August 24th: Upper Management

This might be the only organization where people can wear anything they want and still be judged on the caliber of their work and dedication.  Panties and bras, 4” platform boots, cornrows and corsets.  Vests with no shirts, ripped up clothes, filthy clothes, and all manner of hats.  Anything goes, as long as you do a good job.  And out here on the playa, it all looks perfectly typical.  Yesterday I was sitting at First Camp with a guy wearing a lingerie slip dress, zip ties in his hair, a beer cozy as a bracelet, and a radio on his hip.  I didn’t even notice until a friend of mine pointed out the utility of carrying around zip ties.

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