not a guest exactly -- but your blissed out neighbors -at Abstininthe (abstininthe.tribe.net)

Your djs made me ssoooooooooooooooooooooooooooo happy all week...sadly I never made it inside.

Great music, good smoke, some loveley ladies giving each other nekkid oil massages while the dancers swayed and bopped. Fantastic place to beat the heat and doze. At burning man, a place to take a break from the constant sensory stimulation is welcome.

The line outside, while windy at times was great place to chat with other burners. While we were waiting the Boston stilt crew came through and danced over and among the line. One stiltmaster grabbed my friend's hands and whipped her about his body like you do a child. A dome volounteer even came out with a plate of fruit and nuts for the line.

Once inside we chilled with a very relaxed big guy who was volounteering. He gave my friend a foot massage and complained a little of stress. Apparently the night before some drunks made their way in and forgot their manners. I don't know the details, but he needed some decompression time from it. Great fella.

It also provided a relaxed and social environment for two of my friends to establish some physical contact that they both sorely needed.

Recommendation: PLEASE don't locate on the Esplanade again next year: This as you know will cut down on the long lines. I made it in (was it Tues or Wed night) and saw some great dancing--great lighting, atmosphere, music, dancing--didn't smoke.

Each successive night I found either a long line, members only allowed, closed, or nonperformances--which is ok, but I really dug your place A LOT!

Thanks!

my friend and i got in and were immediately asked to join another couple, who were experimenting.....

it was the perfect moment in the perfect space. She needed some non-threatening masculine attention (my friend's a masseuse and instinctively gave her that) and he was one of the most present young men i've ever met, making it easy for me to relax and open to an otherwise stranger. "quality vs quantity" as he put it. and then his gf needed him back, and my friend and i went off, deeply touched by a briedf but sweet encounter.

this was early in the week- it was THE quintessential BMan encounter for me, and made me feel at home, for which i'm truly grateful!

needless to say, the atmosphere, music, and visuals made it our favorite chill space....tho we never got in again!

yes (i'm the old guy in the dusty hat in your 33rd picture)

wonderful oasis from the heat and the dust - exchanged stories & massage with some lovely people - enjoyed the rose, which brought back vivid memories of Isfahan ...