Burning man application!
LOW INCOME TICKET QUESTIONS FOR 2010 - PAGE 2
1. How many years have you attended Burning Man?
ThIs WilL bE mY sEcoNd YeAr!
2. Why do you feel you need a low cost ticket?
I am having trouble affording my bills lately, after I have been putting all my available money in to opening a business with my mom. We are called “Revived Cellular & Technology” You can check us out at http://www.revivedcellular.com . I have always been good at repairing things, and have translated that into cell phone repair. I have hired some employees, but we have yet to turn a profit, so every pay period we have been paying out of pocket, So really, I am incredibly in the hole right now.
3. What do you do to pay the bills and keep the landlord off your back? (i.e. - how do you make a living?)
Like I said above, I am co-owner of a non-profitable business at this point. I am trying to make ends meet. So far, I am having to put in my money that I make, back into the business most of the time, in one way or another. I am just trying to do something different. I believe in being a green company. I want to be able to support recycling, and reusing and repair, instead of getting on board this “throw-away” culture that seems to being adopted.
4. What is your average monthly take-home income AFTER taxes? Please be honest. We know this is painful, and your answer will be kept confidential. If you are not willing to answer it, please explain your reason why not.
$1500, approx. 2 pay periods of 750. A lot of that gets spent on rent, bills, and gas for doing promoting.
5. How do you plan to contribute to Burning Man 2010?
I am a musician. I love writing music, and playing guitar. I am in a band called “THE DEGENERATE ERA” You can listen to our music at http://myspace.com/thedegenerateera.
Included I have printed a picture of a guitar I have designed, to bring to burning man. It has LED lights in the guitar, and a control box attached to it. You can make the lights flash or change them to any specific color. I am going to play guitar and sing, while operating this guitar on a PA I am bringing. It may be attached to a mutant car at some point. The whole guitar is painted NEON GREEN, with PINK neon Stripes, and a GLOW in the dark pickguard for extra fun at burning man. In addition, I love to Dance, and like to create fun neon outfits. I am part of a crew that camped at 540 and Genome last year and is planning to reconvene and camp again this year, with brainstorming going on about more ways to contribute to burning man at camp. Please accept this money and send me a ticket and I would be forever grateful.
6. What does the Burning Man community represent to you? (Please answer this even if you have never attended.)
It represents a community unlike any other I have ever experienced. I feel like when I am there, I am truly in presence of people who care. Where people are generous. It is the only place in the world that I have been, where people are not selfish. It represents a freedom that can only be experienced there. The best in art and culture convene, in a stress free fun environment that encourages exploration.
7. Is there anything else you would like to tell us?
I am also an avid car customizer. I am planning to try to register a mutant car, but I am working on design plans at the moment, and I am not sure who is going to help me, and what car I will use. So far plans include: A large PA system, multi-colored patterns of neon carpet, Led control boards on the doors, a submarine hatch. I plan to put lots of area on the top for people to climb on top of, and where I can stand, attached to the pa system, playing guitar to hot beat. (I can weld.)
1. How many years have you attended Burning Man?
ThIs WilL bE mY sEcoNd YeAr!
2. Why do you feel you need a low cost ticket?
I am having trouble affording my bills lately, after I have been putting all my available money in to opening a business with my mom. We are called “Revived Cellular & Technology” You can check us out at http://www.revivedcellular.com . I have always been good at repairing things, and have translated that into cell phone repair. I have hired some employees, but we have yet to turn a profit, so every pay period we have been paying out of pocket, So really, I am incredibly in the hole right now.
3. What do you do to pay the bills and keep the landlord off your back? (i.e. - how do you make a living?)
Like I said above, I am co-owner of a non-profitable business at this point. I am trying to make ends meet. So far, I am having to put in my money that I make, back into the business most of the time, in one way or another. I am just trying to do something different. I believe in being a green company. I want to be able to support recycling, and reusing and repair, instead of getting on board this “throw-away” culture that seems to being adopted.
4. What is your average monthly take-home income AFTER taxes? Please be honest. We know this is painful, and your answer will be kept confidential. If you are not willing to answer it, please explain your reason why not.
$1500, approx. 2 pay periods of 750. A lot of that gets spent on rent, bills, and gas for doing promoting.
5. How do you plan to contribute to Burning Man 2010?
I am a musician. I love writing music, and playing guitar. I am in a band called “THE DEGENERATE ERA” You can listen to our music at http://myspace.com/thedegenerateera.
Included I have printed a picture of a guitar I have designed, to bring to burning man. It has LED lights in the guitar, and a control box attached to it. You can make the lights flash or change them to any specific color. I am going to play guitar and sing, while operating this guitar on a PA I am bringing. It may be attached to a mutant car at some point. The whole guitar is painted NEON GREEN, with PINK neon Stripes, and a GLOW in the dark pickguard for extra fun at burning man. In addition, I love to Dance, and like to create fun neon outfits. I am part of a crew that camped at 540 and Genome last year and is planning to reconvene and camp again this year, with brainstorming going on about more ways to contribute to burning man at camp. Please accept this money and send me a ticket and I would be forever grateful.
6. What does the Burning Man community represent to you? (Please answer this even if you have never attended.)
It represents a community unlike any other I have ever experienced. I feel like when I am there, I am truly in presence of people who care. Where people are generous. It is the only place in the world that I have been, where people are not selfish. It represents a freedom that can only be experienced there. The best in art and culture convene, in a stress free fun environment that encourages exploration.
7. Is there anything else you would like to tell us?
I am also an avid car customizer. I am planning to try to register a mutant car, but I am working on design plans at the moment, and I am not sure who is going to help me, and what car I will use. So far plans include: A large PA system, multi-colored patterns of neon carpet, Led control boards on the doors, a submarine hatch. I plan to put lots of area on the top for people to climb on top of, and where I can stand, attached to the pa system, playing guitar to hot beat. (I can weld.)