Fire at the Skies

FLAME EFFECTS ARE A GO AT DARK SKIES!
As of 8:30 am on Thursday, Clark County Fire Department has approved fire performers at Dark Skies. This means fire spinners, breathers, and others are allowed to perform at this event. WHAT IS NOT PERMTED: Compressed gasses, that means NO PROPANE. Sorry. We had hoped to get that but it just didn’t happen. We are also getting approved for aerial fireworks during our icon burn on Saturday night. Do not bring any of this stuff, only our pre approved shot schedule is going to go up on Saturday night. (and it’s gonna be awesome!) We greatly appreciate the communities support and understanding. This has been a major challenge but hopefully we are on the right track to becoming one of the west coasts premiere legal fire events. Hope to see you all on Roach Lake this weekend.

[From Cameron]

- But I still need a lift.

Darker skies

Okay, not only is it looking grim to get propane and fire performance okayed for dark skies, but it's looking like I may not go.

My ride options are very limited and all "iffy". If anyone is looking to carry a freak to Primm, please let me know.

Microwave Tip

Actually this is two tips in one.
I was taught, some time back, that if you have a dinner roll or muffin that's too dry, you can put it in the microwave oven with a glass of water. Nuke for a minute and the roll softens right up.

I was boiling water for ramen when this little fact slipped into my mind. I looked inside the Microwave which had not been cleaned since before the pre-Burningman rush. I took a sponge to the various stains that would normally require a hammer and chisel to remove and to my surprise, they all wiped off! Every bit, every tomato sauce splatter, every soup overflow, everything came right off. It took a total of about 10 seconds to get the thing looking like new. Give it a try sometime. Just put a bowl of water in there and nuke it until it's steaming. Pull out the bowl and wipe down....

Well, I'm back, and my @$$ hurts....

...does that mean I had a good time?

Actually, I think I may have broken my Coccyx. I was trying to lower my hammock and failed a knot-tying roll. The hammock came down, and I sat in the dust having a "fuckin Meoowwww" moment. Now it hurts to sit in certain positions. Fortunately, the driving position isn't one of them, so the trip back was fine. I'm hoping this is just a well positioned bruise.

So, m-w I taught about 2 dozen people to breathe fire. Oddly, this made me feel like a part of burningman more than anything else. I may have to do it again...just for the kicks of it. But, of course I had ulterior motives, and the Ocean of fire finally had more than enough people to break the record. In the picture you see us just about to get the first real attempt off. That's me between the lines. It was a blast... heh.

Friday I got blitzed on some double strength margaritas, so I didn't get much done then. But burn night was awsome. I put the portion of our show where we pulled out the dragon here.
Watching the nearby FIRE TROUPES stop to watch was priceless....

Sunday, I got asked to help out with the temple burn again. Totally cool. I provided the 4 torches used to light it and got to light them with a fire ball. Nice to get appreciation.

Check the burningman site for pictures, all the ones I took are in my profile.