2011 burning man rights of passage

2011 burning man rights of passage

2011 burning man rights of passage. After twenty-five years of growth and transformation, Burning Man as an alternative American reality finds itself suffering from the same malady afflicting that of normal, everyday reality. A state where things fallen in to the hands of bureaucrats and the whisperings of “unmanageable” is on everyone’s lips. There is no question that Burning Man is more than just another American festival where attendees stare at the same bloated, tired rock gods the size of ants in sun exposed fields on less-than-stellar festival sound systems.

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25 years of Burning Man

Burning Man. 25 years of Burning Man. You might not be able to make it to the Nevada desert for this year's Burning Man festival – it continues through Sept. 5 – but we have the next best thing: A look back and some of the most compelling photos from the past 25 years of the mysterious, yet revered event.

+1999 height of man: 40 feet

+1999 height of man: 40 feet. Burning Man. Each year, a man actually burns – a large, statue of a man, but a man nonetheless. Pictured right is the "man" to be burned in 1999.

burning man 1997 10000 attendance

Burning man 1997 10000 attendance

Burning man 1997 10000 attendance. The people pictured right were competing in a fashion show at the 1997 event. But anywhere else they could have been competing in air guitar, karaoke or even best Halloween costumes. Burning man 1997 10000 attendance.

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Burning man festival

Burning man festival. Several thousand more would-be participants will have to wait until next year, as 2011 marks another historic milestone: the first time the event has ever sold out, said Burning Man communications manager Andie Grace.