Dan Miller: The Second Builder of the Man

Dan Miller, early Burning Man participant, builder of the Man and roommate to Larry Harvey.

History of Burning Man, People of Burning ManTrip BrownAugust 23, 2017Dan Miller

Burning Man 1996

Burning Man 1996, Helco. One thing most will agree upon. 1996 was a significant year for Burning Man. People died. John Law quit. The event moved locations, returning to its home two years later. The population again had doubled, now to 8,000 and tickets cost $35.

Bruce Sterling wrote a cover story for Wired Magazine (see insert), HBO and PBS also covered the event. It was the year of the first official theme: Inferno. Love it or hate it, 1996 was an inflection point for Burning Man.

History of Burning ManTrip BrownSeptember 1, 19961996, Dan Miller, John Law, Michael Furey, First death at Burning Man, Bruce Sterling, Wired Magazine, Kal Spelletich, Christian Ristow, Subjugator, Chris Campbell, Smiley Face

Burning Man 1995

Burning Man 1995, Black Rock Desert. The year theme camps took prominence, a formal ticket was issued, and a rain storm turned the playa into a mud slick.

History of Burning ManTrip BrownSeptember 2, 19951995, 1995 Burn, Theme camps, Peter Doty, Burning Man 1995, Piss Clear, Somarts, Pepe Ozan, Vince Koloski, DSW, William Binzen, Gordon Burke, Rave camp, Mark "Spoonman" Petrakis, Dan Miller, Flynn Mauthe, DPW, Larry Breed, Ember, Trash fence, annual theme, good and evil, Cafe Temps Perdu, P Segal, No commerce, Flash, Joe Fenton, Blast shields, McSatans, Adrian Roberts, Kimric Smythe, Erik Davis, pyrodesiacs, Toyland, Collapsing silence, fireball, City of Art, Fire Lingam, Seemen, Fire Dragons, Simone Tnird Arm, Scot Jenerik, Dangerous Rhythms, Dezso Molnar, Tom Kennedy, Magenta Crowe, Pussycat Caverns, Flossie and the Unicorns, Panacea Theriac, Mona Jean, Bindlestiff Family Cirkus, Daniela Haskara, Screaming Divas, The Mermen, Polkacide, Jim Cert, Kat Sharest, Amitron, Sharkbait, Madstone, Three Day Stubble, Scot Sheppard, SPaZ, Wicked, Art Car Camp, Big Foot Plaza, Disgruntled Postal Workers, Cathedral of the Wholly Sacred, Saurintology, Dream Circus, Crucifixion with a Celebrity, Anon Salon, White Trash Camp, Marathon, Camera Obscura, Fashion Show, Java Cow, Steve Yonkman, Ray Cirino

Burning Man 1994

Burning Man 1994, Black Rock Desert

Burning Man 1986

1986: The First Burning Man at Baker Beach.

History of Burning ManTrip BrownJune 1, 19861986, Baker Beach, Dan Miller, Jerry James, Larry Harvey