PLAYALAND:
pla-ya-land
n. 1. A playground for adults.
2. A theme camp at Burning Man '98
3. A part of Gigsville.
Well, so far, the people that have tickets are:
Bob Powell
Steven Taylor
Sylvia Sanchez
David Tonnesen
Tony Hudgins
Chris Sjoholm (has tickets but may have to work)
Robin Brownell (may camp with the Phlegmatics in Tower Camp)
Tom Ness & Sophia Sparks (THE builder of the swing, but not sure if he's
planning on camping with us. But he's always welcome too.)
and then a much larger list of maybe's including:
Mark Glenny
Karl Zilles
Remo (& family ?)
Julie Newdoll & Mario
Greg Couch
Betsy Asher Hall & Hubby
Q
Miss Deluxe
Charles Knowlton
Rod V. and Carrie
John Peterson
And possibly more. Of course that's just our camp. There are many
more people in Gigsville, which we are a part of. Also, there are ~30
people on the "playaland" email list. I have not had the joy of
meeting them all yet so who knows who may show up at the last momentito.
Hi Folks,
So, since I'm moving immediately after Burning Man to
the Bay area (and it looks like I have to have
some extra cash for a first and last, not to
mention this big ass party I'm throwing to say
goodbye) I'm going to ask those
folks that said they could chip in to
the overall Playaland fund to help me offset
the costs I've already incurred. I'll also include
in this email info on what I know others have spent,
tho I may not personally have all the receipts for those.
In addition, all the stuff below -> DOES NOT <- include
any of the money for the 15' steel tether ball or the
Agogo bells that I am personally bringing to camp.
I consider those, and my work to put this together, my
contribution to camp Playaland.
Here's a partial list of costs for money's already
spent:
Shade Structure:
Parachute and camo netting + shipping = 226.95
4 Bunge cords @ 1.96 + tax = 8.49
40 3ft rebar rods = 21.65
rope @ $99.00 + tax = 107.17
wood for the tent pole bases & bolts = 81.92
steel for tent poles = 252.75
fabrication of tent poles = 150.00
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Total 848.93
(clearly this is way over budget)
Playaland Towers:
3 - 4x8 plywood for shelves = 61.44
28 - 2x4x12 = 89.12
48 Simpson Strong Ties = 99.76
lumber cuts = 25.44
6 wafer screws = 23.83
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Total 299.59
Misc:
gigsville truck to playaland = 100.00
Spray paints, signs for stencils = 35.87
and grommets (paid by Sylvia)
Steve Taylor also bought some grommets
but I don't know how much those were.
And here's a projected amount for the stuff yet
to be rented:
Generator:
2 weeks = 360.00
We actually need to rent a generator
from Aug 28th -> Sept 8th. 12 days
This is because it has to go up and
come back on the truck. This is almost
2 weeks.
Balloons:
3 - 650 Ballon tanks + tax = 194.85
2 - nozzles + tax = 9.74
13 gross (144) of bags balloons = 208.27
1000 yrds of ribbon @ 2.00/roll = 4.33
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Subtotal 417.19
(this is an estimate for 1950 balloons. I figure we
could decorate the camp with about 100 balloons/tower
and then still have about 300 a day for all of us
to give out for about 5 days.)
So looking at the overall totals:
Already Spent = 1284.39
Still Ready To Spend = 777.19
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Grand total: 2061.58
Wow. Even I didn't think it would be that high. No
wonder I can never afford that oil change. ;0)
Obviously I went over budget on the tent, because the steel and
the camo netting shipping, and wood was more than
I thought it would be. Definitely we'll have to use
this tent next year! :0)
Once again, if people could contribute what they are
comfortable with, that would be great. The general
range seems to be $50-$100/per person. Even if we
got $100/per person, I think we'll spend it. We could almost
come in on budget if we got a few more people and we
forgot the balloons. (Tho I think they'd be great.)
Currently I have about 10 people that have said
they would chip in something in various amounts.
So, if you send your money in now, you'll avoid the rush. ;0)
Since we're also not sharing food/water costs, assume
this is what your money is going for.
Ok folks. Send money. Don't wait. Be the first on
your block. My address is:
Bob Powell
3777 May Street
LA, CA 90066-3653
I'll be at this address for about 4 days after BM. Then I'll
get stuff forwarded to a P.O. in San Francisco. Do what you
can. But, hey, this trip is for fun, not for guilt, so only
pay what you feel comphy with. Really. I'd just spend it on
champagne anyway. ;0)
Also, let me know what you think about adding balloons into this
budget.
Thanks!
Bob
This page last updated August 12, 1998.
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