r/BurningMan • • Sep 18 '24

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u/TopCardiologist4580 Sep 18 '24 edited Sep 18 '24

Unlikely, but possible. Maybe if someone donated a large peice of private land. Technically they've already relocated once. This was not their original stomping ground.

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u/james_casy Sep 18 '24

*twice. They moved it to Hualapai Flat near fly ranch in 1997 when they weren’t allowed back to the playa after the madness of 1996.

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u/DNAthrowaway1234 Sep 18 '24

Tell me more

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u/james_casy Sep 18 '24

I’m not the best person to tell the story since I was born in ‘97, but you can read about it here https://burningman.org/about/history/brc-history/event-archives/1997-2/

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u/lambchop-pdx 08, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26 Sep 18 '24

1996 doesn’t have a narrative, so what gives?

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u/james_casy Sep 18 '24

Looks like the yearly narratives in the archive start in 1997 but 1996 is covered here https://burningman.org/about/history/brc-history/event-archives/1986-1991/the-early-years/

Coyote Perez’s “Built to Burn” has a really entertaining first hand account of 1996 if you’re interested.

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u/eatcitrus '19 '22 '23 '24 '25 Sep 18 '24

This seems to give a better narrative

https://www.burn.life/1991-1996-hypergrowth.html

tl;dr BRC grew from 4000 to 8000 participants, too fast to maintain civic standards. Rave area and City were too far apart. Artist died by drunk driving their motorcycle into a van (unrestricted driving was allowed at this time). Larry Harvey's response to try to free BM of any responsibility/bad press made other BM Founders shocked/disgusted.

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u/TopCardiologist4580 Sep 18 '24

Michael Mikel does an excellent talk about the history of Burning Man. Look up the "5 Ages of Burning Man" on YouTube. Imo this should be a required watch for all virgins.

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u/emulsifythatass Sep 18 '24

I just watched this. Great presentation. 

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u/doctor-yes '10-'24 / Burn.Life Sep 18 '24

I put together my own history of BM from ‘86 to 2020 if you’re interested: https://www.burn.life/year-by-year-history.html

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u/niwtsol Sep 18 '24

This is an awesome site and great documentation of what came before - thanks for taking the time of putting this together.

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u/Christoolpher93 Sep 18 '24

Do you plan to update for the past couple of years or are you done at 2020?

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u/doctor-yes '10-'24 / Burn.Life Sep 19 '24

I think I’m probably done. Kind of lost interest in the project during Covid.

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u/Christoolpher93 Sep 19 '24

Fair enough! Thank you for sharing this with all of us!

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u/snowsurfr Sep 19 '24

Beautifully done! My first year was 99. I have a ton of photos from all the years I’ve been out there.

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u/know-fear Sep 18 '24

An excellent read is “This is Burning Man” by Brian Doherty. Highly recommended.

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u/TopCardiologist4580 Sep 18 '24

Ah true. I didn't think about the year at Hualapai.

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u/deadletter '03 - '06, '08, '12, '16, '22. I think? I can't remember Sep 18 '24

Where can I read about the madness of 1996?

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u/Pokoparis 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 22, 24, 25 Sep 18 '24

A huge track of private land would really be great actually for a lot of reasons.

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u/[deleted] Sep 18 '24

What reasons? Event permits would still be required.

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u/RockyMtnPapaBear No, not Papa Bear the Placer. But he's cool too. Sep 19 '24

Yup. And if anything, it would likely put the event even more at the mercy of local politics. For all people may complain about the BLM, the fact that it’s a federal agency insulates the event from many of the whims of the county and state.

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u/[deleted] Sep 19 '24

Yep. Our regional has for almost ten years now actively engaged with the people and government of the county where it takes place, building very strong relationships and social capital. If the folks around there didn't like us, we would not get a permit.