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Storm's Transformus Orphanage

pwrstrm — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 01:05:01 GMT

For all those feeling abandoned and unable to make it to the mountains this weekend, the orphanage will be accepting orphans this coming Saturday at 8PM. So bring your fire toys, dress in your Burner finest, and come burn your blues away with your fellow orphans. Russell is even building us an Orphan Effigy!

When: Saturday, 8PM
Where: The Storm Shelter, 8187 Sully Dr., Orlando, FL 32818

Feel free to give me a call if you need directions or info.

Storm
407.694.7151

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Call for Artists - Street performers - Circus folk - August 30.

kestrachern — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 16:53:33 GMT

For those of you unable to be at Burning Man this year and who happen to be in the Tampa Bay area, I am helping organize Geckofest in Gulfport, Fl and have several openings for paid performance of Aug 30th. The event runs from 10AM until 10PM and in addition to food and you will make $$$. Please PM me with all your details, performance price, or more information.

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Transformus 2008 - ATTN THEME CAMPS: TiTs needs your infos!

radiation_vacation — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 16:17:30 GMT

hello fellow mysterians!

TiTs (that's the Transformus Information Transmission Squad) needs info on your theme camp and it's hip happenings for event books located on each info kiosk (one at the entrance to each Mysterian neighborhood) as well as at the Info Desk on the pavilion. please send a short paragraph for each of the following:

~ your camp and what it's all about
~ each of the events your camp will be hosting

info can be emailed directly to me through the Transformus TiTs team web form (so i can avoid posting my email and getting spammed out of this world), which can be easily accessed here: http://www.transformus.com/contact/?team=7

see you on the mountain!
~ eLeM
TiTs teamlead

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Burning Man's statement on Transformus 2008

dtr — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 19:48:05 GMT

Dear Interested parties and attendees of Transformus:

We write you today to address the recent wave of public comment and
question about the status of Transformus as an official Burning Man
Regional Event. Beginning in March 2008, Burning Man has been in
receipt of multiple comments and complaints regarding certain aspects of
the production of Transformus and as of Monday, June 23, we made an
official statement to the Transformus LLC members regarding this matter.

Transformus is a Burning Man Regional Event that requested and received
its “official” status in 2005, during its first year in existence. As
you may know, any event that is designated as an official Burning Man
Regional Event has a relationship with one or more Burning Man Regional
Contacts, who must agree that the event will uphold and adhere not only
to Burning Man’s Ten Principles
(http://regionals.burningman.com/network_principles.html), but to an
additional set of criteria required by Burning Man designed to assure
that the event is actually legal, permitted, insured, of benefit to the
entire community, and available to all who wish to attend.

Whenever one or more formal complaints are made about an event or a
Regional Contact, Burning Man makes careful effort to address them
directly. There is a process for a formal investigation into the
allegations made in a Regional Contact/Regional Event complaint, one
that includes interviewing and engaging with as many members of the
local community as possible to gather information and make inquiry. (If
you are not familiar with the process to send us feedback about things
happening in your region, please take a look at this page:
http://regionals.burningman.com/regional_feedback.html.)

The member of the Transformus Board of Directors had themselves been
active in asking for support and guidance from Burning Man over the past
several months as the problems with this event came to a head; in fact,
in light of those requests and the comments and complaints we had
received, Burning Man sent its Regional Network Coordinator Bex Workman
to Asheville, NC in April to meet in person with the Transformus Board
of Directors as well as members of the local community to try to gain a
better understanding into the issues the organization was facing and try
to offer some support.

Part of Bex’s purpose on this trip was to obtain information and
background from as many sources as possible, and by sending a staff
member to engage in person we hoped to come to better understand the
ticketing and technology issues with Transformus that had been brought
up for review. This visit was in addition to a number of visits that Bex
had made to the area, including two annual trips to the Transformus
Work/Play weekend, and she and Steven Raspa had both made multiple other
check-in visits with active Transformus community members over the past
3 years. Both individuals had been involved in many emails and phone
conversations and mentoring with various Transformus leadership as welll.

After Bex’s most recent visit, and following months of investigation,
many phone calls, visits and conversations, the Regional Committee has
come to the conclusion that Transformus, as it exists today, has not
been able to operate in full alignment with the principles and criteria
required to be an official Burning Man Regional event in 2008.
Specifically, the investigation has determined that the event has been
unable to uphold the tenets of Civic Responsibility and Transparency.
For example, this was seen in its inability to notify participants of
their invitations in a timely fashion, and to clearly and publicly
illustrate the methodology and fairness of that invitation process – as
of this writing there still seems to be ambiguity and frustration for
some participants, and dissent about the nature of the process, and a
need for a public address of the grievances that have been raised.

One other example is the Board Of Directors’ failure to post timely
and detailed accountings of previous events’ financial reports to the
community, either through the event’s announce list, the regional
announce lists, or through the Transformus website; timely, transparent
accounting is a strong requirement in order to maintain good standing as
a Burning Man Regional Event, but it is especially important when there
have been accusations of inaccuracy in bookkeeping. We have made
recommendations about when and how to share this bookkeeping that have
not been able to be met, although we are aware that the group are still
actively pursuing making this posting.

Among the complaints that were shared with Burning Man, some of the
most prominent were related to incomplete bookkeeping and imprecise
nature of the invitation process. As we understand it, efforts are
underway to remedy this matter, but in the strictest sense, the prior
Transformus events have failed to follow the guidelines outlined by
Burning Man and cannot truly be said to have upheld those standards.

It was a very difficult decision for us to move to suspend Transformus’
official status; however, the value in having and engaging in the
Burning Man Regional Network lies in the ability to truly identify that
certain standards and benchmarks of the Burning Man community are in
place for any event, and if they cannot be met or verified readily by
the casual observer or participant, even by the best efforts of the
persons involved, it is our duty to encourage the production team to act
to bring things back into alignment, as well as to inform the public
about our official position on the event.

In this case, although we do not believe any individual engaged in
wrongdoing, we do believe that the business entity behind Transformus is
clearly faced with a need to stop and reflect, as they have done, and in
the meantime, the current state of affairs has left little choice but to
act to address the complaints and agree that Transformus organization as
it stands is not in a position to be identified officially as a Regional
Event in 2008.

However, although Burning Man has announced that Transformus 2008 will
not qualify for official Regional Event status, we do remain actively
engaged in an effort to encourage and support the Transformus board and
the many people who produce the event, and to assist them in moving
through this period as they reflect on their leadership and determine
the common goal for its future. Although there are transitions and
challenges afoot, we want to make it clear that we believe that there is
ample enthusiasm and dedication to help rally the community to resolve
these issues together and move beyond this conflict; we are confident
that you can and will create an event that your region can be proud of,
and that leadership will guide you through and hold the center, whatever
that turns out to be.

Indeed, the Burning Man Project has every intention of continuing to
offer its support to you, and it is our hope that Transformus will seek
and regain its official Regional Event status in the future. We do still
intend to send several members of our staff to support Transformus this
year; both Bex Workman and Wally Bomgaars aka:Odwally (DMV, Rangers)
will still be sent out to offer their assistance, expertise, and sweat
to help produce Transformus, just as had been previously planned; Ranger
Splinter is also still planning to conduct a Ranger Training at the event.

We also remain eager to help to connect all interested parties with any
others in the Burning Man Regional Network who might offer their insight
and assistance through their similar experiences, whoever they may be.
We are in frequent communication with the Burning Man regional contacts
in the area who are involved and concerned about this event. Regional
Contacts are individuals who have satisfied a set of established
leadership criteria to be a contact point in a particular area, and
we’re depending on them to help translate Burning Man's expectations to
the communities they represent and to let us know what other support we
might provide. Truly, although we know the ultimate solutions are up to
the community, we still want to be as supportive as possible if we can.

However, we know that the biggest component in Transformus (the event)
solving its current spate of issues is Transformus -- the community --
deciding together to figure out how to solve them. We’ve never seen it
as our place to tell another event what to do, even those within our
“Network” – we offer what we offer by way of affiliation or relationship
and shared principles, not by ownership or dictation. Our desire to help
is not about us illustrating what “we” think “you” should do – it’s

about us sharing what our experiences have been with you, introducing
you and connecting you to others with similar experiences, and offering
whatever we do know about building community and about producing events.

In this case that experience tells us that when things go off course
and personal actions are in doubt, it helps for everyone to reflect on
their shared values, sometimes in a public process, and this can help
you to see what you can do to get back to them, together.
And yes, we have the Ten Principles, and perhaps those are a place to
start a discussion, but we trust that there are many viewpoints and sets
of ideals among those who would consider themselves participants at
Transformus. Thus, we won’t deign to try to ascribe those values to
everyone who attends that event, but we do offer them as a place to
start, especially since we’ve found them useful so often ourselves.

Burning Man isn't trying to tell Transformus that we have the solution
for them, although we believe that we have tried to offer some input and
possible solutions for consideration. Ours is not to direct, dictate,
nor even to suggest what you should do in your local groups from all the
way over here in San Francisco, and no matter how many staff members we
send to visit, we only know what you and your community are telling us,
but ultimately the solutions are up to you. Either way, we’re certain
you’ll still come together and make Transformus great this year, and we
are eager to see what the future will bring.

In closing, I’d like to again emphasize that this decision was based on
careful investigation of a mass of shifting facts and information, and
was only designed to try to help the Transformus Board Of Directors and
all of you move towards building a strong community and producing an
event supporting the values of that community. We do not believe anyone
should pull out of their participation or stop working on or planning to
attend Transformus 2008 solely because of this decision on the behalf of
the Regional Network’s official event requirements. Indeed, the primary
purpose in building the Regional Network has been to facilitate a
connection amongst all of us, and we are in no way trying to negate the
importance of Transformus and its participants or its organizers as
members of the Burning Man community.

As such, we hope that it is understood by all that the Burning Man
Project will remain available to your community for questions, comments,
or support as we can offer it (remember this is a particularly busy time
for our production staff as we near the creation of Black Rock City),
and that we do believe that Transformus will find its way to the future
Self reflection and self improvement are values that can never been
underestimated in helping manifest change.

If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to contact us
directly via: regionals@burningman.com

Sincerely,

Andie Grace

--
Andie Grace, Actiongrl
Burning Man Communications Manager
Regional Network Manager
(415) 865-3800 x102
www.burningman.com

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transformus... need a ride.

drew — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:14:08 GMT

can anybody help out? obviously ill chip in for gas. i pack light. located just north of west palm beach.

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Transformus No Longer A Regional Burn!!!!

dtr — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 02:33:35 GMT

Dear Mysterians,

It is with great sadness and discomfort that I announce Transformus is no longer an official Burning Man Regional Event. The Transformus Board of Directors received an e-mail from Andi Grace of Burning Man last night stating that there had been complaints made by the community. The decision to change Transformus' s status as an official burn was based on the BOD's lack of Civic Responsibility and Transparency. An official statement will be released from Burning Man soon entailing all of the details in depth and their reasoning. It will also lay out the process necessary to regain or retain our status as a sanctioned Regional Burn.

The Transformus BOD would like to let everyone know that at no point in time did we mean for any of this to happen. We did our best to make sense of the madness that has occurred this year leading up to Transformus 2008. We apologize to the community for our break down in communication and our botched ticketing system. We are just a group of normal people, who tried to the best of our abilities to bring you a successful event. We are only human and the lack of Civic Responsibility and Transparency was never, at any point in time, meaningfully sought out.

As many of you know, several members of the Transformus BOD have resigned. We thank them for their time, energy and devotion to this event. However, moving forward, there will be a lot of changes that will take place after Transformus 2008, and we are looking to this community to foster and implement those changes. The BOD opens the gates to the community as to where the future lies in running this event after Transformus 2008. For those of you who have wanted answers,decisions, and change, I ask you to step up to the challenge of making Transformus the way the community wants it to evolve. There are still just a few BOD members, including myself, that will help facilitate the means to making the situation at hand better after the event. Until that day and time, I respectfully and earnestly ask all of you to bring positivity and not negativity to our community.

Finally, for all of those in the community who wanted action and change, here is your opportunity to do something. The event is less than a month out ,and we can come out of the darkness and produce a great event that is fun, meaningful, transformative. ..not just a party in the woods. To all of you who are still coming and making it to Transformus 2008, we want to personally thank you for believing in the magical place known as Mysteria. Despite all the drama, anger, and confusion, we will rise to make Transformus 2008, the best one to date.

Positively Yours,

DTR
Transformus BOD
Burning Man Co-RC-SC

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Pensacola, anyone?

Emily — Wed, 28 May 2008 15:18:10 GMT

I'm headed home to Pensacola to visit my family for a week.... I know of no burners in this area! :( I would love to get together with someone to hoop or fire hoop or whatever! Do any of you know of anyone in the area?

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Blitz: Kamp Krieg fundraiser July 3-6

DJ_Warhammer — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 19:19:15 GMT

Blitz – the benefit party weekend for Kamp Krieg

Blitz is a camping holiday weekend celebration being held on 10 acres of woodlands near Siler City, NC July 3-6. We're bringing the fire, debauchery, food, thumpa-thumpa, trampolines, boffer swords, and more. It's all burner tested, burner approved. Our Grill Master will be preparing tasty foods for your enjoyment, in both carnivorous and hippie varieties. Our party veterans will ensure you remain properly "hydrated" at all times. All proceeds contribute directly to your enjoyment of Kamp Krieg at numerous regional burns.

We know you're gonna have as much fun coming as we will putting it on, but don't forget the important things: Costumes, Art, Blinkies, Musical Instruments, Fire Toys, and anything else you need to get your creative spirit fired up.

This is a primitive camping LNT event . Unless you bring your mama, YOU are responsible for cleaning up after yourself, including removing your trash from the site. There is no car camping, but vehicles will be parked inside Gate.

All attendees must be 18+: a valid photo ID must be presented at Gate. NO EXCEPTIONS. Only ticket holders with a valid photo ID will be granted entrance to Blitz. You will receive directions to the site and specific details about this unforgettable event. Due to space limitations, Blitz is capped at 200 people, so tickets are very likely to sell out. Please do not forward directions or details to non-ticket holders.

Tickets are available in Greensboro, NC by calling 336.669.6964 or online for $20 from now until July 1st. www.BrownPaperTickets.com/event/37256 After July 1, all remaining tickets will be available first-come, first-served at $30 each.

http://www.kampkrieg.com/blitz.html

http://tribes.tribe.net/kampkrieg

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TubeStock 08 and Playa 101 - The Storm Shelter, Saturday June 7th

pwrstrm — Fri, 16 May 2008 14:18:45 GMT

TubeStock 08 - 9PM, Saturday, June 7th, the Storm Shelter(8187 Sully Dr., Orlando, FL 32818)

Q: What do you get when you combine great people, music, and a love of gym socks?
A: TubeStock of course!

The Rules...there's always rules, but this one is simple... You costume must be made of tube socks!!

Yes, you may bling your tube socks and you may use whatever means necessary to combine or alter the tube socks into whatever type of body covering you desire...but ultimately, your costume must be made of tube socks!! If you dare to arrive without a costume made of tube socks, you will be forced to strip on the spot, given a single tube sock and a shot of your favorite elixer, and wished the best of luck.

To view directions and RSVP, you can go to http://www.mypunchbowl.com/parties/288300-tubestock-08

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Playa 101 - 4PM, Saturday, June 7th, the Storm Shelter(8187 Sully Dr., Orlando, FL 32818)

Going to the Playa for the first time this year?
Thinking of going to the Playa for the firt time?
Want to know how in the world you can get from Florida to BRC with a bike, costumes, and hundreds of pounds of water.
Enjoy spending time with your friends and grilling?
Feel like feeling up a bunch of lovely young virgins?
Well, Playa 101 is for you!!!

Prior to TubeStock 08, we'll be cooking out on the grill, sharing pics of previous trips to the playa, and sharing traveling and packing tips. I've also got a copy of Beyond Black Rock available for those that want to view it.

To view directions and RSVP, you can go to
http://www.mypunchbowl.com/parties/288315-playa-101

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Storm
BM Regional Contact - Central Florida

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Florida Keys

Emily — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 19:29:43 GMT

I'm going to be in Key Largo for a month starting mid-June... I really want to bring and use my fire hoop, but I am relatively new to burning, and therefore not really comfortable burning by myself or with only a safety who doesn't really know what they are doing.
Do any of you live in the area?

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HURRICANE SEASON!!! nEED YOUR TREES TRIMMED?

Wanderingwolf — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 16:43:16 GMT

Over four years experienced climber /trimmer, needs a little extra cash for my anniversary, will provide free estimates, can provide referrences, willing to work my tail off for YOU! Hurricane season started TODAY, get prepared before the season is in full swing, i do quality work at low prices. respond here or send me a pm.

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Florida Fire Freaks

atlantatribal — Wed, 14 May 2008 16:54:10 GMT

Hey folks..few quick things here:
First...who/what fire people are somewhat close to Ft.Pierce/St.Lucie? ANYbody? Wanted to get some performers possibly together for upcoming shows and also need help rewicking my tools!!!
What fire or major entertainment events are still upcoming in Fl? Im already booked for FantasyFest, but would like to hit them all up.
If you are putting together a show, workshop or are part of the Fl entertainment community, please let me know. I am scouting events to perform at which would get free Monster Energy Drinks/Merch since they are my sponsors....so YOUR event would be sponsored if I am part of it. How hawt is that???
Cant wait to start travelling and meeting all the burners around here;>
ISA

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$250 BM ticket for sale

freedomgriner — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 13:51:54 GMT

I know this isn't where I'm supposed to post things for sale but it is BM related and it's an emergency. If you are interested pm me.

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DJ SHAFT(69) - Farewell To Hofmann

Jay Shaft — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 20:45:32 GMT

Mixed Sampled and Recorded Live
Mayday 2008

3:55:51 @ 128kps

D/L
http://www.sendspace.com/file/6p8zfz

1>Intro (Psychedelia Hungary:Psybaba)
2>Intro - Amarsis Project (Lunik:Amarsis)
3>Intro (Alien FM:Dropout Productions)
4>Samadhi -Lifes Only A Dream (Alien FM²-Illegal Aliens:Dropout Productions)
5> ARTIFAKT - What Is Psychedelic Part 1 (What Is Psychedelic?:Vision Records)
6>Fractal Cowboys - Shamadhi Shawadhi (Entre Nous:Manic Dragon/Sonic Dragon)
7>Nommos - Whatever (Alien FM:Dropout Productions)
8>Strezz - Lyserg Saeure Diaethylamid (Deep Mental Trauma Part 1:Nabi)
9>Cuboid Atom - Corporation Kapitalism (Artist Promo:Cuboid Atom)
10>System Overload Vs Mubali - Swan Song (No Time No Space:Parvati Records)
11>The Galactic Brain - Mind Manifest
(Project Eleusis-The Bible of Psychedelics:Dropout Productions)
12>Cuboid - Fried Mushrooms (Eat The Fridge:Artist Promo)
13>Nommos - The Eight Finger Funk (Eight Finger Eddie's 80th Birthday Tribute:Avatar)
14>The Nommos - Mental Ritual (Blacklight Power:Goanmantra)
15>Penta - Tolkorn (Project Eleusis:Dropout Productions)
16>Wizack Twizack-The Mind Of A Lunatic [Remix] (Voice of Sauron:Ultiva)
17>Kulu & Zik Matutero - Secrets (Greekedelia:Noise Conspiracy)
18>Wizack Twizack - Drugs 'n' Stuff (Lunik:Amarsis)
19>The Nommos - Happy Hoffman 100 (Project Eleusis:Dropout Productions)
20>Highko & Naked Tourist - Devine Blast (Project Eleusis:Dropout Productions)
21>Stranger - Psychopunko (Chaporas Tribal Dance:Discovalley Records)
22>Kindzadza - Ritm Corr (Project Eleusis:Dropout Productions)
23>Kayab Project - Fractals (Martian Roullette-Mind Expansion.net)
24>Digitalist - Velotripper (Project Eleusis:Dropout Productions)
25>Paraforce - Freaks On Acid (Paranormal Forces EP-Goa Records/Geo-Darkstar)
26>Ocelet - Turn It Up (Alien FM:Dropout Productions)
27>Mantis - Self Deception (Midnight Storm 3-Gale Force:Nexus Media)
28>Absolum - Hadracadabra [Shift Rmx] (Midnight Storm 3-Gale Force:Nexus Media)
29>Shift - Synesthesia (Midnight Storm 3-Gale Force:Nexus Media)
30>Hiyarant - Driven (Dark Side Of The Mind:Vision Records)
31>Psywalker - Mind Expansion (Inverted Vertigo:Digital Psionics)
32>Ocelet - Flashlight (Alien FM:Dropout Productions)
33>Outro Reversed (Psychedelia Hungary:Psybaba)
34>Outro (Psychedelia Hungary:Psybaba)
35>Intro [Reversed] - Amarsis Project (Lunik:Amarsis)
36>Intro - Amarsis Project (Lunik:Amarsis)

This set was mixed and recorded live and does contain added samples and live effects.
No copys were made of individual tracks, and all track copyrights belong to artist or copyright holder.
This set is for promotional purposes only.

Much Respect and Blessings to the artists whose work was used in this set.
Much love for making such great tracks!
Much Respect and Blessings to the labels that put out the great albums used in this set.
Much love for releasing such great music!

This set is dedicated to the memory of Dr. Albert Hofmann.
January 11th, 1906-April 29th, 2008
See you on the other side of midnight brother!

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OBE Get together!!!!!

fairywings — Fri, 23 May 2008 06:14:39 GMT

Hey were throwing a camping event party, this weekend, in Land O Lakes. Anyone is invited, You know the rules, pack it in, pack it out, do it before we make you!!! Its on a beautiful lake, and yes we will be setting up the PLEASURE DOME!! Hoopers, Drummers, Fire Freaks, Music Lovers, People Lovers, are all invited. Bring your entertaining asses out to party. We know we will. Anyone who wants to know more call Phil OR Cassy at 727-417-2010 for directions and such. LETS BLOW IT UP!!!

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beach party - campout weekend

stevesto — Fri, 23 May 2008 08:52:07 GMT

would love to see some burners come out for this event im helping organize (read: do all the work for). ill have a hooka tent out there, a bar, and some manequins stuck in the sand in random places. would love to have a ufo crash site but i lost my bid on ebay for a ufo spaceship (yes an actual spaceship). im looking for a half-statue of liberty to stick in the sand too :)

http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa277/webbj3/BaiaDaMusica.jpg
http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa277/webbj3/2.jpg

psytrance suzy will be there, patton, and i think thats all the burners i know will be there. so come out! we're in it to win it!

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Storm's PreHeat Pics

pwrstrm — Tue, 20 May 2008 01:41:24 GMT

enjoy...

http://picasaweb.google.com/pwrstrm/PreHeat2008?authkey=YY_mIzqPe3o

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Roommate needed in Orlando

pwrstrm — Fri, 16 May 2008 02:44:19 GMT

Pagan/Artist/Burner seeks roommate to rent room in 2,900 SF house with hardwood floors on 1.4 acres in Orlando (zip 32818), rent includes all utilities. The room for rent is on the opposite side of the house from the Master Suite, so you will have plenty of privacy and you will only have to share the bath with my brother. The room is approximately 12’ x 14’ and has 2 full size closets.

Amenities include driveway parking, wireless highspeed internet, cable, washer/dryer, reverse osmosis drinking water. The house is just minutes from the West Orange Bike Trail and is 20 minutes from Downtown Orlando and Universal Studios. There is no smoking in the house, but you may smoke on the deck. You may feel free to use any of the common areas of the house, including the family room & TV, deck, etc.

Pets: You must love pets. I have a couple of dogs that are indoors most of the timme. I will consider someone that has a dog, but it would depend on how well the animals get along. There is a chain link fence around the entire yard.

Roommate Requirements: You must have a stable income and transportation and be willing to go through a background check. I am looking for someone that is “tidy” and respectful…you don’t leave dirty dishes sitting around, you clean up after yourself, etc. As mentioned before, you must also love pets.

Rent is $600/month (all utilities included). Move in costs are 1 month’s rent deposit + pro-rated 1st month’s rent.

If you're interested give me a call at 407.694.7151

Storm

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Looking for Pee-Wee

DragonFly! — Tue, 13 May 2008 01:19:37 GMT

Anybody here acquainted with a certain phreek named Pee-Wee. Hails from Chi-town (south side, of course) but now resides in the Miami area.

Distinguishing marks include a recently-acquired far-away gaze that comes from hours of sitting idly by and watching everyone else slave away in the dusty heat of a Peruvian disaster zone. Probably still has concrete in his hair that I and others threw at him for being such a lazy phucker!!

Would appreciate the opportunity to throw a perfectly-crafted Mojito down the crack of his arse.

Thanx in advance!

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Wow! Thank You!!

pwrstrm — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 13:11:09 GMT

There is so much to say about this past weekend, so look for a much longer post after the dust settles, but I didn't want to wait another moment to thank EVERYONE for participating and making the inaugural PreHeat the most magnificent weekend! Yes, I spent a lot of time on the planning and organzing and my weekend revolved around making sure everything executed smoothly, but NONE of it was WORK!!! It was all a complete pleasure to do because I knew I was creating magic for so many people. So I thank you for helping breath life into our little city.

Filled with gratitude and love for you all...

Humbly...

Storm

PS I would really like suggestions from those of you that were there as to what we should name our little city. Send in your suggestions and I'll post a poll on the website next month so we can vote.

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Looking to buy cruiser

muse — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:11:41 GMT

lookin for this style bike
the kind my grandma would ride around with my aunts on south beach.

http://www.internationalsurreyco.com/

a cruiser with three wheels that could carry two people side by side, not tandem style.

any clue who or where i might find one of these in the states?

if you contact me directly
i would love it

ciao!
a

looking to purchase a few if their available.

THANKS!!!!

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PreHeat wannabe's and stragglers...you know who you are...

pwrstrm — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 14:39:11 GMT

As I suspected, you have begun crawling out of the cracks...

There are a limited number of invites reserved for will call pickup and these are available on the website until 10PM, Tuesday 4/15. This is the ABSOLUTE LAST CALL and if you don't have an invite by then you will just have to wait till next year or go to AfterBurn in November.

www.floridapreheat.com/tickets.htm

Aren't you glad I woke up on the right side of the bed ;)

Storm
Burningman Regional Contact - Central Florida

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PREHEAT INVITE SALES END AT MIDNIGHT THIS FRIDAY 4/11

pwrstrm — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 22:58:24 GMT

You have been warned so I don't want to hear any bitching and whining
on Saturday. Invites are available online at www.floridapreheat.com,
just click on "Invitations/Donations".

Storm
BM RC - Central Florida

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PreHeat Work/Play next Weekend 4/12

pwrstrm — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 19:24:18 GMT

Preparations go on and we reach ever closer to PreHeating to 420, so come out next Saturday to Maddox Ranch and help us get the site ready. Even if you can't make it to the event, this is a great chance to hang out with some of the most wonderful Burners around :)

We'll mainly be collecting fire wood and treating for fire ants. If you have any wood or pallets you'd like to donate for the burn this would be a great time to drop it off. If you have a chain saw you can bring or some sort of vehicle cable of transporting the fire wood to the burn areas please bring it.

I'd also like to be able to mark out the Theme Camp areas, so if anyone has any of those wood marker stakes they'd like to donate please let me know too.

Other than that bring workgloves, beverages, and snacks for yourself and to share if you like. I plan on getting there by 10:30 AM on Saturday. Maddox is located at 2505 W. Bella Vista St., Lakeland, FL 33810.

Storm (mobile: 407.694.7151)
BM Regional Contact - Central Florida

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Visiting Burner 3/28-4/1

tampamayhem — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 15:25:05 GMT

I have been contacted by Ilana, aka Madam Firefly, from a fire troupe out of California that would like to meet some other burners and/or fire peeps. She will be here from 3/28 to 4/1. I want to have a Poi in the Park on Saturday, 3/29 and fire on Clearwater Beach on Saturday night. Please let me know if any of you are interested in either or both! Maybe we can have a small party on Friday or Sunday night or something if someone wants to put one together or offer up their place. We may offer our place up for the party, we have done fire there, so we have the neighbors broken in already but not a whole lot of parking. Let me know what you think! Message me if you need my number.
Big hugs!

Mayhem
tampamayhem@yahoo.com

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WMC, bassnectar

pyrokitten — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 06:42:16 GMT

i'm visiting my mom in miami starting sunday and just realized it's the same time as the WMC. kind of interested in going to see bassnectar at circa 28. anyone from this tribe going? i'm not keen on going to things like this alone. of course i could see bassnectar here in the bay area, but it might be fun to go to a WMC show.

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Poi in the Park Saturday, March 29th

tampamayhem — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 15:26:58 GMT

We will be at Philippe Park in Safety Harbor this Saturday, March 29th
between 1 and 2 and staying til about 4 or so. Sorry about the late
notice. The link is
http://www.pinellas county.org/ park/11_Philippe .htm. Safety Harbor is
just north of Clearwater. The link has a map. The closest major
intersection is McMullen-Booth and Enterprise Rd. We will be around
shelter #6. Call me if you need directions or need to find us at the
park. Bring snacks, drinks, water, ice and a cooler, maybe potato
salad or macaroni salad or something. We will try to bring some fried
chicken from Publix or something like that. If you need my contact
info, myspace message me or tampamayhem@ yahoo.com.
See ya soon!

Mayhem

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New Burners to St Pete Area!!

Cricket — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 20:59:58 GMT

Hi Florida Burners!

We just sailed into St Pete from Reno, NV! We're positively interested in finding out what's going on in the area of Fire Spinning and Drum Circles near St Pete? As well, we read a few sites saying there were Drum Circles on the beach, any gorilla Burns happening on the shores?

Looking forward to meeting you all!

-Jedi Dale and Cricket

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Massive Music Fest

KLM — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 21:23:07 GMT

hello,
Tuesday the 25th through Sunday the 30th
the 5700 nw2nd bldg
just off biscayne Miami art district
130 dj's over 6 days!!
mysp/massivemusicfest
I'm going sevrl

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Drums and Fire!

ParaLounge — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 12:39:39 GMT

Paralounge Drum Gathering
May 2,4 2008
River Rendezvous in Mayo Florida
Spend a weekend on the Suwannee River with drum circle enthusiest from around the world. Last November Riz and his team of Fire Performers set the place ablaze! The drum circle community kissed the fire community! It was awesome! This May we have some really special perfromances lines up. No we don't have fire performers, but we will have some great stuff. The fire performances set off an abounding interest in both communities. Drummers are looking at buying poi and other fire equipment, and the fire performers were looking at drums to buy. How cool is that? So we are getting a lot of feed back from the fire community and there interest in what is happening at the Paralounge. We welcome the fire community to our drum circle. SAFETY FIRST! As long as you show safety precautions and good sense, we will stare and cheer and have a great time. The first hint of unsafe conditions, and we put em' out and limit the fire to the drum circle.
Go check out what's going on at www.paralounge.net
It's going to be a great time. Drums, dancing, singing, and fire!
Safe journeys,
Clint

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Florida PreHeat April 18 - 20, Lakeland, FL - Tier 2 Invites Available Until 3/24

pwrstrm — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 01:42:40 GMT

Florida PreHeat April 18 - 20, Lakeland, FL
www.floridapreheat.com

Just a friendly reminder that Tier 2 Invites are only available till 3/24. For more information and the link to get your invites please visit http://www.floridapreheat.com/tickets.htm

What is PreHeat?

PreHeat is place where Burners from various cultures, backgrounds, and ideologies gather to participate in a temporary community filled with interactive art, music, and radical self expression. It is a place that exists only because those that attend choose to create it and is a direct expression of their collective and diverse visions. Planned as an official Regional Burn, the 10 Principles of Burning Man act as the cornerstone of PreHeat, but our expression of those principles extends far beyond the Playa.
There is no definition for Participation, rather it is up to each individual to determine its meaning to him and to appreciate the interpretations of others. Some choose to gift handmade trinkets, some gift their art or talent, and some their time; whatever form it takes the only common thread is that it is about sharing of yourself with your community and having the freedom to do so in whatever way you are comfortable.
Community, participation, self-expression, self-reliance, and generosity of heart are the lifeblood of the Burning Man community. Welcome to PreHeat!

See you in April!!

Storm
Burning Man Regional Contact - Central Florida

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PreHeat Invite Reminder

pwrstrm — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 18:06:11 GMT

As your humble servant I'd like to remind y'all that Tier 1 Invites are only on sale till next Tuesday, 2/26. So if you have $35 and plan on going to PreHeat what are you waiting for?! :)

See all you crazy people in April!

Storm
BM Regional Contact - Central Florida

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WMC ---A Place to stay for performers??

euonym — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 21:37:36 GMT

WMC ---A Place to stay for performers??

Hello!!!

A fellow traveler and burner from SF needing to find "home" in South Beach/Miami. For a week at the end of March for 1-3 people performing at WMC 2008. Would love to share space and stories.... Friendly fun stilt walkers and dancers... Vegan chef, silly teller of stories, galactivator, theta healer,etc

Let me know!!

ash.nouveau@gmail.com

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SEX TOYS

bent — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 07:51:58 GMT

Hey there every one well I'm sure the title got your attention. So I work at a toy store of the adult persuasion and I figured you know what would be cool? A huge sex toy show at Transformus. Now I, being a knowledgeable chap in the adult toy industry, know a bit about these things and figured I'd start amassing a horde of toys and have a sex toy party (kinda like a tuperware party). Now it'll be educational as well as fun (cough, cough) of course this all depends on what kinda response I get on here because these things aren't exactly cheap, if I have a lot of people wanting to see and get items which I plan on gifting at the end of the show I just wanna get a good guess. let me know thanks

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Burner new to Orlando Area

ɹɐǝq — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 08:01:34 GMT

Hey kiddies. My name is Bear. I've been a volunteer a few years with Recycle Camp.
Just moved to the area, don't know anybody. Don't know at all wha' sappen 'in in the area.
Will be attending 'BRC 08 and driving cross country.

Hit me up if you need a new billiards rival, want to philosophize, drink some coffee or smoke a fatty.
I'm also an electronics expert, mechanic and am very handy.....maybe you could use help on a project?

Namste'
Bear

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Vote on PreHeat Invite Design

pwrstrm — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 02:08:59 GMT

The designs are in and now it's up to you to decide the look of the PreHeat invitations. See the designs and vote at <http://www.floridapreheat.com/contest.htm>

Hugs,
Storm

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Anyone going to the rainbow gathering?

Mario (RaShu) — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 00:36:18 GMT

If someone here is going tot he rainbow gathering, i would very much love a ride,., please and thanks,.,

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Lets Unite/Synchronize To Anchor Pillars of Light

Mario (RaShu) — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 00:35:08 GMT

Hello beautiful souls,.Namaste,,I envite everyone here to anchor a pillar of light with me on feburary 24th,.at 8:08pm (feb2+2+4=8). I beleif in the power of the collective. If we all meditate at the same time, anchor ourselves in the Earths Starry Core and beam ourselfs to the highest dimensions we can reach with the help of Ets, Archangels and Ascended Masters, we can have a significantly beneficial impact on the Energy Grid of Mother Earth and the Collective Human Consciousness. There are many ways to climb up to through the dimensions, I find the merkaba the most effective but if you simply connect to your I AM Presence (in your chest), ground yourself, invoke your guides, angels, et's of light and the ascended masters plane, then visualize a little version of you standing in your pineal galnd on a glowing lotus, connect a string from the top of your head your head all the way up to the Infinite source of All that Is and vizualize yourself on the lotus shooting up the string as high as you can and into the Great Galactic Sun, bathe in the Awesome Light for a few minutes and then bring it down with you all the way to the Earths core,, this will anchor a massive pillar of light,, vizualize it comming down and sinking deep into the earht,, shinny, pearly and radiant white. You can also speak to the dimensions themself and ask them to anchor into our planet and help heal and raise our frequencies,., they cannot help with out our asking (law of free will).. Please tell your friends,, the more te better,,, ideally this is done in a clean sacred place with a group of people holding hands in a cirlce,, Om'ing together helps to tune in with each other,.,but this can be done anywhere and by yourself,., please reply if you intend on participating, thank you all very much,., Love and Bliss., AUM.

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Need a favor from the phamily ;-)

Valkyrie — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 03:18:54 GMT

Hello phamily and fellow burners!

I am trying to get my band, Ana Kanpa, into SunFest...and I need your help!

We made it past the first stage...now we need all the votes we can get to play SunFest!!!

Here's the link:

http://www.sunfest.com/new_music_night.php

Please take ten seconds to go to the site and vote for Ana Kanpa. Every single vote makes a difference!

Thank you so much for your support!!!

Much love and gratitude,
Val*
www.Myspace.com/AnaKanpa

PS If you feel it, please forward this on in a bulletin, email, blog etc. ;-) thanks!

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PreHeat Tier 1 Invites Available

pwrstrm — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 01:33:47 GMT

Happy! Happy! Joy! Joy!

Well, we've got a date, the location is set, a non-profit organization has been set up, and I'm happy to announce the long awaited invites are now available! For more information and the link to get your invites please visit http://www.floridapreheat.com/tickets.htm

See you in April!!

Storm
Burning Man Regional Contact - Central Florida

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Free festival in Florida

Richard — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 20:16:58 GMT

The 5th annual Brighid's Fire festival will be held on Feb.15-17, 2008
at All World Acres in the Tampa Bay area.

This free weekend festival will feature workshops, main ritual, drum
circles, sweat lodge, poetry reading, healing circle, vendors, and fun
for the whole family. Come spend the day or camp for the whole weekend.

Camping is also free.

More info here;
http://healingtoday.com/news.htm

All World Acres is a not for profit sanctuary supported by the
community it serves.

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PreHeat Updates

pwrstrm — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 00:55:14 GMT

Howdy Campers! There's been lots of developments, so here goes...
See y'all in April!
Storm
Burningman Regional Contact - Orlando

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Theme
The Other Side of Orange

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Location
PreHeat will be held at Maddox Ranch in Lakeland, FL on April 18 – 20. Maddox Ranch is located at 2505 West Bella Vista Street, Lakeland, FL 33810.

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Ticket Design Contest
As you all know PreHeat is about Participation and it’s going to be the event you create. So what better way to start off the event than to have the ticket design come from within the community? Submission of art will be accepted until February 1st. The top 5 designs will be posted on the PreHeat yahoo group and at floridapreheat.com and the community will select the winning design. Send your submissions to me at pwrstrm@gmail.com.

Now get your colored pencils and crayons out…

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Ticket Sales
Ticket sales will begin at the end of January.

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Art Grants
A percentage of the profits are being set aside for art grants and will be granted on a lottery basis to those submitting the following:
1. Your full (real) name, street address, phone number and email address. This information is for financial bookkeeping and granting oversight purposes only.
2. A detailed description of the project. How will the piece/creativity be installed/performed and removed Leaving No Trace? Will the piece incorporate Flame Effects? If so, how will those Flame Effects be handled safely?
3. A thorough itemized budget. What materials will you be using and how much do they cost? Are there transportation costs? Will extra safety equipment and personnel be required?
4. A timeline detailing the planning, creation, installment, and removal of your project.

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PreHeat Ticket Design Contest

pwrstrm — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 03:02:56 GMT

As you all know PreHeat is about Participation and it’s going to be the event you create. So what better way to start off the event than to have the ticket design come from within the community? Submission of art will be accepted until February 1st. The top 5 designs will be posted on the PreHeat yahoo group and at floridapreheat.com and the community will select the winning design. Send your submissions to info(at)floridapreheat(dot)com.

Now get your colored pencils and crayons out…
Storm

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Flipside Tickets On Sale Jan 7

KRAFTY — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 17:22:38 GMT

Ok Kids, are you ready?

Here is your next Official Ticket Announcement, with your host Starr.
Happy New Year from your Ticket Team!!

As the cold wind whips you around, don’t forget that nice little hometown of yours, waiting around the bend of Spring. Yes Flipside, the magical place we all know and love is being born in the minds and hands of so many right now. Want to know how to be one of the lucky ones to experience this place?
Read on, follow directions (this is key) and you will be rewarded:

Tickets for Flipside 2008: Dr. Tiki’s Combustible Medicine Show go on sale starting Jan 7 thru Jan 11, 2008 .

All tickets for Flipside 2008 will be sold via Mail Order (snake oil not included).

The Official Flipside Ticket Order Form is available to fill out and print starting on January 2. (Hey that's TODAY!!) There are two steps to make it to the glorious land of Flipside . Just two little steps.

First, you must access the form itself, fill out your information, and submit electronically so we have all of your details. The form can be found here: www.burningflipside.com/common...est.php
but don't forget to follow through onto the next step!

Second you must print the form and send it in the mail with a post mark between Monday Jan 7 and Friday Jan 11 (7-11, get it? That’s easy to remember!). Simple, easy and fun! (well, it’s your ticket to fun anyway).

***If you do not follow through on step two and send us the form with your payment, you will not be guaranteed a ticket to the most glorious medicine show to ever be born (snake oil not included)***

Two adult tickets per order. One order per person.

Tickets will cost $70 each for adult tickets age 13 and up and $35 for kids 7-12 (Kids 0-6 are free). Payment is accepted by Money Order only! If you send any other form of payment, your request will be sent back unfilled. Make sure you save your money order receipts, if your order is not filled you may need that to turn your money order back into real dollars.

Note: there is a new section on the ticket form this year to give an optional donation to Art Garden, a local non-profit art org born out of the Flipside community. Look for an announcement from AG with details.

Make your Money orders payable to:
Austin Artistic Reconstruction

Send your money order and completed ticket order form to:
Austin Artistic Reconstruction
PO Box 9987
Austin , TX 78766

Please make sure you print your name and return address legibly on your envelope!

The fine print:

The number of tickets that will be sold for 2008's event will be 2345.

Once all ticket orders have arrived, the LLC and the Ticket Staff will count up the completed orders received during the postmark period (the significant date is the date of your post mark, NOT the date we receive it).

If the number of completed orders received is less than 2345, then ALL completed orders will be filled. If the number is grreater than 2345, we will fill the orders for Critical Volunteers first. Critical Volunteers are those necessary to ensure the safety and intrastructure needs of all participants are met.

All completed orders with post mark dates within the Jan 7 - 11 window are considered equal.

Children with legal guardians:
6 and under are FREE
7-12 are $35
13 and older are $70 (and still require a legal guardian)

NO PETS allowed at the event.

Will Call: NO NAME CHANGES will be allowed for Will Call tickets. Don't do Will Call unless you are sure you personally will be able to pick up the tickets when you arrive at the gate. ID will be required.

New for this year for locals, Starr and the ticket staff will be hosting two nights TBA where you can pick up your tickets if you elected to have them sent regular mail and you are able to make it to the ticket nights. Announcement will be forthcoming with more information about this.

Stay tuned to the Announce list for further information and Official Flipside Announcements:
flames.burningflipside.com/list...e.com

If you have questions, please feel free to contact Starr at: tickets@burningflipside.com

Thank you, we are looking forward to seeing you in the most magical city on earth!

Your Ticket Team.

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Sushi Saturday

pwrstrm — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 02:23:48 GMT

Alright, the holidays are over and it's been too long since we all got together. So join me at 7PM this Saturday for sushi at Fuji Sushi located at the corner of Turkey Lake Rd. and Conroy Rd. If you're planning on attending give me a ring (407.694,7151) or email me at pwrstrm@gmail.com so I can reserve a big enough table.

See y'all Saturday :)

Hugs,
Storm
BM Regional Contact - Orlando

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Looking for opinions, suggestions or advice on selling at a Flea Market

MidnightOrchid — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 18:15:47 GMT

It seems clubs in Florida don’t allow vendors to set up a booth and Raves and Burner type events are not as plentiful as they are in Los Angeles. I was thinking of selling, Burner type clothing, Rave / Club apparel and reconstructed fashions at a Flea Market.

I found a couple and wanted to see what some people think of them or if anyone can suggest one.

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selling our sexy veggie van

Odon Soterias — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 21:17:09 GMT

Hey, we are selling our Veggie Van. It's an 89 E350 and it is running great on SVO/WVO. We are asking 5K, here is the craigslist link. Thanks!!!
http://tampa.craigslist.org/car/521814413.html

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Finally made it to Florida :)

MidnightOrchid — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 05:18:56 GMT

Just made here last night! Be going to Tampa this Saturday WooHoo!

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Visiting Miami Beach from TX

monkeerita — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 23:37:27 GMT

I'm down until February helping out my grandmother; she had a surgery on her lower back.

I've actually been in town for about 2 weeks, but I just got internet here this past week, and my g-ma's doing much better now!

I've also been fasting for the past couple of weeks. My last day of the Master Cleanser is tomorrow--YAY! 14 days. oh yeah.

Anywhooo-- just wondering if there's any burners down here in MB to hang out with sometime; now that my grandmother is doing much better, I could probably even go out an evening. That would be sweet. Dancing is fun! Though I don't know about the SoBe crowd--it's just so hard to blend here with green hair! Not that blending is my thing. Though it's nice to hang out someplace where I don't get stared at! (Austin is so relaxed!)

I brought some practice poi with me; would be sweet to meet some other firedancers while I'm down, maybe play a bit.

My grandma lives in a condo-The Riviera- at Collins and 24th. So if you're close by, please drop me a line! Thanks!

Light, Love, and many Blessings,
margarita aka pyremonqui

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Change of plans: I am leaving for FL this weekend. To Dos

MidnightOrchid — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 03:00:25 GMT

Any good ideas for New Year's eve?

:)
{heart is pounding a mile a minute}

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Florida in January & February

MidnightOrchid — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 16:04:12 GMT

I will be traveling to Florida in January and staying in the southern area for about a month maybe more. I haven't decided yet as I may fall in love with FL... Don't worry not moving to FL :P Would love to hear about the things I shouldn’t miss and go to some local events with good vibes and fire entertainment.

Take care

SNT

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PreHeat Invite and Other Info

pwrstrm — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 04:06:16 GMT

Howdy Campers!! I've already had a few requests, so here goes...

PreHeat attendance is going to be capped, so if you want to get on the announcement list for when the first tier of invitations become available please send an email to: invite (at) floridapreheat (dot) com.

And if you want to get the adoration of all your peers and my undying love, then VOLUNTEER!! We especially will need certified medical staff and Rangers during the event. Send an email to volunteer (at) floridapreheat (dot) com to sign up.

Anyone wanting to get involved in building one of the effigies, bring large scale art to the event, and/or register a themecamp can send an email to themecamps (at) floridapreheat (dot) com.

All this info and more can be found at www.floridapreheat.com.

See all you freaks in April!!!

Storm
BM Regional Contact - Orlando

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Possibly moving to Tampa

ultraplushkim — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 17:40:00 GMT

Hello kindred spirits! My boyfriend and I are active in the New England/New York fire/party/pagan/artists communities and are considering a move to the Tampa area because the cost of living in Massachusetts is insane! Just wondering jobs (I am a massage therapist and he is a professional chef), about your community, and what events you have going on through out the year. I spent many summers around Orlando because my Dad lived there when I was growing up but I've only been to Tampa about 4 times. Last year was the last time and I feel drawn to the Tampa/St. Petersburg area. Thanks so much for your help!

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RELOCATING TO KEY WEST!

atlantatribal — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 20:24:55 GMT

ANY BURNERS ON HERE FROM THERE???? WOULD LOVE TO MEET SOME FIREY BRO'S AND SISTAHS BEFORE I MOVE!

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TATTOO!

bubbledumpster — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 01:07:14 GMT

So I'm planning on getting my first tattoo soon, and I was wondering if anyone knew of any parlors in the Orlando area they'd highly recommend.

Thanks!

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Decom Weekend & Halloween Party - October 27th

pwrstrm — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 00:17:03 GMT

Here Ye! Here Ye! All Gobblins and Ghoulies...The Storm Shelter has been quiet too long!!

Bring your souveniers, pictures, and stories from this year's Burn for "show and tell" throughout the weekend and dress in your Playa or Halloween finest for the annual Storm Shelter Halloween party on Saturday night.

There's plenty of camping space so feel free to arrive any time after 6PM on Friday (10/26).

Storm Shelter
8187 Sully Dr.
Orlando, FL 32818

Storm
T: 407.694.7151

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Sunday Pot Luck Meet 'n' Greet - Orlando

pwrstrm — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 14:40:50 GMT

Let’s get together this coming Sunday (10/14) for a pot luck/cook out. Send me an email or give me a ring to let me know what you’re bringing so we don’t end up just eating 20 different kinds of potato salad. :)

When: Sunday, 10/14, 5PM “ish”
Where: The Storm Shelter, 8187 Sully Dr., Orlando, FL 32818
Contact: Storm, 407.694.7151, storm@gaiasdreams.com

Hugs,
Storm

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Johanna, Riz's fearless dancer partner has fallen victim to breast cancer

Fire-By-Riz — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 07:15:14 GMT

Sadly it carrys very bad news from the east.

Johanna, Riz's fearless dancer partner has fallen victim to breast cancer. This was very sudden she went into the Dr with a problem. 2 weeks later they are removing a breast.

In short shes like most of the rest of us who are professional dancers UN INSURED. I am uttlery amazed and how the East has came togehter to help her.

A Dancer is Sarasota who is a surgen and plastic surgen donated the complete operation
and even got the OR from the hospital and 1/3 of the rate.

Sadly Johanna now faces 6 months of Kemo with a price tag of about 20 grand. Our area is becoming tapped out on fundrasiers to help her..

I want to hold the Mack daddy fund rasier for her.

We are planning the "Hafla From Hell" and hoping for a raffle to match.

Please help get the word out to vendors to donate something for this raffle.

We need almost 20 grand.and any little bit at this point helps.

They can contact me at Firebyriz@aol.com or call 727 581 6249

www.firewhip.com/hip-expressions/ heres the link fore the benefit

sorry for the late notice on this things have been real crazy here

Riz

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FreeFall festival NEWS

Merritt137 — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 12:59:17 GMT

To all who are planning to attend FreeFall this weekend...

WE HAVE A PROBLEM. WE REPEAT, WE HAVE A PROBLEM.

The water pump to the festival site is down. We are working hard to repair this. Still, anyone attending should plan to bring water for themselves for the weekend, as the likelihood is that this situation won't be fixed by then.

Also, anyone who has not received their invitations in email, please let us know this at freefallticketcritter@yahoo.com, or email me at merritt137@yahoo.com. We seem to be having some trouble with invitations being rejected as Spam.

We will try to email everyone coming with these updates, but are posting this here in the hope of getting the word out.

We are still looking forward to a great time, good folks are arriving and setting up already, can't wait to see y'all here at Serendipity!!

XXXOOO,
Me

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After Burn: Get yer giddy-up on! November 9-11, 2007

pwrstrm — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 19:18:11 GMT

Grab yer theme camp, art, costumes, gifts, kitchen sink and get yer giddy-up on!

Hello Happy Campers! Now that tickets are on sale it's a good time to start thinking about how you want to PARTICIPATE. Visit www.floridaafterburn.com for info on how to sign up your theme camp and volunteer for shifts as Gate Greeter, AfterBurn Safety Squadron (ASS) Team, AfterBurn Medical Posse (AMP), and Parking Guides.

See ya'll in November!!
Storm

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Last call for invitations to FreeFall!

Merritt137 — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 12:48:22 GMT

Your chance to request tickets to FreeFall, September 28th-30th, ends on this Tuesday at midnight!

For more information...

http://www.cultofgaia.com/freefall.html

Get 'em if you want 'em, and we'll see you there!!

XXXOOO,
Me

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where are the burners at in Florida

longtraveler — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 02:02:36 GMT

Visiting my birth parents down here in naples with my four legged buddy Sam for a little spell and am missin' my burner buddies back home in NJ/NY, would love to meet burners in the area.

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FreeFall Festival Sept 28-30th link to info and invites

Merritt137 — Sun, 02 Sep 2007 05:19:59 GMT

FreeFall Arts Festival is being held at Serendipy the last weekend in September!

This is a FREE festival to thank y'all for all the amazing and radical, inventive and generous contributions that y'all have made to grow our community to the benefit of all.

www.cultofgaia.com/freefall.html

Love to you all, we'll see y'all at FreeFall!

XXXOOO,
We

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Anarchist Infoshop @ The Blueberry Patch

RegicidalManiac — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 18:31:53 GMT

The Nutshell Collective is bringing books, pamphlets and magazines to the Blueberry Patch on the 1st, 7th, 11th and 22nd, from 8pm - 11. Topics include DIY guides, school liberation, feminism, sustainability, direct action, freedom, anti-capitalism, philosophy and much more. Please come by and have a read and take some home. We will soon have shirts, posters and whatnot. We are in the tent by Blueberry Hill, behind the 77 sign... ask someone if you can't find it. Don't forget to bring a donation for the patch, $5 is asked but $3 is reasonable too.

4923 20th Ave S
Gulfport, FL 33707
http://blueberrypatch.org/

The patch is a place in this world where it is entirely possible to escape the everyday rigors of life and retreat into a world of your own fantasy. A spot where you are not only allowed to create nearly anything your mind can conceive, but actively encouraged to bring your imagination to life in a three dimensional form. Bands, jams and open mic parties every 1st, 7th, 11th and 22nd at around 8pm, winding down with an Om circle at 11. Saturdays and Sundays are volunteer days, when creation really takes place.

Burning Brother was great!

See you at the patch!

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Whos driving to the burn?

colette — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 00:50:19 GMT

Im moving back to Salt Lake City ASAP..and its either fly my dad out here...or caravan with a burner in that direction.

Lemme know

:)

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Site to track where everyone is camping

Chad — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 16:30:54 GMT

Pretty cool site. It allows you to post your campsite on the BM grid. (this includes theme camps, groups and singles)

So where are you camping?

http://whereareyoucamping.com/

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Virgin burner from Deland

Thomas — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 16:19:39 GMT

Just saying hi, making my first pilgrimage to Black Rock this year. Any others from Central Fla (or wherever) making the trip. I'll be driving all the way, wouldn't mind joining a caravan.

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FreeFall Festival @ Serendipity September 28-30th

Merritt137 — Sat, 28 Jul 2007 15:02:23 GMT

As many of you know, Serendipity has been the site of the EleMent and Thesmophoria Burns in SC the last few years.

There has been a TON of community interest and help invested to make all of these events special, memorable and magical.

This fall, to thank you all for the good work and good fun that's been generated, we will be sponsoring a FREE festival here, no ticket fee required! We don't want your money, we just want YOU!

Although this will not be an "official burn", we intend to embody the principles of the burn community, with one key difference, which is that artists and vendors will have an area where they may provide services to the community. This doesn't make the situation commercial, it makes it supportive of those folks who are the backbone of alternative communities.

The dates for this will be September 28-30th.

We will be setting up a webpage this week with information, and where you can make reservations to come to this event. Although it's free, you'll need to reserve a spot in advance, since attendance will be limited to 200.

Meanwhile, you can contact us at my personal email about this event, merritt137@yahoo.com

We're looking forward to showing y'all how much we can do with how little here in the SC region...after all, that's what being Southern is all about! Woohoo! PJ! Barbeekyew!

XXXOOO,
Me

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Anyone need Transformus Tickets and/or Ride?

pwrstrm — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 13:31:04 GMT

I suddenly have 2 extra Transformus tickets and an empty vehicle. If anyone is interested in either give me a call.

Storm - Orlando
407.694.7151

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Held by obligations in Bradenton

Echo_Unit — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 02:01:37 GMT

Not that I'm really ever stuck, but I'm in Bradenton Fl for work this week, and the week after Transformus. As in Bradenton south of Tampa. Are there burners here?

S.O.S. !!!

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Paralounge Drum Gathering on fire!

ParaLounge — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 11:37:01 GMT

The drum circle community is growing. The drums are sounding and the fire is burning. This November Paralounge Drum Gathering is going to be over the top! Riz, from firewhip.com will be performing with a troupe of fire dancers during the performances. It's a great ingredient! Drumming, danicng, and fire! Check out www.paralounge.net for details on this great time.

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Liberation in Charleston, SC on June 30th

dtr — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 21:36:44 GMT

What is going on everyone!! I just wanted to invite all of you to a party that I am throwing here in Charleston, SC next weekend on June 30th that is very Burner Friendly. Come show your support for some of the best Electronic Dance Music in the SouthEast!!!!!!

The name of the party is LIBERATION and it will be an event of expression, dance music, and the freedom to create. 8pm to 2am at The Plex http://www.theplexonline.com/

Line up:

Special Fire Performance by The Emberellas www.myspace.com/emberellas

DJ Huda Hudia
DJ B
Kate....
DJ Dug a.k.a Big Daddy
Kraig
JerseyBoy
High Jack
N8

back ground on djs
DJ Huda Hudia is in the top 50 DJ's around the world on a regular basis. Huda Hudia has released over 225 songs with his Kaleidoscope and other music record labels, www.hudahudia.com. DJB is out of Savannah, GA and spins breakbeats. He is one of Charleston favorite DJs with consumers requesting to see him again. DJ Dug is out of Orlando FL and spins tribal style beats. Kate is out of Greensboro NC and spins breakbeats. Kraig, N8, High Jack, and Jersyboy are all local Charleston SC and are well known in the area. Kraig spins deepfunkysexyhouse, N8 spins breakbeats, and Jersyboy and High Jack spins house.

I have free tickets to anyone who sends me a e-mail response. This is the first time an event of this kind has happened in Charleston, SC in a long time, and I could use all the support to make this party a success.

I hope all is well and take care,

DTR
(336) 324-8573

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any one need a ride to transformus

bent — Sun, 17 Jun 2007 05:25:25 GMT

I'll be heading up to transformus and I have room in my car. I'm leaving from tampa so MSG me.

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Psy Parties/Gatherings in St. Pete/Tampa??? HELP!

Jay Shaft — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 21:23:37 GMT

Is there anyone interested in helping me set up some psytrance/dark psy house parties and undergrounds in the St. Pete or Tampa area?

I really want to do a whole Tribe of Fire scene with the Man and nature and chaos as the center of the whole vibe. I am really looking for someone who groooves off the dark and heavy night music, or can get down with it for at least the last half of the party.

I really prefer to do it in St. Pete because I don't have a car and can't drive due to a seizure disorder.

I have a computer with everything it's possible to have for software and also some great hardware interfaces. I also have a built in Roland 24 and about $15,000 in additional studio grade software-hardware packages built in to my peripherals box on the computer.

I need someone with a good hardware mixing board and some speakers and PA stuff to help me get this going. I have a bit of lights and stuff, but that is also needed for the true experience.

Up until last month I had over 300,000 worth of live and studio gear, but some of the little techno tweakers decided they needed it more than I did.

As a result of this, I have plenty of talent (uh, well, so I'm told-hehehe) and a great mixing setup and great collection of diverse psy and night music, but no way to get it going for a party.

I'll spin at anyone's house or party for free to get this scene jump started. I mainly focus on dark and extreme edge night psy, but I can play in every psy style that people might desire.

I prefer to play more hardcore music, and not much proggy stuff, but it's not a problem to do that as long as people will stay around for the dark and evil sets to come down.

my e-mail is coalitionforfreethoughtinmedia@yahoo.com.

I also work as the booking rep and promo manager for Black Magik Records, so there is a great label to back me up and support the scene .

Anyone that wants to hear my mixes can find them on my Tribe blog, or here-
http://triplag.com/4room/viewtopic.php?t=1730
http://triplag.com/4room/viewtopic.php?t=1606
(Live play links imbedded into threads.)
or hear a set in live streaming format
Direct Play Link
http://www.psystream.net/forum/local_links.php?action=play&linkid=165&catid=3&page=1
Direct Play Link
http://www.psystream.net/forum/local_links.php?action=play&linkid=164&catid=3&page=1

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Headed down Orlando way...

lalindaloca — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 22:48:46 GMT

Howdy y'all!

I'm Linda Loca and I hail from Chicago. I'm going to be headed down to Orlando, Leesburg to be exact, on June 19th and I'm most likely staying a month... it's still a little up in the air. My mom who is 79, is in the hospital. She was just recovering from hip replacement surgery and then fell again and broke her femur and just went through having a rod with pins inserted into her leg - if you want to read about the whole saga, you can check out my latest blog: http://people.tribe.net/lalindaloca/blog/14018fc4-caf5-4d34-b7f8-b0169ff1cdb8

Anyhooo... this is just a little note to say hello and introduce myself, see who's out there and what's happening in and around the Orlando area. Anything fun happening on the 4th of July? (one of my favorite holidays cuz I can blow stuff up and set stuff on fire... more than usual :))

Hope to meet some fun people while I'm down there... please save me from having to go to a local bar in Leesburg with a bartender who has missing teeth and a mullet, wearing a Union Jack t-shirt!!!

Cheers!

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Movie Night this Friday 6/1

pwrstrm — Thu, 31 May 2007 01:36:36 GMT

Happy Hump Day all you lovely people!

This is your friendly reminder that I will be hosting movie night this Friday at the Storm Shelter. I’ve got a brand new big screen TV and if I get ambitious I might even get the surround sound hooked up before Friday. We’ll put the movie on around 8PM. I’ll provide popcorn and soda but if you want anything fancier make sure you bring enough to share ;0)

Call or email me for directions if you haven't been to the Storm Shelter before.

Storm
407.694.7151

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Official 2007 Effigy Design Winner

dtr — Wed, 16 May 2007 17:52:15 GMT

Greetings Mysteria,

As you may have already heard this is to officially notify everyone that the Dixie BelleBoozler has been selected as the effigy for the Transformus 2007 Saturday night burn, which was submitted by Verbena Maya and Danielle Potheau. If anyone would like to volunteer or help make the Dixie BelleBoozler you can jump on board at: http://groups. yahoo.com/ group/burnart/

The Board of Directors would like to thank everyone who took the time and energy to submit effigy design proposals.

Inspire to Create,

Transformus LLC

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needin a ride to flipside

Jen* — Thu, 10 May 2007 17:51:31 GMT

Hey guys, was wondering if anybody going to flipide has any room in their car?? I'm looking for a ride in florida if possible, so if anybody knows anybody, let me know. I'll help with gas and stuff. Thanks guys

~Jen*

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flipside

KRAFTY — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 03:59:06 GMT

any floridians going to flipside

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Cinco de Mayo Work/Play Weekend!!

dtr — Thu, 03 May 2007 01:18:04 GMT

Greetings Mysterians,

If you can make it to Deerfields next weekend, May 5th and 6th, we
could use your help at the last W/P Weekend before the event in July.
We will be putting gravel at key pedestrian and vehicle spots that have
historically been "mudpits" after the deluge! There is still wood to
cut and stockpile, etc.......basically we will again be preparing for
the event, and making improvements to the land. To volunteer and to
coordinate with DPW, or if you have any more questions, contact tunna
at jasonasanders@ yahoo.com or Gabe at gabesburnt@hotmail. com Bring
gloves, tools (especially gravel shovels and chainsaws), toys, pois,
and bring a covered dish for a community meal on Saturday evening!!!
Bring LOTS of WATER!!!

Inspire to create,

Transformus LLC

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