My Vacation - July 21 - July 23, 2006
Transformus, Deerfields, Asheville, NC

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Bamboozler Burn
Spray Paint/Acrylic on Posterboard

Transformus was more awesome than I could have hoped. This was my first Transformus and also my first burn experience. That made me doubly a virgin attendee. After getting my rightful spankings and floggings at the greeter station, to honor my status, I camped with the Sweaty Virgin Camp. We had a large community kitchen, Groove Lounge, occasional swimming pool (tarp filled with rain during severe storms - accidental) and I set up "UngaBunga John's" bar there. Southern Buddha was our host and along with Maya, Snakechaser, D, .z.o.e. and everyone else pitched in and made a terrific camp. We  were camped across from the Fire Keepers - Thump Thump Thump - all night long! Great fire performers and wonderful drumming came from the other side of the street from my tent.

The Bamboozler fell twice once on Friday During the Big Storm and again in the Saturday wee hours storm I think So we waited until just before the burn, got him to his knees so we could set him alight. It seemed like Gulliver's travels where he was being held down by the little people - only in reverse. It was a wet but fantastic weekend. I met the coolest people and participated through volunteer activity like parking badger was just myself and 'Pink' Saturday from 9am to Noon (really turned out to be after 1:30 we wre relieved by Sparrow the lead badger and took untill about 2pm to make it back to my camp). I also brought a bar "UngaBunga John's", and gave away drinks after the burn on into the early morning. On Sunday morning from about sunrise until about 10am off and on - I gave away Tequila and Sangrita at my Sunrise Tequila Bar, turning a lot of people onto 'Tequila Completo' (a Mexican version of a bloody Mary). I met a lot of terrific people from all over the place. I gifted a large bucket of paints and a 66lb. roll of primed 57" wide canvas between 28 and 35 yards that was used as part of a scrolling "Legal Wall" for graffitification. I just hope whatever was left over (canvas) after I left Sunday becomes something wonderful in the future maybe at another burn event. Early Saturday I made sure that I wrote my hopes in the temple, since I would not be here for the temple burn on Sunday night.

Now, to get ready for the BurningMan Festival August 28-Sept 4 2006 in the Nevada Desert. It looks like I'm driving out and back. Taking the southern route Via I-40 by Meteor Crater, G-Canyon, Boulder Dam (To take dam pictures of course) Las Vegas then up hwy95 toward Black Rock City. On the way home I'll take the northern route past Salt Lake City, Denver, Jefferson City (to see my Grandma) and then down toward I -75 and home.
Maybe we can have coffee as I pass through.

I have a suspicion that these events may significantly change the way I see the world and with that I hope open my creative side to a rejuvenated flow of ideas. I think the Transformus has already had an impact on me.

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