a guess: getting their cars to the playa (or anywhere) is nearly twice as expensive as it was last year.

and are you talking about bruno's texaco in gerlach, or the empire store?

Those of us out at No Man made it out... we of course added an hour to the set time to account for playa time. The fish car, the cyberbus and the stretch limo with the accordian playing female Elvis did come and do a 'parade'. We were also very disappointed that no one from BB came out to the event that they had advertised. The Slug bar car would have come if it weren't for a fried starter motor. We were welcomed at both bars once we stopped and even served up a round of drinks by a man at the bar. We too were told about the disappointment from those in Gerlach and that the park had been full of people.

I was also disappointed to find out from the guy that I got a ride with who is on the BB tribe that he didn't really want to go to BB because of some rather negative traffic on that list from one person in particular venting and saying that anyone that hadn't been before wasn't welcome. We ended up going out to the usual playa and just deciding to stay with friends there and had a blast.

Hope that BB was just as good for all those who were out there. Juplaya, No Man, a wedding camp and another camp near No Man were all rockin' all weekend with a lot of fun and connection, hot springing, lounging, craziness and fun going on.

Can't wait til next 4th....

*steph*

My apologies for the disappointing parade... I believe all involved did what they could, when they could... I am also bummed to hear that locals and kids alike were disappointed... Playa time and break downs definitely added to the mix-up.

Last year worked out better because the parade kicked off the weekend. For any art cars at the Blue Wing site this year, driving to Gerlach on sunday posed a hellasious nightmare - the sand was extremely thick & slippery on the roads due to the excessive traffic...

Next year, we will only have a parade if it can kick off the weekend like last year (guess I need to check a calendar!) At least we can say it was the Biggest Little Parade in NV... ha ha

I appreciated seeing the cars that showed! Tardy is as good as any in playa time... Thanks!
~Lisa