BurningMan Ticket Fiasco

[NinaBrooke]

" Is it the end of Burning Man as we know it? That's certainly the way things are looking to thousands of longtime burners who didn't get tickets when the results of a controversial new ticket lottery system were announced "



http://www.sfbg.com/pixel_vision/201...certain-future

has any of you guys ever attended one of these Burns?

[alluringava]

I haven't attended it but I have TONS of friends who did and had an absolute blast out there. It IS pricey to go. Personally I have no desire to drive out to a black rock alkaline flat desert and wear goggles ( because I have contacts) and I don't trust myself LOLOL around all the drugs. No, not everyone does drugs to enhance their experience but many do. Still from what I have heard it is a lot of fun with a great deal of interesting art and a no-holds barred approach to fun and sharing.

[Madame X]

Pay money for Burning Man? I went twice back around the turn of the millennium, and the whole premise as I understood it was that it was a haven from the commercialized oppressive world. We had to fend our own way out into the desert, carry everything we needed, and bring things to barter in exchange for everything else. Much like Rainbow gatherings... which I hear have also gotten immensely lame over the years.

[ClairJordan]

Originally Posted by ninasastri

" Is it the end of Burning Man as we know it? That's certainly the way things are looking to thousands of longtime burners who didn't get tickets when the results of a controversial new ticket lottery system were announced "



http://www.sfbg.com/pixel_vision/201...certain-future

has any of you guys ever attended one of these Burns?

My best friend lives on the North Shore of Oahu (so you already know she's a hippy chick!) and Burning Man is her religion! I think she has gone 10 or 12 years in a row. I have never made the trek tho I came close in 2005. It's a huge commitment of time and resources, and sleeping in the dust is not that appealing to me...but I have heard her rage about it and seen a million pics...I commend the spirit! Too bad if it's becoming too commercial, because that's not what it's supposed to be about.

[WTF]

Originally Posted by ninasastri

" Is it the end of Burning Man as we know it? That's certainly the way things are looking to thousands of longtime burners who didn't get tickets when the results of a controversial new ticket lottery system were announced "



http://www.sfbg.com/pixel_vision/201...certain-future

has any of you guys ever attended one of these Burns?

nina, my friend from NYC (that you met with me) went last year. Call/e-mail her for more info. We were just talking about you the other day in a good way btw!

[Tobor the 8th Man]

I've been many times. Young crowd. Quit going a few years ago when the tickets got crazy and the crowds out of control. I wouldn't recommend it for anyone over 35.

If you're looking for all the fun of Burningman without the Playa dust and blaring rave music check out Fantasyfest in Key West.

[Tobor the 8th Man]

I'd also recommend the regional burns over Burningman:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...ing_Man_events