A few weeks ago, it seemed like every third car here in Berkeley was covered
with gray alkali dust. It was like a secret society of burningman veterans.
Most people didn't even notice... And since every car here in Berkeley is
either a Volvo Station Wagon or a Vanagon Westy (except for the stray Alfa
Spyder and Mercedes Diesel), there's your Vanagon content.

Daniel Snow
PhD Student
UC Berkeley

'82 Vanagon Diesel
'78 Puch Maxi Luxe Moped
'01 Xootr Scooter

>From: Aristotle Sagan <killer_jupiter@HOTMAIL.COM>
>Reply-To: Aristotle Sagan <killer_jupiter@HOTMAIL.COM>
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Re: Burningman
>Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2001 13:50:17 -0800
>
>Andrew,
>
>If that's all it were, I wouldn't go. It's much more than that... Of
>course,
>I did get an all over sunburn, but it's more like checking out of your life
>for a week, seeing how the other side (some side you didn't know existed)
>lives. It's art, engineering, energy, team building, alcohol (for me),
>drugs
>(for the other 25,000 people), hot air, windstorms, dust, bonding,
>unbonding, pyromania, peace, noise, serenity, excitement, amusement,
>wonderment, freedom to do what you want, with no civic mores holding you
>back. It lets you find little places you didn't know you had, grow and
>nurture your intellectual, artistic, and sometime spiritual life for the
>next 12 months.
>
>I have been a couple of years, missed a couple of years, I miss it and yes,
>I will go back. (and camp in my vanagon (RVC).
>
>tim o'brien
>san jose, ca
>
>
>
>>
>>Bunch of wacko nudists getting an all-over sunburn!
>>
>>AG
>
>
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