BajaNomad - WATCH: Burning Man 2013, as captured by drones

WATCH: Burning Man 2013, as captured by drones

Cisco - 9-12-2013 at 10:37 PM

If you didn't have the time, money, or inclination to spend a week in the Nevada desert this year, these videos will give you a taste of what you missed.

http://theweek.com/article/index/249295/watch-burning-man-20...

Kgryfon - 9-12-2013 at 11:40 PM

Love BM but missed it this year. The video is great! Thanks :tumble:

mtgoat666 - 9-13-2013 at 06:12 AM

BM got very corporate. Now the tech firms sponsor set ups, and the corporate men helicopter in to spend an hour or a day. And the tickets are assigned by lottery, ticket prices are high,...
I mean, it's now like football stadium, with corporate boxes, VIP entrances,...
Everybody desperately trying to appear "in touch" and individualistic in the dust, not realizing they became a convention of lemmings and from vantage point of a drone, look all the same, little copies of each other dressed alike.

The attendees try to make a community they cannot find in their own homes. Some puppet master tells them to go to desert and dress alike and get high and be free and creative. Lemmings all!

I am amused that this year mark zuckerberg went, but he flew in by helicopter and only stayed a few hours :lol:

BajaLuna - 9-13-2013 at 11:01 AM

Yep, very corporate now but in my opinion anything that brings people together in a setting like this with good vibes is a good thing!

peace, love, togetherness, and tie dye or nakedness, may it live on forever in whatever venue!

durrelllrobert - 9-13-2013 at 11:32 AM

I thought maybe it was a practice flight for Syria, but the drone wasn't a Predator.

DENNIS - 9-13-2013 at 01:01 PM

Looks like someone's missing a bundle by not selling beach chairs.

bajaguy - 9-13-2013 at 01:21 PM

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Originally posted by BajaLuna
Yep, very corporate now but in my opinion anything that brings people together in a setting like this with good vibes is a good thing!

peace, love, togetherness, and tie dye or nakedness, may it live on forever in whatever venue!

You forgot the sharing of illicit narcotics.....mushrooms, grass, meth, heroin, cocaine, oxycontin, extacy........and the sharing of STD's

Geo_Skip - 9-13-2013 at 06:45 PM

Thanks Cisco, I needed that. The formerly good live feed from the Black Rock desert was miserable this year so I was frustrated.

Last year I had to "Work" s0 I kept the live feed (even out of focus) running for frequent little boosts to my mental energy!

Your drone perspective was fascinating....but anywhere off the playa, I have to support a bounty on drones!

monoloco - 9-13-2013 at 07:37 PM

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You forgot the sharing of illicit narcotics.....mushrooms, grass, meth, heroin, cocaine, oxycontin, extacy........and the sharing of STD's

There's absolutely no need to go to burning man if that's all you're interested in, that's available in any neighborhood in America.

bajaguy - 9-13-2013 at 07:40 PM

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You forgot the sharing of illicit narcotics.....mushrooms, grass, meth, heroin, cocaine, oxycontin, extacy........and the sharing of STD's

There's absolutely no need to go to burning man if that's all you're interested in, that's available in any neighborhood in America.

I'm not interested in any of it, but it is there at Burning Man

Ken Cooke - 9-13-2013 at 09:28 PM

I love the music. Check my 'Astrix' video below!

BajaLuna - 9-13-2013 at 11:45 PM

exactly, Monoloco!

check out our own U.S. neighborhood's drug/crime scene at crime mapping dot com, now that's scary!

Being a djembe' drummer myself, whenever people can come together through the expression of art/music/dance within circles of peace and harmony, is a beautiful thing!

"keep on rockin' in the free world"!

"music, makes the people come together"...

BajaLuna - 9-13-2013 at 11:48 PM

beautiful video, Ken! LOVE the music!

BajaLuna - 9-13-2013 at 11:54 PM

Cisco, thanks for sharing the link to the video! That's AWESOME!

dbrooks - 9-14-2013 at 08:08 AM

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Cisco, thanks for sharing the link to the video! That's AWESOME!

Agreed. Looks pretty cool. Wish I'd have gone 30 years ago when I first heard about it.

Astrix and his bicycle at Burning Man

Ken Cooke - 9-14-2013 at 03:27 PM

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beautiful video, Ken! LOVE the music!

Astrix (Isreal) is an incredible Psychedelic Trance artist. He is at the top of the genre.

Astrix at Burning Man 2013

Kgryfon - 9-15-2013 at 08:20 PM

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Originally posted by mtgoat666
BM got very corporate. Now the tech firms sponsor set ups, and the corporate men helicopter in to spend an hour or a day. And the tickets are assigned by lottery, ticket prices are high,...
I mean, it's now like football stadium, with corporate boxes, VIP entrances,...
Everybody desperately trying to appear "in touch" and individualistic in the dust, not realizing they became a convention of lemmings and from vantage point of a drone, look all the same, little copies of each other dressed alike.

The attendees try to make a community they cannot find in their own homes. Some puppet master tells them to go to desert and dress alike and get high and be free and creative. Lemmings all!

I am amused that this year mark zuckerberg went, but he flew in by helicopter and only stayed a few hours :lol:

Really? When was the last time you were actually there? Corporate boxes? VIP entrances? The Facebook like finger was there as a statement on this years theme - cargo cult, or false gods. Negative bs much?

DENNIS - 9-16-2013 at 09:18 AM

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- cargo cult,

WOW....haven't even heard the term for fifty years, in an Anthro class. Great reference.

vgabndo - 9-16-2013 at 08:01 PM

In "one nation under God" it seems it has become necessary for some folks, if they are to enjoy life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, to retreat to the vastness of the desert to be free of the condemning superiority of their fiddle farting neighbors.

In the "IN GOD WE TRUST" madness of smart bombs and HellFire missiles, if a bomb went off and wiped out Burning Man the humanity and peacefulness index of America would drop several points.

The reverse would be true at my secessionist County's Fair. If a bomb wiped-out the crowd at the Destruction Derby on Saturday night, the average IQ of the County would suddenly increase noticeably.

On the other hand, when non-conformity becomes conformity.....

JohnMcfrog - 9-16-2013 at 08:41 PM

Thanks Cisco,

I've always had an interest in BM, but the crowds kept me at bay. Love the desert and creativity and your sharing of the video made it kind of come to be real for me.

Thanks,

Juanito

micah202 - 9-18-2013 at 01:20 AM

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Originally posted by vgabndo
In "one nation under God" it seems it has become necessary for some folks, if they are to enjoy life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, to retreat to the vastness of the desert to be free of the condemning superiority of their fiddle farting neighbors.

In the "IN GOD WE TRUST" madness of smart bombs and HellFire missiles, if a bomb went off and wiped out Burning Man the humanity and peacefulness index of America would drop several points.

The reverse would be true at my secessionist County's Fair. If a bomb wiped-out the crowd at the Destruction Derby on Saturday night, the average IQ of the County would suddenly increase noticeably.

On the other hand, when non-conformity becomes conformity.....

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.....SOooooo true!!! :wow:

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Kgryfon - 9-20-2013 at 02:00 AM

On the other hand, when non-conformity becomes conformity.....

Yes, and that's a hard line to draw. When and where this happens is a mysterious thing hard to put your finger on. Guys having long hair is a perfect example. Used to be that your could tell who was "cool" if they had long hair. Then every guy had long hair. Then no one did. Except those guys who had mullets. Then mullets became a subject for derision. I guess everyone draws that line for themselves.

As for VIPs at Burning Man... one of the founding principles of Burning Man is Radical Inclusivity. That means everyone is invited. No matter how rich or poor. They don't turn you away just because you show up with a mega-RV or fly in on a private airplane. Nor do they turn you away if you show up with nothing. No matter if you are Zuckerman or some homeless hippie out of SF. You might want to check it out before you start talking crap. Don't want to do drugs? Then don't. Don't want to get neked? Then don't. Lots fewer neked people than clothed people. Not your thing at all? Don't go. But don't sit in judgment over something that you nothing more about than what you heard on CNN or some other bullchit media outlet. It's actually pretty cool if you can get over the damn dubstep music!! But you can always find a cool jazz or blues or whatever camp if that is your preference.

I've been to many a festival in my time. Whether or how much it's changed from it's roots, Burning Man is one of a kind. I'm going to make sure I go at least one more time before I leave the US.

mojo_norte - 9-20-2013 at 07:46 AM

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Originally posted by Kgryfon
one of the founding principles of Burning Man is Radical Inclusivity. That means everyone is invited. No matter how rich or poor. They don't turn you away just because you show up with a mega-RV or fly in on a private airplane. Nor do they turn you away if you show up with nothing.

yeah but correct me if I'm wrong - if you show up with no ticket they're not going to let you in ...and how much are tickets? - $$$

motoged - 9-20-2013 at 09:12 AM

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.... If a bomb wiped-out the crowd at the Destruction Derby on Saturday night, the average IQ of the County would suddenly increase noticeably. ....

Hmmmmm? How might that apply to this forum? :lol:

Stickers - 9-21-2013 at 11:46 PM

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yeah but correct me if I'm wrong - if you show up with no ticket they're not going to let you in ...and how much are tickets? - $$$

I'll correct you - anyone can go to Burning Man. If you have no money and reach out to the organization you will go. If you contribute your time or your art you are welcome. Thousands of participants arrive from all over the world - only in America can this happen.

mojo_norte - 9-22-2013 at 06:31 PM

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hmm - looking at their 2013 pricing I see...

'It should be noted that we also offer 4,000 scholarship and low income tickets (at $190 each) for those able to show proof of financial hardship, in order to provide less expensive tickets for those in need'

How might one get free admission as you mentioned?

Kgryfon - 9-22-2013 at 11:21 PM

Volunteer to work, either for the organization directly or for one of the theme camps.