Burning Man 2009: Day 3 - Stripper Poles, Sunsets, and Sake.
I had heard of the concept of “Playa Time” where people get distracted and miss connections and what not, and I was determined to see as much as I could.
Before I went to sleep the night before, I made a list of all the various events and things that I wanted to check out the following day. I would put down around 6-8 different events and would only be able to check out 3-4 every day, but after doing this for a while I felt like I got to see a lot of stuff. Checking in with seasoned burners who were surprised and how much ground I covered. Wednesday was one of those days. Even with the weather being irregular, I managed to get around a big chunk of the city.
Close to our camp was the site of a daily stripper pole contest, which always made for a great afternoon kick-off:
Working the Pole - by Danny Utah
One of my campmates is a big sake fan, so we went to a sake tasting. What I thought would be a mellow “tasting” turned out to be a full-on rager of a gathering with super-cooled sake being pumped by the gallon on tap. Playa Time definitely kicked in here, while we got our groove on and enjoyed the sub-zero libations:
Sake Watering Hole - by frogprince
That night we went to check out the flaming lotus girls art installation and other fire performances at the Shiva temple:
Towers of Shiva - by hardcoder
Before I went to sleep the night before, I made a list of all the various events and things that I wanted to check out the following day. I would put down around 6-8 different events and would only be able to check out 3-4 every day, but after doing this for a while I felt like I got to see a lot of stuff. Checking in with seasoned burners who were surprised and how much ground I covered. Wednesday was one of those days. Even with the weather being irregular, I managed to get around a big chunk of the city.
Close to our camp was the site of a daily stripper pole contest, which always made for a great afternoon kick-off:
Working the Pole - by Danny Utah
One of my campmates is a big sake fan, so we went to a sake tasting. What I thought would be a mellow “tasting” turned out to be a full-on rager of a gathering with super-cooled sake being pumped by the gallon on tap. Playa Time definitely kicked in here, while we got our groove on and enjoyed the sub-zero libations:
Sake Watering Hole - by frogprince
That night we went to check out the flaming lotus girls art installation and other fire performances at the Shiva temple:
Towers of Shiva - by hardcoder