Camper Bios - 2016

 

GlampaNAME: Glampa, aka Jim, formerly known as "Nekkid Jim" *

PIGEONHOLE: Hippy-dippy bleeding-heart liberal tree-hugging old fart.

ORIENTATION: Straight-ish cis male, monogamous, sex-positive, poly-friendly. **

OCCUPATION: Retired. 25 years in IT, followed by 9 years as licensed massage therapist, which was a lot more fun. Docent at the Dallas Perot Museum, where I talk about fossils and dinosaurs a lot. Trail guide at the Heard Museum and Wildlife Sanctuary. Grandfather!!! ***

HOBBIES: Classical piano, artificial life, naturism, native Texas plants, writing, bicycling, and burner art.

BURN HISTORY: BRC: 1998 through 2008, 2010, 2012. Burning Flipside: 1998-2011, 2014. Myschievia: 2005, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015. OrFUNner 2009, Soup 2003 and 2004, and a smattering of smaller burny things. Active in the DFW burn community and just becoming acquainted with the Minneapolis/St. Paul community.

HOME: I live in the St. Paul, MN area in the warm months and the Dallas, TX are in the cool months. I have family in both places. ****

POLYCAMPEROUS WITH: Camp Fuddy Duddy (Dictator) and Gypsy Steam Circus (art and support). These camps are not represented at Burning Man 2016, but are active at Burning Flipside and Myschievia. *****

FAVORITE QUOTE:“Do not go gentle into that good night,Old age should burn and rave at close of day…”-- Dylan Thomas

Footnotes:

* Full disclosure, a lot of people still call me Nekkid Jim, because my name is Jim and I'm usually nekkid. "Nekkid" is the Texas pronunciation of naked, but it also implies that in addition to being nude you are also having a good time!

**I've been married to the same sweet wonderful non-burner for 41 years, and I'd like to stay that way. If we really hit it off, you can be one of my glam-kids.

*** I'll try to bring a massage table, but no promises!

**** We needed to be in two places at once. We call it "the two state solution."

***** If you think you might be a Fuddy Duddy, check out our FAQ and join us on the grassy playa at Burning Flipside in central Texas! See http://faq.fuddyduddy.rocks