to be snarky about Burning Man and the appropriation of the Doctor. But then I watched the video, so I have nothing critical to say.

By: Ian Anthony

Ian Anthony — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 19:09:00 +0000

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By: Nadreck

Nadreck — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 19:06:00 +0000

Don’t see what the fuss is all about: this looks like any average high population density area of my home planet Palain VII. I even see some emmfozing going on at the 5:00 mark. What planet is this by the way? It’s hard to tell from this 2D rendering, which can only really be extrapolated into 3D, if all of these beings are of the same species since it’s even harder to go from that extrapolation to their actual 4D forms. There only seem to be two sexes though: very odd.

By: trackofalljades

trackofalljades — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 18:36:00 +0000

Let me get this straight, because I just woke up and maybe I’m missing something…

…but there are people out there who read, daily, a blog all about the adventures and interests of west coast thirty-somethings who are obsessed with nerd culture, weird music, old Disney crap and banana hangers and some of these people think they’re not, themselves, hipsters?

(and then they pen long angry rants about others not hipster-ing properly)

Oh the places these comments go.

By: Tunacorn

Tunacorn — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 16:15:00 +0000

To attend burning man you need time and money. I’ve had time… and I’ve had money… but I’ve never had time and money. Burners kind of remind me of the college students I knew who had traveled the world (not including those who had grants or scholarships), and didn’t understand why everyone hadn’t.

By: Felton / Moderator

Felton / Moderator — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 15:19:00 +0000

It’s working for me.

By: Bloo

Bloo — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 15:00:00 +0000

This sounds awfully Internet-meta but did Boing-Boing Slashdot Youtube? When I try to follow the link it doesn’t come up. The embedded video works, but not the link.

By: Cowicide

Cowicide — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 09:18:00 +0000

Thanks JimEJim!

By: wrybread

wrybread — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 08:58:00 +0000

I’d say don’t let this portrait fool you, there’s plenty of grumps out there. And that’s a good thing. All the “welcome home, I love you” crap is better off at a Rainbow Gathering in my opinion.

Remember, you’re just watching people read a few lines into a camera. Its not like they’re skipping around the entire event. Thank god.

By: wrybread

wrybread — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 08:54:00 +0000

Good lord this is good. Beautifully conceived, gorgeously executed.

I’m amazed they pulled it off. From my experience, at least 90% of all projects that someone intends to do on the playa, as opposed to beforehand, don’t get done. And this was done so amazingly well.

By: hypnosifl

hypnosifl — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 08:34:00 +0000

Thanks. Suddenly this made me wonder if any subgenii can ever be found doing stuff at Burning Man (apparently yes)

By: steveboyett

steveboyett — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 08:30:00 +0000

My considered judgement is that you should definitely stay home and watch your dog lick its ass.

By: steveboyett

steveboyett — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 08:29:00 +0000

This might have some weight if your comments indicated you had any experience of the event at all.

By: steveboyett

steveboyett — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 08:28:00 +0000

It just means you probably shouldn’t ever go to Burning Man. There are plenty of people who wouldn’t enjoy it, and that doesn’t mean there’s something wrong with them. But by the same token, just because it’s not a place you would enjoy doesn’t mean there’s something wrong with it, either.

By: steveboyett

steveboyett — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 08:25:00 +0000

Stop thinking you can only wear a skirt if it has a manly name and a practical function and you’ll be much better off. I personally rock the living shit out of my long and very strappy camouflage ravers’ skirt made by UFO, and last I checked, my XY chromosomes left the Playa with me.

By: steveboyett

steveboyett — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 08:23:00 +0000

Look, I make Mark Twain look like Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm, and *I* like it there.

By: Jim Nelson

Jim Nelson — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 08:17:00 +0000

Hey, didn’t you hear? Hating hipsters is the new in thing! You’re trendy now, with you hatred of hipsters! SO DARING…

Seriously, do your own thing, and stop giving a shit about other people’s lack of creativity. I don’t like what hip-hop has become, but you don’t see me firing off screeds about the Thugg Lyfe and all that.

I mean, did somebody steal your girlfriend while riding a fixie or something?

By: Jim Nelson

Jim Nelson — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 08:11:00 +0000

Hey, I look like Gimli’s cousin, and rocked the fuck out of a Utilikilt all week. There is no such thing as ‘not beautiful enough’.

By: JimEJim

JimEJim — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 08:02:00 +0000

He’s sort of a burning man celebrity. He has a lot of useful tips videos on youtube for how to survive the place. Plus, he’s just awesome.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMAEITM_YS8

By: JimEJim

JimEJim — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 07:47:00 +0000

Hey now, some of my favorite burners are assholes! They’re welcome too.

Though I do always wonder about the ones that bitch and moan about Burning Man online. If you don’t want to go, we’re not going to lose sleep over it, so please stay home.