Greetings on Friday in Black Rock City!

Dear Friends and Family,
Black Rock City is in its full glory now. The artists have completed their installations, the theme camps have pulled out all their tricks, and the city is a thriving metropolis, overflowing with art and inspiration. Every time you turn around, something is there, that wasn't before. It's impossible to keep up, or to see it all, but we all still try.

The Gate stopped selling tickets for entry last night. This helps insure that people will live here for at least a couple of days, and become a part of the community, instead of potentially cruising in for just one night, spectating, and leaving behind a bunch of trash or otherwise disrespecting the city. It seems sort of silly, since most of us want to live here as long as possible, but in any group of substantial numbers, there are always a few who just don't get it.

This afternoon, we have a "secret" belly dancer invasion planned and tonight is one of our Floating World theme music nights with aquatically inspired entertainment from the Mermen and Taos Hum. Our friend from the East Coast, Terry, is going to do live oil projections which is a risky venture in a land prone to dust storms.