I think it is about art. Go talk to the artists on the playa. I spent hours doing that this year and was so impressed with their creativity and determination. Would you agree that music is art ? Imagine the Playa Pops this year, performing Vivaldi and other composers while the dust was so thick and the wind was so…

Here’s me: age 75, retired middle school teacher, just finished my 13th Burn in 16 years. I play piccolo in a 25-member uniformed marching band on the playa and also create the uniforms. We entertained many people this year, including playing for a wedding miles out by the Temple in the middle of a furious dust storm…