Spark: A Burning Man Story Page #4

our processes,

we're trying to grow

the Burning Man Project

and have it go out in the world and create networks

and connect with people in different cities.

You know, a lot of change.

This is to help improve

the ticket process...

But I wouldn't want anybody to

think that they're doing a quiz

to prove that they're a burner.

I've been helping produce it

since late '96, early '97,

depending on how you want

to slice the numbers,

so at least 15 years.

Fifteen years?

I mean that's longer

than my cat,

you know, it's longer than

any roommate or lover I've had.

I think most of the people here

are on the media team,

but you're the art team

and you're part of art cars...

[GOODELL]:
And we all took on

whatever was in front of us.

I took what was dropped

in my hands,

which was public relations

and communications.

So Larry, this is the media team

and... and friends.

[GOODELL]:

And all I wanted to do was

help Larry and the rest

make the magical circus happen

in the Black Rock Desert.

Because that was the most interesting

thing that I imagined I could ever do.

...you know, why is it this, why

is it pagan, or whatever it is

that you hear that you think the

group might learn from,

please feel free to ask it.

[WOMAN]:
What are your thoughts

on the expansion of Burning Man?

Do you see where it could be

a point where it gets too big

and it loses the essence

of what it is?

Believe me, that... that

question's been asked for years.

I guess the question is

'Too big for what?'

There's some pretty important

edits here that are...

There's structural typos,

and then there's...

[GOODELL]:
If the most important

thing about being a woman

is to have children

and have a family,

yeah, I absolutely sacrificed having

children and having a family for this.

Hands down.

But I take a lot of solace in the

fact that what I've actually done

is build a community that won't

be abandoning me

when I'm in my 60's

or 70's or 80's.

I'm pretty certain that, that's

what we've done is build

a community of people that are

going to look out for each other.

[GOODELL]:
I don't have enough

stress right now.

If you two would look at me

and ask me to write faster,

it might help.

You don't like me, do you?

[BOYNTON]:
When I got back from the

playa I kind of put a post on Facebook,

saying um, "I'm looking for

work of any sort."

"I will paint your room,

I will organize your closet."

"I will watch your kids, I will

do your grocery shopping."

"Let me know what you need."

And I've been coming out

once a week since then,

working my way

through her house.

I was forced out of my house because

I couldn't afford it anymore.

But, I do feel like if I have to

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