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.
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Marian Goodell is Burning Man’s CEO.
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Flash Hopkins, one of the original “Burners”.
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Joe Fenton a/k/a JD Boggman, the first manager of Burning Man’s Drive By Shooting Range
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Janet Lohr, influencer of Burning Man
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Jerry James, builder of the first Burning Man.
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Crimson Rose, original playa participant, long time influencer, head of the Fire Conclave, current Burning Man board member.
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Pepe Ozan created some of the first large-scale art projects at Burning Man
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Michael Mikel is a founder of Burning Man, creator of the Black Rock Rangers, and artist behind the famous Burning Man logo.
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2004 Reason Magazine Article on Steve Heck, Piano Bell creator.
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Louis Brill was a member of the SF Suicide Club and SF Cacophony society. He attended the 1990 Baker Beach gathering and the 1990 Black Rock Desert event.
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Kimric Smythe was the original architect of much of Burning Man’s pyrotechnics. He is the only person whose photograph graced a Burning Man Ticket (1995), and he was a frequent face on early Burning Man videos. He embodies much of what we think of when reflecting on the early years at Black Rock Desert.
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Chicken John Rinaldi, a showman who helped influence the early years of Burning Man. He, along with Jim Mason, created Borg2, which challenged the approach of the Burning Man Organization in the mid-80s.
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John Bogard and Planet X.
Back in the 1960s, potter John Bogard would come to Gerlach to go to the hot springs. He said at the time, he was living in Santa Cruz, Calif., but as his rent increased to $45, he said it was too steep a price for a potter. He decided to move out to the house west of Gerlach for $30 a month. That was 40 years ago.
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Jerry James, In the Beginning. An essay about the start of Burning Man, and the eventually falling out between its founders.
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Why I Joined the SF Suicide Club by David T Warren.
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Sebastian Hyde was a Cacophony Society member and attended the first Burning Man at Black Rock Desert (among others). He created many of the early graphics associated with the event, including the original Zone Trip t-shirt.
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Burning Man: Hot Mess. Originally published August 2012
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A Way Too Short Biography of David T. Warren. Written by John Law & Steve Mobia
A farewell to Flamo LaGrande, R. J. Mololopozy
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The origin of the Zone Trip by Carrie Galbraith. The “zone trip” were excursions held by the SF Cacophony Society. The fourth zone trip was to Black Rock desert, which became a tradition known as Burning Man
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