Blind Prophecy

Docs, cops busy putting out fires at largest-ever Burning Man
Justin Berton, San Francisco Chronicle
Saturday, September 1, 2007

On Thursday morning, a male festival participant was found dead, hanging from the inside of a two-story tent, according to Mark Pirtle, special agent in charge for the Bureau of Land Management, the federal agency that awards the use permit to Burning Man and oversees law enforcement duties. The apparent suicide would be the festival’s first in its 21-year history, Pirtle said. He added that the man had been hanging for two hours before anyone in the large tent thought to bring him down.

“His friends thought he was doing an art piece,” Pirtle said.

I don’t know whether to be horrified or more in love with Burning Man than before. Missing it again this year because I’m in San Diego for the NLGJA (National Gay & Lesbian Journalists Association) Convention and having a blast.

Last night I hit the bars in the Hillcrest area. Maybe it’s the beer goggles phenomenon, maybe it’s because I don’t go to the cruisy S&M (Stand and Model) bars anymore, but the boys in San Diego are really fucking hot. Oh, and I got lucky.

Today’s the last day of heavy conference activity. Tomorrow will just be breakfast and laying by the pool and/or sightseeing. For anyone who’s been to the San Diego zoo before… would a short 9am to noon trip be worth it? Any other things a tourist should see?

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