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roommate reserch for Guillaume friend's from France (Guillaume=Tango on the playa...2005)

guillaume — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 21:42:17 GMT

Dear Blaizin Raisins.
I wish this note find you very well!
I am happy to come again in the bay soon (from 2th to the 18 of october 2008) in Tiburon (last modul of 5 Rhythm teacher training) and i wish i will have the opportunity to meet some of you again!
I will be happy to know who is arround and up for some french conversation!-)

I am sending a call to the community for any plan that can help my friend and 5 rhythm teacher Marie Motais and her daughter, to find an accomodation for them stay in your area...thank's
If you may have an idea, Here his her message:
____________________________________________
Hello
I am just back from a workshop I did with Anna Halprin, in San Franscisco

I 'm a professionnal dancer, and I plan to come again for a dance and art therapeutic training at Tamalpa institute in Kentfield from September the 8 to December the 10, 2008 .

I have a little 6 years old daugther, Yonàh , and I will come with her ...
so I'm still searching for an accomodation for us for the 3months ...

I would like to know if it would be possible for you to accept us during that time in your community .....if you have any space to welcome us in your place ?...
or if any other opportunity for us comes to your mind ?

I don't know exactly how you are living , I know that there is some yurts ... and I live also in France in Yurt with all my familie ... I will be also very happy to participate in a way you could find usefull in the life of your community ( the training will be from 10am to 5pm from monday to friday) ...

I have also another question, perhaps you could help me:
my daughter Yonàh doesn't speak english yet but she can learn easily ... she is very lively and inquisitive ... she often comes with me to my workshops , she is used to meeting people of all adges and from all horizons ; she is also used in living in differents places ... Yonàh's god father is Irish , he is living with us and will prepare her for the experience ...and Yonàh is earnest to learn english .
so I'm looking for a school for her and some place also for "after school" ... I had wrote to the Waldorf marin school to ask them if it could be any possibilities to accept her ...

perhaps you have others ideas which could help me to organize that time for us ?

If you wish more details please fell free to contact me by email or telephone :
0033 5 49 73 61 83 (home... but I'm not often at home because of my job)
0033 6 89 87 15 36 ( cell phone)

(or by post :

Marie Motais and Yonàh
23 Chemin de la Cour - La Revêtizon
79370 Celles sur Belle
France)

With Love
Marie Motais
_________________________________________________
____________________________________________________

Thank you very much for your help.
Blessings
Guillaume

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2008 BM Camp

Rob — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 14:12:23 GMT

Good morning, happy Father's day to Joe, Marty and Norm,

Time to begin the final planing for Burning Man 2008. Jeff Feldman has worked hard to secure us a site under Blazin Raisin name, our job is to build, run and take down the camp. First order is to outline the vision for this year. With most of the original tribe taking a year or two off we are carrying the camp for the next year or more. Our vision is to offer a space for any of the groups that have come to Blazin Raisin in the past -- provided each of those groups comes in a fully self sufficient pod. Our pod will manage the entire site and try to bring all pods together as a whole.

Each member of this pod will be asked for two things; About $250 to cover food, truck rental and storage unit, as well as working on one of the pod teams;

Set-up; early arrival and site design as others show up.
Kitchen; kitchen team will be responsible for over-seeing all meals but will aided by others helping with meals.
Camp Vibe; This group will help with camp vibe, general pick-up during the week and any parties or events.
Random acts of the Playa; This is an emergency response team that will be available for storm work, member support and anything else they decide needs to addressed.
Take Down; This is the last team off the Playa.

With 20-30 members each person should have a very reasonable amount of work to keep the camp running smoothly.

At breakfast we say the chicken is involved, but the pig is committed. The following people are committed:
Rob Thomas
Jeff Feldman
Joe Sibilia
Marty
Norm
Faith Welsh

These are the people involved and ready to commit;
Heather (probably committed at this point)
Theo Talcott - also probably committed
Kat - need email
Winnie - I need her email
David Miller - also need his address
Steven Brooks - may be with another pod
Jeff and Marci - also could be be different pod
Kathrine Schuett - friend of Rob's
Jerry Gorde - friend of Joe's

Invites out to;
Rachael Skolnik
Miranda Anderson

Please feel free to reach out others and let me know when they are committed.

Jeff Feldman has done a wonderful job getting the camp placed. From here until we arrive I will be point person. This includes early arrival and building our pod, filling teams, gathering money - paypal is rsnll.comcast.net, renting and loading truck with camp equipment from storage unit, filling water bladder, (250 gals - enough for most, not all, pod water use, but each person needs to bring extra.), and food shopping.

Our goal is to have everyone paid and everything ready and fully planned by Aug 1.

Don't forget to buy your tickets!

See you soon - any camp theme concepts are welcome. Marty is working on Peace Bowl Cafe again and would like commitment to work cafe and help fund it. Please contact him f you are interested and able. bozmartin@comcast.net

Rob Thomas

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2008 site application is going in!

Rob — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 16:39:17 GMT

A round of applause for Mr. Jeff Feldman. He has taken the instructions from Adam and is registering our rag tag group of pods for 2008.

This space will be for the groups use. Each group, Blazin Raisin, Solstice Grove, Sustainable Roadshow and Punta Mona, will have a spot and will be responsible for their own group. We are registering a group of about 125 people so should have same size space as last year.

Would like to have all pods set in such a way we have nice flow among the pods. Anyone from other pods who is coming early for set-up can help with that. Please let me know who is leader for each of the other pods this year. I can use a contact name and email for each of the other pods.

We are taking names for Punta Mona pod. Send an email to me at rthomas@socialk.com I will coordinate our pod.

Rob Thomas

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Here is a Poem on the theme for 08

Adam — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 18:46:46 GMT

I found this deep in a Culture of Burning Man Tribe discussion of the BM08 theme "American Dream" . I thought You all might like it.

Seems if nothing else we are now asking questions,
immigrants come here from all directions,
a melting pot for culture old yet not wise,
combined and marketed for mass consumption,
our real freedoms evaporating before our eyes.
What do we do to stop the swift flow,
our economy breaking off like chunks of melting snow,
trickling into a stream of corrupt international currents,
flooding out true culture and small time merchants.
Perhaps we are called to awaken Apathanias heart,
of which burning man is surely a part.
What if instead we bring the burn home,
exciting the minds of those who were once drones,
Create what we would like to see,
rather than mope and grumpily acede,
to a really bad dream that needs to change now,
in our hearts and our minds we all know how,
things would be if we had our druthers,
lets drop off the training wheels and remember it is we who govern.

Syngerella

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Eli Cottage Again

Eli — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 22:46:02 GMT

Hi Folks!
Things are going great here in London. Playing music as a duo with
a friend and it sounds really good, gigging fairly regularly. More
adventures this Spring to come, including Berlin and meeting my
parents in Tuscany!

For this home stretch, I'm needing one last subletter for
my cottage in Santa Cruz.

March 1st is the start date, and June 15th is the end date (when I come home!!!!!).
The furnished sublet is $625 a month and very beautiful with a
big yard and you also share the main house,
kitchen/bath with Henry, a great guy. The cottage is a separate
building nicely finished with a skylight and bedloft and nice storage
(included: bed, desk, stereo, record collection, plants, VERY cheap
highspeed internet: $12./month if you want it).
Spread the word.
Thanks!

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Burning Man 2008

Rob — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 01:25:50 GMT

Friends,
>
> I was lucky to be part of the camp last year. Joe and Jeff, my camp
> mates, had the good fortune to be there the last two years. You
> may remember me as the guy who got the shade back up, with lots of
> help, after the storm. We knew at the end of last year the camp
> was going through a change in 2008. We talked about downsizing our
> group and involvement. However the spirit of Burning Man lead us
> to consider offering to step in and be available to coordinate the
> group efforts. We worked for a few months planing how to do this.
> Worked on a document to send to everyone offering to volunteer but
> only if everyone was for it. However at the end of the year we
> found that it was presumptuous for us to try and step in to fill
> the void of leadership. We also wondered if going big was really
> where everyone wanted to go. Is bigger better or is bigger the
> reason we are at this juncture?
>
> After much discussion we decided to go the route of Solstice Grove
> and Sustainable Road Show. Offer a home to about 30 people.
> Smaller community kitchen, less trash, less shade structure, less
> work. But to be next to the other groups, (we have yet to reach
> out to these others groups to see if they are planing on coming to
> the same spot.) As I came last year the idea seemed to be smaller
> pods all next to each other. This may be the way to move forward.
> Each group brings their own resources and shares the space and
> vibe. Isn't this what happened last year?
>
> All we need is to reserve space, have an idea of what groups are
> coming so we can set-up in such a way as too allow flow through the
> camps and each be responsible for their own.
>
> Rob, Jeff and Joe - The Penski Truck guys
>

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Survival of Blazin Raisin for BM08

Adam — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 03:42:44 GMT

The members of Blazin Raisin who have been in charge of infrastructure, transport, and set-up will not be involved in the creation of camp this year.
This creates an opportunity for new people to step forward, and step up, and create a glorious redefinition of the village experience.
If you are interested in organizing this effort, please contact me.

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My Birthday Party Thurs. Nov 15th

Jessica — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 03:22:06 GMT

Let's Celebrate Jessica's Birthday!

Thursday, November 15th

7pm Sushi Rolling Pot Luck!

DJ's, Live Music, Dancing and great company ALL night!
Hot Tub, Trampoline, Hooping, Fire Spinning, Piano

bring instruments, inspiration, and your beautiful selves!

2390 Muriel Dr. Santa Cruz
831 476-PLAY

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Hey Kids! Scott here. My photos are now posted for your viewing pleasure...

inflorescence — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 06:44:17 GMT

I've gone to a considerable amount of effort to size these things so that if you should desire to view any of them at full size, they should fit most screens rather nicely. Look forward to seeing some of yours. I've really emphasized the rise... and fall... of our beloved mast, crows nest and parachute, as this story figured large in our individual as well as collective consciousness this year. Peace, prosperity, wisdom and love to you all.

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Please write a love letter on behalf of Pyramid Lake!

pranadancer — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 05:59:49 GMT

Dear Lovers of Pyramid Lake,
The Paiute Tribal Council has decided to close Pyramid Lake to overnight camping effective Oct. 1st due to graffiti and other disrespectful actions that have occurred there. The Council is open to receiving letters about this decision. If you have been touched by this sacred sanctuary and wish to share your love for it, thankfulness for being able to spend time there, ideas for protecting the lake/ guardianship actions, requests for reconsideration of the decision to prohibit camping in the future, or any other comments about your experiences there or otherwise, please send your comments to: Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribal Council, 208 Capitol Hill, PO Box 256, Nixon, NV 89424.

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The future of Blazin Raisin Village at Burning Man

Adam — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 03:42:55 GMT

There is a lot of talk among many Raisins of the possible subdivision/breakup/re visioning/survival of Blazin Raisin Village .
This topic is posted to hear what people have to say about that. Some of the crucial few who actually birth/bring/build the infrastructure have said they will not be coming next year. Others have become disenchanted with some aspect or another of the village and will be camping elsewhere in the future.

Please step up with suggestions , criticisms , ideas or whatever. Now is the time to get it out while it is still fresh. Everything is welcome.

If things go on as they have in past years, nothing will be communicated/ resolved until 1 month before the next burn, a handful of people will franticly do the necessary organizational and logistical work , money will trickle in barely in time to cover expenses and a very few will do the lions share of early infrastructure set-up.
There has got to be a better way! So write it here if you wish to help the community meta morph into its next phase. Otherwise, what we have created will surely dissolve or go sour. If you want to have this experience in the future, own it! Participate, all year! This village is a Do-ocracy, if you see a need , do it, individually or in groups. It takes a village to build a village.

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Equinox at Pyramid Lake

he~LAH — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 20:48:51 GMT

Hey hey y'all...

Pyramid Lake is a magical, sacred, super fun camping spot that I have visited after Burning Man the last 3 years. The perfect temperature water is incredible, endless rocks and caves to explore, hot water seeping out of the base of the pyramid, a great clay/mud patch for spa mud treatments, etc etc. It's actually quite unworldly. If I were a UFO, I would definately land there!

Every time I have been I think about how I must bring Xanthia to experience this special special place. Unfortunately, as of Oct 1, there will no longer be camping allowed on the beach right in front of the pyramid. Big bummer. So...

We are rallying up a posse to make the 4 (or so) hour voyage to bask in the final days of access to camping and to celebrate the Fall Equinox. WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE YOU JOIN US!!!

Details: We will be leaving at noon on Friday, Sept 21 and returning Sunday, Sept 23 in the evening. Permits are required for each car and cost $9 per night. I can get as many as we need as long as I know who is coming. I just sleep on the beach, but you can also set up a tent or whatever makes you comfy! Anyone have a kayak? There are porta-potties, but no other services. If desired, I will organize food. So, let me know ASAP if you want to come play.

Also... mark Oct 28 on your calendar. It's the 17th annual Pumpkin Carving Brunch. Evite to come later. In any case, we hope you are happy and healthy! Much love,

Hylah and Xanthia

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Blazin' Raisins 2007 was Awesome--THANKS!!!!!! :)

Pete — Sat, 08 Sep 2007 16:17:33 GMT

just putting it out here on Tribe that i totally thank and praise everybody in Blazin Raisin world who made this burn so great for me and for all of us at 4:20 between freshwater and grassland! heeeee hee hee

Raisin Camp was a sweet place to call home--

i did feel the overall spirit of love and community and interconnectivity and fun and beauty and support was very warm and very high and despite the destruction of our two ship masts, people weathered the storms in good spirits...and of course in the blink of an eye our camp mcgyvers were alrady jerryrigging new configurations for shade and wind protection....

maybe next year, if there is a next year?---something stronger for our community shade---think pyramid?

obviously it was great to rekindle old standing friendships with you adam and feather and elana and ian and of course to expand and deepen newer ones in our jolly little village---
we also may have been one of the few camps in black rock city in which spanish was regularly spoken as well and in that regard thanks punta mona for keeping us--lets just say--exceptionally cool!....

the only major drawback was that the BM week is too short...as a result theres so many great souls with great smiles and kind hearts who i would have loved to gotten to know much better yet got just a light sampler of----nonetheless opportunities may unfold down the road...

ok my friends --- enough for now --- back to my "regular" life here deep in the redrock canyons of utah ---yalls take a dip in the ocean for me...OK?

one love
moab pete, aka crags

ps---drink acai!

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my Temple burn clip on youtube

Walla B — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 20:40:12 GMT

It was intense to have thousands of people quiet and tuned in as the temple of forgiveness
burned, as you'll see. have a look at the clip I made:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRppUtcHKp4
Peace out to my homeys, it was an amazing week, thank you everyone for making it so.
Burner Walla B signing out.

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I will miss you all!

Susie K — Sat, 25 Aug 2007 18:05:26 GMT

I won't be able to play on the playa with you this year, my dear fellow Raisins, but I will be thinking of you all this week!
Have the Best Burn EVER, be excellent to each other, and rev up the loving spirit of Raisin Camp to all new heights!
much love,
Susie K

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Recent high winds?

Rob — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 23:56:22 GMT

I have seen a posting that talks about very severe wind conditions. Worse wind in 12 years. Has anyone else heard what the weather has been on the playa?

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final blazin raisin camp location

Adam — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 10:02:13 GMT

We have moved to 4:30 and F (fresh water) , sharing the mini plaza there with Otters and several other camps from 3:30 in years past. We are sufficiently in from Esplanade, away from large scale sound at 2:00 and from center camp busyness. This will give a reasonable amount of quiet vibe while also encouraging participation with playa public who come to the plaza.
Please look at the new city map www.burningman.com/preparation/maps/07_maps/bm07_map.pdf to see our location in relation to the rest of BRC.
We got shuffled last year to a location that was farther from Otters than some might have liked and we thrived! This year we are being challenged to hold down a civic plaza with the Otters and several familiar camps and fascinating new neighbors. If I am not mistaken, we are also a Leave No Trace eco-camp tour model village. That means that people who are interested are coming to see our infrastructure and systems. Lets rise to the occasion and offer as much as is comfortable to each other and to our fellow citizens. Lets create decoration and street edge worthy artinesses to our camp.

Please bring poles, poles and more poles as well as rebar stakes and rope, lots of rope. A gate or entrance would be cool, anyone feeling it?
I am bringing lots and lots of long colored streamers and flags, need pvc and metal wooden poles to put them on. We can create powerful color and movement with minimum effort.
Everyone, please step it up this year, offer whatever you can, cooperate with each other to pull off more ambitious ideas, ask how to help, what projects would be of greatest benefit to the collective. Please look at the old topics from previous year to see wish lists and ideas that need solidifying. Surprise yourself and others with some cool offering.

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Whitneys friend Lo needs a Pod!

nakedian — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 18:11:33 GMT

One of Whitney's best friends from UCSC, Lo (Lauren), needs a pod to camp with. Lo is really creative and brilliant person, just came back from a University at Sea, and has never been to Burning Man. Can she camp with you? Details at 831-295-1157. Am trying to get more information but she may be able to provide a ride from the Bay Area to a fellow pod member.

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seeking ride for 1 from SF + 1 ticket for sale $239

sunny — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 06:08:32 GMT

I can leave anytime from SF area
I paid my camping fees for the Punta Mona Pod and this will be my 2nd Burningman

==
I have one extra ticket for sale

$225 ticket
4 burningman fees
5 secure mail
5 interests to me, since 1/17/2007

total $239

Sunny
sunny_outdoors@yahoo.com

415 751 6443

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GoodONya from Steamy Barcelona

Eli — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 21:12:46 GMT

Hey all you bad-ass achievers.....really, I mean it. I'm SO PROUD to be a Raisin abroad, y'all are SO rockin' it......from my unusual perspective I see the Raisin posts and e-mails having ease and clarity and power...you may or may not feel that from your end, but I think all the gruelling soulful intelligent communication and hard work of previous years is naturally and expertly propelling you into a FABULOUS YEAR......really, your excellence is arriving on the playa ahead of you RIGHT NOW. And YES you get to relax and be congratulated right now!!! I don't care if yer "not there yet".......you ARE, as evidenced by that ticket in your hand.

Why should you believe me? Well, let me tell ya. Many of you saw my flickr slideshow on my trip to the Euro burn NOWHERE this summer. It was precious and potent and well-organized (ish). And one of my biggest insights was HOW FUCKING INCREDIBLY EXPERT/PRO/LEADING-EDGE RAISIN IS (and other equally bad-ass B-man villages). Maybe you can only see this when you've stepped as far away as I have. And yes, maybe comparisons are limited and yadda yadda yadda. But watch out PC police cuz here I come: American work eithic, ingenuity, creative genius and follow-through, when channelled into such an endevour of truth and beauty as this is a POWERFUL LEADER in the world. Yes I said American. Remember? That country you live in that has a gorgeous and completely unique culture? (that INCLUDES B-man) GOD yes, question it and critique it and change it. But don't lets forget to put the baby in the clean towell with Teddy before the murky bathwater gets chucked, huh kids? Really, all of my Euro friends can (and some WILL) be schooled by y'all. In fact look out for some randoms (from London especially) popping by on my suggestion. They are your family, I kid you not. Kiss their radical selves for me. And THANK YOU FOR BEING THE GLOBAL LEADERS THAT YOU ARE (it's hard work I know, but who said being on the cutting edge would be easy?) (don't for a minute cynacize my zeal, por favor...there's a diff. tween zeal and truth.....)

And no, this isn't just a rant from a homesick ex-patriot. Barcelona is rockin' me in many ways. As we speak stages and decorations are being errected right under my window for the annual festival for my neighborhood (Gracia)...we're talkin' 24-7 for a week. I'm building stilts right now, sewing new pants tomorrow, getting ready to hit the street with my guitar (even though the cops no like......bah! whatev). It's hot and the labyrinth of ancient tiny cobble streets in the gothic neighborhoods undulate with bodies and surreal buildings....think Matrix's Zion mixed with Spanish......okay I'm getting a little carried away, but SHIT it's pretty extremely wicked ("wick" as my london crowd sez).

I love you all.

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We are offiicially a model camp!

indriyandrea — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 07:04:03 GMT

BIG THANKS for signing on as a model camp in the first
LNT and Green Tour of the City at Burning Man!
Your camp, featured practices, and green programming
are part of the Green Guide and the Green Map offered
at Greeters and publicized throughout BRC. You’ll be
showcased along with other green places of interest,
e.g., the Green Pavilion, BRC renewable energy
infrastructure, recycling, solar arrays, recharging
stations, and educational venues.
We have camps of 6 up to a village of 500 peeps,
featuring everything from solar and wind energy to
less is more.
As in the past, the Tour is self guided and
participants can visit the camps with features that
interest them. In addition, Angie of Cinncinatti
Regional, earthguardian@scorchednuts.com, will be
conducting a bus and bicycle tour of green venues
Wednesday –Saturday, 5-6 pm and you are invited to
schedule a stop at your camp with her.
Please note:
Ø Between Monday and Tuesday (Wed. at the
latest) I’ll be coming by to meet and welcome you all
and drop of your signs and Green maps for display at
your camp. If you prefer to pick them up yourself at
the Earth Guardians Pavilion, that is fine, too, just
let me know.

Ø Wednesday, 6-8:00, Green Cocktail Mixer and
Discussion at the Earth Guardians Pavilion (Esplanade
and 5:45), open to the community. Participants in the
Green map will be our honored guests. Mark your
calendar!

Ø You are all automatically entered in the Camp
of the Day Contest, which recognizes and rewards (2
tickets to next year’s event)the camps that best
exemplify LNT and Green principles at Burning Man. I
personally am NOT a judge, but am recruiting judges to
help visit and review nominated camps. Please let me
know if you can pledge a few hours between Wed-Sat.
Below is a list of camps on this year’s Tour roster.
Nancy, Earth Guardians and Green Work Group
415 302-5449(C)
415 258-9389(H)

Burning Man Green Model Camps 2007

7 Sins Lounge
AEZ Village
Amphibia
Black Rock City Recycle Camp
Blazin Raisin
BYB
Earth Guardians
Entheon Village
EverWOW
False Profit
Free Style Palace
Green Society Village
Heebeegeebee Healers
Hot Monkey Sox
HOodville, AEZ
Nose Fish
Radio Free Valhalla
Silicon Village
Soulicious
Sushi Love Cake
Sustainabilaville, AEZ
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot Tall Grass

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Blazin Raisin 2007 is Full please read**

indriyandrea — Sun, 05 Aug 2007 02:28:56 GMT

Hi Friends,

This is a group letter to all of those individuals who
have inquired about camping with Blazin Raisin who do
not have a pod. If this is you, then we advise you do

one of two things;

1) Find a pod and contact the pod leader as to whether there is room, and ask to join.
We are unable to have individual email contact and are only communicating with pod leaders.

2) Camp next or across the street from BR, and make
plans to camp with us next year.

Sorry we can't be more accommodating, but we have given
the set numbers to the pod leaders, and it is up to

them to determine the group. We have also reached are deadline dates, and
have reached our pod/village capacity.
Best of luck,
Blazin Raisin Seed Camp

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A to Z on being eco groovy in camp and on the Playa

Adam — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 10:16:33 GMT

This announcement is directly from the Earth
Guardians. They are a wealth of knowledge and
available to assist you with any questions about
cleaning up and much more, but read on to and see
if they are not answered here already!

________________________________________________

LEAVE NO TRACE Planning Tips for Theme Camps

Black Rock City is like no other. It arises for
one week, and then only its utter disappearance
permits it to reappear the following year-so we
all need to Leave No Trace! But how do we do
that? Here is a summary of the practices that
the Earth Guardians have compiled to help you
plan your camp so that it Leaves No Trace.
(1) LNT Planning,
(2) REDUCE - REUSE - RECYCLE,
(3) Dispose of Waste Properly,
(4) Be an LNT member of our community,
(5) Burn Responsibly and
(6) Clean up.

Experience is showing that LNT is really a way to
camp smarter, not harder, on the playa. And a
clean, well organized City makes for good times.

(1) LNT PLANNING
Pick a LNT MOOP Czar. You can start by
identifying an LNT leader within your camp. This
person will work LNT into your planning, help set
up the camp so that it doesn't blow away, help to
plan your camp's cleanup and break-down ahead of
time, handle the questions of stinky trash, gray
water disposal, what to burn and what not to burn
and generally keep people feeling good about how
well they are treating the playa. In many small,
practical ways, these efforts will make your camp
easier and more pleasant to live in.

Prepare a LNT Plan, not just a Clean-up Plan. If
you plan and ahead and prepare to LNT, you'll
have less to haul up to the playa, have a happier
playa life and have less to clean-up at the end
of the week. See an example LNT plan:
www.tonyandkarina.us/eg/burn...plan.htm

Ensure that your Camp Structures and Shelters are
LNT. Stake your tents and structures so they
will stay secure in the heavy wind, rain, and
dust storms that are sudden and usual on the
playa. Also consider using materials that can be
reused or repurposed at home or at next year's
event. You'll have less cost and less disposal
headaches at the end of the event. You'll also
save money when preparing for next year.

Plan to avoid digging holes in the playa. Small
postholes (6 inches or less in diameter) used for
structural support are the sole exception. When
digging such a hole it is best to use an auger or
a posthole digger, NOT a shovel. Refill the hole
by carefully tamping the soil back into place.
Repeat this process every few inches while
dampening the soil. Larger holes easily erode
within a year's time, even when carefully
backfilled. They leave a visible mark and create
a serious safety hazard.

(2) REDUCE - REUSE - RECYCLE
Bring the Right Stuff, Leave The Rest Behind.
Everything you bring, you have to take home. Shop
smart and pack even smarter to leave behind what
you don't need. You'll need that extra space when
you come home; camping gear tends to expand when
covered in playa dust. Plan ahead to have a clean
and well organized camp.

Plan simple, low-dishwashing meals. Avoid
bringing tons of food, and don't bring food that
spoils. Experience says you won't want to do a
lot of cooking; you probably will never get
around to it. Eat finger foods (wraps,
sandwiches) that do not need individual plates.

Bring reusable cups, mugs, utensils, and
dinnerware. Disposable cups tend to blow all over
the playa. Ask visitors to your camp to BYOM
(bring your own mug). If you use paper plates,
save yourself a headache by scraping off the
food, then stack 'em and burn 'em. BYOM! The
Café and many fashionable bars welcome personal
cups, so you can carry one around the City,
easily attached with a carabineer or shower hook.

Repackage and prepare food in advance. Stock up
on sturdy plastic containers and dispose of the
plastic wrap, excess cardboard and other cruddy
packaging. Bring water in big reusable plastic
containers and have a personal canteen. Avoid
bringing glass bottles. There are many good beers
in cans! Check out
www.burningman.com/preparat...inks.html
to find some good beer for this year! Decant your
beverage of choice into a flask. Remember that
every little shard of accidentally broken glass
must be picked up by hand, by someone. Nasty!

Separate and sort trash in your kitchen and
recycle. Bring containers labeled with clear
signs for separating food waste, recyclables,
burnables (paper and wood), and nonburnable
trash. Using mesh bags to dry food waste will
reduce the smell and amount of trash you
generate. Take aluminum cans to Recycle Camp.
Use tubs or sinks to wash dishes and collect grey
water. Seal the small amount of trash you have
left in big plastic bags or in five-gallon
buckets with tight lids. For more tips on keeping
food waste and kitchen MOOP (matter out of place)
to a minimum, check out
www.burningman.com/on_the_p...rash.html
.

(3) DISPOSE OF WASTE PROPERLY

If it doesn't come out of your body it doesn't go
into the Potty. Always use a potty for your body
waste - not the playa. Only toilet paper, single
ply, and human waste, can go in the potties.
Everything must be pumped through narrow pipes
before being trucked to the treatment plant.

How will you dispose of your grey water? An
evaporation pond is only one idea to keep solid
waste and liquid waste (like soap and fats) off
the playa. Some camps have developed technologies
to reuse their water. Others now collect their
grey water in a drum, then take the water to an
appropriate facility off playa or contract with
Johnny on the Spot to let a professional handle
the grey water. With 30 days notice, they will
provide a collection tank for you at the event
that they will pick up at the end for disposal.
If you want to construct an evaporation pond,
remember to keep it shallow (4 inches or less),
use black plastic, experiment with absorbent
materials hanging into the pond and be prepared
to siphon what doesn't evaporate. Do not dump
water from an evaporation pond on the playa
surface! Minimize shower use the last couple days
of the event to reduce amount of grey water that
you'll need to collect and haul home. The web
site,
www.burningman.com/preparat...ater.html
contains more details.

Beware of the Hungry Wind: Bring tethers,
anchors, containers, and covers to keep light
stuff from blowing away. When leaving Black Rock
City, secure your load, especially your trash.
Don't let your trash fly off your vehicle, and do
not dump it on the side of the road or at a rest
stop on the way home! Use an approved dumping
facility or take or home with you. Plan ahead
before you even pack for the playa so you leave
with a minimal amount of trash. Starting home,
take a rest stop early; at the entrance gate, at
a wide pullout, or maybe at the Empire store.
Check your load. It is most likely to fail early
in the trip.

(4) BE A LNT MEMBER OF OUR COMMUNITY
Promote LNT Neighbors: Be proud of your
neighborhood, work together with your neighbors
to keep your part of the city clean. Every year
some camps get overwhelmed and need help. The
seventh and final principle of LNT practice is
"be considerate of others," which in our city
includes helping neighbors to leave no trace. We
all enjoy the generosity of our theme camps,
artists, and fellow citizens. So look around and
pitch in to help keep things clean: offer a tool,
an extra hand, a gesture of thanks.

Be Prepared: Carry a MOOP bag and water as you
walk around your part of the city and out on the
playa. Our community works together to improve
our life on the playa, rather than rely upon
rules and regulations enforced by outsiders to
keep us in line. Talk to others and help them to
better understand how to leave no trace.

Don't bring cheap trinkets for gifts or barter.
Try giving a smile, a helping hand or a joke.
Thousands of 'gifts' end up as trash. And feather
boas, or ANYTHING that sheds, is a no-no: the
trash fence tells us so. You are the best gift.

(5) BURN RESPONSIBLY
Don't Burn on the Unprotected Playa. Burning Man
is all about burning; we've become the experts at
LNT Burning. Burning directly on the alkaline
playa BAKES the surface into a dark, hard
brick-like material.

Use community burn barrels or a burn platform.
Burn only untreated wood or paper and nothing
oversized that will spill ash or burning debris
onto the playa. Be sure the wood you place in the
burn platform is well contained. Don't overload
the burn platforms. Have tools on hand to break
down and cut up larger pieces. If a platform is
already full, be prepared to wait until there's
space to add your wood or try the next platform.

Don't burn anything that is toxic. You (or your
children) will regret it later! Burning
synthetics is a serious health risk. Do not burn
PVC (nasty dioxins), carpets, plastic, large
pieces of furniture (couches, futons, etc). or
anything treated, dyed or painted. And please
discourage anyone with a glass bottle from
throwing it into a fire. Glass doesn't burn. It
shatters! They're not dumping stations!

Be a Toxic Avenger. Keep an eye on the platforms.
Let others know that only wood and paper can be
burned here and nothing oversized. Tell them we
do this to protect the playa and our lungs. And
if you see someone being careless, explain why
they need to stop. Email
toxicavengers@burningman.com for more information.

(6) CLEAN UP
Clean As You Go and Grid Your Camp at the End!
Don't wait until the end of the week to pick
stuff up. Clean as you go. This will help you
from getting overwhelmed by the mess and help
keep MOOP from blowing out of reach. Then, at
the end of our event, pack-up and load everything
(including all trash) into your vehicles, and do
a line sweep for every last bit of MOOP. Give
everyone a Ziploc bag, line them up along one
edge of camp, look down and slowly walk to the
other side. Make it fun! Cover your entire area
looking for those last bits of MOOP: every twist
tie, cigarette butt, food scrap, carpet fiber,
match, nut shell, staple, scrap of plastic
Ševerything. Start taking down your camp Sunday,
not at the last minute when patience and energy
are running low.

A Buried Stake Doesn't Disappear. Instead, its
hazard is magnified. Even when pounded below the
surface, a stake will slowly, inevitably, emerge
from the playa. Then it might be found during
the Bureau of Land Management's spring
inspection, producing a black mark against permit
renewal; or it might not be found until it tears
a tire or gashes a foot - maybe during next
year's event, maybe to a windsurfer or another
group that, like us, uses the playa. A pair of
vise-grips will almost always remove a stuck
stake. First clamp on the vise-grips and rotate
the stake back and forth, to break the playa's
grip. Then continue rotating and also pull
upwards. Ask neighbors for help. As a last
resort, make the stake highly visible by
fastening something to it. Someone else with
heftier tools will be able to get it out.

Devote Two Hours to General Cleanup in Black Rock
City! Each participant is asked to contribute
two hours to community cleanup before departure.
This means streets, Center Camp, Center Café, all
other public spaces, and open playa where stuff
may have been left behind. Stop by the Earth
Guardian camp during the week and on Sunday and
Monday and we'll direct you to the areas of the
City that need the most attention.

Join the post-event DPW clean-up crews. Help
deMOOP! The Bureau of Land Management must agree
that we've left no trace, that our site is more
than just clean in appearance. After the event,
random circular plots of our city are inspected.
Collected debris may not exceed an average of 1.0
square foot per acre, less than 23 parts per
million! No pits, bumps, burn scars, or buried
materials can be left behind. Volunteer to help
ensure that we come back next year!

Let's keep our beautiful desert home clean! See
the EG LNT pages for more details:
earthguardians.burningman.com/tips.html

Got LNT? Free Tickets! Are you a theme camp that
already knows how to create a camp that leaves no
trace? Please let us know now! We'd like to
include you in this year's Earth Guardian LNT
Tour of the City, featuring model camp practices
and technologies. You can also nominate your camp
for the Camp of the Day Award! As one of our
winners, your camp will receive two tickets to
Burning Man 2007! If you'd like to be part of
this year's LNT Tour of the City or be nominated
for Camp of the Day, please contact
lntcamps@comcast.net

Additional questions for the Earth Guardians
should be directed to
earthguaduiians@burningman.com.

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Change to the Blazin Raisin Funds and Pod Lists Letter sent to the gmail list

Adam — Sun, 29 Jul 2007 04:31:06 GMT

Attention Blazin Raisin Village Members,

The part in the Blazin Raisin Funds and Pod Lists Letter that says

"we can make arrangements to transport some
individual pod structural needs. Keep in touch and let us know.
As always, extra couches, carpet, ambiance are welcome and needed. Collect what you can at garage sales and craigs list
this month and we will get it up there!"

IS NOT ACCURATE !!!!!

In the spirit of radical self reliance and responsible giving, those who chose to bring and offer anything are responsible for transport to and from the Playa, as well as any clean up .
Please note that the amount of infrastructure already being brought for camp will more than fill the vehicles allocated to the task and the personnel doing the loading , unloading, village layout, set-up, pod site direction and other logistical tasks will not be able to transport or handle individual pod materials.
If there is an item that HAS to come and is for usage of the collective ,please bring it to the attention of Brad or Adam and it can be handled on a per case basis as to whether the transport can fit it in or not.

The truck is starting for the playa on Friday the 16th of August from Marin County, going to Reno to pick up all the Village infrastructure and the early crew will be on Playa by the 20th so that things can get done by opening day on the 27th.To those interested in arriving early, sorry, early list was filled and filed a month ago. The gate becomes a little more relaxed from the 25th on(2 days before opening day), so if any Raisins wish to come early, thats when it is more possible.Say you are there to set up Raisin Village.

Anyways, just had to clear that up. You all know that I will love to see you all and meet new friends in camp this year. Hoping that your days are filled with clear attention and relaxation. Shade and Sweet Water, Adam

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Ride Offered/Needed to BRC from the East Bay

rudijh — Sun, 29 Jul 2007 03:11:11 GMT

I have a ride to offer one way from South Berkeley, and I'm planning to head out on Sunday night, stay in Reno overnight and head to Blazin Raisin the early AM.

My fiance, Janie, will be joining us a few days later on Wednesday and needs a ride from the same area. She is a first timer and I definitely don't want her to have to drive herself up! Janie is an easy going, Tibetan Buddhist who won't have lots of stuff with her as our shared stuff will be heading up with me.

Let me know if you are interested...

Rudi

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$$$ Collection. Anyone dealing with paypal solutions?

inflorescence — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 10:06:08 GMT

Just curious. Anyone know who's grabbin this one by the horns?

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A-B-C... D-E! What's that stand for ????? Arty Beautiful Camp Decorations, Everyone!!!!

inflorescence — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 09:57:52 GMT

NOW we know our ABC's This time won't you sling (some of your sassy, so welcome and so needed self expression) with me!?!?! Scotty here. Whatchou doin' to add and contribute to the beauty of camp this year? I got some crazy new light sculptures for y'all! Quite a few capturing the green theme. Also, I'm thinkin of bustin a bar. No shit.
I've designed a sexy flowy bar with seating for 24 plus (!!!) people. Found 30 elementary school chairs I believe I can convert to barstools ( the size will be perfect for barstools) on craigslist for cheap. This'll also provide folks with a central and common place to munch food prepared in separate kitchens, thus serving to draw individual pods membes to the central living space and facilitate the collective experience. Will it come together? I believe so... I feel alot of passion for this project. I'll start it as a low table and raise it all up as and if time and dollars allow. Anyone want to help? Financially or otherwise?

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Here is the new Blazin Raisin camp plan

Adam — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 21:05:51 GMT

The drawing in the photos section shows roughly how camp will be laid out this coming Burn.It also shows our proximity to our nearest neighbors and our probable placement between 3:00&3:30 and D&E streets.
As depicted in the schematic, the various pods will be arranged much closer around the center parachute. This arrangement allows for greater connection and interactivity between groups. The second parachute will shade Punta Mona pod, because of their number of people and they are going to erect it. All the space not labeled and the space marked "otter over flow" will accommodate Raisin members who are not in a pod grouping. There will be no public kitchen/bar unless someone decides to build and bring it.
A new feature this year is the incorporation of distinct Pathways as well as an Alleyway cutting straight through the block. These features will ease bike traffic and encourage greater interactivity with the Playa public. They will enable Raisin member cars to leave if necessary mid-event and also allow access for emergency vehicles.
Of course, on the Playa, the best laid plans must shift and bend to fit the unforeseen and the needs of our community. We will use the container of this Village to again make something truly amazing by all contributing our uniqueness to the whole.

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OK , Here we go again!!!!

Adam — Sun, 22 Jul 2007 06:27:56 GMT

The date of our travels to that magic city draws closer. It will be amazing for everyone to see each other together again. Hopefully all the days before our arrivals in BRC are relaxed and productive at the same time. The plan for camp this year is more intimate and close knit. Hopefully
this will create close personal connection camp wide spilling out into the playa.

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Euro-Burn Slideshow

Eli — Sun, 15 Jul 2007 14:55:01 GMT

Hi Raisins!!!
[first off, thanks for re-posting my old Raisin deep intent diatribe Adam! I hope it's still of use]

London is so phenominal, let me tell ya. Just packed with history and colors and music and ACTION, EASILY as bustly and goin-on as NYC, but with less skyscrapers and more endless gorgeous pedestrian playgrounds and a music scene that is easily in the top 3 in the world. AANNNNDDD................a short flight away from the euro-burn in Spain!!! My American friend colin and I scrambled last minute to spain for this little event called NOWHERE, and we didn't look back. What a great decision, and I have eagar Burn-virgin Colin to thank for motivating us. It was less than 200 people, humble yet grandiose, full of heart and many languages, truly a family of freaks. My London friend base has tripled, cuz so many good-hearted london freaks were at Nowhere.

Nowhere folks play big, but there's always that euro undertone of subtlety and simplicity and not a lot of drama (at least on the surface). The climate was the same as B-man, the terrain similar but not as flat, most of the time i felt I was on the playa proper. These pics show many highlights, such as the poetic signs on the way in, the beautiful london-based people of my home camp "the Burrow", picture of all of us on the trampoline, an awesome japanese tea ceremony (pic of the glowing geisha and me takin a sip of the tea), great art (check out the massive wind sock and the Moop Moster rolling toward center camp and the nighttime misty perf. art piece the Spaniards rocked). There's even a close-up of a bug for scottie!

Also check out me on the trampoline in a red jumpsuit and massive boxing gloves. We had a dance-off between camps on Sunday night, where somehow I got elected secret weapon mascot in a glittery velvet red jump suit and boxing gloves the size of pillows, like a cartoon. Before our (the Burrowers) bout with the Ninja Camp I was hidden under a blanket on a trampoline until the crucial moment, whereby the trampoline was carried out to the middle of the dance floor and I sprang up punching........those suckas got served.

Anyway, here's the link for my flickr slideshow. Enjoy!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/10034329@N02/sets/72157600794804383/

Much love and kisses,

eli

PS: I had a lot of insights about b-man and raisin id like to share.....soon.

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Blazin Raisin 2007 Please Read

indriyandrea — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 19:20:58 GMT

Aloha Blazin Raisins!

The rumors are not true….Blazins will be on the playa once again this year ready to create that magical, heart centered, safe haven community space that feels like home. We apologize for the long lapse of communication. As you all know our busy lives take over in the days between playa fun. We are excited to hear from the pods and have the Best Year EVER!!!

Congratulations Raisins! : As many of you know, we received acknowledgement from the Earth Guardians last year as an example of a green camp. This year they have asked us to be models for other villages and will put us on the map as a place for folks to visit who want to learn how to be green! Exciting stuff and we are ready to STEP it UP!!!

This year's Green Man theme has inspired us organizers to focus and create Blazin Raisin as a living example of what we can do to have a smaller impact on both the sacred desert that becomes our home for a transformational week in our lives, and on the planet!

With this in mind, we have created the "Greener Blazin Raisin Plan" and as a part of this community we request all Blazin Pods to follow, improve upon, and take full responsibility for as members of Blazin Raisin.

The plan goes like this:

-10% of this years dues will go to a Carbon offset organization. We are attempting to mitigate our carbon production transportation costs, both to and from the Burn.

- Dramatic on site waste reduction by 60%.! This will mean effort on all pods to communicate with your podlings about the following requirements:

There are absolutely NO non reusable plastic water jugs allowed in camp. That's right. (We are a no watermelon no gallon water jugs in camp kinda place). 5-7 gallon reusable plastic jugs are awesome and can be filled up in Reno rather conveniently at the water oasis. Directions pasted at end of page.

-Buy in bulk! Precycle, and remove all excess packaging before heading to the playa! We encourage pods to also coordinate funds for your own pod in hopes of reducing waste. Meaning if you put into the pot of your pod, not everyone needs to bring pots, bags o chips, etc. The more we can pre-organize, the less waste we will create!

-Reduce MOOP!! (Material out of place). This was our greatest criticism from the Earth Guardians last year ----our trash scene was not together! So in effort to improve this, we are requiring each pod to have Real Trash Receptacles with lids! Each pod should have at least 4 to 6. Each Pod needs to have a recycling can, a compost receptacle, burnable trash receptacle, and removable trash receptacle. Imagine how awesome it will be to go from pod to pod and know exactly where to put your trash.

-All members of the pod will need to read and acknowledge the following guidelines:

http://www.coolingman.org/About/about.html

- Any "greener" questions, suggestions, comments please communicate directly with the Blazin Raizin Green Guru, Andrea; andevec@yahoo.com

SETTING UP CAMP~ Scholarship Possibility

Bradley and Adam, otherwise known as BrAdam, have fine tuned the layout of this years camp. The layout creates a tighter

community around the parachute, alleyways, emergency access or car exit, and as always a beautiful design. We have registered and are waiting to here about our exact coordinates, but are hoping to go back to our location of 2 years ago directly across from the Otters. As always, we need every participant of Blazin Raisin to pitch in and help create the magic of the camp.

**We especially need a few strong members who can help BrAdam with setting up the parachute, coming to the playa early, and more then anything helping with the transportation (Loading and Unloading) of our camp. This has been our greatest hurdle and we would love to have the muscles of many to bring Raisin to the Playa. Please let us know who you are!!! We will offer full scholarship including ticket cost and camp dues to anyone who is available pre/post/and during to help set up, maintain, and breakdown camp. Whose it gonna be????**

To get an idea of the layout 2007 you can go to:
http://blazin-raisin.tribe.net/photos/74b49cda-8294-4d06-b70c-5b35dd114a67

PODS R' US

As you all know, Blazin Raisin is made up of individual pod communities who are autonomous by pod, but crucial for the whole. We are sticking with the camp size cap at 150 participants made up of the following pods:

Seed Pod

Santa Barbara Pod

Grove Pod

Punta Mona Pod

If you are receiving this email but are not associated with one of the pods listed above, let us know. Minimum pod size is 5 people and you must be completely autonomous with your shade, kitchen, clean up etc.

As summer and life are busy, we are really trying hard to minimize one on one email communication. We are kindly requesting that all communication comes from your pod focalizers. We also request that each pod has a "Greener Blazin Raisin" representative. We will post updates, major concerns, coordinate info up both on Tribe and our upcoming website courtesy of our beloved Larry.

http://blazinraisin.tribe.net/?_click_path=Application%5Btribe%5D.Tribe%5B80d3f8ea-c2b7-43cc-b641-5c8a8b346ebb%5D

In order to confirm your pod's real estate, we are requesting that pod leaders collect Blazin Raisin camp dues ($55 per podlilng) from your podmates and send your entire pod fund, member list, and participants emails to AJ by August 1st.

Please send check or money order to:

Alice-Jane Pell

2025 Essex St.

Berkeley, CA 94703

**paypal will also be up and running soon. If you choose to pay by pay pal please put your pod name in the notes section.**

COSTS & CONTRIBUTIONS

Our dues are $55 per person. This money goes to the transportation and support of the infrastructure of Blazin Raisin as well as our fabulous parties, beautification, and greening. We will also have a camp grey water evap and compost drying racks that all camps can use. As always, any projects that you would like to contribute to the camp are greatly appreciated and welcomed. We encourage you to do the research and leg work and have the help in line before you arrive to the playa when setting up any large infrastructure.

** For the sake of transparency, we are happy to send a complete cost breakdown of funds to anyone interested

We will post more links and updates as they come. Please filter questions as much as possible to tribe postings and pod focalizers.

and remember…..
We Love You

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Early admission for Raisin camp setup

Adam — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 22:11:04 GMT

This topic is an appeal for Raisin village members,old and new, to help early with camp set up. The shear size of the job of setup has yearly overwhelmed the few historically involved members who have been doing it. Without just a little more help to do it , those members are planning to do significantly less this year. The addition of just a few more hands and minds would allow camp to be as grand and comfortable as in past years or even more so. Please come early to help if you can.
Getting in early offers many benefits such as: greater physical adaptation to altitude and climate on the playa, the opportunity to see the city and the art form around you, a more relaxed and full playa experience, the comradeship of fellow BRC citizens and Village members and the deep satisfaction of offering to your community and contributing to their comfort in the inhospitable playa environs. It really is a very cool experience and well worth the extra effort/time/money to do.

Anyone interested should please contact Adam or Bradley via tribe mail or at our personal email listed in our tribe profiles.

There is a VERY limited number allowed on the gate list and we only wish to put people on it who think they can actually do it. The list must be submitted mid-july and cannot be changed afterwards. The gate is ABSOLUTELY CLOSED to early entry without being on the list this year as it has been in the last two years.

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What Is Our Deep Intent ?

Adam — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 20:45:18 GMT

topic posted Wed, September 20, 2006 - 10:49 PM by Eli Salzman

I've been VERY inspired lately to ABOVE ALL, ask you all and myself this question:
What is the deep intent of Blazin' Raisin? Chime in everybody. Why are we REALLY doing this?
First, I'll say that what I love about Blazin' Raisin this year was that our offering to the Playa, although still jelling, wasn't just a gimmick or a show or a direct service, but A WAY OF BEING that created a warm and magnetic vibe; it's that "Raisin' " thang (raisin' each other, raisin' consciousness, etc..) I know this sounds vague and maybe to some a cop-out in a city where theme camps are so good at being VERY (almost too much?) specific about what they are offering. And maybe we will continue to get more specific at least in the way that individual BR members will develop and grow their own personal offering to the larger community, and at MOST in terms of our evolving GROUP ideas. As to the latter, for now I really liked that our "Theme" was a vibe of softness, peace, refuge from the OONSE-OONSE subwoofer Playa reality, non-violent communication, omni-faith spirituality, and humility, just to name a few.

I really believe that BR can be a spiral dance of consciousness and joy and AUTHENTICITY AND FREEDOM (one thing that means is that even the “darker” thoughts and feelings are normal and welcome), and our combined love, excellence, genius, full-heartedness and health just keeps Raisin’ the energy swirling around the Parachute, such that all are lifted and cradled in that power. For me, THAT'S THE BEST KIND OF "SPECIFIC" SERVICE A GROUP THIS LARGE COULD OFFER: keep Raisin' consciousness, keep asking what our deep intent is, keep loving and accepting, keep being honest, keep spinning magic that heals and transforms, keep caring for the earth, keep spreading joy and hope. I guess as I'm looking at this it still has vagueness, SO PLEASE FILL IT IN, HELP ME. And it also has quite a bit of general new age churchiness, which I'm not sure is the whole picture. Anyway, I ramble.....
posted by:
Eli Salzman

Adam Baer

Re: What Is Our Deep Intent?
Mon, September 25, 2006 - 8:28 PM
I have observed that the intent of Blazin Raisin camp has changed slightly over the last few years in response to getting MUCH larger than we used to be . Just 3 or 4 yrs ago, in response to size increases, some members started meeting to discuss direction and logistics way before the BM event . This allowed for individual & community needs to be recognized and in part , met . What was simply a FEW friends camping together became QUITE A FEW friends camping together . Certain ideas were proposed and experimented with, to differing levels of success . The core ideas have persisted and flowered beautifully .
Some of the intentions I have observed are : To create a supportive, welcoming emotional atmosphere. To have sufficient shade for large gatherings. To offer classes and services to our immediate community and the Playa public . To welcome new members into the village and the community . To support creative expession in many ways. To appreciate each other and the unique contributions each community member brings . To network and build bridges between different groups, on and off the Playa . To share . To boogie down together. To belong to a larger group than our regular circle of friends that we see more often . To share information on many topics . To gain reassurance from the company of like minded community in the face of rapidly accelerating madness in media and culture in the USA and the World. To gather material resources for community building infrastructure. To create bonds of trust and feelings of fellowship that would be of use in times of emergency . To practice living sustainably with little impact on the planet . To create an enviroment that supports individual and community growth . To have fun ,lots of fun .
These are a few of the intentions I have observed Raisins demontrating .

Eli Salzman

Re: What Is Our Deep Intent?
Mon, September 25, 2006 - 10:39 PM
Thanks Adders. Cool to get such a solid list. Anyone else? I would love to get as many different views of our DEEP INTENT as possible. Here are some questions that can stir up the juices:

--For all you multiple-year Raisins, what are YOUR historical observations of our intent? Can someone touch on the Rainbow Gathering vibe that gave birth to the original Raisin Camp?

--Why are you a Raisin?

--How did you come to be a Raisin (hmmm...maybe we can start a family tree...no, a family VINE...grapes, get it? but I digress)?

--What INSPIRES and/or EXCITES you so far about this village?

--What makes this village unique and/or different from other communities?

--What is the most SATISFYING thing you've seen (or COULD see in the future) come out of this village?

--What top 5 needs and/or desires were really fulfilled for you at BR this year?

--What top 5 needs and/or desires were not fulfilled, but would Light Your Fire if they were?

--What SPECIFIC attitudes or actions would really have us Raisin' the power/vibe/earth-healing/mood/consciousness/energy of Burningman in a BLAZIN' way?

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Whale Sighting 1

Adam — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 22:50:11 GMT

Adam Baer is planning to put large scale art on the Playa this year. The plan is to create a near-life sized WHALE SKELETON out of recycled materials and place it out near the perimeter fence (2:00ish arm of brc) The spine will be made of white 5 gallon plastic buckets(have already),the ribs of a salvaged water tank(have already) ,the head & flippers & tail made of cardboard/plywood/fiberglass(have to procure).
Any Raisins interested in participating in the creation of this art object and/or contributing materials , please contact me at this site or email at
spacebaer@hailmail.net or call at 831 420-1522.

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Artist Direct Distribution Testing and June 07 launch!

Larry — Fri, 18 May 2007 19:19:22 GMT

Hey Raisin's,

It's been six month of intense work but it's now in final testing. Artist Direct Distribution is sort of like taking the best of CD baby, Myspace and Flicker and making one killer website for artists.

As many of you know, I have been on a long quest to empower musicians and artists and like you, sick and tired of others taking away control and revenue from us to promote and sell our music and art.

Take a look, sign up free and run through the tutorials (online movies) Public launch will be taking place sometime in June 07. I have a survey where you can anonymously tell me your thoughts. Profiles are still in development but most services are working. Looking forward to hearing your thoughts, ideas and opinions.

Upcoming features will include an electronic press kit, event ticket pre-sales and upgrades to the Fanbase builder. Finally, I'm considering investment so if you know someone who wants to bet with me on this, let me know.

Peace, love and light to all,
Larry Newman

http://www.artistdd.com
http://www.artistdd.com/survey
email: larry@artistdd.com

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Village registration and re-visioning

Adam — Mon, 21 May 2007 21:47:33 GMT

The due date for village registration is May 31st ,it is being handled by several Raisins.
Bradley and Adam have come up with new plans for Blazin Raisin village, soon to be posted.
There are some really large changes pending in camp organization,member numbers,logistics and physical layout. Please refer to this site to get updates as they are released. A planning meeting is happening soon. All historically involved Raisins who wish to let their views/opinions/needs be known, please write them down in one of the several topics on this site and that info will get to the meeting. Those Raisins who wish to be more involved in the direction BR is headed, please contact each other and the people you noticed last year who seemed to know what was going on.
The several organizing Goddesses who have done this work in past years(Suzie K.,Elana,A.J.& more) are unable to do so this year, so it is up to every Raisin to stay in contact with each other to coordinate stuff.
The power team of early-arrival camp set up(Bradley,Adam, Rich,Dave, Heather,Daylon& more) is losing numbers and Chi-Energy for that particular task. If camp is to have the level of amenities it has had in past years, more people with fresh energy are needed to participate in that phase of camp life. Without help,those who have done this part in the past, won't do so this year to the comfortable levels that people have come to associate with Blazin Raisin. If any Raisins feel motivated to do so, please contact Adam&Bradley about being involved in set up and early entry procedures.
Have fun out there in your lives, spread goodness everywhere, live the Playa every day.

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Sing back the bees May 25th @ Grace Cathedral S.F.

indriyandrea — Tue, 08 May 2007 18:57:23 GMT

Dear Freinds,

The bees are telling a story, they are leaving in numbers greater than forseen, for reasons which are unclear. This is an invitiation to celebrate, mourn, enliven, our hive collective as we join in solidarity with our bumble bretheren and Hail the Queen! All proceeds go toward a relief fund for the bees! (Hive relief) So please join this "Pollen Nation" in song, prayer, honey tasting, dance, and jubulation while we sing back the bees at Grace Cathedral.

Blessed bees!

“If the bee disappeared off the surface of the globe, then man would only have four years of life left. No more bees, no more pollination, no more plants, no more animals,
no more man.” -Albert Einstein

Artsfest and PollenNation invite you to join the PollenNation Central Hive---a Host Committee for the Bee In Social,
Friday, May 25 from 7 – 9:00 pm at Grace Cathedral.
Tickets $5-20 sliding scale

This evening of humor, smarts and celebration is for those who are ready to Bee the solution. You are receiving this invitation because of your unique ability to pollinate!

It all comes down to the very last bee.

According to recent news reports, “The alarm was first sounded last autumn, but has now hit half of all American states. The West Coast is thought to have lost 60 per cent of its commercial bee population, with 70 per cent missing on the East Coast.” (http://news.independent.co.uk/environment/wildlife/article2449968.ece)

An official ArtsFest 2007 event, PollenNation and ArtsFest present the Bee In Social in response to the current bee crisis. It is our call to celebrate the magical life of the bees while taking conscious action to promote them. This synergistic multidimensional social event, held in one of San Francisco’s most historical architectural and spiritually significant venues, will include interactive arts performance, music, visual projections, storytelling and talks from experts in the field of pollination and the bee crisis.

All funds raised, including door receipts, beyond production costs will be allocated to our Hive Relief program from the PollenNation to support healthy bee populations in the greater Bay Area region.

Welcome to the PollenNation! Please let us know if you’d like to join the Central Hive by responding to the Central Hive Command Officer who delivered you this invitation ASAP!

Buzzing,

The PollenNation

pollennation.org
artsfest.org

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Eli's 35th on the 21st

Eli — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 04:17:19 GMT

Yep, Uh-huh, Thas Right, You Got It, One Mo Time, Do It Again, Less Go...........

It's been too long since I had a Smash-Bang Wing-Dinger, all you Lovely Friends and Families. And so it shall be on the marking of the end of the fifth seven-year cycle of my life, my brothers and sisters. And I don't know if that symbolification assistifies yer partyification. But my daddy said it were significant for such a reason. Thangs come in sevens, says he, and I dare not cross his wisdom, lest the Good Lard strike me down right where I stand in my almost-35 self. Amen.
Details below for your assistification.

WAT: Eli's 35th Wing-Dingiest (with possible short set of long-awaited Eli songs)
WHIN: Saturday April 21st 4pm til the dawnification of the sabbath
WHAR: 251 Dufour St, Santa Cruz (cross street California)
WHO-ALL: you and one guest
BRANG: food to grill or masticate, presents (ideally PHOTOS you have from my life or lottery tickets)
SURPRIZE, SURPRIZE: something fun awaits each attendee, down-home Hobbit style, cuz despite all appearifications, this is actually about YOU, cuz I really love you all, and YOU are what makes celebrating my life worth it. Seriously. Amen.

www.elisalzman.com

"...when you've been walking in the wind for miles, and you suddenly go into somebody's house, and he says, 'Hallo, Pooh, you're just in time for a little smackerel of something,' and you are, then it's what I call a Friendly Day."
--Pooh

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Open call for Imput/Output/Download/Veenting/Praise

Adam — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 02:29:49 GMT

Hey Raisins
It may feel too soon to talk about your experience of living in Blazin Raisin at BM06. A few Raisins have expressed a willingness to form a discussion group to talk over the possible direction that our Collective
Community Village could head in this next year. ANY Blazin Raisin village member who has input is VERY encouraged to communicate , so that ideas can be dicussed to meet the needs of the community. ANY Blazin Raisin village member who wishes to participate in the discussion group is encouraged to contact
AJ,Adam,Indria,Susie K. or Bradley or any other Raisin you know who has enthusiasm for this effort to Refine/Define/Improve the Blazin Raisin Village Experiment . Please communicate your Opinions/Ideas
soon, while they are fresh and passionate from your experience on the Playa . Help those who are interested in discussing this to be fully informed of your opinions so that good decisions can be made with
consideration to the desires of the group as a whole . It takes a village to build a village .

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Please send prayers to Vir

indriyandrea — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 20:07:32 GMT

Raisins,

Our beloved wizard and funky one is in the hospital. He has had a feaver for over a week. Please send him your prayers and keep him in your heart during this time. I will keep you updated on his prognosis. Right now, there is nothing conculsive.

In love
andrea

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Who's going to the Eco-faire and Solar Stage - Burning Man Green House - April 14th?

rudijh — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 02:50:41 GMT

I posted this under events it's from the Burning Man maiing list. Are any Raisin's going? If so I'd love to hook up at the event and get some ideas for this year's camp! Let me know if you will be there or if you are there and want to meet up my cell is 510-655-2633

-Rudi

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who's going to LIB in santa barbara?

Amped — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 03:51:15 GMT

http://www.lightninginabottle.org/

check this out if you haven't already. it promises to be a spectacular weekend. i've been to many Do Lab events and can assure you that these guys rock. hell......................they were mainly responsible for the Flower on the playa the last two years.

looks like many of the SB pod are going. Hope this message reaches people who were unaware and can participate.

let us know.

love,love,love................

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Time to send in site plan and village questionare

Adam — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 01:59:09 GMT

Blazin Raisin as a functioning BM village will not survive if we don't get some members to step up and volunteer to take the vital places left vacant by Susie K. and A. J. Pell . Both wonderful ladies will be unable to do all the email and administrative duties they have done in the past.
Certain BM forms need filling out and just being the contact person that BM communicates with. This topic is a request for someone to
do the necessary tasks and be involved so that the grand experiment of Blazin Raisin can continue to evolve.

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Firedance/Firewalk Initiation-March 4th, Aptos/Santa Cruz w/ Ken Cadigan

templeofyes — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 03:12:30 GMT

Have you ever wondered how people can literally walk across hot coals, dance in flames, and utterly transcend the Laws of Physics? This is to truly witness miraculous Grace.

Overcome fears and limiting beliefs...walk into the fire...witness profound transformation and experience your truest empowered Self...supported by community, Beloveds, world-class trance drumming, and the Ancient Spirit of FIRE.

A day of self-discovery and self-transcen-dance...your spirit rising with the flames...if you can take the first step, just keep on walking!

Temple of Yes and Holy Ground Communion presents:

Firedancing: The Sacred Tradition

Saturday, March 11th (3-10 pm and beyond)
(soaking and dinner to follow)

Space is Limited for this special event

$50-100 sliding scale donation

Trade Options available

Loaction: Private Estate in Aptos, CA (20 min South of Santa Cruz)
For Directions and more info
RSVP by Mar 7th w/ Angela 831.423.7373
www.templeofyes.org

About Ken Cadigan:
In 1986, Ken started the FIREWALKING
movement in Europe and has been
sharing his work with thousands
of people around the world for the
past 37 years. He is a celebrated
teacher and facilitator in the
Human Potential and Holistic
Movement and is a truly gifted
guide into the realms of
Spirit, Healing and Awakening.

No alcohol or drugs, please.
Preparation guidelines and instructions provided
upon RSVP by March 7th
Rev. Angela Blessing 831.423.7373

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BR Camp redesign

Adam — Sun, 17 Dec 2006 13:12:07 GMT

I would like to open this topic to create discusion about Camp life and to hear from all Raisins what worked and what didn't . Brad & Adam are redesigning the camp layout right now . We would love feedback about collective preferances/new ideas/dreams/practical improvements so that they can be incorporated and Playa tested . There is nothing that cannot be done if enough community supports the doing of it .

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Blazin Rasin Headin South?

Dr.Wasabi — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 23:49:24 GMT

Anybody want to talk about heading south for the holidays? Got a hankering to see the Whales mating in Baja, see the ocotillo in Bloom, or just play on the beach....

I'm flexible on Dates after Dec 19....

Anybody got any plans or hook ups?

Dr. Wasabi.....

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Check out NY event coming this summer...

Tara — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 20:22:30 GMT

http://www.makemusicny.org/

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Hey Raisins, do we want this?

nakedian — Sun, 19 Nov 2006 20:20:42 GMT

Here is the listing for a comfy ass bus. It can be converted (to bio), and I know the son and daughter of the owner so we may be able to get it cheaper.

link: http://www.rvtrader.com/rvdetail.php?id=824715

Looks cool anyway.

Peace -Ian

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Total lunar eclipse on the playa 2007

Dana — Tue, 14 Nov 2006 22:15:36 GMT

Got this from another mailing list, and thought y'all would be interested:
---------------------

There is gonna be a total lunar eclipse while we are on the playa next
year.

Our location will put us in a great position to see most of it. Max
eclipse at 02:38AM PST (Tues Aug 28) and full eclipse lasts about 1.5 hrs
with an hour before and after that for the partial.

Astronomical specifics here (NASA):
http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse/OH/OH2007.html

-----
xoox to all you Raisins!
-Dana

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Cosmic Trigger: New Paradigm of the "Way Showers"

Tara — Thu, 09 Nov 2006 15:55:20 GMT

(http://youtube.com/watch?v=FSUgW9AJ5Jg)
When you have a free hour (it's long), listen to all 4 videos.
Love & light,
Tara

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housing in Jah bay

eric — Fri, 20 Oct 2006 23:00:00 GMT

Hey raisins,
I'm looking for a sublet or share starting nov 1st till ? east ,northbay or SF preferably a cat free house not that I don't love kittys but they make me sneeze.

gefiltefunk@yahoo.com

much love
E

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looking for rommmates

Katie — Sun, 05 Nov 2006 04:23:50 GMT

I’m currently looking for a place to live in Aptos or Santa Cruz to leave my current living situation. Looking for roommates, either male or female. If you or any of your friends are looking a roommate that likes to cook vegan and thai food, likes yoga, giving massages, art, is quiet w/an open mind and open heart let me know, or pass my number along. Thank you.

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Come take a look! Artist renderings of our community, Valle de Machcua, are here!!

Kopali Communities — Sat, 28 Oct 2006 12:38:11 GMT

Now you can finally have glimpse into what our community is going to look and feel like. So beautiful, all natural and sustainable materials. Come take a look and see what is so exciting. There are 2 images to look at under our Photos section.
These are just examples of housing styles that you could have.
Thanks, hope to see you soon!

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What Is Our Deep Intent?

Eli — Thu, 21 Sep 2006 05:49:56 GMT

I've been VERY inspired lately to ABOVE ALL, ask you all and myself this question:
What is the deep intent of Blazin' Raisin? Chime in everybody. Why are we REALLY doing this?
First, I'll say that what I love about Blazin' Raisin this year was that our offering to the Playa, although still jelling, wasn't just a gimmick or a show or a direct service, but A WAY OF BEING that created a warm and magnetic vibe; it's that "Raisin' " thang (raisin' each other, raisin' consciousness, etc..) I know this sounds vague and maybe to some a cop-out in a city where theme camps are so good at being VERY (almost too much?) specific about what they are offering. And maybe we will continue to get more specific at least in the way that individual BR members will develop and grow their own personal offering to the larger community, and at MOST in terms of our evolving GROUP ideas. As to the latter, for now I really liked that our "Theme" was a vibe of softness, peace, refuge from the OONSE-OONSE subwoofer Playa reality, non-violent communication, omni-faith spirituality, and humility, just to name a few.

I really believe that BR can be a spiral dance of consciousness and joy and AUTHENTICITY AND FREEDOM (one thing that means is that even the “darker” thoughts and feelings are normal and welcome), and our combined love, excellence, genius, full-heartedness and health just keeps Raisin’ the energy swirling around the Parachute, such that all are lifted and cradled in that power. For me, THAT'S THE BEST KIND OF "SPECIFIC" SERVICE A GROUP THIS LARGE COULD OFFER: keep Raisin' consciousness, keep asking what our deep intent is, keep loving and accepting, keep being honest, keep spinning magic that heals and transforms, keep caring for the earth, keep spreading joy and hope. I guess as I'm looking at this it still has vagueness, SO PLEASE FILL IT IN, HELP ME. And it also has quite a bit of general new age churchiness, which I'm not sure is the whole picture. Anyway, I ramble.....

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Open Call for Input/Output/Download/Venting/Praise

Adam — Fri, 08 Sep 2006 17:17:01 GMT

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Eli's Burningman Word Album

Eli — Thu, 21 Sep 2006 04:13:23 GMT

Ohhhhhh!! Mmmmm!! My heart is dripping as I flip through all your precious pictures and feel the warm Playa still kissing my soul’s skin. And though my own camera was barely used, the pictures come flooding in from the flash cards at the back of my brain……

At work today my breath catches as my hand comes away from my screw gun tingling with that magic…white….dust.

Here’s Susie K Dancin’ in the Dust for the first time as we roll along the long car line into BRC. The best drug on the Playa (other than sleep), that “Belly Burn Churn” that grabs you as you warp onto the Blessed Cracked Lakebed, has infected us and we can’t stop smilin’ and giving Altoids out to complete strangers.

Here’s me getting spanked by our greeter (Susie, whas her name again?). Even though I’m not a Playavirgin, she gives me the option and I bashfully (NOT) oblige. I think she likes my ass, because she spends more time stroking it than spanking it. Ohhhh…if this is wrong, I (SLAP) don’t (stroke) wanna (sssslap) be (ssssttttroke) right!!

And Here…….Are……..Words…….Every……50 ………Feet……..Welcoming……..Us………E.G. : “There is Nothing to Fear But Fear Itself”

And here is Susie K delivered safely to her EarlyEarly Crew Superhero Boyfriend Adam. He has already styled her bike and they are blinking and kissing and closing the tentflap…..

And here is Susie and Adam and Brad and Daylon at the coolest early week runway-laden disco on the Playa. Smiling from fuzzy ear to fuzzy ear, raising big carpet dust to the BeeGees while approving mannequins look on lustily.

And here I am with soap in my eyes running blindly behind the Water Truck handing my lavender soap around the slippery bodies when I realize that one of the bodies is my friend Tani whose address in BRC coulda been anything but has ended up at Yodel Camp right next to us!

Here I am coming home to BR 4am with Gingalicious on the Night of the Burn and us swimming past and under lighted jellyfish within the larger jellyfish of the parachute in the blissful breeze. We have just come from exploring the sparsely-charted outer space that is the deep playa. Are we now getting swept back in to a deeper microcosmic deep Playa? But wait, who is this feaux-furred salt-n-peppa bearded magician laugh-crying toward us? I guess we’re not in Uchronia anymore, Toto.

And here are many devotees kissing the feet of Scottee and Erika after reading the Playafied Surgeon Generals warning on the Pleasure to Burn poster.

And here we are emerging up onto the crow’s nest to find Todd taking a dangerous nap in his sleeping bag at 34’ altitude! (he says it’s the best sleep he’s had…now THAT’s Pleasure to Burn!!)

And here I am with Solar and her Playaguy Adam on a circular spaceship artcar orbiting through the timeless night with Bits-O-Honey, Blankets, and the Deepest Slowest Grrrrooooves ever delivered by a DJ in Burningman History.

And here I am on the back of the Gingalicious Trike warming my hands on the creamy and furiously pedaling thighs of the Sweet and Spicy One as the silky deep Playa floats by. We come upon a lighted tube gurgling little brook sounds with a journal and pen dangling from a string holding entries about love and addiction……

And here is Barleycorn Capitan Erectomungus 7am popping up the ladder that comes out of the tophole of his yurt, cracking a gorgeous crusty barely-awake (Barley-awake?) smile down upon me, successfully competing with the infant sun.

And here I am laughing with Atrea and Jesse on a couch in center camp. I’m giddy from my 7am gig singin my guts out, Atrea has produced a drool-enducing iced double mocha jus fo me, and my outfit is black, deeply striped and easily my favorite.

And here I am getting totally smooched at the Deep End by the hottest and smartest redhead from Seattle. I can still feel the place where she squeezed my butt…….mmm-MMM….this recovering dorky seventh-grader is almost disbelievin’!!

{much more to come as the flashcards slowly trickle images abck into my memory banks}

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Looking For Duckey!

nakedian — Fri, 22 Sep 2006 15:57:55 GMT

Does anyone know how to get ahold of Duckey??? Whitney has a farming job up at the Philo Apple Farm if she is interested. philoapplefarm.com In either case Duckey, please call Whitney at 831-295-1157, she has talked you up to the owners and they like the fact that you speak spanish. They are waiting to hear from you either way and they are BUSY!

Thanks All
-Ian

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Blazin Raisin's topics - tribe.net

roommate reserch for Guillaume friend's from France (Guillaume=Tango on the playa...2005)

2008 BM Camp

2008 site application is going in!

Here is a Poem on the theme for 08

Eli Cottage Again

Burning Man 2008

Survival of Blazin Raisin for BM08

My Birthday Party Thurs. Nov 15th

Hey Kids! Scott here. My photos are now posted for your viewing pleasure...

Please write a love letter on behalf of Pyramid Lake!

The future of Blazin Raisin Village at Burning Man

Equinox at Pyramid Lake

Blazin' Raisins 2007 was Awesome--THANKS!!!!!! :)

my Temple burn clip on youtube

I will miss you all!

Recent high winds?

final blazin raisin camp location

Whitneys friend Lo needs a Pod!

seeking ride for 1 from SF + 1 ticket for sale $239

GoodONya from Steamy Barcelona

We are offiicially a model camp!

Blazin Raisin 2007 is Full please read**

A to Z on being eco groovy in camp and on the Playa

Change to the Blazin Raisin Funds and Pod Lists Letter sent to the gmail list

Ride Offered/Needed to BRC from the East Bay

$$$ Collection. Anyone dealing with paypal solutions?

A-B-C... D-E! What's that stand for ????? Arty Beautiful Camp Decorations, Everyone!!!!

Here is the new Blazin Raisin camp plan

OK , Here we go again!!!!

Euro-Burn Slideshow

Blazin Raisin 2007 **Please Read**

Early admission for Raisin camp setup

What Is Our Deep Intent ?

Whale Sighting 1

Artist Direct Distribution Testing and June 07 launch!

Village registration and re-visioning

Sing back the bees May 25th @ Grace Cathedral S.F.

Eli's 35th on the 21st

Open call for Imput/Output/Download/Veenting/Praise

Please send prayers to Vir

Who's going to the Eco-faire and Solar Stage - Burning Man Green House - April 14th?

who's going to LIB in santa barbara?

Time to send in site plan and village questionare

Firedance/Firewalk Initiation-March 4th, Aptos/Santa Cruz w/ Ken Cadigan

BR Camp redesign

Blazin Rasin Headin South?

Check out NY event coming this summer...

Hey Raisins, do we want this?

Total lunar eclipse on the playa 2007

Cosmic Trigger: New Paradigm of the "Way Showers"

housing in Jah bay

looking for rommmates

Come take a look! Artist renderings of our community, Valle de Machcua, are here!!

What Is Our Deep Intent?

Open Call for Input/Output/Download/Venting/Praise

Eli's Burningman Word Album

Looking For Duckey!

Blazin Raisin 2007 Please Read