PolyParadise - 2010 - Wrap-up
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Wednesday October 13, 2010
What a year it was; PolyParadise 2010 was the biggest and best we have ever created, each year there are many challenges and together we overcome, together we build an amazing space within the gates of BRC, a place to really call home in the desert.
Each year as Benevolent Dictator, I learn more and more about why I love all things Burning Man, why I love all things PolyParadise.
Of course there is an amazing personal journey for me, but it is the journey I watch in others, their self-discovery, their triumphs as well as low points, watching people grow and blossom.
This section of the Year in Review; The Wrap-up is my way of thanking all of the amazing people that assist us in creating PolyParadise, not only On-Playa but all year-round here in Phoenix. I am taken aback by those that give even when they are not PolyParadise campers or give to the community even if the Playa is not in their travel plans.
Here-in are my THANK YOU's for Burning Man 2010...This list in not an all-inclusive list and if I left someone or something out it is not because I was unaware of your contribution it is just a minor oversight. EACH ONE OF YOU HAD A PART AND A HAND IN MAKING US THE SUCCESS WE WERE!!
The first Thank You has always been reserved for my Life Partner,
Wife, Friend & companion, WildChild!!! She continues to be an
awesome inspiration for all things Burning Man, stands by me in my
ever increasing need to volunteer…Thank you my love!!!
A VERY SPECIAL thanks goes out to the awesome Arizona group of
PolyCampers!!!! Corvus,
Jayme, Danny, Sandman, Master Twist, Mary, Airman, Sista, Alien, UncleBob, Knotch, Shadow,
Captain Jack, The Princess, Amanda, James & Tyler.
Thanks to the Truck Packing Crew: UncleBob, Alien, Jayme, RJ,
Sandman, Poje & Big Phreeky. It is so much fun to
share the excitement of PolyParadise hitting the road with all of
you!!! YEAH!!! You guys are GREAT!
Many, Many thanks to all of our Early Arrival crew. Kudos go out to
Hypno, Dio, Aurelia, Jayme & Danni, Sista, Brotherluv,
Tailfeather, Merlin, Lightworker, Twist, Shadow, Knotch,
FlyingFish, Stagger, Touch, StealthAngel, Poje, Unity, Mark,
Stephanie, Kathryn, Mary, Miss Scarlett, Cristal Light, Camber,
Mr Bird & JenyBe. for their tireless efforts to get the
camp erected and all system connected. You guys ROCK!!!
MANY, MANY thanks go to the most amazing takedown crew we have ever
had. There were so many people that stayed and assisted with the
huge job of getting things in some order before it heads to the
truck. Those folks include: Trouble, Stagger, Stealth Angel, Unity, Touch, Keith, Lenel,
Theresa, Jacques, Sista,, Knotch, Shadow, Mary, Trevor, Kiera,
Om, Twist, Endeavor, Maxx, UncleBob and so many others.
THANK YOU ALL!!! Both WildChild & I appreciate your efforts.
HUGE thanks to all who stayed On-Playa till Tuesday doing that last
MOOPING of our space; Theresa, Jacques, Mark, Stephanie, Twist,
Mary, Shadow, Knotch, Flying Fish. I am sure there were other folks
that I was unaware of, Thanks, and thanks again.
We all must collectively thank Tailfeather for his amazing efforts
on the Poly Play Space. A place to let loose, a space
to explore sexually. Thank you Tailfeather. Thanks to everyone that
assisted in the assembling & teardown of the dome.
Thanks to everyone who led or attended Poly High Tea, Heart of Now,
Greater Intimacy thru Hypnosis, Thoughts on Healing, Past Life
Regression & The Four Agreements. Mind Melt during the week, sharing your
thoughts and experiences with the group is a very special gift!
Thank YOU! Special thanks to our esteemed coordinators &
facilitators; Hypno, WildChild, Brotherluv, Oswego & Miss Conduct.
The Carcass Wash...Many thanks go to Touch, Stagger, Trouble and
others for heading up the Human Carcass Wash. A HUGE THANKS to
everyone else who helped with Setup & Cleanup and to those that ran
the event each day.
Many Many thanks & Kudos to Twist for
his ingenuity in creating a shower cover from an extra tarp, You
rock Twist!!! Oh another thank you to Twist for the Gray Water Bins/Pumps
that take the gray water from the sink & shower to our beloved Sani-Hut
tank.
Speaking of Sani-Hut; Thank you again for providing us with a Gray Water
Holding Tank and for the awesome service on Playa. We appreciate
your efforts and hope to continue to do business with you again in
2011.
Special thanks to all the Playa Virgins that decided to make
PolyParadise their First Home on the Playa. I hope your experience
was awesome and that Burning Man, The Playa, BRC and the rest of us
instilled in you a LOVE for the week leading up to Labor Day, that
your excitement will have you camping again with us next year. Each
of you gave & gave & gave of your time & effort and we all Thank
You...
Thanks to everyone who provided & prepared food for Community
Meals, Washing Dishes, all who helped out when it was needed,
for taking garbage home with you, for knowing what building
community & sharing community is all about.
Thank you to Stagger for heading up the Garbage area and bagging of
said garbage for proper hauling Off-Playa. I appreciate everyone who
assisted in dealing with the garbage during the week and am most
grateful for each and every person who took garbage Off-Playa. Thank
YOU!
Major Judos & Thanks to Hypno for coordinating, setting up and
facilitating an incredible kitchen area. You so rock and I
love to hear...May I have your attention please!!! Thanks to
all that assisted in creating and maintaining the kitchen/serving
area.
Thanks to everyone that went on the daily ice runs. Thanks to all who assisted with the Cooler drain & repack ritual
we play each day.
Thanks to everyone that assisted with Trash Can Turkey & Pizza!
It is amazing how many people can be feed by using Trash Cans to
cook food. You guys Rocked!
Thanks to Hypno, Trevor & Mr. Bird for jumping in getting those
four Turkeys carved and ready for the masses!!
Thanks to Taz & Miss Bunny for the Dog Tag gifts to each of our
Early Arrival Crew and for the gifts for each camper, the really
rocked!!
A special callout to Paul, Rob & Sabrina (Tiki Bar Art Car) & to
Bert for shuttling Peter & Gretchen and the Wedding Party out to the
Temple on Saturday Sundown!
Thanks to Mr. Bird & JenyBe for bringing the Jailbait Bar, Candy
infused Vodka, who would have thunk it!
Thanks to David & Tammy for scraping out the Playa from the Glow
Stick Arch Buckets after people used them as a way to get Playa off
of their shoes post rain storm.
Thanks to Smokebare & Muchtonaughty for the amazing Bike Racks,
thanks for that awesome gift to the community.
Kudos to Trevor, thanks for all your hard work & effort; putting up
the Glow Stick Arches, being there for Trash Can Turkey and
especially during teardown. You are an awesome friend to me
and an amazing asset to PolyParadise.
Thanks to Tyler for bringing the awesome Art Project, those White
Hats to be painted; you are a man of many talents and am so glad
that you shared some of that with us.
Special thanks to: Unity, Stealthangel, Flying Fish, Mark, Stephanie,
Jayme & Danny; You all were just amazing in continuing to ask for things
to do; coming by and asking for more and then even more.
Thanks to Jayme & Danny for the diligent work in creating the
walking spaces with Flowers & Solar Lights throughout the camp.
Special callouts to Camber & Sista and kudos & congratulations to
them both for becoming full fledged BRC Rangers.
Thanks to everyone who assisted our fellow campers or walk-ins that
needed medical attention.
The most SPECIAL of SPECIAL THANKS is reserved for my Partner & Wife
WildChild!!Your love of everything Burning Man, Community, Hard
Work, artistic talent and love of people is inspiring. Never let
that light dim.
To those that camped elsewhere or who were unable to make BM this
year, your spirit was always part of PolyParadise, and know that you
were deeply missed & loved in this group.
As each year passes; the journey of BRC &
PolyParadise just gets better & better; this only happens because
there is so much love and effort from all of you; a love of
PolyParadise; a Love of Burning Man and of Community. There are so
many people that give of themselves, give without thinking about how
long it will take or how heavy something is, so many people that
give of themselves!!
Burning Man is a year-round event at our house; we take the contents
of our garage out to the desert and create together an amazing,
loving space on the hallowed ground of the Black Rock Desert. Thank
you ALL for assisting me in creating PolyParadise.
I LOVE THIS STUFF!!!!
Only 319 days until we Burn again. Each of those days will have
thoughts of all you and how good I feel having each of you as my
friends and part of my family.
Playa Love,
Scotto
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