Did anyone else go to BURNING MAN 2014?

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I found it a thrilling and enlightening experience: alternately exhilarating and relaxing.

I know we Aspies sometimes don't do so well in crowds, but
Burning Man is so committed to acceptance and inclusion of others
that I felt right at home, despite my conversational awkwardness.
They were some of the friendliest people I've ever met.
Having friends at my camp who had been there before helped too.
I could tell stories, but I'd like to keep my post concise to begin with.

Have you ever gone before? How was your experience?
I want to hear your stories.

I've never been, but I've wanted to go ever since I heard about it back in the late nineties.

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I think the heat would bother me, but it'd probably be worth it!

"I know we Aspies sometimes don't do so well in crowds, but
Burning Man is so committed to acceptance and inclusion of others
that I felt right at home, despite my conversational awkwardness.
They were some of the friendliest people I've ever met."

If you liked "The Burn" you would have loved the '60s.

Every thing you describe as wonderful was there and people were opening their eyes
to the world around them. And acceptance & love was the rule of the day.
(Not for Nixon and his ilk of course).

My world changed from essentially no friends (not omitting my wife here, but
she was/is so much more than just a friend), to an active (for me) life style.
It was glorious.

I wish every aspie could have been there with me; maybe the '60s will happen
again, and people will take off their blinders of greed and fear; the same thing
actually (one derives from the other).

When I was there I got lucky. It was fairly mild during the day. I heard it was only around 86°F (30°C).
The unlucky part was that it rained around 5A.M. while I was still waiting in line to get in, so they closed
the gates up front and waited for it to dry to avoid letting several thousand vehicles get stuck in the mud.
It took all day for that layer to dry up, so overall I spent 21 hours waiting in line to get in.
It was a fun day because everyone got out of their vehicles and started introducing
each other, socializing, drinking, and partying, so it was like a Burning Man prelude.
But I digress.
There were lots of places to 'beat the heat'. I saw many shade structures with flop spots
and hammocks. They were never more than a few blocks away. Some people with
sprays/misters were standing on corners spritzing people as they passed by. Some people
pack spray bottles with them to spray themselves. The weather is endurable because it's so dry.
Water doesn't condense on you and make you muggy. It evaporates and keeps you cool.

@ZenDen
Yes, the 60s in the USA sound like an interesting time/place, and it's such a critical time in music history.
I'm putting that on my list of destinations for when my time machine finally starts working.