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How bout spam for Thanksgiving? Not!

You don't need to see that last blog post.

In fact, it never existed.

You can go about your business.

Move along.

Announcing the Burner Etsy Team!

We are so pleased to announce that things are in the works for a burner Etsy Team spearheaded by the creative energies of Linda Loca, who runs the Etsy shop "Fire Grog Studios".

Loca put in the application for the team with the folks at Etsy and says it should be up and running in about week.

Some of you maybe wondering "WTH is an Etsy Team and why should I care?"

Well, Etsy Teams are groups of organized Etsy members who network, share skills, and promote their shops together. A team forms around a shared location, crafting medium, or another interest.

In this case Loca is building the team around a shared "community" (drink!).

"Actually, the team name is "Etsy Black Rock City Crew" says Loca. "I didn't want to use "team" in the title because, as you know, there is no team in f*ck you."

Aaah, this is how I knew Loca is a true burner!

Now you know me, I can't talk to a creative person without wanting to know more about what they do and why they do it.  Loca told me that she only just started selling on Etsy in October and couldn't believe that there wasn't an Etsy burners team already in place.

"So hell," said Loca. "I'll start one myself, dammit. Cuz that's how we roll. ;) Radical self-reliance and all that rot."

I really admire Loca's "just do it" approach to the entire project.  As my friend Technopatra once told me when I was having a hissy fit that Burning Man is a do-ocracy!  I took her advice and created BURNcast. Radical self-reliance indeed!

"I'm excited at the prospects," says Loca, who envisions this crew as a tool for fellow burner artisans to utilize to great effect by globally promoting each others' shops and items.

Etsy's take? "Teams make us not just a marketplace of individuals, but an interconnected and diverse artistic community."

OK, it's time you played along with us! Click play now!



So now that I've got you psyched you're probably wanting to know how to get in on this.

Well, here's the dealio: since it will take about a week for the crew to be processed Loca has put in place a Google group (http://groups.google.com/group/etsy-brc) you can join right now with a blog and Flickr group soon to follow.  Loca is inviting any burners who have Etsy shops to convo her on Etsy and she'll add you to the crew.

And that's it! More information as things start to take off. Until then, you can find me over at my little Etsy shop.

BURNcast.TV #54 - Chicken John @ Burning Man 2009

Dear old Chicken John plays a little ditty and answers a few questions at Burning Man 2009.

BURNcast.TV Home Video: Pimp Yo Potty (Part 2)

The sequel to "Pimp Yo Potty".

Burning Man 2009: Evolution Time Lapse

Evolution (Burning Man time lapses) from Delrious on Vimeo.

Oh, man! I know it's been a little while since I've posted. But more about that later. For right now I want to share with you something Luna-See shared with me on her blog. If you've got the juice, you really ought to see this in HD.

So while I avoid trying to explain where I've been, let me tell you a little bit about Luna-See.  She's an actual pal of mine (as opposed to virtual) who is an amazing photographer here in Los Angeles.  She's also a long time burner whom I've had the pleasure of camping with the one year I hung out with the fabulous folks at Camp Homeslice. In her most recent blog post about this video she writes:

This is exactly what the Playa looked like the first time I experienced it 10 Burns ago...serious over-stimulation. Everything was whirling around me at hyper-speed. My brain couldn't process all of those sights and sounds. My eyes had trouble tracking across the vast desert landscape...look over there...no, over there...no, over there! My head was spinning. It was probably the closest thing to a Zach Braff induced time-lapse sequence that I'll ever experience...

Thanks for sharing this, Luna-See! Everybody: go subscribe to this lady's blog. It's chockerblock of creativity and inspiration.

And as for my excuse as to why I went MIA...the dog ate my doctor's note but I'll talk about it next week on tu-tu Tuesday, so stay tubed!

BURNcast.TV Home Video: Pimp Yo Potty (Part 1)

@ekai seemed so totally enthralled with what he dubbed Black Rock City's "Best Crapper Ever" that we thought it would be kinda nice share this video from last year's edition of "Pimp Yo Potty".

Time Magazine: 5 Things Cities Can Learn from Burning Man

From Time Video: Larry Harvey says the city the project creates in the desert every year has done some radical things other cities should try.

Thanks to @lvburners for this one!

Acroyogi's 2009 Black Rock City Experience

A word from Acroyogi: "Another playa year has passed, and as usual, so many joys and adventures transpired... as best a lazy camera can, just want to share with you a few glimpses of Black Rock City 2009, aka Burning Man. I took many many many photos, this handful represents the very best of them... you can click on the image at any time to read a descriptive caption in the upper right."