A2M Bookstore Bar, before the storm
The Arizona half of our A2M Bookstore camp really put together an amazing bar. This was taken on the second day, before we had really made a dent in the supplies. There were over 70 handles of good quality liquor, plus countless cans and bottles of mixers, juices, energy drinks, dozens of lemons and limes, and hundreds of cans of beer. We had three coolers of ice in the bar to keep things cold. We did everything we could to drag as many people as possible over to have a drink. We even put up traffic cones in the street to "force" people over (though the Rangers took exception to that!) and at one point a neighbor took to paddling people if they didn't stop... she would even whack bicyclists and art car drivers... Many tried to tip us or trade things, but we made it clear that this is a GIFT economy, not some kind of barter or exchange. We had to burn a couple dollar bills that were left behind! It's a testament to the sheer scale of the thing that we were still mixing cold drinks for any and all on Saturday evening before the burn.
My shadow stretching out towards the Temple of Forgiveness.
Great conditions out last night. Here's one of the results, taken from the Mesa... check out my 
It's rather common at Burning Man to see tufts, rings, and plumes of black smoke rising in the air. There are dozens of fire-breathing Mutant Vehicles and probably hundreds of massive propane flamethrowers tacked onto them in various ways.
