The Cacophony Society

The Cacophony Society combined art and theater in mischievous ways and brought Burning Man to Black Rock Desert.

Cacophony SocietyTrip BrownJune 4, 2019Cacophony Society, John Law, Santacon, Michael Mikel, Carrie Galbraith, P Segal, Nancy Phelps

1907 Golden Gate

1907 Golden Gate was the center ground for the Cacophony Society in San Francisco. The first Burning Man gathering at Black Rock desert was planned in its living room.

History of Burning ManTrip BrownJanuary 1, 20181907 Golden Gate, P Segal

P Segal, Cacophonist and Influencer

P Segal attended the 1990 Baker Beach Burn and was one of the primary architects of Burning Man’s move to Black Rock Desert. She operated Center Camp Cafe for many years.

People of Burning Man, Burning ManTrip BrownJune 2, 2017P Segal, Center Camp Cafe, croquet

An Oral History of Burning Man, the Biggest, Weirdest, Most Clothing-Optional Desert Carnival on the Planet | Outside Magazine

Burning Man, the annual super-rave in Nevada, has become Independence Week for a worldwide tribe of inventors, artists, and desert freaks. Brad Wieners talks to founders and fans about how the party got started—and the death, mayhem, and power struggles that almost shut it down.

The Marcel Proust Support Group

The Marcel Proust Support Group by P Segal

History of Burning ManTrip BrownSeptember 24, 2005P Segal, Marcel Proust Support Group

Cafe Temps Perdu at Burning Man 1998 | Bob Stahl archive

A write up of Cafe Temps Perdue originally posted by Bob Stahl. Author unknown.

History of Burning Man, Burning ManTrip BrownSeptember 10, 1998Bob Stahl, Cafe Temps Perdu, Center Camp Cafe, P Segal, 1998

Croquet X Machina and Ya Gotta Regatta | Precursor to Burning Man

Croquet X Machina and Ya Gotta Regatta at Black Rock Desert. Marshall Lyons and John Bogard created the giant croquet game in 1987, and returned two years later for the Ya Gotta Regatta windsailing event. These events lead directly to Burning Man arriving at the playa in 1990.

Burning Man, History of Burning ManTrip BrownAugust 30, 1998Ya Gotta Regatta, Croquet X Machina, Marshall Lyons, John Bogard, Planet X, P Segal, John Law, Jerry James, Dawn Stott, Cynthia Kolnick

Burning Man 1995

Burning Man 1995, Black Rock Desert. The year theme camps took prominence, a formal ticket was issued, and a rain storm turned the playa into a mud slick.

History of Burning ManTrip BrownSeptember 2, 19951995, 1995 Burn, Theme camps, Peter Doty, Burning Man 1995, Piss Clear, Somarts, Pepe Ozan, Vince Koloski, DSW, William Binzen, Gordon Burke, Rave camp, Mark "Spoonman" Petrakis, Dan Miller, Flynn Mauthe, DPW, Larry Breed, Ember, Trash fence, annual theme, good and evil, Cafe Temps Perdu, P Segal, No commerce, Flash, Joe Fenton, Blast shields, McSatans, Adrian Roberts, Kimric Smythe, Erik Davis, pyrodesiacs, Toyland, Collapsing silence, fireball, City of Art, Fire Lingam, Seemen, Fire Dragons, Simone Tnird Arm, Scot Jenerik, Dangerous Rhythms, Dezso Molnar, Tom Kennedy, Magenta Crowe, Pussycat Caverns, Flossie and the Unicorns, Panacea Theriac, Mona Jean, Bindlestiff Family Cirkus, Daniela Haskara, Screaming Divas, The Mermen, Polkacide, Jim Cert, Kat Sharest, Amitron, Sharkbait, Madstone, Three Day Stubble, Scot Sheppard, SPaZ, Wicked, Art Car Camp, Big Foot Plaza, Disgruntled Postal Workers, Cathedral of the Wholly Sacred, Saurintology, Dream Circus, Crucifixion with a Celebrity, Anon Salon, White Trash Camp, Marathon, Camera Obscura, Fashion Show, Java Cow, Steve Yonkman, Ray Cirino

Interview with Larry Harvey |The Burning Man Responds to the Proust Questionnaire | P Segal

P Segal interviews Larry Harvey. Larry Harvey completes the Proust Questionnaire.

Burning Man 1990: Black Rock Desert

An account of the first Burning Man event at Black Rock Desert

Burning Man, History of Burning ManTrip BrownSeptember 1, 19901990, 1989, John Law, Larry Harvey, Jerry James, Mel Lyons, P. Segal, Kevin Evans, John Boggard, Bruno's, Phil Bewley, Louis Brill, Peter Doty, Carrie Galbraith, P Segal, 1990 Burn