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What, you thought the Black Rock City Post Office just
ran on bribes? Those insatiable postalites may never
get enough playa schwag, but like any other theme camp
they need cold, hard cash to provide their disservices
to our fair municipality.
“Although we like bribes, Frankly, [ed. note: we don’t
know who Frankly is] you can’t run a post office
serving thousands of Playans on kickbacks alone,”
exclaimed Post Office organizer Nutmeg Alfreado. So
Nutmeg and his merry marksmen looked to the Founding
Fathers for help. No, not Larry, the ones who have
been dead long enough to be immortalized in green and
black.
To get hold of those dead presidents, Nutmeg posted a
plea for help on the electronic bulletin boards of
e-Playa and Tribe.net.
His plaintive call attracted the attentions of
Dragonfly and Meshugganah from the Black Rock City
Travel Agency, which spends countless gallons of
precious fuel taking Burners up in airplanes to see
the event from high above. In the past Dragonfly, a
certified flight instructor had been asked by various
parties to facilitate their membership in the Mile
High Club. Cavorting among the clouds tickles
Dragonfly’s fancy, and for the past few years, he has
elevated Burners to a higher plane of debauchery,
digital photos included.
“Where there’s a couple willing to get off in the
confines of what little space there is on a four- or
six-seat airplane you will most likely find a pilot
willing to accommodate them” says Dragonfly.
Now it’s one thing for an avid couple to arrange a
little heavenly nookie for themselves, but a far more
Burner-ly experience would be if a lucky pair (or
ménage?) was GIFTED its moment in the sun.
That’s
exactly what happened in 2002 when unsuspecting
newlyweds were taken to the airport, escorted onto a
plane and told “this pilot will take care of you.”
After a little back-and-forth, the happy couple
returned to Black Rock City, and the story spread by
word of mouth. Soon Draggonfly and Meshgganah were
inundated with requests to arrange more package tours.
When Nutmeg Alfredo put out his call for cash, the
penny dropped with Dragonfly and Meshugganah, who
suggested the flights could be used to finance the
Post Office. The idea took off: the Post Office sold
$10 raffle tickets -- Alfreado won’t tell us how many
without a bribe -- and three lucky couples have
booked flights for this summer. Their names are being
withheld to protect the innocent, but after they hit
the ground this summer, they’ll be less innocent, and
we’ll try to get you some photos.
If you weren’t one of the lucky winners, there’s
another chance. The organizers of the Critical Tits
bicycle ride are doing a silent auction for a 2005
Mile High flight at their fundraiser in San Francisco.
If you still want to win a chance to get up there get
your bids in while you get your groove on. Woo that
playa hottie with a trip in the clouds. Truly one of
Burning Mans more creative fund raising endeavors.
Critical Tits Fundraiser dates and times:
Thursday, June 23 2005 - Friday, June 24 2005
8:00 PM
Location: RICKSHAW STOP
155 Fell Street (between Van Ness and Franklin)
San Francisco
For more detailed info on the Mile High adventures
contact the Minister of Mile-High Operations at: dragonfly[at]blackrocktravelagency.org
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