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Definition : Burntown
Main Entry: 1 burntown Pronunciation: bərn-'taůn Function: noun, title, icon Inflected Form - inhabitants : plural burntownies Etymology: by way of 12th century old English, akin to Old High German by way of the foothills Norté California. 1 : a archaic: a state of mind without limitation, born through confluence - formed by conjunction 2 : a gathering of communal minded persons deliberately interested in friendship, fire, incendiary agents and any and all things creative 3 : indefinable by regular means. Must be experienced in order to truly understand. Visits and further exploration highly recommended |
All above definitions are ephemeral and dependent on any number of
outside influences including, but not limited by, time of day, time
of night, population, known or unknown sex of population, intellect
of population, impact of surrounding environment (such as nearby events,
dust storms, extreme heat or cold, etcetera), possible baser needs or
drives of individuals present (IE hunger, thirst, etcetera) and other
unknown and unexpected influences; whether hope for or feared, desirous
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Burntown is an eclectic, eccentric, yet somehow concentric collection of
individuals from the foothills of Northern California. The core are longtime
friends from the town of Auburn; hence the 'burn' in Burntown. Some are
contractors, school teachers, doctors and healers, and all have their own
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special creative element they contribute. The camp on the playa is the culmination or preparation, practice and community gatherings that take place year-round. Burntown is not something brought together merely for seven days on the playa. |
Burntown is a way of life. Members of Burntown have been attending Burning Man for as long as 10 years. The foundation and ethic of Burntown was established in 2002 and became an actual camp from 2003 onward. |
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Burntown's resident chairman is the unflappable Timbshoo. Although
sometimes mislabeled as despotic, Timbshoo is actually an essential
and necessary component of Burntown. Without him members might be
inclined to walk off with the job only half finished. Timbshoo,
following in the footsteps of Jesus, is a master carpenter and
responsible for much of the construction in the camp. Timbshoo is also
Burntown's designated driver. In his spare time, Timbshoo likes to beat
up small children while chanting oontz oontz oontz oontz.
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Tony Tohono is the guy who does "everything" for Burntown-too bad he
doesn't stick around to enjoy it. Tony likes to spend his days on the
playa frolicking with his camera and teasing the ladies by prancing
around in his boxer shorts. His ever present smirk tells you he knows
something you don't.
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Joey is Burntown's consummate ladies' man. When Joey isn't keeping
Burntown's chairman in check he can most likely be found lounging in
the Broken Kitty doing his 'Camp Cares a lot' routine with a bevy of
heartbroken young women. If that fails to find him it's likely he is out
windsurfing the playa.
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