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Posted By: jay behrens

Burning Man is passe. When it was a neat little gathering on the beach in SF, it was a blast. Now it's a commercial monster that's expense and a pain in the ass to properly plan for and have fun at. I have a friend that runs the showers in Toonville. Not sure if he sets up anymore. Haven't talked to him in about 5 years. The whole party in the desert thing is just miserable and sucks.

Now you want to same type of feeling without the expense and commercialism, go to The Gathering of the Rainbow Family of Living Light, better known as The Rainbow Gathering. It's free. The only thing that is asked is that you bring something to share. Sugar and toilet paper are always in high demand. You also need to pack out what you bring in.

Food is free and there is something for everyone. When I go, I set up at Lovin' Ovens. They do all the baked goods like bread, cookies, pizza, etc. The ovens are made from mud and wood fired. There is food for everyone form carnivores to vegans. One of the funniest camps is called Nic at Nite. It's the cigarette camp. Their motto is, Got cig, share a cig. Need a cig, we got a cig.

If anyone wants more info, I can give you a link to site that will give more info.

Jay

I love pinatas. You get to beat the crap of something and get rewarded with candy.