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This most certainly blows my cover 
Hopefully, I'll manage to make it (a) while I'm still somewhat ambulatory, and (b) before the attendance costs make it impossible.
Until then, I'll watch the streaming video tomorrow. Thanks. 
Oh, well. I imagine it'll ultimately remain on the list, along with dating Morgan Fairchild or Cheryl Teigs.
But there's always Slab City! 
But, hey, just keep spouting away 
it's an interesting cultural phenom. A celebration of imagination and spirit in a world that is ever more rigid and hostile. I understand the cynicism about it --but the pagans did have something that perhaps we have lost.
"Nothing like a porta-potty in the hot sun." LOL. Toilet brush ad ...
When I was watching they were just describing it but I didn't see anything significant. Could see bursts of light to the right of the screen but that's it. 
That, and a week of sand getting into every crack, crevice, and pore of every animal, vegetable, and machine probably sets up a good scenario for a few malfunctions here and there.
A couple of years ago, I believe the Man himself suffered a severe case of premature immolation and burnt up a couple days before schedule.
God, this sounds like fun! I wanna go! 
