[Music] can you learn anything in the middle of
can you learn anything in the middle of
can you learn anything in the middle of the desert most people would say sure
the desert most people would say sure
the desert most people would say sure maybe survival skills
maybe survival skills
maybe survival skills maybe map reading or star reading what
maybe map reading or star reading what
maybe map reading or star reading what you don’t often hear is radical
you don’t often hear is radical
you don’t often hear is radical self-reliance self-discipline or
self-reliance self-discipline or
self-reliance self-discipline or independence and camaraderie once a year
independence and camaraderie once a year
independence and camaraderie once a year a crazy group of people meet up in the
a crazy group of people meet up in the
a crazy group of people meet up in the desert for around a week to explore
desert for around a week to explore
desert for around a week to explore these and other ideals as they dance and
these and other ideals as they dance and
these and other ideals as they dance and have fun in the Sun at Black Rock City
have fun in the Sun at Black Rock City
have fun in the Sun at Black Rock City Burning Man now some of you may have
Burning Man now some of you may have
Burning Man now some of you may have heard of Burning Man if not from my
heard of Burning Man if not from my
heard of Burning Man if not from my posts then for my brothers or the news
posts then for my brothers or the news
posts then for my brothers or the news for those of you that haven’t let me
for those of you that haven’t let me
for those of you that haven’t let me give you a quick overview Burning Man is
give you a quick overview Burning Man is
give you a quick overview Burning Man is a week-long Music and Arts Festival in
a week-long Music and Arts Festival in
a week-long Music and Arts Festival in the Black Rock Desert it differs from
the Black Rock Desert it differs from
the Black Rock Desert it differs from other music and art festivals because in
other music and art festivals because in
other music and art festivals because in order to in order to survive at Burning
order to in order to survive at Burning
order to in order to survive at Burning Man
Man
Man you must be perfectly prepared and
you must be perfectly prepared and
you must be perfectly prepared and self-reliant Black Rock City is a tent
self-reliant Black Rock City is a tent
self-reliant Black Rock City is a tent city they’ll build up of different
city they’ll build up of different
city they’ll build up of different themed camps that give things back to
themed camps that give things back to
themed camps that give things back to the community
the community
the community things like beverages music and
things like beverages music and
things like beverages music and activities are given back to the
activities are given back to the
activities are given back to the community when I first went to Burning
community when I first went to Burning
community when I first went to Burning Man I was 15 good God 15 and I had an
Man I was 15 good God 15 and I had an
Man I was 15 good God 15 and I had an amazing time most people would think my
amazing time most people would think my
amazing time most people would think my family’s basically insane I mean we did
family’s basically insane I mean we did
family’s basically insane I mean we did go around the world but that doesn’t
go around the world but that doesn’t
go around the world but that doesn’t make us crazy we decided to go to
make us crazy we decided to go to
make us crazy we decided to go to Burning Man after dad flew some friends
Burning Man after dad flew some friends
Burning Man after dad flew some friends up the previous year to me the three
up the previous year to me the three
up the previous year to me the three most important ideals that Burning Man
most important ideals that Burning Man
most important ideals that Burning Man stands for are radical inclusion radical
stands for are radical inclusion radical
stands for are radical inclusion radical self-expression and radical
self-expression and radical
self-expression and radical self-reliance radical inclusion is very
self-reliance radical inclusion is very
self-reliance radical inclusion is very important in this day and age it is not
important in this day and age it is not
important in this day and age it is not uncommon to see a group of people
uncommon to see a group of people
uncommon to see a group of people excluding another group of people even
excluding another group of people even
excluding another group of people even though the other party may benefit from
though the other party may benefit from
though the other party may benefit from the experience everyone is welcome at
the experience everyone is welcome at
the experience everyone is welcome at Burning Man everyone can go pretty much
Burning Man everyone can go pretty much
Burning Man everyone can go pretty much anywhere and do anything and everyone is
anywhere and do anything and everyone is
anywhere and do anything and everyone is accepted you’ve got a theme camp from
accepted you’ve got a theme camp from
accepted you’ve got a theme camp from Japan parked next to a theme camp from
Japan parked next to a theme camp from
Japan parked next to a theme camp from the Midwest Park next to a theme camp
the Midwest Park next to a theme camp
the Midwest Park next to a theme camp whose entire idea is to take a bunch of
whose entire idea is to take a bunch of
whose entire idea is to take a bunch of stuffed animals attached to wooden poles
stuffed animals attached to wooden poles
stuffed animals attached to wooden poles and create a two layer dance party
and create a two layer dance party
and create a two layer dance party radical self-expression essentially
radical self-expression essentially
radical self-expression essentially means that the way an individual
means that the way an individual
means that the way an individual expresses himself to the public is a
expresses himself to the public is a
expresses himself to the public is a gift
gift
gift and
and
and those who receive this gift should be
those who receive this gift should be
those who receive this gift should be respectful and appreciative of it this
respectful and appreciative of it this
respectful and appreciative of it this principle is relevant on almost every
principle is relevant on almost every
principle is relevant on almost every level from writing to drawing to the way
level from writing to drawing to the way
level from writing to drawing to the way people think people’s expressions are
people think people’s expressions are
people think people’s expressions are gifts that we can appreciate and learn
gifts that we can appreciate and learn
gifts that we can appreciate and learn from well these two ideals are very
from well these two ideals are very
from well these two ideals are very important the idea that speaks to me the
important the idea that speaks to me the
important the idea that speaks to me the most is radical self-reliance this
most is radical self-reliance this
most is radical self-reliance this principle tells us to rely on the energy
principle tells us to rely on the energy
principle tells us to rely on the energy within ourselves and to learn and grow
within ourselves and to learn and grow
within ourselves and to learn and grow the things within us each of us learn
the things within us each of us learn
the things within us each of us learn something about ourselves every day and
something about ourselves every day and
something about ourselves every day and in order to develop and grow we must
in order to develop and grow we must
in order to develop and grow we must rely on our own judgment and learn from
rely on our own judgment and learn from
rely on our own judgment and learn from it my family loves Burning Man each of
it my family loves Burning Man each of
it my family loves Burning Man each of us has learned so much about
us has learned so much about
us has learned so much about self-reliance and self-expression we try
self-reliance and self-expression we try
self-reliance and self-expression we try and use each of these ideas in our
and use each of these ideas in our
and use each of these ideas in our everyday life one of the other ideas
everyday life one of the other ideas
everyday life one of the other ideas that is learned at Burning Man but not
that is learned at Burning Man but not
that is learned at Burning Man but not taught is perseverance I can think of
taught is perseverance I can think of
taught is perseverance I can think of many examples of when something just
many examples of when something just
many examples of when something just wouldn’t go right and we had to spend
wouldn’t go right and we had to spend
wouldn’t go right and we had to spend time thinking about it solving it and
time thinking about it solving it and
time thinking about it solving it and moving forward it was our first burn and
moving forward it was our first burn and
moving forward it was our first burn and we were waiting in our bus for the 15
we were waiting in our bus for the 15
we were waiting in our bus for the 15 hour long whiteout to end when we heard
hour long whiteout to end when we heard
hour long whiteout to end when we heard a knock on our door it was a ranger
a knock on our door it was a ranger
a knock on our door it was a ranger asking us for help as the camp next to
asking us for help as the camp next to
asking us for help as the camp next to us just had their tent and shelter taken
us just had their tent and shelter taken
us just had their tent and shelter taken by the wind we ran outside to help and
by the wind we ran outside to help and
by the wind we ran outside to help and it took us several tries but we were
it took us several tries but we were
it took us several tries but we were able to secure the tent and Shelford
able to secure the tent and Shelford
able to secure the tent and Shelford shelter after a lot of effort the tent
shelter after a lot of effort the tent
shelter after a lot of effort the tent nearly flew away a few times but we
nearly flew away a few times but we
nearly flew away a few times but we persevered and were able to put the camp
persevered and were able to put the camp
persevered and were able to put the camp back together
back together
back together Burning Man teaches us about life each
Burning Man teaches us about life each
Burning Man teaches us about life each burner is taught through Burning Man
burner is taught through Burning Man
burner is taught through Burning Man that life is not static the art on the
that life is not static the art on the
that life is not static the art on the playa lasts only a week and then it is
playa lasts only a week and then it is
playa lasts only a week and then it is burned it teaches us to appreciate the
burned it teaches us to appreciate the
burned it teaches us to appreciate the moment we are in because it will not
moment we are in because it will not
moment we are in because it will not last forever
last forever
last forever everyone is welcome at Burning Man if
everyone is welcome at Burning Man if
everyone is welcome at Burning Man if you come by our camp will offer you red
you come by our camp will offer you red
you come by our camp will offer you red vines and a drink and the same goes for
vines and a drink and the same goes for
vines and a drink and the same goes for every other camp
every other camp
every other camp I love Burning Man it has made such a
I love Burning Man it has made such a
I love Burning Man it has made such a positive impact on my life I know that
positive impact on my life I know that
positive impact on my life I know that the friends I’ve made are forever and
the friends I’ve made are forever and
the friends I’ve made are forever and I’ll be telling stories all my life
I’ll be telling stories all my life
I’ll be telling stories all my life thank you
thank you
thank you [Applause]
[Applause]
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