Chicken John Rinaldi, a showman who helped influence the early years of Burning Man. He, along with Jim Mason, created Borg2, which challenged the approach of the Burning Man Organization in the mid-80s.
Read MoreJohn Bogard and Planet X.
Back in the 1960s, potter John Bogard would come to Gerlach to go to the hot springs. He said at the time, he was living in Santa Cruz, Calif., but as his rent increased to $45, he said it was too steep a price for a potter. He decided to move out to the house west of Gerlach for $30 a month. That was 40 years ago.
Read MoreJerry James, In the Beginning. An essay about the start of Burning Man, and the eventually falling out between its founders.
Read MoreWhy I Joined the SF Suicide Club by David T Warren.
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