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9-21-2004



Photo by Sez G.  

Ah, Burning Man. If you've never actually attended the event, it no doubt exists for you in one of three different realms: the "never heard of it" realm, the "heard about it but it's not for me" realm or the "yes, I gotta go...someday" realm. So now you've at least heard about it. And it's like nothing else.


Abby sees a ghost
Regardless of your frame of reference, if you haven't attended, it is virtually impossible to explain. It is one of the few things left in the world that continues to surprise and amaze me. Having circled The Pyramids on camelback, hoisted beer at Oktoberfest, hiked The Alps and otherwise traveled the world (in addition to having lived in Manhattan for almost 20 years), I often feel like I've seen - and done - it all. Burning Man allows me to rediscover my inner child and experience wonder again.

Burning Man is something distinctly different for each person, and, often, something different for that person from one day, hour and moment to another. It can be a rave, art exhibit, orgy, camping trip, or open air performance venue. It can be a religious, learning, bonding, enriching, alienating, mind-expanding experience. It can be stressful, spiritual, emotional, inspirational, habitual and conceptual. Or it can be just another party.

For purposes of this web site, I suppose I should emphasize the orgy angle, and yes, there certainly was an abundance of free, easy, unbridled and enthusiastic sex to be had. I unfortunately bumbled into one of the hottest venues on the playa late on the night of the burn and missed everything completely, save for being asked to masturbate onstage in order to fulfill one gentleman's "bet."

It was the Vortex Casino, situated right on the Esplanade, complete with the "No Children Allowed" signage required for sexual- or adult-themed camps this year. I did hear that this was the easiest place to witness sex of all sorts: threesomes, fellatio, cunnilingus, masturbation, general groping and so forth was said to have taken place in this libidinous lair. Jiffy Lube, infamous for their gay sex antics, was there again this year, though I never even saw their signage.


Editrix Abby & Filthy McNasty by Jeff Levine
I heard about a huge trailer designated expressly for sex acts, but only in the context of someone who attempted to sleep there; she complained about being incessantly awakened by groaning and groping. Bianca's Smut Shack is also legendary, and I heard it was out there somewhere, but I didn't receive any specific reports. I interacted with a few folks from Porn and Eggs, who hosted some sexual fun and games in their camp, but I never actually found it. And right in my own village there were blowjob and carpet munching lessons, kissing classes and carnal hook-ups. Woe is me, where was I?

So I suppose I wasn't doing such a great job of beat-off beat reporting if I missed every single sex theme camp. Instead I rode the ride of death at Ubercarny, teeter-tottered on a 22-foot children's toy and wept at this year's Temple. The sexy stuff I encountered was, instead, incidental and spontaneous, and perhaps not specifically sexual.

Probably the most stimulating thing about Burning Man is the sheer abundance of sparkling, flamboyant and excited human beings all in one place. There are more smiles per square foot out there than anywhere else in the universe, and that alone makes it a sexy place. Nothing is hotter than people who are eager to embrace you, your fabulousness and your flaws- and theirs as well. Warmth is a powerful aphrodisiac.


Photo by Sez G.
A willingness to explore, experience and experiment with so much audio, visual and communal stimulation only contributes to the mind-bending environment. Stir it all up with a dollop of being slightly off-kilter (whether via sun, stimulants, alcohol or mere lack of sleep) and then add the whiff of pheromones that results from a lack of readily available running water and you have the recipe for 35,000+ bright-eyed humans hungry for all the things they might find lacking in their usual day-to-day lives.

But for you dogs eager to hear about real LIVE sex, I can share one of my week's more unusual encounters: While enjoying a warm afternoon and a cold beer with a few friends, a lovely couple wandered in and within moments a flailing three-way unfolded.

One of my favorite redheads was the couple's object of desire, and they had shown up to shower her with sex and affection. With legs splayed over my beer cooler, she crowed "Welcome home!" -- an expression most burners are familiar with. That got quite a chuckle. The woman dove in with both surgical glove-clad hands, and much licking and slurping by her partner and assorted bystanders augmented her spelunking. Turnabout being fair play, the giver soon became the receiver, as dental dam after dental dam was utilized, voraciously licked straight through and replaced again.

Orgasms were achieved, shocked expressions metamorphosed from curiosity to enjoyment to wholehearted approval. And cold beer never tasted so good. So there you have it.

Ah, Burning Man. There truly is nothing like it.

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