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Some members of Camp Stella are in
recovery. Others are not. The members of Camp Stella have agreed to
experience Burning Man clean and sober from beginning to end.
If you would like to join Camp
Stella. Please contact
Jefferson McCarley.
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The Members of Camp Stella 2005
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Default Name |
Emory Etheridge |
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Playa Name |
Emo |
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Age |
35 |
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Gender |
Male |
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Location |
San Francisco |
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Lived |
Dallas, Austin, Minnesota, Virgin Islands,
Puerto Rico, Chicago, San Francisco, Black Rock City |
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Previous Burns |
2004, 2005 |
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Interests |
Poi, cycling, fire, art, motorcycles,
leather, opera, activism, bad movies |
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Drug-free for
5 years, so Camp Stella will be a nice haven on the Playa. This
year I am very honored to be performing in the fire Conclave the night
of the burn, and I'll be doing random fire and light performances in
Avalon throughout the week. |
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Default Name |
Jefferson McCarley |
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Playa Name |
TBD |
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Age |
35 |
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Gender |
Male |
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Location |
San Francisco |
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Lived |
Dallas, Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico,
Chicago, San Francisco. |
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Previous Burns |
2004, 2005 |
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Interests |
Recovery (14 years), cycling advocacy,
critical mass, Tranny Shack, playing harmonica, stilt walking, great
vegan food, the Simpsons, le Tour, and good coffee. |
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Looking
forward to the "best burn ever." I've been enjoying getting to
know my future Camp Stella campmates at the picnics, over the phone,
and via e-mail. |
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Default Name |
Bill Harrison |
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Playa Name |
TBD |
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Age |
43 |
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Gender |
Male |
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Location |
San Francisco |
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Lived |
Seattle and Berlin. |
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Previous Burns |
1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004. |
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Interests |
Art, projects, music, dancing, politics,
pie. |
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I haven't taken drugs or alcohol for 15
years. |
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Default Name |
John |
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Playa Name |
Mister Tea |
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Age |
46 |
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Gender |
Male |
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Location |
Tender Knob, San Francisco |
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Lived |
Santa Cruz, Colorado Springs,
Stanford, Schenectady |
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Previous Burns |
First Burn 2004 |
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Interests |
Natural food/medicine, herbs,
psychic phenomenon, divine intervention, L.Ron Hubbard ideas and
processes, the Freezone, mind control, population control, suppressive
medical and psychiatric organizations and tactics, classified
technologies, underground bases, psycho-active music, freaky fashion,
crop circles, Pet Shop Boys, cute boys, my boyfriend, my inner circle,
Alien Techno, Andy Warhol, Nina Hagen, Veritable Vegetable, Vietnam,
1968, 1954, 2012, 108, 27, 64. |
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Happily clean and sober since April
12, 2004, not ruling out psycho- active plant allies in the long run.
Burning Man job: Camp Stella beverage concession
for 3:00 meeting and general chill lounge
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Default Name |
Andy / Tim |
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Playa Name |
Top Cat |
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Age |
Thirty-eleven |
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Gender |
Male |
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Location |
San Francisco |
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Lived |
San Jose;
Las Vegas;
Keosauqua, Dubuque and Ames, Iowa; Paris; Port Washington, NY |
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Previous Burns |
Virgin |
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Interests |
Porn, historical
fiction, non-fiction BBC TV shows, cute boys, weird things that make
me laugh, my boyfriend’s coin collection (or so he thinks) |
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Clean and sober
since Aug. 16, 1997 (thank God double espressos are NOT a relapse). If
you see me keyboarding in the playa dust you will know I am going
through default-world withdrawal. |
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Default Name |
Troy |
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Playa Name |
Buckie |
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Age |
32 |
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Gender |
Male |
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Location |
San Francisco |
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Lived |
Wisconsin, New
Haven, St. Petersburg, Moscow, DC, Palo Alto |
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Previous Burns |
Virgin |
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Interests |
Meditation, all
things Buffy, pussy (cats), SCUBA, marathons, my future ex-husband
Rufus W, Russian choral music, Annie Lennox, the Enneagram, honesty,
deception, paradoxes, singing in the shower, and (more recently)
cycling and rock climbing |
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Clean and sober
since January 11, 2005. I’m looking forward to reclaiming my inner
freak at this year’s Burn. |
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Default Name |
Kevin G Minogue |
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Playa Name |
TBD |
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Age |
50 |
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Gender |
Male |
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Location |
Santa Fe, New Mexico |
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Lived |
Chicago IL, Madison WI, Albuquerque NM,
Alexandria VA/DC |
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Previous Burns |
First Timer |
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Interests |
Gardening, Dancing, Talking, Laughing,
Games, Gambling |
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24 Years Sober on Labor Day!!!! |
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Default Name |
Turtle Joire |
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Playa Name |
Turtle |
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Age |
30 |
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Gender |
Transgender |
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Location |
San Francisco |
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Lived |
Saratoga Springs; Tilburg, The
Netherlands; India; a sailboat in Malaysia |
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Previous Burns |
2001, 2002, 2004 |
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Interests |
Recovery (12 years), BDSM, poly,
literature, meditation, yoga, anarchism |
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Looking forward to a very mellow
burn. besides living at Camp Stella I will also be a Ninja with Ninja
Burger and will be doing a transex workshop or two. |
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Default Name |
Max Joire |
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Playa Name |
Max |
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Age |
36 |
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Gender |
Trans & genderqueer |
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Location |
San Francisco |
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Lived |
France, Ontario, Vancouver (Canada),
Seattle, San Francisco |
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Previous Burns |
2004 |
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Interests |
Activism, anarchism, bicycles, bdsm,
cars, cats, coffee, computers, dykes, fags, gender, genderqueers, goth,
internet, movies, music, photography, piercings, poly, punk, queers,
s/m, tattoos, trans, vegetarians |
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I've been clean for 6+ years, and
I'm looking forward to a mellow and fun time on the playa. |
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Default Name |
Trisha Himm |
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Playa Name |
Pixie |
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Age |
31 |
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Gender |
Female |
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Location |
San Francisco |
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Lived |
SSF, San Francisco, BRC |
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Previous Burns |
2004 |
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Interests |
love and service, people, energy, creating
reality, spiritual progress, synergy, reading, movies, animals, and
getting acquainted with the people that God has guided me to camp with
this year! |
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I just celebrated 3 years sober thanks to
my higher power and my fellowship. I plan to do service on the playa
this year, as I selfishly did everything purely for myself last year
and I’m really looking forward to the experience! |
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Default Name |
Jayne Matthews |
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Playa Name |
Miss Jayne |
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Age |
33 |
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Gender |
Lady |
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Location |
San Francisco |
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Lived |
Santa Cruz, SF |
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Previous Burns |
1996,1997,1998,1999,2000,2001,2002,2003 |
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Interests |
painting eyes, fashion, prom
dresses, 1970-80's rock bitches, spirituality, meditation, AA, looking
inside of everything, flash dance, all dance, travel, art, and sewing |
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14 months sober and loving it!!!!! I
feel so happy to go back to the playa without the horror of indulging
in my dark addiction. Can't wait to be there with all of you! |
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Default Name |
Jamie Hill |
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Playa Name |
TBD |
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Age |
32 |
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Gender |
Male |
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Location |
San Francisco |
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Lived |
Boston |
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Previous Burns |
2003 |
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Interests |
Music, people |
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13.5 months sober |
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Default Name |
Dave Brown |
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Playa Name |
TBD |
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Age |
49 |
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Gender |
Male |
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Location |
San Rafael CA |
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Lived |
Atlanta, Nashville,
Houston, Bakersfield, Salernes (France); and born and went to high
school in Bethlehem (PA) - Liberty High class of '74 |
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Previous Burns |
Virgin |
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Interests |
Dave attends Billy
Club gatherings which are clean/sober gay men's gatherings (held 6
times a year in Northern California) |
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Default Name |
Philo Hagen |
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Playa Name |
Philo |
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Age |
41 |
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Gender |
Male |
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Location |
San Francisco |
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Lived |
Seattle, San Francisco, Albuquerque,
Seattle, San Francisco |
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Previous Burns |
2003, 2004, 2005. |
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Interests |
Queerday.com, queers of all kinds,
hooping (founder of hooping.org and bay area hoopers), energy work
and exploring the paranormal, writing, photography, stars, red
leather, diaphanous fabrics, being naked (metaphorically/literally),
chai tea soy milk lattes, low carb living, playa foot prevention,
The Apple, Devotchka, fag disco, house, breaks...
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I haven't taken drugs or alcohol for 18
years. We aren't a glum lot. Looking forward to eating dust with my
Stella(r) friends this year. |
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Default Name |
Ryan D. |
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Playa Name |
TBD |
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Age |
29 |
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Gender |
Male |
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Location |
San Francisco |
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Lived |
Ohio, The Heart of It All |
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Previous Burns |
2000, 2004 |
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Interests |
Deep and Soulful House
and Techo, DJing and producing tracks, computer code, video games,
checking out girls, JRR Tolkien, cookies. |
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I've beeeeen clean and
sober for 2 years and change. I'm looking forward to an awesome week
in Black Rock City this year! |
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