In a secret conclave held deep in a bunker in ultra-conservative orange county, a cadre of egomaniacal pseudo-burners got together and planned an artless coup. To deceive the naive do-gooders elsewhere in the Orange County and San Diego areas, these pod people decided to call it "OC/SD Decom"

No, that's not right....

In a glorious burst of radically inclusive experimental community, all the burners in Orange and San Diego counties spontaneously materialized together on a hilltop in unanimous communion, merging into a hive mind of intense agreement. They called this "decom"

No, that's not quite right either...

Announcing Fuego de los Muertos Dos!

Born amidst some confusion but no lack of effort, the second OC / SD Decompression event will take place the weekend of October 21-23 at Outdoor World Retreat www.outdoorworldretreat.com near Boulevard, CA. We're continuing the theme from last year's very successful event, in honor of Halloween, Samhain, and Dia de los Muertos. As some view Burning Man, it's a time to consider and celebrate fire, death and rebirth: creating art, music, theater, life and love.

This is a weekend camping event in a high desert campground. Gates will open at 4pm Friday, October 21. Tickets will be available later this week, starting at $35 and graduating up to $55 as we approach the event. Stay tuned for an announcement about ticket ordering.

We'll have a website up at www.fuegodelosmuertos.org shortly with information about the tickets, location, camps, performers, financial details and all. There's already a yahoo group for planning and discussion at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OC-SD-decom

If you'd like to help in the planning and doing, please join.

This is a participation event. While we all appreciate the great contributions made by musicians and artists, there will be no free tickets. Everyone here is an artist! Some have already volunteered and devoted their time in planning. Many of these have communicated about details or needs for participants, ideas and materials:

Inspector Gadget: Event Organizer
Michael Hennig: Art Director
Zen Coyote: Theme Camp Placement
Marie-Pierre: Greeters
Sasquatch: Rangers

We also have several people involved in the stage production and management, and you'll be hearing from the stage manager very soon with a list of committed performers and a call for more. This year, we'll have one outdoor stage for live performances, plus DJ's, music and dancing in theme camps.

Last year's event attracted over 400 burners for a long cold last weekend in October. This year will be one week earlier, and hopefully a little warmer - but be prepared nonetheless.

See you at Fuego de Los Muertos in just a month!

love,
Smoke Blower