Flipside Flame 2009, Issue 9

Delia

2009 May 12

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The Four Rocking Horses of the Apocalypse is a project that I am hoping to complete by 2012. In 2008 I brought Famina, the black horse representing Famine, to our grassy plateau. This year, I will be bringing Bellonna. She is the red horse, representing War, and is sure to be a wild ride.

You may be asking yourself, What’s the point? Well…We live in a world of turmoil and conflict. This world is in a transition period that has many fearful of the possibility of apocalypse. We often make light of the dangerous times we live in as a way to cope. The Rocking Horses of the Apocalypse provides
an opportunity for participants to do just that. To ‘play’ on and have
fun with (symbols of) the harbingers of our destruction.

I’m looking forward to seeing people riding & smiling!

-Carrin

Famina ’08, seen here with a rider at Flipside ’08.

Photo: Jenna Robert

Still want to volunteer and haven’t reached out or haven’t been contacted? It’s not too late! We still need you! More encouraging words with exclamation marks! Email volunteerinfo@burningflipside.com!

Looking for people with mad skills (Stage Lead, Sound Techs, Lighting Techs, and Stage Hands) to help make this the best Effigy ever. (And like all brilliant productions, we are looking to make it happen with less time than normal humans would think possible.) If you got the goods, please email volunteerinfo@burningflipside.com ASAP with a short bio to let me know where you best think you can help.

We would really like to announce that Resurrection Camp has been approved as another fire spinning camp (and the only one in sound town) at flipside this year. We’re super excited about this. Come spin with us!

Angi

Bellonna ’09, conceptual artwork. Artist: Carrin Welch

We at Labyrinthia are Naturists. Not naturalists, although we certainly dig the outdoors and respect Mother Earth, but Naturists, the term used to describe folks that are not confined or defined by their threads. Unless the weather is really inclement, we will be socializing and doing our camp thing in our natural state, without the encumbrance of clothing. Naturism is not about sexy, it is about freedom. Freedom to be who we are, without pretense or disguise. Most of us out there at Flipside are no where near perfect specimens of humanity, yet the media holds up that ideal for us to chase after if we let ourselves get suckered into it. Our easy-going philosophy is that there are no ugly bodies. Each of us is unique and can be an example of body acceptance and freedom. Let yourself be free. If you have never experienced skinny dipping, this is a great place to try it. The swimming hole has become about 50% skinny dippers, and the atmosphere is relaxed with nudes and threads sharing the water and fun. You will not be judged by your honest level of comfort with your own skin. The showers are also relaxed with men and women showering together in the same general space. Hey, it’s just skin. The largest organ of our body and necessary for our survival. We need to keep it clean. So take a deep breath, peel down and get wet. After the first time you’ll wonder what all the fuss was about. Americans are such PRUDES! :) We at Labyrinthia hope you will take advantage of this unique opportunity at Flipside to experience the possibilities of clothes free living. It sure cuts the cooling bill back home! Come by Labyrinthia to talk more about Naturism. See you at Flat Creek!

Dowser Steve

My humble apologies for a missed photo credit in the last issue. Gypsy wagon photograph by David Jasak.

Thank you to everyone who came to Starr Fest - what a party! The funds raised will help Starr and Dan through this challenge. If you missed the party and would like to contribute, you can donate through PayPal to
tatianastarr@yahoo.com

Ticket design art by Rodolfo Arredondo

The Pod People are coming for you! Late night greetering!

Hey all you cats and kittens, Flipside is almost upon us, at that means that it’s almost time to go Home again! Last year, everyone was super-eager to get back here. So eager in fact, that a lot of you got to spend a lot of time in line waiting to get in. While there were lots of fun stories that came out of that, everyone would rather already be at Flipside, instead of tantalizingly outside the gate for an hour or three, right? So, just because we love you so very much, Greeters has unveiled a new solution to get you out of your car and down to the creek as soon as possible. That’s right: PODS!

PODS! PODS! PODS

If you arrive on Thursday or Friday this year, be prepared for PODS! In addition to main greeters, there will be three satellite stations to help greet people in as fun and efficient a manner as possible. You can identify a pod by it’s stripey umbrella, its animal-print podium and its eager greeters!

The key to navigating the pods this year will be going until you’re told to stop! The first pod will be up the hill from main greeters. There will also be two pods down the road between main greeters and parking. Remember, the road at Flipside is ONE WAY!

Here’s how the pods will work:

1. POD 1 will have people telling you to go until you hit the last pod or the car in front of you stops.

2. Once you’ve stopped, pull as far to the right as possible, get out of your car, and head to the nearest greeters!

Warning! Cars that have already been greeted may be coming back around to park, so look both ways before crossing and make sure you are holding hands with the nearest adult!

3. Be greeted by the greeters at the nearest station, this could be one of the pods or main greeters itself.

4. Party with the Greeters!

5. Get back in your car, wait for the line to go, and get on with your Flipsidery!

LATE NIGHT GREETERING!

Greeters has some late-night shifts we are still looking to fill! Want to host a swinging party, welcome some people Home and enjoy a day’s worth of ill-gotten gains!? Sign up at http://burningflipside.com/wiki/Greeters!

Rock Star wanna be? Hooper Extraordinaire? Want to pay homage to the late Strom Thurmon and his record breaking filibuster*? (He’s dead, right?)

The Effigy wants you!

DaFT is giving all Flipside freaks the opportunity to become part of the event like no one has ever been (so long as the writer’s been going to Flipside, which, admittedly, is not all that long) by performing on the stages built into the Effigy.

If your band, troupe of dancers, Shakespearian theater, or just you and a lovely apprentice ready to tell us how give a good back rub, is interested in performing on stage during Flipside, check out the Effigy Wiki or contact Michelle. She’s chick at margaritachick (of the dot com variety).

http://burningflipside.com/wiki/Effigy_Events_Schedule

No performer is too weird, small, large, deformed, sun burnt, mainstream or pedestrian to perform. You can, however, be too late, so sign up early!

*Sorry, no 24 hour time slots.

Do you have some deep burning thoughts, desires or voodooish thoughts to release to the Towering Flames of the Freakilicious Safari or the God(s) of your choice?

The medium to release these unconscious ravings that seem to cartwheel through your mind is at hand & it will send them into the catalyzing effigy flames.

How is that accomplished, you might ask? About 100-150 dual bamboo niosemakes will be handed out to those participating in building the processions ranks & one end of the bamboo will be hollow. Write your message, vow or desire and stuff it into the open end of the noisemaker. At the end of the procession, when the effigy is starting to ignite in full flame, then the call shall go out to “Throw the Bamboo” in unison or some other secret code word or phase to be decided upon later. It will be a spectacle that BurningFlipside has never seen in it’s entire history & you can be a part of it.

Crispy Chuck

The pyros of Spin Camp, in lite mourning due to the burn ban, have rallied themselves creatively to come up with a fun filled light saturated alternative to the burn ban and we’d love to share it with you.

Instead of our usual fire performance Power Hour this year, on Friday night we’ll be hosting the Critical Glow Power Hour—a massive assembly of people of all abilities spinning and playing with light toys of all sorts. A giant cloud of moving light in a rainbow of colors, forms and frequencies.

Bring your own glow poi, flashing tiara or EL wire costume and join us Friday evening just as dark falls. Don’t have glowing things of your own? We’ll have plenty of glowing blinking pulsing spinning toys for everyone, along with peppy dance tunes for moving about courtesy of the fabulous Boogie Booth. Hell, there’s even a high likelihood that this cat rodeo’ll turn into a parade, so we can sashay our glowing asses around the loop and amaze bystanders!

Attention photographers: this event will be a light painting photography extravaganza! Moving colored lights + tripod + long exposure = way cool. As always, please refer to and respect the Photo Policy.

Follow the flashing lights to Spin Camp Friday just at dark. Come with us and leave your earth behind…

The Original Returns! This time with more Creepy Hugs™! Come by Saturday morning at 9am to the Grove on the upper field. There the ever-present but slightly intolerable Gigsville (and Friends) folks will feed you Chocolate Cake and Bacon. Together. Like an ebony and ivory of Sheer Awesome. We will also be dishing out the creepy hugs, so that when offered one later, you can always say, “No thanks! I’ve already had my Creepy Hug today!”

Ticket design art by Porn

Pyropolis recycles this year! The recycling station will be located on Pyropolis Highway East and “R” Trail, as indicated on the map.

Hours of operation will be:

Thursday: 3pm – 9pm
Friday: 9am – 9pm
Saturday: 9am – 9pm
Sunday: 9am – 6pm
Monday: 9am – 3pm

You will be able to recycle:

Plastic #1-7 – bottles, jars, drink containers, trays
Aluminum cans, foil, pie plates
Tin cans
Corrugated cardboard
Paper
Pressed cardboard (like cereal boxes and egg cartons)
Glass

As you finalize your shopping and packing lists, there are several things you should keep in mind.

First, try to leave as much unnecessary packaging as possible at home, especially cardboard. When you shop, buy things that are sparsely packaged to begin with.

Second, even though we are going to recycle glass, try to avoid bringing glass bottles and containers – glass breaks easily and the shards can pose hazards to bare-footed campers and constitute MOOP that must be picked up.

Third, bring reusable cups and dinnerware, not Styrofoam and paper. Encourage visitors eating and drinking at your camp to bring their own reusable cups and plates. Also, avoid giving gifts that are likely to end up as trash.

As part of your Leave No Trace Plan, bring containers or bags (such as mesh beach bags) to separate recyclables and trash; frequent trips to the station throughout Flipside will help keep your camp clean. Please take full advantage of this opportunity – help the environment and yourself! Every item you recycle is one less thing you have to pack out at the end of Flipside. And as a perk, there will be a can crushing party at the recycling station on Saturday at 6pm –musical entertainment will be provided by DJ Sunkyst.

Claudia, Earth Guardian Lead

Thanks to Unkie Neal for the fabulous logos!

This year we have over 30 art pieces registered. Most are shown on the Pyropolis map but there are also many pieces of art that live in theme camps. It is not too late to register theme camp art. Registering your art puts it in the directory and will encourage others to visit your camp and interact with you and your art. And hey, isn’t that what it is all about?

Art is seeking docents! We are looking for a few intrepid explorers who are willing to guide their fellow flipizens on an Art Safari, Friday, Saturday and Sunday afternoons. We provide drivers and some groovy tour vehicles and you share details on the art and culture of the inhabitants of our fair land.

And don’t forget to check out the art in the Grove this year! Creative play, performance, and food events are encouraged. Or just chill out on our lovely new playatec furniture. To schedule an event in the Grove contact Systah Rabbit at grovehost09@burningflipside.com

The Grove is just across from the main stage at the Effigy. This year Daft will finish the Effigy in time to allow Flipizens to utilize the stage on Friday and Saturday evenings for all kinds of performance. Live music, burlesque and fashion shows are scheduled but there are plenty of times available. We have lights and sound equipment - all we need is you! We are looking for experienced sound and light crew for both evenings. Contact Jeremy @ lists@aweattack.com to schedule performance and/or volunteer for stage crew.

Plans are underway for a raucous and lively Procession. Join the two headed snake as we make our way from OasISH and Sound Town to the Effigy Circle on Burn Night. Bring noise makers of all kinds!

And speaking of Burn Night, be prepared for a spectacle of the likes you have never seen! Moss, our pyrotechnics wiz will send the freak out in blazing style! Plans are in place to provide a send off to the freak even if we can not burn him. So despair not, fine flipizens, we will have our night!

Genevieve

High and dry in the desert with a not-working sound system? Stuck in the jungle without camp set up? Worse yet, down at the creek while your cooler ice is melted? The Shaven Apes are here to help! Get more info at
http://www.burningflipside.com/wiki/Shaven_Apes

Or ask Miss Whiskey Belle, apes09 @burningflipside dot com

We finished seating for 40(!) and could use some help finishing them up. Tuesday & Wednesday, warehouse, around 7pm, sanding and watersealing…chill work you can do with a beer. Thanks!

-kat

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Flipside Flame 2009, Issue 9