Burning Dude?

[cakebelly]

So, what  have we got: Gran Torino, fire, smoke, Dudes . .

A vehicle that will transport our worldly woes on a great 'road-trip' in the sky (sky-trip) . . spirit of the Dude is the Driver(?) sucking on a spirit-oat Soda . . carrying away our earthly concerns . . leaving [just setting up the pins, Dudes] . . cleansing the 'lane of  life' so that we may bowl along it with a more Dudely frame of reference . .

[cakebelly]

Okay Dudes . . chop and change as you may . . . (we're building a religion, here . . watch out for wet paint).
All Dudes should have an opened oat soda in hand - as yet, untouched by Dude lips.

Invocation:

MC Dude:  "Dudes"

MC. Dude is more or less ignored by the congregation . .

MC Dude: "Dudes, let's roll!"

Congregation: "Fuckin' A!" Congregation gathers around tinder pile.

MC Dude: We are gathered here today, wait . . what day is this?

Congregation: Fuck Dude, it's Burning Day!

MC Dude: Right, Burning Day, Fuckin' A!

Congregation: Fuckin' A!

MC Dude: We call upon the Great Spirit Dude to help us the fuck out . .

Cue for all the Congregation to tip a little of the (remember - unsullied by Dude lips) Oat Soda around the perimeter of the tinder . .

to be continued (gotta make the kids some lunch)

[cakebelly]

MC Dude: Great Spirit Dude your Holy League has called a meeting!

All Dudes take a swig of Oat Soda

ALL Dudes: "Great Duderino Abide in this cool Torino!" (Handy Dudes bring on the Torino if it ain't already there and place it on the tinder pile). "It's got an Eight Track!"

All Dudes:" Eight Track - Fuckin' A!" - annoint the perimeter again with a little Oat Soda.

MC Dude: Great Duderino we are assailed by Nihilists - "

All Dudes: "No fuckin' ethos!"

MC Dude: "The Pins of Fate are fucking us up - "

All Dudes: Take a swig "Fuckin' us up"

MC Dudes: " Reactionaries with cleft ass-holes obstruct our Roll"

All Dudes: "Human Paraquats!"

MC Dude: "Great Duderino take these troubles from us" [Dudes symbolically or actually load the car with your personal shit ]. "That would be Far Fuckin' Out, Dude"

All Dudes: "Way to go Great Spirit Dude!"

All Dudes: Annoint the ground, one more time: Start the fire. DJ Dude play a song of your choice.

AS the flames rise . . "Fuckin' A!"

All Dudes: Hold Oat Sodas up to the flames, in salute: "Thanks, Man!" [Dudes drink last of Oat Sodas] "Abide!'

MC Dude: "Abide"

All Dudes: "Yeah, fuck it"

All Dudes: "May The Rug Be With You"

Bring on the greased Nubiles . . . (just kidding).

Let's help our Brother Dude out with some ideas, Dudes.

[Reverend Dude Dave]

Okay Dudes,

The master plan for the Gran Duderino effigy is attached. We're routing out of 1/2" plywood and it should look fuckin' fantastic on fire!

Man, I can't wait to burn it with a jay!!!

Thanks for the invocation suggestions. Not sure I can remember the script -- or much of anything by Saturday night -- but it's fun reading all the same! If we keep the discussions flowing, this will all happen just as it should.

Abidingly.

The Reverend Dude Dave

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[cakebelly]

Wow! Dude, nice work - very cool (almost a shame to burn it) 

[cakebelly]

You may get some ideas from this site (I just googled "invocations"): http://sites.google.com/site/mrlccog/Home/miscellaneous-musings-features-poetry-stories-biographies-etc

[cakebelly]

Well, Rev. Dude Dave, looks like the tumbleweeds are blowing through this here forum . . you seem to have arrived in a fallow period; still, hope you have a Dudely blast on Saturday. How 'bout posting some pics of the event up here, sometime. Abide, Dude.

[Abideist]

I think there should be giant sheets we can throw robust naked lady friends high into the air with. Thats my two cents on the issue.

Lets make it happen.

[Reverend Dude Dave]

Hey Dudes,

Here are a few pics from the first-ever Burning Dude Bonfire! Not many attendees, but fun with friends on the beach no less. I'll do a bunch of things differently next year -- like more advance notice and a better location marker (some couldn't find us.) I'd also soak the car with lighter fluid first to get a more even burn, but live and learn man, that's all you can do.

Thanks again for all the comments and suggestions. It will be interesting to see where this all goes...

Abidingly,

The Reverend Dude Dave

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[Reverend Dude Dave]

More photos...

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[cakebelly]

  Double Fuckin' A!, Dude - kudos for getting it done and having fun; cool pics, thanks (I have copied one of them . . maybe use it at a later date). 

[cakebelly]

Forgot to ask, is there any video footage?

[Reverend Dude Dave]

Sorry Man, no video. It was dark out there!!!

[meekon5]

So it looks like fun Dave but there only seems to be you in the pictures.

....Not many attendees, but fun with friends on the beach no less...

Not picking holes but what friends mate

(not that I'm against popping down the beach and setting fire to stuff myself)

[cakebelly]

  Here's a wee celebration of the beach-Dudes achievement (edited link): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3vrvWNO-SM