from the Consumptive Archives
Washington, DC – Shortly after being inaugurated the 44th President of the United States President Obama announced he was selling his BurningMan tickets on craigslist. “I’m totally bummed but if we are as a country to pick ourselves up off the ground and dust ourselves off it would be hypocritical of me to be covered in playa dust.”
President Barak Obama who goes by the playa name ‘Barak Obama’ has been to BurningMan two previous years.
In 2005 he led the Chicago Fire Conclave during their Burn night performance. “You think he gives a good speech? You should see him spin poi” said Bubblebear, a campmate that year.
BM org issued an official response expressing regret and understanding. “I met him down at Human Carcass Wash a few years back and he seems like an ok guy I guess,” said Larry Harvey.
Barack made the statement attending an inaugural Ball put on by BurningMan, named ‘Burning Green Balls 2009’ which featured acts Bass Nectar and showing art by Alex Grey and some crazy motherfucker in a fake fur coat. The President was asked to spin poi for the attendees but the idea was quashed by Secret Service and the president soon left for the next Inaugural Ball on his list. “I got the tickets hella cheap” the President was overheard saying as he left, “but I can totally get $300 on craigslist.”
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damn – we’ll really miss him on the playa this year!
yeah Miriam – there was already a real shortage of quality poi spinners last year…
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I won’t miss him. He once told me daft punk was playing out by the garbage fence at 2 am.
i think it’s fukin awesome that our fool president was once cool enough to go to burning man
there is a fine line between fool, cool and Burning Man
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