Well - another explanation is that it's a spin on Burning Man, involving
burning a van instead of a man.

If you don't know what Burning Man is, go to www.burningman.com.

Joy

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Joy Hecht
now living in a real house in northern Virginia
and Matilda, 1989 Burgundy Vanagon
now living in the driveway and resting after two and a half years 
lugging Joy and her stuff around...
 
For musings about life and the vanadventures:
http://www.joyhecht.net
 
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:::-----Original Message-----
:::From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf
:::Of Mike Miller
:::Sent: Sunday, October 01, 2006 3:35 AM
:::To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
:::Subject: Re: bURNINGvAN
:::
:::The greatest spectacle in the history of the universe, attended by all
:::sentient beings, approved by all who have ever existed, except for TerryK
:::who refuses to come even though we threatened him with dire results if he
:::didn't.
:::
:::Or maybe not.
:::
:::Mike
:::
:::On 9/30/06 11:53 PM, "Matt Drew" <t3vanagon@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
:::
:::> I am SURE that this will sound COMPLETELY thick of me . . .
:::>
:::> But what is bURNGINGvAN?
:::>
:::> Sheepishly
:::> -Matt
:::>
:::>
:::>
:::> On 9/28/06, Mike Miller <mwmiller@cwnet.com> wrote:
:::>>
:::>> Sorry but that�s the requirement. One of them. Bring enough beer and
:::food
:::>> and maybe you can get a waiver.
:::>>
:::>> Don�t blame me. Blame BenT. He had nothing to do with it but blame him
:::>> anyway.
:::>>
:::>>
:::>> Mike
:::>>
:::>>
:::>> On 9/28/06 9:15 AM, "Florian Speier" <groups.florian@gmail.com> wrote:
:::>>
:::>>> berkeley, ca
:::>>> do I have to bring a burning van? I unfortunately recently replaced
:::the
:::>> fuel
:::>>> lines.
:::>>> flo
:::>>>
:::>>> On 9/27/06, Mike Miller < mwmiller@cwnet.com
:::<mailto:mwmiller@cwnet.com>
:::>>>
:::>>> wrote:
:::>>>> Where you coming from?
:::>>>>
:::>>>> Mike
:::>>>>
:::>>>>
:::>>>> On 9/27/06 10:52 PM, "Florian Speier" <groups.florian@gmail.com>
:::wrote:
:::>>>>
:::>>>>> I am gonna be there....
:::>>>>> flo
:::>>>>>
:::>>>>> On 9/26/06, Mike Miller <mwmiller@cwnet.com> wrote:
:::>>>>>>   bURNINGvAN 07
:::>>>>>>
:::>>>>>> Jan 27 or so.
:::>>>>>
:::>>>>>
:::>>>>
:::>>>
:::>>>
:::>>
:::>
:::>