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

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. It took some convincing to get me to Burning Man, even though—or because—friends couldn’t shut up about it. Their pictures were intriguing, sure, but the camp back then resembled nothing so much as the costumey parking lot of a Grateful Dead show. Not a sell for me. And I like people fine, but when I go camping, I generally hope to see fewer of them. Finally, worn down by heartfelt entreaties—and especially the assurances from my great friend John Law, a main mover in the festival’s start-up era—I drove overnight from San Francisco and made the Black Rock Desert shortly after dawn… read more >

Desert Gardens Ranch 1963 Vintage Men's T-Shirt

Description In the early '60s, a couple named Gordon and Terry Dixon began frequenting southern California naturist resorts and soon found themselves wanting a place of their own. Terry’s sister and her husband Bill were interested in the nudist lifestyle and joined them in looking for a piece of land. In February 1963