Someone claiming to be the man who burnt The Man, Gonzo-enthusiast Paul Addis (“currently chilling out in Fernley NV”) has posted a juicy, lengthy comment to our blog in which he presents his side of the “you could have killed people!” case.
Talkin’?
We hope it’s him — because this one’s a doozy of a justification (and at this point into my three-martini lunch it makes a teeny bit of sense. One more round!)
The poster identifies himself as “the ‘alleged’ arsonist/douchebag/attention whore himself.” Well, OK then!
We’re working on getting some verification. Meanwhile — there are reports that there’s been an apparent suicide on the playa. Is this really Burning Man’s Altamont?