Monthly Archives: April 2012

Apr 13 2012

First eclipse in US since 94 – parties at Permaburn, Pyramid Lake, and Mt Shasta

On May 20th, parts of the United States will be able to see their first total eclipse of the sun since 1994. The annular eclipse takes place  on Sunday evening, starting at 5:14pm PST.

SUNDAY MAY 20TH, 2012
5:14PM – START OF ECLIPSE
6:30PM – MAXIMUM ECLIPSE
(LASTING 4MIN 40SEC)
7:36PM – END OF ECLIPSE

A variety of parties and events have been planned to celebrate this occasion.

The full-time Burner community of Permaburn might have difficulties updating their web site, but it seems like they have no difficulties in getting 100 DJs, live entertainment, art cars, and thousands of Burners out to their site. They are throwing a party called Lunarburn from Friday May 18th-Sunday 20th. Tickets are $30.





Some bigger DJ names including Random Rab, Beats Antique and Aussie doofmeister Kasey Taylor can be found at the Pyramid Lake eclipse festival, Symbiosis Gathering, which runs from May 17th-21st. Tickets are $280. This promises to be a unique festival, with pagan offerings made at an altar with the Paiute Tribe:

our intention is for this to be a time when we get to taste the village life we all feel missing from our lives, sharing food, song, prayer, dance, art, performance and the day-to-day beauty of being alive.

Focused around a central elemental altar, where offerings and ceremonies will occur throughout the gathering, there is a sacred container being collectively created and held, in collaboration with the Native peoples who have honored us with the use of their land.

Every facet of this gathering is an opportunity for the work, whether it be on dancefloor, in the skill shares, gathering in ritual or connecting with the land and each other.

We do not know exactly what these times hold, but we do know that when we enter this moment together, with real intentions for global healing and awakening, we can participate in these cosmic cycles in the best possible way,


“Hold onto your yoga mats and crystals”… a more spiritually-oriented event is being held at the home of aliens, crystal skulls and the entrance to the underworld, Mt Shasta.

The amazing Grand Pleiadian Eclipse Alignment, an astronomical alignment that happens only once in approximately 26,000 years, will take place at what we believe is the most powerful spiritual vortex on this continent: Mount Shasta.

Mount Shasta is believed to be the base of the arch-angel Michael, be a dimensional vortex, and sit above the lost Lemurian city of Telos. It is where the 1987 Harmonic Convergence took place with thousands of people. It is already being covered by the media as “ECLIPSE FEVER!”

There is a free concert on the 20th, in Weed. There are also plenty of workshops with luminaries in the new age/UFO community such as Project Camelot’s Kerry Cassidy, and Sean David Morton.

Eclipse parties are great fun. As well as your typical Burner crowd, there is a whole scene of Eclipse hunters who travel from party to party around the world. We trekked thousands of kilometers into the Australian Outback in 2002 for the Outback Eclipse festival, to find a thumping bush doof with 10,000 people. There was another party of similar size and remoteness, another 1000 km or so away. A great time was had by all, and watching the eclipse was a magical moment. The Outback grew eerily silent – which emphasized just how much noise of animals and insects there was in the middle of nowhere.

Apr 12 2012

In the BLM’s own words: “population level increasing to 70,000”

There’s been speculation in some of the comments that I am making things up, and there is absolutely no possibility of any more tickets this year. So here is some further supporting documentation, read for yourself.

http://www.blm.gov/nv/st/en/info/newsroom/2012/march/0.html

BLM Seeks Public Comment on the Preliminary Environmental Assessment for the Burning Man 5-Year Permit

Winnemucca, Nev.–The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Winnemucca District, Black Rock Field Office, is seeking comment on a Preliminary Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Burning Man Event Special Recreation Permit for the 2012-2016 period.  The BLM will accept comments on the EA through April 16, 2012.

Black Rock City LLC’s proposal for the 2012-2016 permit/events includes a participant population level from 58,000 increasing to 70,000 during the 5-year period.  The festival has been held annually on public lands in Pershing County, Nev., on the dry lake playa of the Black Rock Desert 10 miles northeast of Gerlach, Nev. The festival has been held since 1990 and has been permitted with the issuance of Special Recreation Permits by BLM since 1992.

The operations associated with the event occupy about 4,400 acres of public land for a seven week period starting with fencing the site perimeter the second week of August and concluding in late September with the final site cleanup. The major activities are confined to several weeks in late August and early September associated with final setup, the actual event, and the initial phases of cleanup. During this period, Black Rock City becomes one of the largest cities in Nevada.

The EA may be viewed online at www.blm.gov/nv/st/en/fo/wfo/blm_information/nepa0.html. Printed copies are available upon request from the BLM Winnemucca District Office. Written comments should be directed to Cory Roegner, BLM Black Rock Field Office, 5100 E. Winnemucca Blvd., Winnemucca NV 89445-2921. Comments can also be submitted by email to burningmannepa@blm.gov. Email messages should include “Burning Man 2012-2016 Permit Renewal” in the subject line.
Apr 10 2012

A $2 million art car? the Fuck-off Disco Duck

It’s 2 buses long. It is rumored to have cost somewhere between $600,000 and $2 million. And it was privately funded. I won’t name the European owner, unless they contact me and say that’s cool. But I hope to see the Disco Duck at many Burns to come – I believe it’s currently in Reno, waiting to quack again.

Description from YouTube about its maiden voyage:

THE Ducks maiden voyage on the playa and weekend reign around Black Rock City has set a new standard of excellence with regards to art cars. Its regal structure, flawless lines and impeccable design make it hard trust claims that THE Duck was cast from mortal hands. Truly a treasure to behold and experience. Long Live THE Duck!