Re: RAT v TCG: Anarchy v. Organization

["Adam Gertsacov" <kafclown@well.com>]

When I had conceived of having the conference in Providence (the year after
LA)  I had the thought of having the whole conference in a circus tent. A
friend of mine had such a tent.  Sadly, he has since sold it.

I do have a friend who runs a camp site in rural Virginia....



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>From: Cat Hebert <virtualdrama@juno.com>
>To: rat-list@whirl-i-gig.com
>Subject: Re: RAT v TCG:  Anarchy v. Organization
>Date: Thu, Jun 28, 2001, 11:17 AM
>

>
> TIM,
> I like the idea. (Kind of falls under the "Rat-list folks create the
> conference" notion in my earlier post.). The logistics actually require a
> "host" of sorts, though, since:
>
> - camping arrangements have to be made / paid for -- if facilities like
> showers, toilets are provided
> - tents, etc have to be provided for people flying in, since they can't be
> expected to bring them
> - food has to be shlepped in from somewhere by someone
> - out-of-towners need to be transported to the site
>
> But I like the idea of people bringing pieces of the conference with them
> -- as long as play and performance are included! And I especially like the
> isolation, which helps to break down "us" vs "them" bubbles.
>
> Cheers
> Cat
>
>
> TIM WROTE
>
> On Wed, 27 Jun 2001 22:24:59 EDT TimNGail@aol.com <mailto:TimNGail@aol.com>
>  writes:
> In a message dated 6/26/2001 6:01:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> SusanTrigg@aol.com writes:
>
>
> Sounds like Tim would like to attend the gathering.  The Rainbow Gathering.
>
> Isn't it in Seattle this year?  Watch the papers on July 4.
>
>
>
> Susan -
>
> Don't know if I'm earthy or crunchy enough for anything like the gathering or
> Burning Man... just want to find a place where there is no true "host city"
> to speak of... or anyone truly responsible for making ALL of it happen.  If
> everyone was coming from a different direction, each with a tiny piece of the
> puzzle... the folks in Philly (or NYC or LA or anywhere else....) wouldn't
> find it necessary to be "responsible" for the success of the conference...
> everyone could share that responsibility.
>
> And it's kind of nice to think of everyone being on equal footing in terms of
> where folks are eating, hanging out, crashing for the night.... no need to
> worry about finding floor space or couches or anything....  and I just like
> camping... :)
>
> come to think of it, maybe I am a bit crunchy... :)
>
> tim
>  



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