About the Founders

Almost entirely irrelevant to the event known today as Burning Toast Man are its founders. Once upon a time they went to the Black Rock Desert when no one else was there. They went with guns. They went with explosives. They went with high-speed desert vehicles. They went with fury and they went with vengeance. They went, in short, crazy.

While discovering the desert floor can, in fact, be set on fire and that driving at high speed at 2:00am with no headlights on can be made more intense by driving in circles and facing to the left, they also discovered that many odd people visit the Black Rock Desert for interesting events, ceremonies, and parties completely unannounced. Secret parties are the best.

As time went on, more people congregated via word of mouth. The stories of weird science and creative debauchery enticed others to experience Burning Toast Man. Watching Toasty burn was only a focus for the event, not an end in itself. Those who returned again and again to Burning Toast Man understand that it is not about burning Toasty. It is not about bread, gunpowder, or even toast. It's about art. Bad Art. Bad Art On Fire.

One year recently, a participant at Burning Toast Man cornered the event's founders and organizers. She made a reasonable case in suggesting that she become a patron of the event. Since she had a bunch of money that she had inherited and felt guilty about, and Burning Toast Man was right up her alley, she would help to defray costs and help enhance the event. Basically, she bribed the founders.

Burning Toast Man 2003 is the first year of accepting outside funding for the event. If all goes well, the event will continue to have a website to let those who might not otherwise hear about Burning Toast Man learn enough to decide if they want to attend. And if all goes well for our patron, she'll continue to fund Burning Toast Man in the future.