tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2199296707155632416.post6448881623648194141..comments2023-10-21T16:49:59.693+01:00Comments on The Perfect Excuse: Suicide As Artanarkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17474793435469632722noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2199296707155632416.post-15014026947904989712007-08-31T18:35:00.000+01:002007-08-31T18:35:00.000+01:00In a festival famous for its lack of rules, how ca...In a festival famous for its lack of rules, how can anybody get mad at a guy for <A HREF="http://underthenews.blogspot.com/2007/08/still-burning-man.html" REL="nofollow">expressing himself by setting a fire</A> that they themselves were going to set a few days later? How ironic is it that somebody is charged with arson at a gathering of people who come to see ... a fire? And a suicide is nothing if not the ultimate form of self-expression.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.ronfranscell.com/press/burningman.htm" REL="nofollow">I covered BM in 2001</A> and I have a warm place in my heart for the event, but I'll be interested to see how the anything-goes Burners spin this one.<BR/><BR/>Ron Franscell<BR/><A HREF="http://underthenews.blogspot.com" REL="nofollow">Under The News</A>Ron Franscellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16792802566624478215noreply@blogger.com