Hey All,
It has been one helluva spring and Summer is officially here, so figured, I, as moderator, best bring you all up to date on the happenings with the Wyoming Burn.
I'm gonna go pour me another Akvavit and tonic before I begin, just in case I need to stop crying....
As most of you know the past 6-8 months of all (those of us in Wyoming) of our lives have been a literal train wreck! I myself had aquired almost 100 hours of overtime YTD before June 1, 2007 and many of you have had sympathy pains of the worst design. Needless to say, the fallout of having6 days off in 2007 in the first half of the year had a horrific effect on our core group.
A couple of weeks ago, I resigned my desire and running to be considered as Regional Contact for Wyoming with Burning Man, LLC. Our number was up, and in a way I blew it, but I think happiness and sanity for those of us involved is a lot more important than the charter. It was a tough decision, but with my life most likely leading me outside of Wyoming, I felt it was only the right thing to do. If Wyoming is to have a regional charter with Burning Man, LLC, it will have to be coordinated by a resident of the state that is a burner. If anyone is willing to step up to the plate, I encourage them to do so, and I'll be more than happy to put you in touch with Bex and many of the fine folks at Burning Man Regionals and help you coordinate the things you need to (honestly in Wyoming, they ain't much, especially if you interface well with BLM and Forest Service).
So now onto the burning of the now slightly infamous Flaming Joe..... I have a couple of thoughts on the matter and need some input. If I do end up in SLC as planned, Lost Dog is not a huge treck (200 miles), and I still have a fondness for the area and the things that have happened to me there (recently some friends I have not seen in a long time came to visit and reminded me what a wonderful and beautiful place it is)....and I would like to return to Lost Dog for one last hurrah with my friends and celebrate the beginning of this new chapter of my life and the closing of a very dark and confusing one....I'm sure we can all make it happen if we want to...and honestly, I want it to, it seems only fitting that Joe rest in ashes at the very place that inspired him. If that doesn't seem like something everyone would care to do, I'm always up for burning him at Utah Solstice but will need to enlist the help of several of you that will be there as I have grand designs for a Solstice piece as well......I'm not repeating my e11 2007 experience....on Joe, I will be the one lighting him and will need tons of help with perimeter, etc...as he is designed with the sole intent and purpose of being a Wyoming pyrotechnic sepctacular.
The date is still on my calendar as October 27th...objections, suggestions, please forward them. I need all the advice I can get on this one!
Lotsa Love,
Trona
It has been one helluva spring and Summer is officially here, so figured, I, as moderator, best bring you all up to date on the happenings with the Wyoming Burn.
I'm gonna go pour me another Akvavit and tonic before I begin, just in case I need to stop crying....
As most of you know the past 6-8 months of all (those of us in Wyoming) of our lives have been a literal train wreck! I myself had aquired almost 100 hours of overtime YTD before June 1, 2007 and many of you have had sympathy pains of the worst design. Needless to say, the fallout of having6 days off in 2007 in the first half of the year had a horrific effect on our core group.
A couple of weeks ago, I resigned my desire and running to be considered as Regional Contact for Wyoming with Burning Man, LLC. Our number was up, and in a way I blew it, but I think happiness and sanity for those of us involved is a lot more important than the charter. It was a tough decision, but with my life most likely leading me outside of Wyoming, I felt it was only the right thing to do. If Wyoming is to have a regional charter with Burning Man, LLC, it will have to be coordinated by a resident of the state that is a burner. If anyone is willing to step up to the plate, I encourage them to do so, and I'll be more than happy to put you in touch with Bex and many of the fine folks at Burning Man Regionals and help you coordinate the things you need to (honestly in Wyoming, they ain't much, especially if you interface well with BLM and Forest Service).
So now onto the burning of the now slightly infamous Flaming Joe..... I have a couple of thoughts on the matter and need some input. If I do end up in SLC as planned, Lost Dog is not a huge treck (200 miles), and I still have a fondness for the area and the things that have happened to me there (recently some friends I have not seen in a long time came to visit and reminded me what a wonderful and beautiful place it is)....and I would like to return to Lost Dog for one last hurrah with my friends and celebrate the beginning of this new chapter of my life and the closing of a very dark and confusing one....I'm sure we can all make it happen if we want to...and honestly, I want it to, it seems only fitting that Joe rest in ashes at the very place that inspired him. If that doesn't seem like something everyone would care to do, I'm always up for burning him at Utah Solstice but will need to enlist the help of several of you that will be there as I have grand designs for a Solstice piece as well......I'm not repeating my e11 2007 experience....on Joe, I will be the one lighting him and will need tons of help with perimeter, etc...as he is designed with the sole intent and purpose of being a Wyoming pyrotechnic sepctacular.
The date is still on my calendar as October 27th...objections, suggestions, please forward them. I need all the advice I can get on this one!
Lotsa Love,
Trona
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Re: The future....some stuff to think about
Fri, June 22, 2007 - 9:40 PMI will be there at your side where I belong no matter where, but Lost Dog gets my vote...a burn amongst friends...and with my love. -
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Re: The future....some stuff to think about
Sat, June 23, 2007 - 8:36 AMthx, really, the only votes that I'm taking into account here are the Wyoming Annex, so we're 50% there, now to see if anyone else weighs in on the matter.
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pyrotechnics
Fri, September 14, 2007 - 5:19 PMi do fireworks here in salt lake city. can you get me in touch with your wyoming friend that does fireworks? I would love to come hang out with you guys sometime, wyoming is just around the corner :)
