guigsy Posted August 21, 2004 Report Share Posted August 21, 2004 well, then soup'll have to start the right thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velvet Posted August 22, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 22, 2004 I've got an idea. Let's create the Great Canadian Kitchen Party. We can have fridges and sinks and tables and a back step and maybe a door to the basement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorgnor Posted August 22, 2004 Report Share Posted August 22, 2004 Let's just do it at VVill's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guigsy Posted August 22, 2004 Report Share Posted August 22, 2004 thats not bad, velvet. not bad at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
\/\/illy Posted August 23, 2004 Report Share Posted August 23, 2004 Let's just do it at VVill's. Sounds good to me; come on over! Hey Thorgnor - Where the hell were you on Friday night? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guigsy Posted August 23, 2004 Report Share Posted August 23, 2004 actually, velvet, can i add a pig roast to the equation? kitchen party/pig roast? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorgnor Posted August 23, 2004 Report Share Posted August 23, 2004 No excuses... I was in London doing very little Wish I could'a been there... next time! I think I'm losing my title... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunshine Posted August 23, 2004 Report Share Posted August 23, 2004 All sounds pretty exciting.....if I was able to go I could contribute my Happy Hands to people's feet...and help soothe the soul of the sole! mmmmmmmm....foot rubs..... I have no doubt in my mind this crew could put together some pretty creative ideas!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zero Posted August 23, 2004 Report Share Posted August 23, 2004 If we do the message board thing I got dibs on being the resident prick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorgnor Posted August 23, 2004 Report Share Posted August 23, 2004 z - I thought that was my gig?!?!?!?!!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guigsy Posted August 23, 2004 Report Share Posted August 23, 2004 PRICK-OFF!! TUESDAY, 7PM IN THE DESERT, BE THERE!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorgnor Posted August 23, 2004 Report Share Posted August 23, 2004 fu©k you. I'm in. What desert? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guigsy Posted August 23, 2004 Report Share Posted August 23, 2004 the big sandy one over there... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c-towns Posted August 23, 2004 Report Share Posted August 23, 2004 don't leave out good'ol low brow... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zero Posted August 23, 2004 Report Share Posted August 23, 2004 I'm still your fag (vice versa) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velvet Posted August 24, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2004 BM happens in Black Rock Desert, but for the eight days of the festival it's called Black Rock City. Oddly enough, several of the people I camped with were from White Rock, BC.From http://www.nv.blm.gov/Winnemucca/recreation/Black_Rock_Desert.htm"The Black Rock Desert is dominated by the playa remnant of ancient Lake Lahontan and is one of the largest, flattest places on earth, over 25 miles long and, at its widest, 15 miles. The Playa has a silt base as much as 10,000 feet thick and is so barren that surface curvature is evident."and"In 1997 the Playa accommodated the successful supersonic land speed attempt by the British SSC Thrust jet car on October 15, 1997, for the official record of 763 MPH or Mach 1.02."For eight days you never go uphill or downhill. Driving on it is awesome, especially when you're going really fast (okay, not Mach 1.02 or anything) with the Road Warriors (yes, the Road Warriors). It's like boating, but smoother.kung, you going? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Del Posted August 24, 2004 Report Share Posted August 24, 2004 I'm in Velvet. And the kitchen party idea gets my vote - such a good idea... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velvet Posted August 24, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2004 Problem is, it would be expensive. We'd have to give away a lot of beer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guigsy Posted August 24, 2004 Report Share Posted August 24, 2004 yeah, tell me, how does burning man work exactly? for the people providing good and services, are they charging money, or is it pretty much a give and take community for the duration? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Del Posted August 24, 2004 Report Share Posted August 24, 2004 Problem is, it would be expensive. We'd have to give away a lot of beer. Just like any other kitchen party I've attended... Seriously though, we could stock the fridge with warm ones (I'm assuming we're generator-less), you know, for show, then keep the cold ones in coolers or something. Could we sell beers? I plan on having a shitload of beer anyways, and American beer ain't exactly expensive... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velvet Posted August 24, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2004 No buying or selling. It's a gift economy. You can buy coffee and ice for money, and only from Center Cafe. That's it. The rest you trade. Which means you'll be leaving BM with a few really interesting things and a box full of trinkets. For example, I was at Funk Camp and ordered a blender margarita. It was my first one ever and the bartender was very proud to make it for me and it was delicious. I had given her some little trinket from my pocket that someone had given me for psychiatric help (I did get a few nickels), but the margarita was so good I ran back to my camp and got a shot glass with a Canadian flag on it and gave it to her for my next drink. That $3 shot glass was so impressive that she front-of-lined me all night for free margaritas and wouldn't let anybody else serve me. I guess people pay money for drugs. I wouldn't really know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velvet Posted August 24, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2004 If you have a kitchen party the fridges must work. You can't go halfway for BM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guigsy Posted August 24, 2004 Report Share Posted August 24, 2004 i like it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradm Posted August 24, 2004 Report Share Posted August 24, 2004 I think it'd be neat to build a set of bleachers, maybe to hold 10s of people, with a view of some of the other stuff happening (and maybe some lights for at night), and then let people sit in them and spectate. We could have barkers walking around selling stuff (OK, offering stuff for trade), and make it out to be a concert or a baseball game. The people in the stands would be spectators, but would also be spectated* by everybody walking by. Aloha, Brad * Is that a word? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velvet Posted August 24, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2004 Good idea Bradm, but it's been done. One of my favourite camps in 2001 was Spectator Camp (which obviously flies in the face of rule #1). They set up bleachers and wore street clothes and heckled passers-by into participating. Some very wacky stuff happened in front of Spectator Camp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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