[Dynagroove] Burning Man 2003

Wed Sep 3 17:45:55 PDT 2003

why do you associate "rave" with music and drugs?  Raves back in the day, 60 
year old Shaman hippies kicked it and didnt listen to electronic music.  A 
rave is simply a gathering of people on a different spiritual level.  Raves 
now are a bunch of drugged out morons who are selfish because the original 
heads told the wrong people to go.  Thoughts?

-amish

>From: "juju cabra" <jujucabra at hotmail.com>
>To: progressivejazz at hotmail.com, dynagroove at dynagroove.com
>Subject: Re: [Dynagroove] Burning Man 2003
>Date: Wed, 03 Sep 2003 07:25:07 +0000
>
>gah... why do people keep having to call it a fuckin rave party?
>
>I personally dislike that people tend to bill it as a massive rave party, 
>because there's really so much more to it than just the raves that go on at 
>night. It's an experiment in community, a fesival where people defy the 
>elements to live their life exactly as they want to for one week in the 
>desert.
>
>There's a lot of people who like desert parties, and can afford to bring 
>their shit out and throw down. I'm one of them... There are also a lot of 
>people who don't dig on the electronic music scene at all, and are out 
>there rockin out and tripping on whatever it is that does it for them. I 
>did far more cooking than I did dancing. I went out and met the neighbors, 
>hosted a dinner party, helped build a badass "take a gift/leave a gift" 
>structure to encourage gifting, and campaigned for Gary Coleman in 2003. 
>You don't do that during a rave.
>
>We build a city. Our camp served as a venue for hookah smokin, belly 
>dancing, a historical re-enactment with hip-hop pilgrims, and a cool 
>accordian player who taught us drinking songs. We had a system, but I'd 
>have to say we listened more to Herb Alpert, Ella Fitzgerald and the 
>Beatles than we did to techno. I love my city, it's got something for 
>everyone. And that does include ravers and people who celebrate through 
>dance, but it's not limited to them, and shouldn't be described as such.
>
>Sorry to come off as bitchy, but I had this conversation with two raver 
>bois from Boise who'd decided to make the trek out to BRC this year instead 
>of Ibiza and were trying to compare the two. I asked what they'd spent 
>their days doing... mostly sleeping and trying to recover for the next 
>night of partying.  Way to participate, guys! I mean, yes, there needs to 
>be both people who throw parties as well as people who go to them... but 
>for the most part, from what I've seen the *ravers* aren't really giving 
>all that much back to the community.
>
>Keep in mind that Burningman is all about participation.
>
>Glad you took the important first step, which is survivng your first year.
>Now it's up to you to take what you've learned and do something that will 
>benefit the city, and not just your ass muscles. Then figure out how to 
>incorporate that into your daily life. Welcome to life.
>
>
>
>~juju
>
>Disco Chef Extraordinaire
>Kathanika 2003
>
>
>>From: "Vic Esparaza" <progressivejazz at hotmail.com>
>>To: dynagroove at dynagroove.com
>>Subject: [Dynagroove] Burning Man 2003
>>Date: Tue, 02 Sep 2003 20:36:26 +0000
>>
>>To Dynagroove,
>>
>>The way Burning Man has been described to me, I think old hippies in the 
>>desert setting fires.  I would never have thought week long massive rave 
>>party.  This festival is what I, and everyone else who can appreciate it, 
>>has been searching for.  The music - cutting edge house, techno, live 
>>funk, drum&bass.  The city of Black Rock (where B-Man is) is as far as the 
>>eye can see, with eye candy (next level lasers and lighting) 360 degrees 
>>all around!  So how can you get to point A to B without a blistering walk? 
>>  Just jump on an art car ! or Mutant Vehicle (cars/buses people trick out 
>>into spaceships, dragons, animals, pirate ships) and get taken around the 
>>open area known as the Playa.  When on the playa, you may notice giant 
>>Gundam robots that stand 10 feet tall traveling in packs, or just people 
>>on colorful motorcycles dragging 12 foot tall oil derricks spitting fire 
>>20 feet into the air.  And as for the people, first off, everyone is 
>>giving without remembering and taking without forgetting.  If you are 
>>caught using "money," you will be asked to leave.  Everyone trades or 
>>simply gives.  There are beautiful "mad max" desert women, with booty 
>>shorts, ratted hair, platforms and googles on - but dont think they are 
>>pieces of meat, they are about as bad ass as any guy with firearms.   
>>Nobody wants Burning Man to end, but in the end, they burn the man, all 
>>temples (massive structures people build), and all the art work built.  If 
>>anyone has any thoughts or has been to this festival please reply to the 
>>dynagroove forum, we (I especially) would love to hear your 
>>experience...it's time to EVOLVE
>>
>>-Amish
>>
>>ps - did Tony bite "Nightshift?"
>>
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