burning man

there is one event that has been going on about 10 years that i have always been curious about and that is burning man. when i was living in san francisco it was well attended and well thought of. i believe that it is a brainchild of the perry farrell (at least in the beginning) and it signals that we as a people have a innate desire and calling for self-expression and support of that. there is a site to learn more about this event which is happening now. here is just one site that has many photo memories of past events. now my question about this story is whether this is just a confirmation that premature ejaculation still is problem for some adults?

SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - The 40-foot high wooden statue that becomes the flaming centerpiece of Nevada's annual Burning Man arts festival was given a baptism of fire ahead of schedule, police said Tuesday.

An arsonist set light to the figure early Tuesday as thousands of revelers at the festival in the Black Rock Desert, 90 miles (150 km) north of Reno, gazed at the lunar eclipse, police said.

Paul Addis, 35, of San Francisco, is being held in Pershing County jail, Nevada on charges of arson and illegal possession of fireworks, a spokesperson for the sheriff's department confirmed.

The damage to the statue, known as "The Man," is expected to take two days to repair but the festival will continue as planned this weekend, according to Burning Man organizers.

"We have the means and the will and the event continues on schedule," said Andie Grace, Burning Man spokeswoman. "The Man will burn on Saturday night."

The Burning Man festival began in 1986 on San Francisco's Baker Beach and is expected to attract 40,000 visitors to its remote desert location.

this story courtesy of yahoo news.

Mission Statement

Our mission is to produce the annual event known as "Burning Man" and to guide, nurture and protect the more permanent community created by its culture. Our intention is to generate society that connects each individual to his or her creative powers, to participation in community, to the larger realm of civic life, and to the even greater world of nature that exists beyond society. We believe that the experience of Burning Man can produce positive spiritual change in the world. To this end, it is equally important that we communicate with one another, with the citizens of Black Rock City and with the community of Burning Man wherever it may arise. Burning Man is radically inclusive, and its meaning is potentially accessible to anyone. The touchstone of value in our culture will always be immediacy: experience before theory, moral relationships before politics, survival before services, roles before jobs, embodied ritual before symbolism, work before vested interest, participant support before sponsorship. Finally, in order to accomplish these ends, Burning Man must endure as a self-supporting enterprise that is capable of sustaining the lives of those who dedicate themselves to its work. From this devotion spring those duties that we owe to one another. We will always burn the Man.

and now here is a little franz ferdindand.