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Offline jww36

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Burning Man 2011
« on: September 06, 2011, 06:40:32 PM »
Just read some interesting info on Burning Man, 2011 in the Black Rock Desert, on BLM property. This year, for the first time, it was sold out. They sold a maximum of 50,000 tickets for this event, at $300 per ticket. Do the math. Someone is making a few bucks!
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Re: Burning Man 2011
« Reply #1 on: September 06, 2011, 06:49:17 PM »
"When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro".

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Re: Burning Man 2011
« Reply #2 on: September 06, 2011, 06:58:41 PM »
Black Rock City, LLC is the for-profit company that runs Burning Man.

Ticket prices were $210-$360

In 1986 the price was free. Held on Baker Beach in San Francisco. 20 people showed up.
By 1995 the price was $35. 4,000 people showed up at Black Rock.
Attendance was capped for the first time this year at 50,000.

Imagine if 50,000 spectators showed up at Bonneville! The infrastructure is huge.
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Re: Burning Man 2011
« Reply #3 on: September 06, 2011, 07:10:32 PM »
Someone mentioned Burning Man when we were at Bonneville.  I admit I had no idea what it is.  I just looked it up and I still have no idea what it is.  I'm now wondering if there is a Burning Man site with people looking to buy pre-entries.
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Re: Burning Man 2011
« Reply #4 on: September 06, 2011, 08:23:16 PM »
Quote from: Dean Los Angeles on September 06, 2011, 06:58:41 PM
Imagine if 50,000 spectators showed up at Bonneville! 

NO!
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Offline interested bystander

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Re: Burning Man 2011
« Reply #5 on: September 06, 2011, 10:01:14 PM »
SEND THE RAT RODS THERE!
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Re: Burning Man 2011
« Reply #6 on: September 07, 2011, 12:37:23 AM »
  .................. and my tow vehicle .............  and Stan..........(only kidding, or am I)?.......... :-D
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Re: Burning Man 2011
« Reply #7 on: September 07, 2011, 01:01:08 AM »
If it was Burning Street Roadster Stan would be there.   Steel wheels and all.
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Re: Burning Man 2011
« Reply #8 on: September 07, 2011, 06:52:35 PM »
Quote from: Nortonist 592 on September 06, 2011, 07:10:32 PM
Someone mentioned Burning Man when we were at Bonneville.  I admit I had no idea what it is.  I just looked it up and I still have no idea what it is.  I'm now wondering if there is a Burning Man site with people looking to buy pre-entries.

Yes there is. Message board, community you name it. A hot rod pal who is an old hippy goes every year. It is what folks still think the Sturgis Rally is like. I have seen the pics, trust me, anything goes.
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Re: Burning Man 2011
« Reply #9 on: September 07, 2011, 07:16:34 PM »
I still have no idea what its about.  From what i can see its a bunch of idiots running around a hot desert.  Much like El Mirage but without race cars and bikes but include race cars and bike the idiocy becomes acceptable and logical.
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Re: Burning Man 2011
« Reply #10 on: September 07, 2011, 07:51:45 PM »
Nort, look a little further back there is some really really mad stuff that has been built for that.....but as with any event even SW there's a big crowd who tag along........then again,I can find something I like in pretty much anything except Death Metal or Fred Phelps and the Westboro Baptist Church.

Not for everyone but I have to say when I first saw pics of some of the creations I just went wow.........parallel universe to hot-rodding.
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Re: Burning Man 2011
« Reply #11 on: September 07, 2011, 08:25:48 PM »
Lets don't encourage them to use the salt, we have enough with the mining without them building fires and leaving a big mess for others to clean up.
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Re: Burning Man 2011
« Reply #12 on: September 07, 2011, 08:30:22 PM »
Click: BURNING MAN VEHICLES

...it's not boring !
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Re: Burning Man 2011
« Reply #13 on: September 07, 2011, 08:52:05 PM »
Name should be changed to Man Burning which is more in line with the pot ential activitys
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Re: Burning Man 2011
« Reply #14 on: September 07, 2011, 09:02:57 PM »
Kinda like El Mirage minus the racers?


By weslake at 2011-09-07
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