"My idea of heaven is a great big baked potato and someone to share it with."
-- Oprah
WELCOME newbies, former newbies, jaded newbies, burners who never will go to burning man, the burn-curious, hippies, ravers, punks, goths, queers, polys, DJs, musicians, artists, weirdos and even just plain folk: y'all are are encouraged to come on by. We all came from *somewhere*....and not too long ago. So don't be shy. Everyone is welcome, regardless of subculture of origin, gender identification, affectional preference, relationship status, etc. Just don't be a *total* asshole. While you're here, anyway.
And welcome to all you old skool burners, too, assholes or not.
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WHAT: THE BURNER COMMUNITY POTLUCK: a free, all-ages, community-driven, community supported, once-a-week excuse to get together to talk smack about proper bacon preparation, chihuahuas, The Event In The Desert and whatever else strikes our collective fanny.
WHEN: MONDAY MARCH 28, that's 3/28, yo. From 7 to 11 and every Monday night until the bacon gets the better of us.
WHERE: Banned Camp, 814 16th Ave, here's a map:
http://bit.ly/BannedCamp - DON'T KNOCK, just come in. Knocking miffs the marmosets. Knocking is for n00bz.
WHO: You, your pride, your joy, your hope, your dreams, your cute neighbor who is burn-curious and that playafied bottle of Jim Beam. Kids 'n' pets are welcome, providing that they don't bite and you take full responsibility for their....actions, emissions and transgressions.
THEME: GET BAKED! I'm always lovin' the grub from your oven! So let us bake often, and bake well, and bake all kinds of wonderful things!
This might be the dumbest theme ever. But here's the idea: I'll fire up my oven, to, say, 375. It'll be available for baking stuff, ie, bread, pie, potatoes, apples, rocky mountain oysters...whatever you can toss in there and bake in a reasonable time frame. Whatever you bring, really. You can bake stuff at your place and bring it here, too, that's OK. No chihuahua baking is allowed, however.
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## POTLUCK IS NOT AT GRRRATTITUDE HOUSE!!! ##
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Eva has been hosting the potlucks for the last 3+ years, and she needs her Tuesday nights back. As a result, the potlucks are now at my place and they're on Monday night. So, please spread the word:
# THe potluck is now on 7 PM to 11 PM on Monday nights. Every Monday night. Why? Because it makes the weekend longer and the workweek shorter.
# The potluck is now at Banned Camp, 814 16th Ave, between Columbia and Marion, which is just a couple blocks North of GrrrAttitude. Here's a map:
http://bit.ly/BannedCamp
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## A SCHEDULE? FOR THE POTLUCK? RIDICULOUS!! ##
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So here's how it's gonna go. We experimented with a post-cleanup-time chill hour and it went great, so we're gonna do it again. In short it goes like this: setup, grub, cleanup, chillout, GTFO.
6:30 to 7:00 -- Setup time! If you get here between 6:30 and 7:00 it's because you've come to help set up. If you get here and I'm "not here", it means I'm in the shower. Please don't knock, just come in.
7:00 to 9:30 -- Potluck time! Do your grub grub grub and your om nom nom. Have a camp/project meeting upstairs. Talk smack with fellow burners. Greet 'n' freak the newbies. Snuggle a chihuahua.
9:30 to 10:00 -- Clean up time! Let's get all the dishes washed and trash taken out and generally restore my house to a livable condition. It's easy if we all help. (Are you a natural top? Feel free to take lead on this! Got a sub? Put 'em to work!)
10:00 to 11:00 -- Chill out time! The lights go down, the music goes up and we have an hour or so of burner chillout time.
11:00 to 11:15 -- Final Tidy & GTFO: The final cleanup, and the GTFO song is played. Y'all know what that means. :)
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## A MESSAGE FROM YOUR BETTER BEVERAGES BUREAU ##
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This isn't an old-time gospel revival, it's not the Elk's Sunday Breakfast, it's YOUR burning man community dinner, so don't be afraid to get your groove on. This isn't put on by anyone other than you: when you walk through the door, you aren't a guest, you're a participant. This is a free, inclusive, do-it-yourself, all-ages, greater-burning-man-community leave-no-trace event.
On a personal note, I'm a fuggin' slob, and it's hard for me to keep my place in order. So, please contribute to clean-up. Practice Radical Self Reliance, just in my house: it's 100% self-service.
Things are more or less where you think they'd be. Feel free to look around or ask. If you see something should be taken care of or whatever, just do it.
A few important notes:
# FOOD: Bring FOOD. Yummy food. Food with bacon goes over well. Labeling your food's ingredients IS NOT REQUIRED, but if you do, please make damn sure the label is well-taped/glued/clipped/welded or otherwise affixed to your dish...Let us all remember the best vegan gluten free bacon mac 'n' cheese ever.
# BOOZE: Bring BOOZE. Brine WINE. Bring BEER. Bring HARD LIQUOR. What we don't drink tonight goes into the potluck booze box for next week. Actually, I finished off that tequila David brought, but I bought some bottom-shelf scotch to replace it.
# OTHER BEVERAGES: BRING SOME. Remember the potluck with all booze and no mixers? No. None of us do, a tumbler of whiskey will do that to ya. Please bring other things to drink.
# WHERE TO FIND STUFF: Need a pot, pan, plate, pick axe, picachu or pinata? Things are more or less where you'd expect to find 'em. LOOK AROUND. It's OK to OPEN CABINETS and use stuff. Just wash it & put it back.
# LEFTOVERS: Take them HOME
# SHOES: Take 'em OFF
# SMOKERS: Smoke tobacco only OUTSIDE; smoke your cat turds and mealworms INSIDE UP IN MY ROOM.
# GARBAGE AND RECYCLING: Take trash out with you & put in appropriate places. NOT IN MY TRAILER, though it is pretty damn ratty.
# DON'T KNOCK, just come in. Knocking miffs the marmosets. Knocking is for n00bz.
# DON'T BE THAT GUY: Creepiness and/or sketchiness are not tolerated. (If something or someone freaks you out, find me or someone who looks like they have a clue and talk with them about it.)
And as always, I am luckily yours,
Michael
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