FOLLOWERS OF DOWNRIVER ACQUIRED AT BM

They came from miles around. Hordes of followers. They did not come for any one in particular (although many insisted on super-glueing themselves to Flick.) In fact, some had no idea what Burning Man was, they had come to find US.

Okay, maybe not...

Still, many new friends were assimilated into the arms of Camp Videogasm at BM 98. There are, of course, far too many to list. Too many to even imagine. Our apologies to those forgotten due to the abuse of various substances...

Nick Next Door

Nick lived next door to Camp Videogasm in a rented/stolen Ryder truck with his girlfriend and The Girl in the Shiny Pants. Nick was a free soul, taking every chance to fuck with The Man. He brought many nights of small fires and run-ins with The Man (Black Rock Rangers) which provided much enjoyment. Alas, in one final event, Nick and his homies were forced to sneak out of BM. After a mysterious big-ass fire in the middle of the street in front of his campsite, Nick felt the need to haul his Ryder truck out of sight. Alas, he took The Ferret and The Girl in the Shiny Pants with him…

The Ferret

Before his stint in the Budweiser commercials, The Ferret was Nick's pet at Burning Man. An icon of truth, justice, and beer, The Ferret reigned supreme as a favorite with the ladies. His famous introduction was Nick proposing, in a bad German accent, "Would you like to touch my ferret?"

The Girl in the Shiny Pants

Where, oh where, has The Girl in the Shiny Pants gone? She arrove in a Ryder truck with Nick, and left just the same. She was a curious sort - dark red mohawk, piercings, and tight, shiny-silver pants. She was Margot, and, with her father's charge card, funded her and her friends way to BM, and halfway across the country to parts unknown. Alas, she was gone before The Burn. Scampered away in the rented/stolen Ryder truck with Nick, The Ferret, and his girlfriend. Our archives have no real pictures of her, and many believe she was just a figment of Melt's imagination…

Erin and Megan

AH! Underagers at our camp! Well, Erin at least. Chas aquired these friends after an ambiguos stint before The Great Leg Breaking of BM '98. Erin, a 17-year-old cigar-smoking, Chas-admiring young lass from the Mid-West, came to BM with her sister Megan and their parents. (Yes, their PARENTS…) A cool chatter, she and Megan kept Chas away from our camp when the rest of us needed our union-required "No-Chas" breaks. Megan, 22-ish, is Erin's older, more legal sister. She was very cool for conversation and Chas-stealing. More importantly, we were able to share our vast array of alcoholic beverages with her…

Kenworthy

Incapable of being captured on film, Ken Worthy is an urban legend of drugs, Merchant Marines, and the desert. High 24/7, Ken spent more time at our camp than the rest of us. Ken is an old seaman, having much of his time in the Marines experimenting with new substances and women. This, combined with much dehydration, Grateful Dead music, and really, really bad drugs, made Kenworthy into the legend that he is: a man who can feign overdose, and remain higher than a frickin' kite 24 hours a day, 7 days a week .