Well, the word for today seems to be SHIT!!!

This was just posted to the Transformus list. I'm trying to get more details, but as of the moment the Transformus site seems to be gone, and I'm figuring that's because Transformus' webmaster, Mustang, has pulled it down.

This is his post in response to several emails (attached at the bottom) where Sir William and Kelly (from the TF BOD) are discussing how wonderful their ethics are, and how they are going to change the world with all this...

I know that Mustang is a stand up guy. I didn't think he would be involved with anything less than ethical. Seems like he wouldn't, after all.

I apologize for any unathorized use of this post in reposting it, but, I think folks need to see it.

I guess this means there WAS something fishy about the 'invite' process...

Oh, this sucks!

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From Mustang:

Priceless. The scammer who routinely demanded special treatment for his "theme camp" -- "we can do this. we are loved." -- and always seemed to get it. pfft. You, with other ill-motivated people, have damaged your daughter's view of her place in the world with your petty dealing and shameful sense of entitlement. You, "Sir William," are a complete fraud. Shame isn't even worth mentioning to the likes of you.

And the trainwreck of a person who abandoned the ticket project when I rejected participating on her idea of a frat boy/rush week form (attached). Just wonderfully hilarious. Shows where people are really coming from. Folks, you need to know that several of these people hold you in contempt, have no instinct to respect anyone, let alone so-called principles (they seem to enjoy mocking them), and seem to share a conspiracy over past questionable business practices that may well have legal consequences. And somewhere in the mix here is a member of the NC Bar Association. Again, hilarious. I have never encountered such a petty, underhanded group of people in my life, and I haven't exactly been sitting in a mountain hollow the whole time.

I might be removed from this list before Gizmo can even jump in to try to change the subject again, because countless folks have held a conspiracy to lie to outsiders about your shared, dirty past, involving hundreds of tickets that were not sold as advertised, and all about the apparent fraud perpetrated in prior years with a gaping back door for "important people" and other unspecified related favors. And destroying business records will send you to jail, folks. This is very probably business fraud and other crimes in a prosecutor's eyes, and I look forward to being on the witness stand for the prosecution.

Lastly, if anyone attempts to make unauthorized use of my copyrighted and prioprietary materials, I will be forced to seek redress in the courts, which I reserve the right to pursue in any case.

And I want my $110 back.

Bye y'all.

Mustang (mustang@dcburners.org)


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K-Lo's after our phone conversation today:

Here is my first draft. I did change a few things..not many and let me =

know what you think.


So, you want an invite to Transformus? Well, answer a few questions for =
us first.




The information that we collect in your profile will only be used by the =
Transformus, LLC for the purpose of distributing invites.=20



Unless you sign up to volunteer on a team, then the team lead will =
contact you.


Transformus, LLC will not sell your information (How un-burner like =
would that be!) and we will take ALL reasonable efforts to prevent =

unauthorized disclosures.




Name:

Burner Name:

Addy:

City:

State:

Zip:

Phone:

E-mail:




Please sign up for the announce only list (link). You will receive only =

information that is integral to the event! We promise no chatter!




Please sign up for the monthly newsletter, the Mountain Hollar. (link).=20




Have you read Transformus' 10 Principals? ______ Yes ______ No (No =

Points)




Have you read Transformus' Survival Guide? _____Yes ______No (No Points)




Have you attended Transformus before _____Yes (10 pts) _____ No (0 pts)

2004 _____ (10 pts) 2005____ (10 pts) 2006 _____ (10 pts) 2007____ (10 =

pts)




(We would like this to be the first page of the form. If you check yes, =
you would go to a page just for experienced Mysterians, if no, you go to =
the Virgin's page)








Virgins Page:




Have you been to other burns? _____ Yes (10 pts) ____ No (10 pts)

Which burns?: TTITD_______ Flipside______ PDF_____

Afterburn______ Alchemy ______ Pre-Heat_____


Others:___________ (no points awarded for specific burns)

Have you volunteered on a team at other burns? ____ Yes (10 pts.) =
_____No (0pts)




Are you a Burning Man Regional Contact or on the Board, or an organizer, =

of any other burn, or part of B-Morg? _____Yes (23 pts.) _____No (0pts)




Would you like to Volunteer on a team at Transformus? _____Yes (20 pts) =
____ No (0 pts)

(Have team drop down list here. At the bottom of the list, state: "You =

will be contacted by a team lead about your volunteer shift." After the =
leads list, list the critical teams!)




Would you like to be a Ranger at Transformus 2008? (link to a =
description of the Ranger team)


_____Yes (30 pts) _____ No (0 pts)

(In order to get these points you must check one of the boxes below)

Have you Rangered at another Burn? ____Yes ___No

Would you be interested in Ranger training either at a work/play weekend =

or one the first day of Transformus 2008? _____Yes _____ No




Would you like to be a member of the EMS team at Transformus 2008? =
_____Yes (30pts) ____No

Are you a ____Dr ____Nurse (and by this we do not mean "oh Nurse bring =

me a cocktail" but sexy Nurses are encouraged!) ____First Responder =
_____ CRP/First Aid certified ____Paramedic ____ Other

Would you consider taking CPR/First Aid training at a Town Hall or Work =
Play weekend?


______Yes _____No

(In order to get 30 pts, you must answer yes to one of those questions)




Would you like to Volunteer on the Fire Safety Team? ____Yes (30 pts) =
_____ No (0pts)

Are you a trained: ____Fire Fighter ____ Volunteer Fire Fighter _____ =

Self-Trained Fire Nerd

(again, must check one to get the points and we need to ask Vespa for =
the language he wants)




Did you receive a creativity grant to bring your art to Transformus =
2008? ____Yes (500 pts) ___No





Tell us in 100 words or less why you want to attend Transformus, or how =
you will participate in the event:





Returning Mysterians Page:







Have you been to other burns? _____ Yes (10 pts) ____ No (0 pts)


Which burns?: TTITD_______ Flipside______ PDF_____

Afterburn______ Alchemy ______ Pre-Heat_____

Others:___________ (no points awarded for specific burns)

Have you volunteered on a team at other burns? ____ Yes (10 pts.) =

_____No (0pts)




Are you a Burning Man Regional Contact? Or, on a Board, or an organizer =
of any other burn? Or part of B-Morg? _____Yes (23 pts.) _____No (0pts)




Are you or have you been a theme camp organizer? Yes ____ (500 pts) No =

____ (0 pts)

Which camps? ______07 ______06 _____05 _____04 (no pts)




Are you planning to be a part of a registered theme camp in 2008? ____ =
Yes (20 pts) ____No

Which camp? ________



Are you a past or present team lead or co-lead? _____ Yes (500 pts) ____ =
No




Would you like to Volunteer on a team at Transformus? _____Yes (20 pts) =
____ No (0 pts)

(Have team drop down list here. At the bottom of the list, state: "You =

will be contacted by a team lead about your volunteer shift." After the =
leads list, list the critical teams!)




Would you like to be a Ranger at Transformus 2008? (link to a =
description of the Ranger team)


_____Yes (30 pts) _____ No (0 pts)

(In order to get these points you must check one of the boxes below)

Have you Rangered at another Burn? ____Yes ___No

Would you be interested in Ranger training either at a work/play weekend =

or on the first day of Transformus 2008? _____Yes _____ No




Would you like to be a member of the EMS team at Transformus 2008? =
_____Yes (30pts) ____No

Are you a ____Dr ____Nurse (and by this we do not mean "oh Nurse bring =

me a cocktail" but sexy Nurses are encouraged!) ____First Responder =
_____ CRP/First Aid certified ____Paramedic ____ Other

Would you consider taking CPR/First Aid training at a Town Hall or Work =
Play weekend?


______Yes _____No

(In order to get 30 pts, you must answer yes to one of those questions)




Would you like to Volunteer on the Fire Safety Team? ____Yes (30 pts) =
_____ No (0pts)

Are you a trained: ____Fire Fighter ____ Volunteer Fire Fighter _____ =

Self-Trained Fire Nerd

(again, must check one to get the points and we need to ask Vespa for =
the language he wants)




Did you receive a creativity grant to bring your art to Transformus =
2008? ____Yes (500 pts) ___No





Tell us in 100 words or less why you want to attend Transformus, or how =
you will participate in the event:


My first effort:=20
=20
Personally, I think points should be awarded for historical =

participation:=20
a.. Have you been to Transformus before? =20
Yes ____ (10 points) No ____ (0 Points)
2004 ____ (10) 2005 ____ (10)=20
2006 ____ (10) 2007 ____ (10)


(Check all that apply to you.) *if all four are =
checked, they get a 25 point bonus, and I need a way to sort these =
people into their own group for a project I am doing with Riz?
a.. Have you been to other burns?

Yes ____ (10 points) No ____ (0 Points)

Where?
TTTDITD ____ (10) Flipside ____ (10)=20
PDF ____ (10) AfterBurn ____ (10)
Others? ____________________(10)

____________________ (0)
____________________ (0)
____________________ (0)

a.. Have you ever been to a town hall meeting or work/ play weekend at =

Deerfields?=20
Yes ____ (20 points) No ____ (0 Points)
a.. Are you part of a registered theme camp/have you ever been with a =
theme camp at Transformus?
Yes ____ (10 points) No ____ (0 Points)

Which ones? _________________'07(0)
_________________'06(0)
_________________'05(0)
_________________'04(0)

a.. Are you a theme camp organizer?
Yes ____ (500 points) No ____ (0 Points)
a.. Have you volunteered with a team in the past, or are you already =
signed up to volunteer in 2008?
Yes ____ (50 points) No ____ (0 Points)

Which ones? ________________'07(0)
_________________'06(0)
_________________'05(0)
_________________'04(0)

a.. If not, would you be interested in learning more about volunteer =
opportunities with a Mysteria team?
Yes ____ (0 points) No ____ (0 Points)
Which ones? (*with a drop down with all the teams on =

it and "click all that you would be interested in participating with")
a.. Are you a past/present Team Lead or Co-Lead?
Yes ____ (500 points) No ____ (0)
a.. Are you a past or present member of the Transformus LLC/BOD?

Yes ____ (1000) No ____ (0 Points)

a.. Are you a RC, member of the BOD of another burn, or part of the =
BMorg?
Yes ____ (25 Points) No ____ (0)
(*by making this the only number ending in "5" they can easily be pulled =

out of the mix to guarantee tickets.)
a.. Did you receive a Creativity Grant to bring your art to the =
Mountain in July for TfusV?
Yes ____ (500 Points) No ____ (0)











On Mon, Mar 24, 2008 at 12:17 PM, kelly loeblein <kal30@hotmail.com> wrote:

Chincilla and Sir William, thanks for your words. I also believe that this is the beauty of the burner world, what is so amazing about it. We should all take what we treasure in those wonderful days on the mountains or those magical days in the desert into our everyday lives. Why is burning man so successful? Why are transformus invites so hard to get? Because of the beauty that we find at these events. Unfortunately, we miss this beauty in our daily lives and we must survive in a world that does not always value our dreams. However, we must strive to incorporate expression, dreams, beauty, art, community building, individual rsponsibility and LNT in our everyday lives.....thats it, that is what this big party is all about.
K-Lo




Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2008 09:02:54 -0700
From: sirwilly7@yahoo.com
To: transforma@lists.transformus.com
Subject: Re: [transforma] changing the world


Chinchilla/miss fancy hit it right ....
on my application form for a low cost playa ticket, i wrote something to the efffect that the burner community represented, to me, the antidote to many of the things we see as wrong with our society.
"We are dreamers who take action, we are people who want to change the world. We are people who will change the world. Believe it."
This might be seen as a "hippie" type of principle, but no matter. We care. We are the contemporary mutation of all the rebels that have come before that in one way or another have tried to address the ills all around us and re-infuse life with meaning and freedom and vibrancy and wonder; alive-ness.
Riding on the Love Boat with you one evening, chinchilla, you turned to me and remarked that i always seemed to have a glow of joy about me. It does not take me too long, once i am surrounded by you all and what we are doing, to be bathed in an invigorating spirit, an immutable love, a joyous transformation and inspiration that will stay with me the other days of the year and guide me to do what needs to be done to really change the world. Don't let anyone ever tell you that this is all superficial, big party, window dressing. This all has far-reaching effects; this goes deep into our souls and the ripples travel far to places we cannot see. Believe it.

heart to the sky,
sir william