 BMLLC or John Law, whoever jumps on it first, for $285.) If you buy this name, it has to be a Creative Commons license.
Thank you for keeping everyone on their toes! This has been a long time coming.
Victor from Portland Cacophony here.
You have my unqualified support.
  What utter gall to request blissninny hypocrits to rationaly evaluate and actualy think independently.
What are you some kind of commie anarchist buzzkill?

 I do not think they are evil but they certainly are steeped in mendacity.
Their ignorence and blinder wearing can be astounding. It sure as hell ain’t just a river in Africa now is it?
Have you thought of suggesting putting the name into a creative commons Liscensing agreement or some such?
So when are you coming to visit Austin? Perhaps make the art car parade in hot smelly Huston?
Marian is good at what she does but the gulibility of her audience doesn’t hurt none either. Her veracity is dubious at best but like any truely good pr person, hack propagandist or outright lier she truely believes her own somewhat mendacious paridigns- its sad.
Hi to jr and missus, hope to see your prodigy in person someday.Perhaps this summer, maybe late august or so.
Hmm. I have a pot-o-sand hat. I like it. I really do. No one ever stopped me when I named the radio station Radio Free Burning Man. Hmm. How can I use this to my advantage? Must think clearly. No.
What does Jerry think? Knowing Jerry, he’s staying very far away from this.
John, I wanted to take my time thinking about this before choosing sides. I’m joining you on the dark sides.
Burners afraid of seeing Burning Man taken over by corporations should ask themselves what’s the difference between that and the current situation. As you point out BRCLLC IS as corporation. Why should it be different that Coca Cola or 3 guys own the name? It’s always “someone else”.
Like freak stepchildren us Regionals are consistently left out of many Burning Man discussions. A LOT has happened since 1996, one of the biggest changes has been the organic growth of the Regional Network (RN). Why organic, because each Regional sprouted ON IT’S OWN, they were not directed to do so by BRC LLC. Much of the growth and spread of the RN has gone beneath the radar of SF BM veterans for far too long.
Each Regional Contact (RC) stepped up to the role and began to organize their comunity with the understanding that NO ONE is profiting from Burning Man, and no one ever would. RCs put in hundreds if not thousands of hours a year in volunteer passionate effort, all for nothing (well we do get a free ticket to BM, wheee). NO RC is in it for the money (if they were they would be pretty dumb) it is all about building community and passion.
Both outcomes of John Law’s suit would be detrimental not only to everything BRC LLC has built since 1996 but also to the 80-odd Regional groups around the world. Destroying the “brand” (putting the trademark into public use) would have a much larger nrgative impact in the RN. Forget about “BM Girls Gone Wild” or Nike “BM sneakers”, the real threat are the already existing event promoters that would instantly capitalize on the Regionals’ hard work and good name and reputation. Sure you would open up a whole bunch of people to use “BM” as they see fit but you would also be clubbing the RN in the knees and instantly devaluing 9 years of passion and dedication by the 100-odd RCs.
The RN and BRC LLC can and will recover through rebranding or whatever but the enormous Social Capital that has been built up in the past 20 or so years will quickly begin to drain away. A public lawsuit battle is not in anyone’s interest and just goes to show the world that BM really is not that special, it is just another capitalist endeavor wrapped in nice words.
I am writing this today so that you Mr. Law (and Larry and M2) can reconsider what you are doing in light of what is REALLY happening out here. And I have a proposal, this for-profit thing has always a bad smell to me. How about putting the “Burning Man” name out of for-profit use for good, not by destroying the “brand” but by converting Paper Man LLC to a nonprofit, or by transferring all assets to the Black Rock Arts Foundation? That would be the ONLY way to insure that no one ever makes money off of the BM name.
If you need a hand with the nonprofit thing you can always ask the handful of Regionals that are 501c3’s and 501c7’s. Ka Pilina would be more than willing to help out in this endeavor.
if it really is a movement YOU do not need a corporation OR a festival to be artists, get yourselves empowered!
you will all do what you need to do with or without it!With five lawsuits filed last week targeting the company that installed and reportedly owned the gas system that released nitrogen killing six people at a Gainesville, Georgia, chicken processing plant last month, lawyers for the plaintiffs said they’ve been communicating and plan to work together as the cases progress.
After eight years as the top prosecutor for Bibb, Crawford and Peach counties, David Cooke lost in the 2020 Democratic primary to the new district attorney, Anita Howard, the first woman and the first African American to serve in that role. Cooke is now a partner at Macon plaintiffs firm Gautreaux Law.
Vodka was my first alcohol of choice when I tried drinking for the first time. My advice would be make sure to have a good meal before drinking. Mix the vodka with simple juices like cranberry, pineapple, orange juice,etc. Mix in a little at a time so you don’t make it to strong and taste it to make sure you like it. 

If you do get tipsy or drunk make sure to drink lots of water. When I decided I’m finished drinking for the night I only drink water until I go home/to bed, I usually wake up with no hangovers if I do this. I also find drinking a lot of mixed drinks or very sugary drinks also give you hangovers, but everyone’s different.]Here's a couple of photos I took at the SCCA MAJORS. It was a very impressive sunset on Saturday night. Unfortunately my cheapo cell phone didn't do it justice - not that I could do any better myself. In one you'll see Midget highlighted by the sunset.
They still turned out good. Buttonwillow has some really good sunsets. The racing was top notch too!
I may have said this before but I'm saying it again to keep it fresh. In October 6-12 the SCCA Runoffs / National Championships will be held at Laguna Seca. It's the first time in 40 years it's been on the West Coast. Always top notch racing. If you are thinking of going and staying at Laguna Seca County Park, you need to make the reservation now. Otherwise the volunteers will take all the spots. Remember, there's places with full RV hook-ups, partial hook-ups, and plain tent/dry camping.
I'm not back to Buttonwillow until possibly 10/25-26.
While we're still stifled with the summer heat hear in the central valley I thought I would get the word out about the races coming up this fall. September 6-7 is the Vintage Auto Racing Association's Octoberfest which features German cars. Entry to the raceway is only $20 for the whole weekend. Then on October 25-26 we'll be heading back for the SCCA races. These weekends are free! If you're interested in joining us, let me know and I'll send you directions on where we camp.
I was looking at the race track's schedule and found another SCCA race scheduled for September. The weekend of the 13 & 14. This is the weekend following the vintage races. We may do another back to back trip again if we get people interested. Let me know if you plan to attend any of these weekends.
Next weekend (Sept 6-7) is the VARA Octoberfest event. We'll be rolling in Friday afternoon to set up camp on Sunset Corner. It may be a little warm as temps in the area have been hovering in the mid 90's all this week. It's $10 per person to get through the gate and full access to the paddock area all weekend. Hot showers and flush toilets too! I'm bringing my 5hp mini bike and a friend is bringing his Honda Trail 70 to ride around.
Let me know if your interested in attending.
Wow, What a hot weekend! I'm talking about the temperature in this case. We showed up at the track on Friday afternoon and it hit 98 degrees by 4pm. We camped in the shade of the Eucalyptus trees and had plenty of water but it was still a warm and toasty one. I felt sorry for the drivers as they wear full fire suits and ride around in cars with no insulation. The trailer was stuffy at night and it's a good thing I made up our screen door during the summer as we slept with the door open to get more air movement.
The racing was good as more cars are showing up now as in previous years. The economy hit the amateur racing world and a lot of people stopped racing.