Calling all Burners to the joint Chicago - Detroit -
West Michigan and Beyond 2008 Decompression gathering!


Noon Friday September 26 -- 3:00 PM Sunday September
28.

Willow Ranch in Southwest Michigan just 10 miles east
of South Haven Michigan. The address and directions
will be sent to you when you RSVP (see end of note for
link).

This Decompression camping weekend gives all area
Burners -- both those who've just been dusty and those
who missed this year -- a chance to share their
memories, stories, and art. And, of course, to create
new plans and to stoke our creative fires for the
coming year. Burners of all ages are welcome; under
18 must be accompanied by parent or legal guardian.

Join us and share your art and your talents!

This is a 100% volunteer created event - please add
yourself to the volunteer database. We need folks in
all sorts of areas including Greeting, Rangering, LNT
sweeps, DPW folks, Mappers, Stage Hands, and Do-ers of
all stripes:
tinyurl.com/64a7mg

We welcome you to bring art, theme camps, or offer a
workshop. Contact Doxie to let us know what's coming,
especially if it's really big.
Doxie@LakesofFire.org
tinyurl.com/6jfr2s

We welcome music, poetry and performance of all types.
There is a stage on site. Theme camps and performers
are encouraged to bring their own setups as well.
Variety welcome. Downtown Dave is organizing a
schedule for the central stage area. Contact Dave if
you want to perform or help in this area: "Downtown
Dave" <dave_h@illmeasures.com>

Art cars, art bikes and other artistic modes of
transpo are welcome. Contact Poochie@LakesofFire.org
if you plan to bring mobile art.

Please bring:
Camping gear & clothes for a weekend outdoors in
southwest Michigan
Food & water for yourself
Garbage bag and the ability to take your garbage home
with you
ID proving you are 21+ if you plan to drink alcohol
Flashlight, blinky lights or other lighting for
yourself and your camp


Please leave at home:
Fireworks
Pets
Illegal substances


What's provided at the site:
Parking
Primitive camping space
Event insurance
Port-o-potties
A central bonfire / effigy on Saturday evening


What's provided by participants (you are welcome to
bring!):
Music
Art
Creativity
Stories
Activities


This is an "official" decompression which means we'll
be following Burning Man's 10 Principles. The three
we expect you to have committed to memory:
1. Ask First
2. Protect the Community
3. Pick up your Stuff


TO RSVP please go here:
tinyurl.com/6o7lzl
Once you RSVP we'll send you an email with directions.


Thanks and Hope to see you soon!
Your Michigan, West Michigan & Chicago Co-Regionals
AND
All the volunteers who are stepping up to make Decomp
happen