Rain in Medford

Rain in Medford, originally uploaded by RM Stormfeather.

We are on our way. Only saw one
Burner car in Salem!

worm skin!

Worm with skin!

Worm almost ready to roll

Shai-Hulud is just about ready to roll. Tomorrow we disassemble it and pack it up to go. Any help would be appreciated in the afternoon. Last chance to see her without playa dust but with skin.

Oh, did I mention? It has a skin. :-)
The front is open-ish, no covering on the mouth, but they may give us the full thumbs up. Which will mean we'll need more fuel.

-Pork

BM DPW 2009 - Man Base

BM DPW 2009 - Man Base, originally uploaded by afx_triplet.

Looks like the worm will be eating waffle cones!

This is Blair doing something with fire and metal!

Parade Flyer

Parade Wed at BRC! Other Mutant Vehicles needed to help...

We need some help transporting approx 20 members of the Burning Band to the start of our parade.

The band needs a ride from 8:30 and Esplanade (Spanky's Village and Wine Bar) at about 5:00pm on Wednesday, Sept. 2nd to Camp Sietch Grabrear (located at 6:00 and Fossil).

Parade leaves between 5:30 - 6:00 PM.

If you know of another mutant vehicle that can help bring the band to us, please let me know. We could use more than one, so that no one is overloaded. And spread the word, we don't want Shug using his cattle prod on fellow band mates to herd them there!

Walkers, dancers, stilters, bicycles, mutant vehicles, musicians, off worlders and humans are all welcome to join in the parade too!

Just a short march (more like a crawl) up 6:00 from Fossil to Center Camp.
Be sparkly!
wear something out of this world!
- Stormfeather

What:
The Intergalactic Species Parade

Where:
Camp Sietch Grabrear
http://sandworm.tikimojo.com
6:00 and Fossil (back side of Silicon Village)
Black Rock City

When:
Wednesday, Sept 2
Gather and garb at 5 pm.
Parade leaves between 5:30- 6 pm.

Who:
All evolving creatures are invited to join us.

Last year BB member David and his flaming tuba, joined us for our Burning Sam Parade! We are happy and honored that the Burning Band will be joining us again this year!

Progress and little worms

Marie, I love your baby worms! Larger than sand trout, at the stage
where they are eating each other.

On the build front, we figured out the Big Question, which we've been
scratching out heads about for months. How to open and close the mouth
easily? BenK's idea and Ted's model and some kibitzing and TADA!
Perfect! Two ropes and two pulleys and it's working. Piece of cake.
See BenK's video.

We had a short day working on the lower rib frame. Ted and BenK threw
in on it and we chowed on Cary's spagetti. Rain chased us away.

Big day Thursday, it's now crunch time and we need all hands on deck
Thursday-Sunday. If you can sew, or cook, or mix drinks, or work metal,
or zip-tie, or wire, or just kibbitz and add to the energy, this is it.
We won't make it there without you. Much glorious fun awaits us!

Mouth opens!

giant fuzzy worms

These are the worms I made - fun for dancing, rolling, capturing...

Look forward to meeting you all! Marie

More belated pics

Pic

Progress 6/9

Hello, this is the first time I'm blogging Worm build updates directly.  So many updates have not gone to this blog, I hope no one has been paying attention.  Newfangled bloggimagigger!  Over the last week we finished filling out the mouth with a really cool looking grid of heavy steel wires.  Awesome looking if I may say so myself!  BenK and Noodles chipped in, and Noodles' burner house-mate too.  The sides of the people bucket are covered in green carpet with green fur on top!  Today we made the last big steel parts, for the frame that goes around the bottom.  Over the week (Tue. and Thu.) we'll connect it all up.  We're a little behind, but not irreparably so.  We even hauled out the carpets from last year's burn and started hosing them off.  Much thanks to Grockstar who brought around a bucket of delicious alcoholic something or other.  Hours of intoxicated conversation resulted, but work was somewhat impaired.  Thanks also to Cary who brought us a pot of spaghetti and drinks today.  You two made our days of work feel appreciated.  More Tuesday and Thursday!  Here's a cool shot from a couple of weeks ago. 

Fabric wrangler shout out

I picked up some semi-transparent stretchey black cloth to cover the
back of Wormie's mouth. Fabric Depot at 122nd and Start is doing 40%
off with coupons and 50% off fur, BTW.

So who wants to sew this up into an 8' disc with a cord around the
periphery?
I have the stuff... It's lightweight, and just two seams plus the border.

Map of Camp Sietch Grabrear Location in Black Rock City

We are embedded in the backside of Silicon Village!
Happy to be sharing such a sweet spot with friends...

regarding placement and Camp Sietch Grabrear:

BTW: There are 658 placed Theme Camps this year. 130 camp applications
were rejected (last year, only about 10 were rejected).
About 1/6 of the total camp submissions were rejected. That's pretty
steep. Many worthy camps got the boot.

I am grateful to Placement for the good location (Close in and great
neighbors--Silicon Village) and that we got the ALL real estate we
asked for.

It is now our duty to come together and "Make it so!"

Rich is working on the list of confirmed campers, and fiquring out how
to make all of our stuff fit.
If you have any major changes to your footprint let him know, ASAP.

He will be soon posting a list of confirmed campers ( we are 20
something in number right now).
He still has some questions for some of you.

It is encouraged that you bring some art to contribute to the camp.
It could be performance (dancing worms, serving tea and helping others
learn to play Mondo Croquet) or visual (including decor, signage, or
just plain old "art").

Sunday afternoon, I will be working on Flags/banners for the sTEAp T
house- the community shade structure, if anyone want to help, give me
a call.

- Stormfeather

Burning Man Art Tours

form the BCWA list:
You can download the full Honorarium Art Tour onto
your MP3 device of choice, and take your own art tour on playa.

Here is the link:
http://www.burningman.com/installations/09_art_tours.html

The art tour features such pieces as Steve the Robot HeAID by UberGeek, and In'cu-nab"u·lum by the Iron Monkeys.

Ger yer iPod on.....

- Stormfeather

Hexayurt!

HEXAYURT!!! Rich and Kerosene were accomplices in this one, so technically I didn't make it . . . but look how shiny!! (For those of you who have seen enough hexayurts, my apologies.)

- Rich Mackin

The Maw

We got the mouth mounted and the steering of the mouth done. Next it's the controls so it can chomp unsuspecting victims.

Camp Sietch Grabrear Placement!

Camp Sietch Grabrear has received placement!
we will be at 6:00 and Fossil.
(facing 6:00 avenue).

link to the 2009 Map of Black Rock City
http://www.burningman.com/preparation/maps/09_maps/

Send snail mail (and care packages) to us through the Black Rock City
Post Office!

Happy Camper
@ Camp Sietch Grabrear
6:00 and Fossil
C/O BRCPO
Burning Man
Gerlach, NV 89412

- Stormfeather

2009 Burning Man Survival Guide now online

Required Reading: Contains basic what to bring at BM plus info specific to 2009.
2009 Burning Man Survival Guide .pdf version

http://www.burningman.com/media/doc/preparation/event_survival/2009_survival_guide.pdf
- Stormfeather

I went to work on the worm only to arrive after everyone had departed and so all i got were these in-progress pictures :(

2009 BM Theme Camp List Now Up

On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 2:28 PM, Rich Mackin wrote:
>
>
> I just put up a few events on the Playa Calendar, and noticed in the scroll
> down menu of camps, I didn't see Shai-Hulud, Seitch Grabear or no nothing.
> Should this be of concern?
>
> -Mack'N

No worries, we're under CAMP Sietch Grabrear, though I've not rec'd an
official Theme Camp OK or address yet.
-Stormfeather

http://www.burningman.com/themecamps/09_camp_vill_c.html

Camp Sietch Grabrear
Home of Shai-Hulud the Sandworm Mutant Vehicle. Visit our Dune
inspired camp. Play Mondo Croquet & be refreshed and entertained at
the sTEAp Tea House. Bring your own cup! Wed, all evolving creatures
are invited to join the Intergalactic Species Parade. Gather and garb
at 5 pm. Parade leaves at 6 pm.
Hometown: Tigard, OR
URL: http://sandworm.tikimojo.com
Contact: sandwormie (at) gmail (dot) com

The Mouth Takes Shape

8/2 Sietch Grabrear Camp Meeting

What: Sietch Grabrear Camp Meeting

When:
Sunday, August 2nd
Meeting 3-4pm
Potluck dinner 5-8

Who:
Everyone who is camping at the Sietch or who is interested in camping
at the Sietch

Bring:
Something to share -dessert or salad
BYOB
we will have burgers and garden burgers, ice tea and lemonade, some beer

Where:
The Fletcher's
Tigard, OR 97223

RSVP and for directions:
stormfeather@sandworm.tikimojo.com

Especially If you can't make it please e-mail.

- Stormfeather

Fwd: Build Photos

We has mouthpieces! Rudimentary ones, at least. The ring-sections are
cut and make a circle-type shape, and arms for the petals have been
cut and bent as well! This Thursday, join us at BenD's for another
afternoon of beer and power tools!

<ul>Agenda:
<li>weld joining bars and tabs to ring-sections.
<li>cut and bend remaining petal-arms (zomg like ten times easier with
1" than the 1.25" squarestock).
<li>weld petal-hinges to at least one ring-section.
<li>drill mounting holes through channel-iron-hinge-devices and
corresponding holes in petal-arms, for at least one functional petal
arm.
this will also involve:
<li>machine one set of petal arms so that they match nicely at the tip
of the mouth.
<li>bend peepul-bukkit handrail, attach to said bukkit.
</ul>

which is all I have in my head at the moment. others working on other
projects may have more things that need doing on Thursday.

Another build day in paradise, 7/19/2009, 12:00 pm

On Sat, Jul 18, 2009 at 11:58 PM, <shai-hulud@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
>
>
> Reminder from: shai-hulud Yahoo! Group
>
> Title: Another build day in paradise
>
> Date: Sunday July 19, 2009
> Time: 12:00 pm - 6:00 pm
> Location: BenD's
> Notes: Beer and tools. We attempt to look like we know what we're doing.
> Something results.
>

> __._,_.___
>
> Home Page:http://sandworm.tikimojo.com
> Blog:http://sandworm-mv.blogspot.com

Kerosene Contributes!

Thanks Kerosene!

Who also kicked in $100 on the donate button.
That pays for our welding supplies.
Bacon can't be used for welding.

Let's get this thing over the top....!

Shuggy here....the Worm is Hungry.

The Worm must be Fed.

That's why we're here.

Once Shai-Hulud rises from the playa, glorious and deadly, there will be lots and lots of people and art for Him to eat. 

But first, Shai-Hulud needs a skin.

And what is Shai-Hulud's skin made from?

M-O-N-E-Y.  That's right, we are papering the whole goddam PAV with dollar bills.  (Wait, no...metaphor, metaphor, c'mon Shug, focus baby...)

That's right, YOUR money must feed the Worm!  Yeah, YOU.  Put that beer down.  Stop scratching for a minute, willya?

You Can Do This!

Look in your purse/car/sofa/bottle collection/neighbor's bedroom/what have you.

If it looks like money, grab it.

Now count it.

Now give it to Shai-Hulud.

Or Alia will take her knife to your liver!  Shai-hulud *loves* fresh liver....your choice, really.  How hard can it be?  Besides, the way we're gonna party on the desert you're gonna *need* that liver!  (OK, Shug, bring it on home, c'mon, you can do it...big finish now...)

 

Take the Shuggy Challenge.  Match my $25 Paypal donation.  Do it, dammit!!  Your karma sucks?  Donate to Shai-Hulud, he/she will go out with you next time you ask.  Your roommate's a pig?  Donate to Shai-Hulud.  Within 3 days your roommate will turn Hari Krishna and give his/her Michael Jackson collectibles to you, then move out forever.  Out of a job?  Donate to Shai-Hulud.  Within 7 days you will receive an opportunity to take an online survey which pays ***double whatever you donated***.

 

So.  Take the Shuggy Challenge.  Do it Today!!  Help me make Pork scream in unexpected benificent ecstasy.  The Worm Must Turn! 

 

 

 

Burner Girl Crafty Day & BBQ!

Here is a pictue of Grokstar in her Faerie Hair and crown, another pic of Grokstar wearing my crown, K in her hair and K's breasticles!

Thanks for coming over, it was fun!

- Stormfeather

Work Party!

Get steel and build something!

Date: Saturday July 18, 2009
Time: 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Location: BenD's
Notes: Early build day.

Contact Mahdl-T for more info: pjw@psu.com

(the devilsih woman in the picture is Blair)

INTERGALACTIC SPECIES PARADE

Camp Sietch Grabrear is having a Parade on Wednesday. Join us (and the Fabulous Burning Band) in Black Rock City! Friends at KBOO, (Lyn and Conch) will be recording a PSA (Public Service Announcement) for BMIR Radio to broadcast on the Playa. That is if we can properly bribe them.

INTERGALACTIC SPECIES PARADE

Date/Time(s): Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009 5 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Black Rock City
Type: Parade
Hosted by Camp: Camp Sietch Grabrear
URL: http://sandworm.tikimojo.com/theme_camp.html
Contact Email: lstormfeather@sandworm.tikimojo.com
Description

Calling all Fremen and Worms, Andorians and Earthlings! All evolving creatures are invited to join us and the Burning Band for an kinetic/aural/visual trip around the neighborhood. Gather and garb at 5 pm. Parade leaves at 6 pm.

WHAT?, WHERE?, WHEN? BURNING MAN SUBMISSIONS

Want Black Rock City to know about your wonderful parties, events and happenings? Get it into the What?Where?When booklet today! Just go to our on-line calendar, click on "Playa Events Calendar" and add your blurb on your day:

http://playaevents.burningman.com/

- Stormfeather

2009 Burning Man Site Map

2009 Burning Man Site Map
http://www.burningman.com/media/doc/preparation/maps/09_maps/2009_BRC_map.pdf

Esplanade
Adapt
Biology
Chaos
DNA
Extinct
Fossil
Genome
Hominid
Inherit
Jurassic
Kinship
Lineage

Center Camp ring road: Evolution

Thanks Shadout Mapes... and thanks goes to SHUGGY as well for his continued support.

We've received $20 from a mysterious desert dweller, who says:

list my name as "Shadout Mapes" I can't even tell you how excited I am that you guys are doing this! I have been dreaming of doing Dune/BRC crossovers- if I wasn't starting $#@%^&* graduate school the same time as Burning Man, you can bet I'd be there, using my hooks to keep shaihulud on the surface of the desert. Have so much fun!!

Two weeks to finish the structure

From Mahdl-T
Two weeks to finish the structure.

This weekend we'll do an early (10AM) but short day Saturday and then
some more on Sunday (12PM)

Today Ted finished the sealing and painting of the bus (hurah!) And
made the new stronger shade poles.

We mounted up the tubing roller doodad and machined a die for our size tubing. Then we sucessfully rolled 1.25" tubing in a tight curve, and
also got half way there with 1.5". More die machining to do tomorrow.
I'm going to buy a load of steel in the stiffest size we can bend, on
Saturday morning. Truck ride to the Steel Yard! Then on Saturday we'll
roll up the mouth ring. Maybe Sunday, start on mounting it in front.
BenK do you hear that? :-)

-Pork

worm sightings in the wild

Baron Hardchargin found this one:
http://www.salon.com/wires/ap/us/2009/07/11/D99CE6I80_us_giant_palouse_earthworm/index.html

The worm is said to secrete a lily-like smell when handled, spit at
predators, and live in burrows 15 feet deep. There have been only a
handful of sightings.

and on Animal Planet the "Mongolian Death Worm"
http://animal.discovery.com/videos/lost-tapes-death-worm.html

- Stormfeather

Sand Serpent movie on SyFy channnel

Shai-Hulud's cousin on the "SyFy" channel
Saturday, June 11th, 9 pm

http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/32248/syfys-summer-schlock

- Stormfeather

Shai-Hulud at SOAK

[shai-hulud] Project status

From Mahdl-T

The worm build seems to always teeter on the fence as to "is it going
to make it this year?". Most of my pledge of the cost of everything
permanently on the bus is fulfilled, and we have a great deck. We have
a good stairway that tons of people used at Soak, and railings, cables
all around, wood walls filling out the profile up top. We have started
building out the worm-shaped frame.

We have spent all donations. Now, to move forward, we have your future
donations, and what BenD and I put in from now on. We have delivered
on budget, and have received a donation of a sound system. Cameras
turned out to be cheaper than expected. There's $1000-2000 remaining
that we need to spend. Here's what we still need to do:

Day or night permit:
Worm structure and ribs
Mouth structure
Shade poles on top
Mount speakers, wire sound system
+
Night permit:
Mouth lighting tricks
Rib lighting
Camoflage most of the bus
Run power up to roof
add headlights

Day permit
Skin it
Hook up cameras, combiner, monitor
Hook up intercom
Hook up serious Mister fan for driver

Bonus
Fancy mouth bits
Mouth chomp controls

On the issue of skinning it, we have a better plan now, several of us
agree it should work, is easy, packs up small, and doesn't involve a
zillion parts.

Schedule-wise, I believe if we finish the structure this month, we'll
be riding the sands this year, me wormies. How are you going to help?

SOAKed!

Thanks everyone for your help, contributions and company at the sTEAp Tea House.
It was a lovely weekend I'm thoroughly SOAKed!

Thanks to the SOAK planners, builders, greeters, rangers and staff for their work and campers for a great weekend.

I hope someone took pictures at sTEAp, and thanks to the hoopers, belly dancers; Serena and Serra, and Hot Tin Ruth's Burlesque Routine who performed at sTEAp on Saturday afternoon. (HT Ruth has requested that photos not be posted on the Intertubes.)

If you are interested in supporting the Sandworm Mutant Vehicle: Shai-Hulud or camping with us at Camp Sietch Grabrear at Burning Man, please join the Shai-Hulud Yahoo Group mailing list where Rich and I will post theme camp info.http://groups.yahoo.com/group/shai-hulud/ (CLICK the join button).

For more Sandworm Mutant Vehicle and Theme Camp info- please read
Home Page:http://sandworm.tikimojo.com

Spotted by some sharp eyed wormies, wait for the Dune reference- it is almost at the end.
Hilarious even if you aren't a wormie/Dune-ish. Thanks Lisa P. and Kerosene.
http://www.videosift.com/video/John-Hodgman-at-Radio-TV-Correspondents-Dinner
- Stormfeather

From Mahdl-T
To Shai-Hulud


We (BenK, BenD, Martin, Visitors Markus and family, and I) had a long day of building. Aside from the worm demanding a blood sacrifice from Markus, we did good. That'll put us on our toes safety wise, lemmie tell you. AlBob visited, and offered his hot tub about a mile down the road.

Ben and Ben and I arrived about noon and stayed 'till 1:30AM or so. I was back in Portland with the bus at 3AM. We finished the stairs but for some painting. Screwed down the decks. Welded loops on to hold the steel cable railing. And we made two long curved tubes that form the upper rear profile of the body, so it'll soon start to look like the monster.

We are moving the builds to BenD's property and occasionally other Portland locations now. Tuesday all day and night: BenD's Whacky shack. We'll assemble it all and cut plywood sides for the peeeple bucket up top. That'll form a worm profile for Soak, from the front of the deck back!

Thursday it's packing up and going. Want to ride with the Worm and help set up? Got stuff to take? I'll offer it on the Portland List soon if nobody takes it.

Title:		Build party in Salem
Date:		Saturday June 20, 2009
Time:		12:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Location:		Iron Clad Welding, Salem
Phone:		503-810-6133
Notes:		Big build party in Salem before SOAK. Bring food, bring friends, make something wormie!

.Wednesday 6/17...Look Phil, I emailed this to the blog...

From: Mahdl-T
To: ShaiHulud

BenD and I spent yesterday (Tue) at the shop in Salem and we three mounted the stairs to the bus. Needs some more bits before it's done and solid, but it's there. My computer is down there, so I can't upload pics yet. Maybe by next week I'll figure out how to upload pics to the gallery on the website.

Martin is double busy with work and getting the Beast ready for a music festival that's paying him to stomp around. He now only has one day - this Saturday - to help us before Soak. So, if we want to look good for Soak, we need a major showing this Saturday in Salem.
Come on me wormies, let's make it look like a worm!

Week of June 15th

From Mahdl-t / Pork to Shai-Hulud:

Some good steps were accomplished by Martin and I. The last of the deck boards was dyed and varnished. I picked up the double ladder and martin welded it into a single unit. We made and welded on some fantastic high-tech looking mounting plates and so have a nice solid stairway done. Next we mount it to the bus. Cary brought me back from Salem so the bus can stay there as we get ready for Soak.

BenD and folks from Black Rock Boutique, and Rich from sTEAp, and others met this evening to form a village, and amazingly to me, they like the Dune theme so much they want to name the village some Duneish thing.

Here's a pic from Sunday. Tomorrow (Tuesday) BenD and I will go down to Salem to build. Others are always welcome. Thursday BenK and I will be down there. Then it's back at it again over the weekend. Join us?

Weekend Build for June 13 & 14th

From Mahdl-T/Pork
to Shai-Hulud

Up for doing this weekend are:
- Finish the one sheet of plywood deck that didn't get done last week
- bolt the deck down
- finish sealing and foaming the roof inside the bus
- put the bus back together inside & clean up
- sand the sealant to shape outside (orbital sander)
- Buy ladder that will be transformed into a stairway
503-810-6133


If the bus goes down to Salem Sunday:
- Make brackets for stairs and weld them on
- Make struts that hold the stairs out

And more!
Some fraction of this will get done, depending on who shows up. :-)
Free food and drink as always!
Also, come on over just to socialize if you like. I have some really exotic
fruit liquer to tempt you all with, BTW.

Afterburn Link

Here is the Afterburn Report from the BMorg for 2008.

We have been told to expect theme Camp Placement in early August.

About Camp Sietch Grabrear

If you would like to join iur Cam at Burning Man or help build the worm, please join our Yahoo Group and e-mail list:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/shai-hulud

About Camp Sietch Grabrear Campers:

• Radically Expressive Participants. Free to create their own art, activities, costuming and performances and engage others.
• Radically self reliant individuals who wish to share their camp with likeminded friends and give to the community.
• Well prepared and have read the Survival Guide.
• Willing to follow the Leave No Trace

Outdoor Ethic and Leave No Trace:

• Responsible for their own fun and entertainment, meals, water, gray water, recycling and trash.
• There will be no amplied noise or music other then what may come from the worm.
• There will only be one burn barrel and only used when there are responsible people to stay in camp and maintain the fire safely.
• There will be no pre-set camp schedule or agenda other than the worm, plus shade and a parade--- The Intergalatic Species Parade . There will be Ice tea afternoons, and yes, Mondo Croquet all hours.

Check in with me- "Richard_The_Black" when you reach BRC and I will help you find some land. All campers will need to be preregister and on our list in order to get a spot in camp.
Campers need to provide us with:
Name / other Playa names
Address
Phone numbers
E-mails
Arrival and departure times


If you have art that you are planning to bring to the camp please let us know.
The other all important tasks that need to be claimed is Camp Clean-up and Moop Patrol This is part of our commitment to BRC and our Leave No Trace ethic. We need a volunteer.

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