Burning Man’s Drive-by Shooting Range. The history of the Drive By Shooting Range, at Burning Man, with JD Boggman (Joe Fenton), Bill Smythe, and Kimric Smythe.
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Flash Hopkins, one of the original “Burners”.
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Joe Fenton a/k/a JD Boggman, the first manager of Burning Man’s Drive By Shooting Range
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Janet Lohr, influencer of Burning Man
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The beloved Doggie Diner dogs. Fixtures at early Burning Man and a part of SF culture.
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Three Day Stubble was the first band to perform at Burning Man (in 1993).
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Jerry James, builder of the first Burning Man.
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Crimson Rose, original playa participant, long time influencer, head of the Fire Conclave, current Burning Man board member.
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Pepe Ozan created some of the first large-scale art projects at Burning Man
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The history of accidental deaths at Burning Man
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Michael Mikel is a founder of Burning Man, creator of the Black Rock Rangers, and artist behind the famous Burning Man logo.
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2004 Reason Magazine Article on Steve Heck, Piano Bell creator.
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The 5:04 Special, arguably Burning Man’s first art car. Owned by Michael Mikel, the car was crushed during the San Francisco earthquake and then restored enough to become a fixture at early Burning Man events.
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Louis Brill was a member of the SF Suicide Club and SF Cacophony society. He attended the 1990 Baker Beach gathering and the 1990 Black Rock Desert event.
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Kimric Smythe was the original architect of much of Burning Man’s pyrotechnics. He is the only person whose photograph graced a Burning Man Ticket (1995), and he was a frequent face on early Burning Man videos. He embodies much of what we think of when reflecting on the early years at Black Rock Desert.
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Gary Warne, founder of the SF Suicide Club
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Pop quiz: What do Burning Man, Fight Club, flash mobs, urban exploring, art cars and the Billboard Liberation Front have in common? All of them were born of the pranksters known as the Cacophony Society. They started in San Francisco, 1986 and expanded to have chapters in Detroit, Portland, Los Angeles, and dozens of other cities. With April Fool’s Day approaching I knew I’d want to share some stories from this incredible group.
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John Law on the death of Michael Furey, near Burning Man in 1966.
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Chicken John Rinaldi, a showman who helped influence the early years of Burning Man. He, along with Jim Mason, created Borg2, which challenged the approach of the Burning Man Organization in the mid-80s.
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