Theme Camp Placements

Placement decisions are no secret. So, and I know you will not like the answer, I have placed
you at 4:30 and Chance because I found your camp very attractive, cute, funny, and exactely
what I was looking for the 4:30 avenue. Basically, you got that spot because I think you are
potentially a very great camp. No kidding.

The kind of camp that could have had Esplanade too (I know you asked for Esplanade), but
Esplanade is a very difficult space (10 times more camps want esplanade than there is space
there).

If you look at your neighbors, you will see well established theme camps, very strong, very funny...
AND.. very much in sync (as far as I can tell) with your theme: BRC Animal Control, Prisoner,
the Q, Astral Headwash. I mean, this is a very cool neighborhood which is going to drive a lot
of people in.

Your questionnaire did mention your art car, but you didn't mention the fact it needed to be
on Esplanade (if you don't mention it, do no expect us to just find out :-)).

Again, I really mean anything I am saying here.

I understand that it probably sound more logical to you that if I think you are such a great
camp, I should just give you what you asking for. But this is not what the role of Placement is.
We are not in the real estate business. Our role is to help camps, and also design the city.
Avenues is a direction the city design is going to, and our work is to make them happen.

This takes several means, including street lights (like those on Esplanade), creation of a
keyhole, creation of a plaza, and, careful placement of camps. Camps on the avenues, except for a
few exceptions have generators, and have said they were going to have lights at night. They are
also very interactive, and/or beautiful. There is a mix of day time and night time camps.

Finally, I will be camping in this area this year, so I will be part of it.

Theme camps are doing their thing, primarely because they want to (I know this is obvious).
But all theme camps want to give something to the community. I know you do too, this is
also obvious. I strongly believe that your location is going to not only let you have a
successfull camp (i.e. a camp that you will be proud of, a camp you will have fun with), but
I can garanty you that the impact of Dreamtime on the community will be much larger in the
avenue that it would have been on Esplanade: you will be in the middle of everything,
instead of being on the edge.

Burning Man is not that much about pre-playa expectation. The best experiences usually
come from unexpected.

Since we will be neighbors, (not immediate, but almost), I will stop by, and if you're not
happy with your placement, still, well, you will be able to tell me that face to face.

Frog

Those are "just" the traditionnal BRC street lights (like on the Esplanade).

No, you will still need to bring your own lights. I agree, avenues were too
dark last year. As I mentionned in a previous post, most of the camps on
the avenues have generators and, like you, said they were planing on
bringing night light.

So, crossing my fingers, the avenues should be have lights at night, this year.

Frog

What happened to me is that the French Guy called me up, told me he couldn't do what we asked. So he moved us out further. We requested the 7:30 side. I was okay with being as far out as needed - on that side. ON any street. He said we were placed.

Then the placement comes out and we are on the 3:00 side. It was a bitch fest on my camp's tribe yesterday. We are only coming down now.

Oh well. I didn't expect much. I should have expected less.

The art pieces (one per plaza) are not fire art.

I believe there will be burn barrels too. But this is still a work in progress.

Plaza a little bit more night time oriented than the rest of the avenue, so
yes, this will be a place to hang out at night, and I agree, burn barrels will
be nice.

Frog

Oh hell yeah! I'm right with you there Bare...these guys work hard for us, even when we aren't happy - they are having to balance tons of opinions, beggings, pleadings, commands...they call the placement room the War Zone for a reason.

I expected us to not get placed at all, I was beyond myself with joy when I saw we were placed and about fainted when I saw where. (Divination Nation Esp and 5)

Now that I know they work so many hours on playa too - what do you guys like the most, Frog?
Name it and we will bring some to you as well.