Back Early for Burning Man

We came back to the states at the end of August just in time to jump in the truck and head to Burning Man. Burning Man is really one of the most fun things we do each year. The theme this year was “Rites of Passage”. Since our camp is mostly a gay camp, we decided to celebrate this year’s theme with that event in everyone’s life when they come out. I am not talking about just coming out gay. I am talking about coming out as anything you want. We had a tea dance where people could come out however or for whatever they wanted to. Some came out as a rock star, some as a Catholic schoolgirl, some as a Birtney Spears wanta be, some came out as Republican. It was all in good fun and our camp did a wonderful job of décor to build on the theme and enjoy the event. For the first time I was invited to participate in the fire conclave. Before the “Man” is burned, they have a huge fire show where a couple hundred fire spinners put on a show at the base of the man. There is all kinds of fire being thrown, blown, spun, twirled or whatever. Since Steve and I were not here all summer to practice with the group, we only acted as fire safety in case someone’s clothes started on fire. It was still fun being in the center of all the activity and actually putting out a couple of people’s costumes. After the performance, we were allowed to stay in the center circle just far enough away from the burning man to be safe. What a site. We ended up staying home rather than going back to Europe. There are so many events in San Francisco that we miss doing in the fall when the weather is at its best. It certainly was fun connecting with friends, participating in the concerts, taking some classes and enjoying the City.