Top Ten Reasons Why *YOU* Should Go to Burning Man

10. Playa dust is good for you.


9. You get to see naked people (some of whom are under the age of 60).


8. You can walk through a sandstorm and pretend you are Paul Muad'dib in Frank Herbert's Dune.


7. You might meet a vampire. Or a transvestite. Or a transvestite vampire.


6. You can have your fortune told in the middle of a storm.


5. Nice people will fix you drinks.


4. You will find some really marvelous places to take naps.


3. You get to see lots of oooh pretty sparkly glowy things (kind of like Disneyland's Electric Light Parade, only weirder and wilder).


2. You get to see lots of things set on fire (including but not limited to the flaming parasailers--Burning Man's answer to Tinkerbell, I suppose-- But it just makes me wonder who came up with the bright idea-- I know! Let's jump out of a perfectly good airplane AND set ourselves on fire! That will *really* get their attention!).


And the Number One reason why *YOU* should go to Burning Man is:


1. Until you do, you'll never know how *good* an Indian taco and an ice cold Coke tastes after a week in the desert.