BM is getting closer!!!

Hello again Wicked Wicks and blog followers! Decisions - Decisions! Burning Man gets closer, and there are decisions to be made. Originally we had planned to load up a small bus, but as time passes we are getting more and more "Love to, but can't this year.". So it is starting to look like it'll be the same crew again this year (for our immediate camp). E-Man will be going again - though I haven't heard if he is going to join the Conclave again this year. I think Kate is going and will be camping with her EE friends. (You are going this year right Kate?) Anyway, back on point - Decisions - Now's the time to be making them... and finalizing them (and buying your ticket if you haven't already). We have our backup plan in action since it doesn't look like we will be using the bus this year. (Next year Screwy n' Angel you have to join us! Did I mention we have a BUS! - LOL). The rest of us just got together tonight for a little BM planning PowWow... (ok, really it was for Jenn & Tim to work on a commissioned metal art project in the garage, but we did do a lot of BM planning between hammer falls & loud grinding noises.)... and now it's time to get busy!

OK - Wicked Wicks business... Hey Guys whats up? What's up with all this rain lately? We were complaining over winter/spring that it was too cold, then too windy, now all this rain and mad humidity! Where has all the good weather gone? Kate & E-Man, let us know when you'll be down next - so we can gather for an old fashion spin!!! Hear any more from the glass blowers on when they would like us to come out again? Liyou's 1st B-day is coming up - anyone interested in spinning at my Dad's place with me? Richard is providing the Burgers n' Dogs!

Keep the fires lit!
-Meadevil

The Man burns in 156 days!

I've got my Ticket - do you? Yep, preparations are already underway for Burning Man 2009! This year we hope to expand our numbers as well as our camp. If you haven't checked/know already - this years theme is 'Evolution'. For those of you who have never been to Fabulous Black Rock City and are Playa virgins - you can go to http://www.burningman.com to learn more about it. While this event holds a multitude of art, idea's, concepts (far too many to try to explain to someone who's not been there - it's a 'Gotta experience it for yourself' kind of thing) the note of importance for this blog is that it's the largest gathering of fire spinner/performers in North America. This will be mine and Ernest's 3rd year... and hopefully Ernest will get to spin in the Conclave's performance during the burning of the Man this year. Last year he prepared, but an unfortunate duststorm ended up canceling the performance (This really sucked as his practice times were at the same time as the Lamp Lighters). If you have never been, or have been but never signed up - I highly recomend signing up with the Lamp Lighters at least once. Last years members of our camp signed up multiple times, and we are all planning to do so again this year. If you are going this year - we would love for you to come by our camp and give us a visit. I'll post more details later...

Now on to some real Wicked Wicks news > Spring has nearly sprung!!! Just need the weather to get just a tad bit better and we'll be back in business. Time to look over the gear and make repairs and preparations. Very soon we'll all gather together to hash out our practice schedule. Looking forward to it too - The winter has been far too long!

Spinnings Greetings!
Meadevil

How About a Little Video?

I have got a few request from friends to post up some video footage. So today is the day. Some of our troupe came back from Burning Man 2008 with a ton of pictures and a little footage. This is video footage of Zach spinning at the camp with the neighbor campers drumming in the background. Funny thing is the drummers had no idea Zach was spinning on the other side of the RV.

--Angel

Burning Man 2008

A couple of the troupe members adventured out into Black Rock City for a week. For some of them it was a first time experience and for a couple of others their second year going. While they are still catching up from the trip, I offered to post and put up some of their images from their journey. Burning Man is one of the largest gatherings of fire performers in the world. This year alone there were more then 49,000 attendees (not all fire performers). The theme for 2008 was The American Dream. Enjoy the images.

The Temple (built this year with scrap from previous BM events)


Part of Mutopia from The Flaming Lotus Girls


The Man himself!


The Bummer


Babylon


Really cool perspective statue!


The Hand (story is every day they would wake up it was striking a different pose)