You probably didn't intend it, but via Playa magic IMHO, you captured the exact nature of the Burning Man experience. At 14:15 you discuss the Temple and then head in to it to see what it's all about. Innocence. By 14:35 you are speechless from your encounter with the Temple and all it contains and means. Tears. You will need time to process the experience before you can put words together. That EXACT sequence from innocence to tears seems to be the heart of the Burning Man experience. 2023 was my 5th Burn. I was 67. The fact that it got muddy later is immaterial. You begin not knowing what you don't know and then you discover what you could not imagine before. Welcome Home, RevN.
2023 was my 5th Burn. Age 67. Welcome Home, RevN. I would say that your emotional arc from "trepidation" to "somewhat interested" to "Fuck this, I'm leaving" to "Holy shit, this is cool!" to, "I'm coming back." is what many of us have experienced. It's hard to put it into words as you've discovered. The mud stuck to your shoes better than words stick to the experience. You're a Burner, man. Well done. PS. I hope you stay for the Temple Burn next time. That's really the end of the Burn.
Great Job! I've seen a bunch of BM videos in the past. Some (one person in particular) do a great job catching the vibe by focussing on the art and interviewing artists, camp mates, randoms while making funny silly comments. Many more simply try promoting themselves in their ... outfits ... (and can be skipped in good conscience). But you did something rather uncommon by kind of documenting your personal transformation from a burgin to a burner - somehow both honest/serious and entertaining at the same time. And you did a f*cking good job doing this ... thanks. Didnt' felt like 55 min, looking forward to the director's cut 🙂
Aww geez, that's awful nice of you to say! I assure you you're not missing much in the director's cut. There was a lot of bicycling where the camera on my chest was pointed at the ground.
I'm glad you choosed to gift your work to a larger community :-) Absolutely worth it. BM community can be really snarky - especially on reddit - but somehow that seems to be part ot the deal - never understood that part, but downvotes always happen (often without comments), when the actual comments are positive, you're gold :-) @@RevN3
Thank you for giving me a true first time experience. I have a better idea as to what my first time would be like now. Also, IMHO : I do think a small part of you died at Burning Man, but you also had an emotional experience that birthed something new. Thank you for being the quintessential person you are.
Your temple cut at ~14:00 was perfect. I also struggled with words for the experience of the temple, and settled on "awe". Great video - strikingly similar to my first experience. So relatable.
Just for reference, I did 13 burns. My last one was 70,000 people. It took an average of six hours on Exodus. One was almost 12 hours because people didn't tie their stuff down and blocked the main highway to Reno. You, however, would have gone West from Garlic through I assume Klamath Falls, I hope you stay for the Temple Burn next time. It was more emotional for me than reading the notes and writing a couple myself. Something about seeing all of those spiritual messages get freed up in the fire is something else. Thanks for your video. Would be interested in seeing more of your 6 hours.
At age 45, i went to burning man last year for the first time. My 75 year old dad came with me. What I leaned to love was the "no money" principle. When people are yelling at you across the street to come have a drink at their bar, they actually want "you" to come have a drink. in real society, they want your money, not "you." This principle changes the whole energy of the city, and it's beautiful. I can't think of a more interesting place on the planet.
Thanks for sharing, one thing I took from this video at times of pandemic, catastrophe, or similar people go to alcohol. Buy less bullets, and more booze?
You captured the feels so well.. I've felt a lot of those ups and downs and I've only done regionals. One thing I learned is it's your burn, do your thing, sometimes I do end up burning with myself...lol
Cool. I've seen a lot of very professional videos, especially Mark Day's, which he spends nearly a year editing. It was refreshing to see the viewpoint of a first timer, typical middle aged person. Excellent presentation.
Nice commentary on burning man , the initial scepticism, your unexpected temple experience, to wanting to go back. I've never been, didn't think it was my scene, but would like to go once just to see the spectacle. And climb the death towers.
Great video I like that you captured all your ups and downs and you are a better man than me seven hours in line to get out. I don’t know what I would do.
I didn't really have a choice once I was in line. There were a couple spots I could have bailed out and gone to sleep and that's probably what I should have done. I don't know, the endurance aspect of it appealed to me in some kind of sick way.
Watched the whole video. Glad you found the experience valuable. Thanks for sharing. I was there and left Tuesday around 10ish AM and by then it was only a 3 hours drive to hit the road. Take care.
Thanks for this comprehensive exposé, it was pretty much like being there from what I could tell. I've never had the desire to attend burning Man and likely never will, but at least I've got a little bit of a glimpse of the goings-on, but I'm sure it's not at all like being there. Clearly it was not the disaster reported on the news and I knew you guys would be okay, especially you! 🤙🏼
Refreshing perspective because if its authenticity. As we all know a lot of what can be shown is drug induced self absorbed social media zombies 😂 I will now look into maybe attending 2025 with my big sister and have an experience of a life time. Thank you for sharing your experiences ❤
I'm an Artist, and I think if I could gone there with my posse, my fellow artisans, and we created either an Art car or Art camp,...maybe if did some creative things, or gave away little artistic souvenirs or trinkets, that would have been grand. For 30 years I participated in a hippie organized, Music, Arts and Crafts festival. 3 days of music, food, dancing, drum circles, & art booths, in my home town, a college town. It was/is a free event held in a huge in-town park, south of the college campus. My friends, fellow artisans, we smoked weed in the shadows, others probably did stronger drugs. The event sold beer, the booth operators could sneak in their own drinks,....we usually drank Tequila based ones. Everyone was expected to clean up the grounds and leave the park as spotless as we found it. A large portion of the participants, had volunteer positions, from organizing the event to finding the bands who'd perform for free. Managing parking, & helping with booth set-ups. It was a community event, people who attended it were like minded free spirits. It started out very laid back, however after the first 10 years, we had to create some rules. It began with a couple hundred guests, and now in 2024, we get more than 20 thousand guests, over the 3 days, it runs. It isn't for children,....but they aren't barred. It appeals to the 21 to 60 years of age demographic. Held during the last weekend of June, since 1972. It used begin at noon, and end at midnight,...but now it ends between 8 & 9 PM. No burning of fires is allowed. It is loosely monitored by off duty cops, we'd hire. No one ever got busted for smoking some weed. They were there to keep any trouble makers, in line. It rarely was a problem. In the late 2000s, our city allowed female attendees to go topless, if they so desired. Male nudity was not allowed, beyond going around shirtless.
2024....I loved your account of things,.....I saw myself in your attitude,.....("one who feels trepidation"). I suffer with an underlying sense of that, often.
You probably didn't intend it, but via Playa magic IMHO, you captured the exact nature of the Burning Man experience. At 14:15 you discuss the Temple and then head in to it to see what it's all about. Innocence. By 14:35 you are speechless from your encounter with the Temple and all it contains and means. Tears. You will need time to process the experience before you can put words together. That EXACT sequence from innocence to tears seems to be the heart of the Burning Man experience. 2023 was my 5th Burn. I was 67. The fact that it got muddy later is immaterial. You begin not knowing what you don't know and then you discover what you could not imagine before. Welcome Home, RevN.
2023 was my 5th Burn. Age 67. Welcome Home, RevN. I would say that your emotional arc from "trepidation" to "somewhat interested" to "Fuck this, I'm leaving" to "Holy shit, this is cool!" to, "I'm coming back." is what many of us have experienced. It's hard to put it into words as you've discovered. The mud stuck to your shoes better than words stick to the experience. You're a Burner, man. Well done. PS. I hope you stay for the Temple Burn next time. That's really the end of the Burn.
Great Job! I've seen a bunch of BM videos in the past. Some (one person in particular) do a great job catching the vibe by focussing on the art and interviewing artists, camp mates, randoms while making funny silly comments. Many more simply try promoting themselves in their ... outfits ... (and can be skipped in good conscience). But you did something rather uncommon by kind of documenting your personal transformation from a burgin to a burner - somehow both honest/serious and entertaining at the same time. And you did a f*cking good job doing this ... thanks.
Didnt' felt like 55 min, looking forward to the director's cut 🙂
Aww geez, that's awful nice of you to say! I assure you you're not missing much in the director's cut. There was a lot of bicycling where the camera on my chest was pointed at the ground.
I'm glad you choosed to gift your work to a larger community :-)
Absolutely worth it.
BM community can be really snarky - especially on reddit - but somehow that seems to be part ot the deal - never understood that part, but downvotes always happen (often without comments), when the actual comments are positive, you're gold :-)
@@RevN3
_"Don't you dare, I haven't watched it yet!"_
that's the "one person in particular" i was talking about btw :-)
Thank you for giving me a true first time experience. I have a better idea as to what my first time would be like now.
Also, IMHO : I do think a small part of you died at Burning Man, but you also had an emotional experience that birthed something new. Thank you for being the quintessential person you are.
Awwww, thanks my friend!
Your temple cut at ~14:00 was perfect. I also struggled with words for the experience of the temple, and settled on "awe".
Great video - strikingly similar to my first experience. So relatable.
Thank you. I really wasn't prepared for my experience there. I still don't think I really have the right words for it.
Just for reference, I did 13 burns. My last one was 70,000 people. It took an average of six hours on Exodus. One was almost 12 hours because people didn't tie their stuff down and blocked the main highway to Reno. You, however, would have gone West from Garlic through I assume Klamath Falls, I hope you stay for the Temple Burn next time. It was more emotional for me than reading the notes and writing a couple myself. Something about seeing all of those spiritual messages get freed up in the fire is something else. Thanks for your video. Would be interested in seeing more of your 6 hours.
At age 45, i went to burning man last year for the first time. My 75 year old dad came with me. What I leaned to love was the "no money" principle. When people are yelling at you across the street to come have a drink at their bar, they actually want "you" to come have a drink. in real society, they want your money, not "you." This principle changes the whole energy of the city, and it's beautiful. I can't think of a more interesting place on the planet.
Great video... it was a lot of fun to go on that ride with you and see the Burn through your eyes. thank you for sharing this experience.
Ha! I was looking for you when I was there! Good to hear from you sir.
Thanks for sharing, one thing I took from this video at times of pandemic, catastrophe, or similar people go to alcohol. Buy less bullets, and more booze?
You captured the feels so well.. I've felt a lot of those ups and downs and I've only done regionals. One thing I learned is it's your burn, do your thing, sometimes I do end up burning with myself...lol
Cool. I've seen a lot of very professional videos, especially Mark Day's, which he spends nearly a year editing. It was refreshing to see the viewpoint of a first timer, typical middle aged person. Excellent presentation.
Yes sir! You had a true burn! All the emotions! Good for you! So happy you got to experience it. Great video!!
Nice commentary on burning man , the initial scepticism, your unexpected temple experience, to wanting to go back. I've never been, didn't think it was my scene, but would like to go once just to see the spectacle. And climb the death towers.
Great video I like that you captured all your ups and downs and you are a better man than me seven hours in line to get out. I don’t know what I would do.
I didn't really have a choice once I was in line. There were a couple spots I could have bailed out and gone to sleep and that's probably what I should have done. I don't know, the endurance aspect of it appealed to me in some kind of sick way.
Dude! This is a great video! I knew you were going to love it. I need to do this!
Great job capturing your week, thanks for sharing.
Watched the whole video. Glad you found the experience valuable. Thanks for sharing. I was there and left Tuesday around 10ish AM and by then it was only a 3 hours drive to hit the road. Take care.
Great video but I do have a question. Where are you at? Are you at Burning Man?
Thanks for this comprehensive exposé, it was pretty much like being there from what I could tell. I've never had the desire to attend burning Man and likely never will, but at least I've got a little bit of a glimpse of the goings-on, but I'm sure it's not at all like being there. Clearly it was not the disaster reported on the news and I knew you guys would be okay, especially you! 🤙🏼
One of the best Burning Man videos I've seen. Great work!
Oh that's very nice of you to say! Thank you!
Refreshing perspective because if its authenticity. As we all know a lot of what can be shown is drug induced self absorbed social media zombies 😂 I will now look into maybe attending 2025 with my big sister and have an experience of a life time.
Thank you for sharing your experiences ❤
I'm an Artist, and I think if I could gone there with my posse, my fellow artisans, and we created either an Art car or Art camp,...maybe if did some creative things, or gave away little artistic souvenirs or trinkets, that would have been grand. For 30 years I participated in a hippie organized, Music, Arts and Crafts festival. 3 days of music, food, dancing, drum circles, & art booths, in my home town, a college town. It was/is a free event held in a huge in-town park, south of the college campus. My friends, fellow artisans, we smoked weed in the shadows, others probably did stronger drugs. The event sold beer, the booth operators could sneak in their own drinks,....we usually drank Tequila based ones. Everyone was expected to clean up the grounds and leave the park as spotless as we found it. A large portion of the participants, had volunteer positions, from organizing the event to finding the bands who'd perform for free. Managing parking, & helping with booth set-ups. It was a community event, people who attended it were like minded free spirits. It started out very laid back, however after the first 10 years, we had to create some rules. It began with a couple hundred guests, and now in 2024, we get more than 20 thousand guests, over the 3 days, it runs. It isn't for children,....but they aren't barred. It appeals to the 21 to 60 years of age demographic. Held during the last weekend of June, since 1972. It used begin at noon, and end at midnight,...but now it ends between 8 & 9 PM. No burning of fires is allowed. It is loosely monitored by off duty cops, we'd hire. No one ever got busted for smoking some weed. They were there to keep any trouble makers, in line. It rarely was a problem. In the late 2000s, our city allowed female attendees to go topless, if they so desired. Male nudity was not allowed, beyond going around shirtless.
2024....I loved your account of things,.....I saw myself in your attitude,.....("one who feels trepidation"). I suffer with an underlying sense of that, often.
@@Davett53 I'm working on the video for this year's burn now. Somehow my anxiety was even higher! 🤣
Thanks for the video, I don't need to experience it now. Lol
Cant wait until your Lava Beds adventure!
I thought the Ghost from PacMan was a slice of toast!
What fuel makes everything begin to burn?
Burn # 24 ! Happy Burn Day!
👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Did you go this year or will you go back?
@@tailer1933 I just got back actually. I wasn't planning on going but I ended up doing things a bit differently. I'm working on that video now.
what kinda of camera did Ben use ?
I believe it was just an IPhone. Not sure of the model
i am there !!! at.............
Where did you shower?
@@frommyview2470 At my house when I got home.
@@RevN3 lol I figured that what a great video I been watching brining man videos so I can prepare your video was very informative
@@frommyview2470 I'm glad you liked it. I should have my new one from 2024 and the next couple weeks or so.
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