Hmm. I must have been too deep into the bubbly water. I don't remember
either event, ranger or old lady. I didn't even know they had official fire
rings!

I remember the first year: fire twirler, neat. And fire works, big ones!
Woohoo!

Mike

On 12/29/09 3:45 PM, "Jeffrey Vickers" <jeff@VICKERSDESIGN.COM> wrote:

> I don't remember the case burning last year. I do remember getting our
> fire shut down by a ranger because it wasn't in an official fire ring.
> There was also the weird guy who wandered up out of the darkness with
> a giant tub of red licorice. Which was not as weird as the year before
> when the old lady sidled up to the group with an unidentified bit of
> something that she wished to cook on our fire. Good times!
>
> Jeff
>
>
>
> On Dec 29, 2009, at 3:22 PM, Automatic digest processor wrote:
>
>> Date:    Tue, 29 Dec 2009 11:33:05 -0800
>> From:    Mike Miller <mwmiller@CWNET.COM>
>> Subject: bURNINGvAN 2010
>>
>> Yes Volks it's here again. The premier van event at the north end of
>> Ocean
>> Beach, San Francisco on Saturday, January 9,beginning about 3 or so
>> and
>> ending with a big burn, bURNINGvAN 2010!
>>
>> Christian P will be there with tales of travels to far off exotic
>> lands,
>> maybe some photos [Christian?]. Mourkas claims she can't detour on
>> her way
>> to Death Valley which is on the way to BBB. I don't understand why
>> not.
>>
>> And this year there's a rumor that BenT, cofounder of the event, may
>> actually show up BEFORE the event is over. How's that for exciting?
>> Well I'm
>> excited and I'm the one who's starting the rumor.
>>
>> I'm trying to contact the Stockton contingent. Last year they showed
>> up with
>> a wrecked bug case which brightened up the day considerably, and the
>> night
>> too. [We're still apologizing to the ship that ran aground last year
>> by
>> following the bright light].
>>
>> And the usual cast of thousands.
>>
>> I'll post this on the syncro list. If anyone knows how to post on
>> SAMBA
>> would they please do that? Although I'm not sure why a bunch of
>> dancers
>> would be interested. Oh well.
>>
>> Mike from Marin