Monthly Archives: July 2015

Jul 16 2015

$5000 for a Ride on an Art Car?

In the past, some Art Cars have turned to Kickstarter and IndieGogo campaigns to raise money for their Burn. An obvious perk is “ride on the car”; a larger one would be “use the whole car for a night with all of your friends”. Some Burners in Austin, TX have turned to Craigslist, to help raise money for their non-profit fire festival.

From Craigslist:

A night at Burning Man on an art car (Black Rock City Nevada)

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The nonprofit (501c3) Telluride Fire Festival is bringing the “Shack To-Hell-U-Ride” to Burning Man!What is the “Shack”? It is a cozy, custom-built mutant vehicle designed by renowned BRC artist Jamie Vaida (Oakland, CA) and built with Alvin Sessions (Grand Junction, CO). It resembles a historic miner’s shack in Telluride, CO, and is built with lots of salvaged pieces from 100+ year-old homes. Complete with a wrought iron bed, a functioning parlor wood stove (for chilly nights, by the way this is really the best wood stove), and a vintage 1920s ice box for your chilled beverages. It also features a sound system to suit or shift your mood.The special effects on this one-of-a-kind art car include a burning roof. Literally! The “shack” floats along The Playa and looks as if it’s on fire! It’s very safe, and we do carry fire extinguishers.We need your help! We are raising funds to finish building the art car and get it to the Playa. For your $5,000 or more tax deductible donation, we will reward you and 15 of your friends with an evening of your choice aboard the “Shack”. For this donation, we will pick you up at your camp at the time you desire, take you out on The Playa (keep you entertained) and bring you back to your camp…safely.

This Craigslist deal looks like a bargain: they are selling the same thing on eBay for $10,000. You could get 2 nights for the price of 1!
What do you think, Burners? Is this sort of thing acceptable at Burning Man these days, or does this go against the Decommodification Principle?
Jul 15 2015

Call Girl Call Goes Out [Update]

Burning Man is coming soon, and the ticket shortage seems to be putting the squeeze on Mistresses of Merriment supplies for the Commodification Camps.

A Burner at the BMFG alerted us all to this ad today in the Adult Jobs section of backpage in Phoenix, AZ:

phoenix 2015 mistresses

Since there’s no pay, I guess that technically, it ain’t commodification. No word on if tickets are included. Wonder if their camp got placement.

These girls are probably not old enough for the Adult Jobs section

These girls have clothes and a great attitude. Sadly, they are probably not old enough for the Adult Jobs section. 

 

 

[Update 7/15/15 6:38pm]

They’re looking for models in San Francisco too. You don’t get paid, you do get free admission to Burning Man. Somebody must have access to all the tickets they need…

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Jul 15 2015

Playa Wear Trunk Shows Coming Up

If you’re in San Francisco, whether you’re going to Burning Man or not you might want to check these shows out. Always a fun crowd, and you’re supporting your fellow Burner fashion artists.

Lorelei says:

wanted you to know about a few Amazing Playa sales coming up for costumes to help Burner culture be able to radically express themselves to the fullest on the playa. These sales are like a box of crayons as they offer something for everyone from fairy, steampunk, hippie, leather feather, gypsy swank, tribal fusion and so much more. Carefully curated New pieces from all over the world to your local used thrift store scores. Not to be missed. These events are full of happy customers who were thrilled to get unique playa outfits at AFFORDABLE PRICES! Let your camp mates know & go together to coordinate your playa gear.

San Francisco Sales: 615 Indiana St | SF (Warehouse on same street as SF Decompression)
July 25th: https://www.facebook.com/events/780609732053508/
Aug. 9th: https://www.facebook.com/events/1613007802280058/
Aug. 22 &23rd: https://www.facebook.com/events/465793750256053/

Only East Bay Sale: Subterranean Arthouse | 2179 Bancroft Way| Berkeley
Aug. 2nd: https://www.facebook.com/events/478443448989696/

25 July at 11:00
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