the Don't Tell Me My Idea Is Crazy thread

[Bob]

Re: plastics, this is one of my favorites:
http://www.snowcrest.net/finleyfryer/chapel/

[Theraplst]

An art installation!

It'd be around 1 o'clock and halfway between the temple and trash fence, maybe closer to the fence. Get two realistic mannikins, one boy one girl, and a blanket. Set them up in some crazy sex position on the blanket and put some LED lit clothing laying around them. I imagine most people will avoid it.

also maybe put some moter doohickeys to make them look alive and moving.

[Ugly Dougly]

I want to ride a polar bear bike next year.

Also, I want to live on L street and set up an End of the World bar. I'll play live 1970s rock concerts on a projector and serve dusty booze.

If only I had burner friends!

What, Ano?
You don't have burner friends?

[Ugly Dougly]

An art installation!

It'd be around 1 o'clock and halfway between the temple and trash fence, maybe closer to the fence. Get two realistic mannikins, one boy one girl, and a blanket. Set them up in some crazy sex position on the blanket and put some LED lit clothing laying around them. I imagine most people will avoid it.

also maybe put some moter doohickeys to make them look alive and moving.

It would be conceptual art if you didn't light it and somebody ran over it.

[theCryptofishist]

I want to ride a polar bear bike next year.

Also, I want to live on L street and set up an End of the World bar. I'll play live 1970s rock concerts on a projector and serve dusty booze.

If only I had burner friends!

What, Ano?
You don't have burner friends?

They were eaten by the polar bear.

[Comrade Bunny]

I've been asked to design a theme camp for a group of veteran burners. I'm a Birgin and 2013 will be my first burn. So, I'm hoping it all works out.

Our camp is "Camp Mosquito Lake." It's basically a summer camp on a lake in Minnesota. The center of the camp will hold Mosquito Lake (which I will be creating with tarps and appliques). The tents are the cabins. We will have a mess hall tent, a boat house, and a camp fire ring (where we will have sing-alongs and storytelling performances). It's still in the beginning stages. I'd love some input and ideas. Thanks.

[Ano]

I want to ride a polar bear bike next year.

Also, I want to live on L street and set up an End of the World bar. I'll play live 1970s rock concerts on a projector and serve dusty booze.

If only I had burner friends!

What, Ano?
You don't have burner friends?

None in my area other than my girlfriend, and the rest of the people I know from the burn are kind of solo-doers and do their own thing. I'm sort of on my own at the moment, and I also have zero construction skills, no money, and not much time. That being said, I'll figure it out....

[Theraplst]

An art installation!

It'd be around 1 o'clock and halfway between the temple and trash fence, maybe closer to the fence. Get two realistic mannikins, one boy one girl, and a blanket. Set them up in some crazy sex position on the blanket and put some LED lit clothing laying around them. I imagine most people will avoid it.

also maybe put some moter doohickeys to make them look alive and moving.

It would be conceptual art if you didn't light it and somebody ran over it.

Too right. It'd be well lit I think. a long lit e-wire puddled around somewhere, some LED glasses chillen in a corner, blinky lights and such all over the place.

I got the idea after being in a similar situation and being approached by a drunken man searching for a wrench(???) And I think it'd be fun to see people's reactions to the place overnight, maybe put in a nightvision camera somewhere obscured, to film people approaching or walking away from the installation.

For the record, steal this idea, I probably won't have the funds necessary to realize it.

maybe pm me if you're gonna though.

[Ugly Dougly]

I've been asked to design a theme camp for a group of veteran burners. I'm a Birgin and 2013 will be my first burn. So, I'm hoping it all works out.

Our camp is "Camp Mosquito Lake." It's basically a summer camp on a lake in Minnesota. The center of the camp will hold Mosquito Lake (which I will be creating with tarps and appliques). The tents are the cabins. We will have a mess hall tent, a boat house, and a camp fire ring (where we will have sing-alongs and storytelling performances). It's still in the beginning stages. I'd love some input and ideas. Thanks.

That might bring back some memories. Lake Cass for instance? I do a great loon imitation.

[VultureChow]

I've been asked to design a theme camp for a group of veteran burners. I'm a Birgin and 2013 will be my first burn. So, I'm hoping it all works out.

Our camp is "Camp Mosquito Lake." It's basically a summer camp on a lake in Minnesota. The center of the camp will hold Mosquito Lake (which I will be creating with tarps and appliques). The tents are the cabins. We will have a mess hall tent, a boat house, and a camp fire ring (where we will have sing-alongs and storytelling performances). It's still in the beginning stages. I'd love some input and ideas. Thanks.

A canoe art car.

[unjonharley]

That might bring back some memories. Lake Cass for instance? I do a great loon imitation.

Spell check.. loon(y)

[Lonesomebri]

Also, I want to live on L street and set up an End of the World bar. I'll play live 1970s rock concerts on a projector and serve dusty booze.
If only I had burner friends!

Camp Threat is located on L, but that is where the party begin. Last year, 2011, we set up a bar out at point 3 on the trash fence, it was listed in the Guide; Last Bar on Earth. Yes, the booze was very dusty.
Next year I would like to set up the First Bar on the Playa along the fence, welcoming our comrades who have struggled across the barren wasteland, avoiding the forces of law and order, handing the ticketless their first cold drink as they climb the fence. Then, abiding by the 10 principle, we will promply turn you over to the authorities.

Last Bar on Earth 2011

[Straightveg]

So 2012 was my first year, and I've had one idea bouncing around in my head for around a year before I made it to the playa, two ideas that hit me while I was there, and one that came from a movie I saw the other day.

First, and my highest priority (several years from now is my best guestimate for execution) is mutant vehicle Serenity. For those of you who've seen the tv show Firefly or or the movie Serenity, you understand how super shiny that'd be.

Second project was inspired by the storm in the middle of the night this year, a thunderstorm mutant vehicle/art car consisting of dark clouds, thunderstorm music/sound effects, strobe lights for lightning, and a mister system.

The third project might actually happen in the next couple years if I can get in contact with the folks I brainstormed it with on playa. The mobile mosh pit was inspired by the noticeable absence of moshable music in my experience this year. It would consist of an mp3 player, wireless transmitter, and wireless speakers distributed either through backpacks or on bikes. Form a circle, hit the music, MOSH.

So I might have a minor case of second year megalomania...

[theCryptofishist]

The third project might actually happen in the next couple years if I can get in contact with the folks I brainstormed it with on playa. The mobile mosh pit was inspired by the noticeable absence of moshable music in my experience this year. It would consist of an mp3 player, wireless transmitter, and wireless speakers distributed either through backpacks or on bikes. Form a circle, hit the music, MOSH.

I think that "MOSH" might need one of these after it--!

[Ugly Dougly]

Next year I would like to set up the First Bar on the Playa along the fence, welcoming our comrades who have struggled across the barren wasteland, avoiding the forces of law and order, handing the ticketless their first cold drink as they climb the fence. Then, abiding by the 10 principle, we will promply turn you over to the authorities.

How romantic.

[ygmir]

Next year I would like to set up the First Bar on the Playa along the fence, welcoming our comrades who have struggled across the barren wasteland, avoiding the forces of law and order, handing the ticketless their first cold drink as they climb the fence. Then, abiding by the 10 principle, we will promply turn you over to the authorities.

How romantic.

CAN I help?

[graidawg]

I was thinking of setting up a lounge bar type area out in the playa and it only being open from noon till 2 - serving Gin n tonics or some other "English" type drink. I would call it Mad Dogs.

perhaps a shade like a big parasol or something and a wallah to work the fan. its just an idea at the moment as I'm not very good at creating things

[theCryptofishist]

maybe you can get Big Blue Doggy out there, too. And play Noel Coward in the background.
I bet it would be something a little wonderful to randomly run into.

[ygmir]

I was thinking of setting up a lounge bar type area out in the playa and it only being open from noon till 2 - serving Gin n tonics or some other "English" type drink. I would call it Mad Dogs.

perhaps a shade like a big parasol or something and a wallah to work the fan. its just an idea at the moment as I'm not very good at creating things

I happen to have a 90' diameter cammo parachute

[graidawg]

maybe you can get Big Blue Doggy out there, too. And play Noel Coward in the background.
I bet it would be something a little wonderful to randomly run into.

Noel Coward in the background would be just the ticket! thats the sort of thing i wanted, obvoiusly it would require suitable costume (suit, stiff collar, shirt and tie. etc) I think chairs would really need some compromise and be just folding chairs of some sort.

perhaps a shade like a big parasol or something and a wallah to work the fan. its just an idea at the moment as I'm not very good at creating things

I happen to have a 90' diameter cammo parachute

. That would probably be a little bigger than i could cope with. Unless i made it a permanant "art" structure. Though i'm not sure how could work that. If it was smaller, say big enough for 4 or 5 people to sit in comfort, with a table (a cooler in disguise perhaps) and just one or two types of drink - gin (martinis or with tonic) and vodka perhaps (again with tonic and martinis) and iced tea for those not allowed alcohol in the state of Nevada. its not a bar as such so under age can be there just not drinking alcohol right?

My dear friend does a neat trick of putting tea bags into bottles of water. which would be Even more English.

[Savannah]

maybe you can get Big Blue Doggy out there, too. And play Noel Coward in the background.
I bet it would be something a little wonderful to randomly run into.

Noel Coward in the background would be just the ticket! thats the sort of thing i wanted, obvoiusly it would require suitable costume (suit, stiff collar, shirt and tie. etc) I think chairs would really need some compromise and be just folding chairs of some sort.

perhaps a shade like a big parasol or something and a wallah to work the fan. its just an idea at the moment as I'm not very good at creating things

I happen to have a 90' diameter cammo parachute

. That would probably be a little bigger than i could cope with. Unless i made it a permanant "art" structure. Though i'm not sure how could work that. If it was smaller, say big enough for 4 or 5 people to sit in comfort, with a table (a cooler in disguise perhaps) and just one or two types of drink - gin (martinis or with tonic) and vodka perhaps (again with tonic and martinis) and iced tea for those not allowed alcohol in the state of Nevada. its not a bar as such so under age can be there just not drinking alcohol right?

My dear friend does a neat trick of putting tea bags into bottles of water. which would be Even more English.

I think this is a really wonderful idea, especially the name of the bar, the suit, and keeping it to just a few drinks (including one non-alcoholic for the minors/abstainers; if you're far out they might be thirsty, too!)

There are some wooden folding chairs that look old-fashioned, and might be kinda neat.

[Triken]

if you're far out they might be thirsty, too!)

Come, now, dear Savannah...
you already know Grai is far out!!

[graidawg]

if you're far out they might be thirsty, too!)

Come, now, dear Savannah...
you already know Grai is far out!!

why thank you!

[Bob]

I'd suggest wicker, but the moop nazis might turn you around at Gate.

Don't forget the Pimm's.

[graidawg]

I'd suggest wicker, but the moop nazis might turn you around at Gate.

Don't forget the Pimm's.

oh pimms, noel coward and uncomfortable chairs - this idea is coming together!

[theCryptofishist]

I'd suggest wicker, but the moop nazis might turn you around at Gate.

Don't forget the Pimm's.

oh pimms, noel coward and uncomfortable chairs - this idea is coming together!

Crowd-sourcing your crazy idea: pricelesssly.

[Bob]

Wouldn't you want some of those combination folding chair / cane / rat-trap things?

Just add tennis balls over the tips and Robert's your father's brother.

[graidawg]

Wouldn't you want some of those combination folding chair / cane / rat-trap things?

Just add tennis balls over the tips and Robert's your father's brother.

that looks suitably uncomfortable

[Bob]

You don't want guests falling asleep in comfy chairs whilst your ice goes melting.

And you never know, a cricket match could break out.

[unjonharley]

Wouldn't you want some of those combination folding chair / cane / rat-trap things?

Just add tennis balls over the tips and Robert's your father's brother.

those chairs collapse with a person 200lb or more.. voice of experience here.