Greetings from Burly Man!

Dear Friends and Family,
Last night was the burning of Early Man, which is a traditional small scale burn with the DPW and other workers who are permitted on site a few weeks before the event. The Lamplighters lit up parts of the city, including the Promenade out to the area that will soon be the Great Unknown. It's sort of a holiday before the holiday to beat all holidays.

This year Early Man was manifested as Burly Man. Let's just say it was a more muscular and lifelife rendition than the Burning Man. He had real human hair on his chest, back, butt, armpits, and a few other -eh hem- hairy locations. I don't know where they got the human hair, but some questions are better left unasked!

As a fitting rebuttal to the burning of Burly Man, artist David Best constructed a small but beautiful temple-like structure that was also burned last night. Many folks had out their PFD's (Personal Flamethrower Devices) and the DPW band Apocalypse Theatre played on the unfinished lighthouse for the Man.

A few more of our Café crew showed up this evening, just in time for the festivities and a late brunch the next day, followed by more hard work.