Posted on 08/28/2007 12:04:34 PM PDT by SmithL
BLACK ROCK DESERT, NEV. - A San Francisco man was arrested on felony arson charges today after the 40-foot-tall "Man" statue whose torching is the annual highlight of the Burning Man festival in Nevada went up in flames four days early, authorities said.
Paul Addis, 35, of San Francisco, was booked into the Pershing County Jail in Nevada on the arson charge and misdemeanor possession of fireworks, Sheriff Ron Skinner said.
Festival organizers, meanwhile, pondered the smoldering remains of the Man and promised to rebuild the big guy in time for Saturday's regularly scheduled burn in the Black Rock Desert north of Reno.
"The Man is still standing, and an assesment is under way to determine the structural integrity of the Man and the Green Man Pavilion," according to a statetment posted today at www.burningman.com. "The event will continue as scheduled."
The art structure known as The Man, the center of the Burning Man Festival in the Nevada desert, was set afire on Tuesday morning, Aug. 28, 2007. A San Francisco man allegedly climbed the structure from within and reportedly placed an object in the leg of The Man, which then ignited and set the wooden structure burning five days before it was officially supposed to be burned.
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I hate it when that happens.
Especially when it happens to your icon.
What a shame.
Should the guy really be charged with arson? Maybe speeding would be a better charge?
Back when I was young and dumb, we lit our high school homecoming bonfire the night before the big rally. Lucky for us, everyone blamed our football rival school.
That guy dropped the ball... rained on the party... spoiled the fun, you name it.
I think a ticket to Burning Man costs from just under $200 to over $350 depending on how far in advance you buy one. They expect a million people this year, so you can see just how important it is for them to get this rebuilt on time.
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IT WAS YOU!!!!!! Why I oughtta.....
When you hold a massive gathering of drug-crazed anarchists, you have to expect a few glitches.
Did they buy carbon offsets for that guy?
He’s just ignoring the rules like any other attendee.
Anarchy now! Male nude yoga to the left. Grateful Dead refugees to the right. Lowbrow performance artists straight ahead. Shriveled old druggies everywhere.
(But don’t burn our stuff, you hooligans. Arrest that man officer.)
OMG ! He should be charged with a hate crime !
But wait... “anarchists” don’t have laws do they ?
WHy are they gettin’ “The Man” involved ??
A woman I know went to that 2 years ago.She was 82 at the time.
While there She was invited to attend a little “meeting” — turned out it was a guy giving S& M SAFETY lessons.
Oh ya and he was teaching knot tying tooo...
One of her photos was of “Taco man”. The dude was nude except for his sombrero and the tortilla wrapped and tied... heh heh
Doesn’t that contribute greatly to Global Warming?
Silly Hippies. *SMIRK*
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