A People's History of Burning Man

Stories. This collection is from Burning Man’s oral history project, an ambitious endeavor to track down and record interviews with people who helped shape the culture as we now know it. 

Stuart and Andie “Actiongrl” Grace share some of the most memorable stories for your gratification and edification. 

• Lamplighters founder Steve Mobia talks about the San Francisco Suicide Club, the even-stranger start to the legendary Cacophony Society.
• Denzil Meyers recounts the earliest days of the Cacophony event now known as Santa Con.
• Lexie Tillotson remembers what it was like driving to Burning Man in the wayback days when you needed luck and a compass.
• Kimric Smythe recalls the year that the Man Burn into a hot mess.
• Stewart Harvey shares about traveling to Northern Ireland with artist David Best to build a Temple for “The Troubles.”

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