
In 2012 I went to Burning Man for the first time ever. It really has changed my life.
I suppose I've always been an "artist", although I distrust and hold that word and all it means at arm's length. But I have been told I was an artist, been called an artist, been told I have an "artists' mind" an "artists' ethics, etc. etc.
Burning Man allowed me to believe it.
Allowed me to want to be an artist.
I had always valued "craftsmanship" and "form follows function" and seen art as at best a contrivance and at worst an affectation as it were.
That being said, my Virgin Tour of Burning Man had me camping at Art and Such and Such AKA ASS Camp, an Atlanta-based crew.
It was amazing.
I've not missed making the trek out to the desert since then.
Cut to, years latter, this year, 2015 to be precise and I'm out on a jog and literally less than a 1/4 mile from my house is the Time Star, the art piece from where I watched the Man burn on my first time out.
As if.....
I get back from driving across the country from BM and unloading on 9-11 and the following day is the Lantern Parade and more importantly a big event where the Time Star is one of the principal players.
Timing IS Everything.
Memory/Personal /Cliff-note History by FaceBook
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at The Brasserie and Neighborhood Café at Parish
September 13 at 1:02pm · Sunday yummies with old friends
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September 14 at 3:12pm · Conyers, GA · Still unloading from Burning Man; almost done.....then the cleaning and sorting begins
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September 16 at 1:13pm · Atlanta, GA · Prince and I just got back from a 3.25 mile jog; we both survived; I have as a bit concerned because of my twisted ankle and knee; the result of falling off scaffolding. My knee started acting up after a couple of miles, nothing an ice pack won't take care of
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September 16 at 6:22pm · Atlanta, GA · September has always been my "Back to School" month, so in keeping with that I am coming up with a series of classes, lectures, seminars, co-opertives, that I will be either hosting, teaching, attending or promoting. I know the month is already half-way past/passed, so I've got some catching up to do. At this point, my concentration will be on the Set Decorating department, but I am open to other suggestions. I'm hoping to do a Rum tasting appreciation at some point. Absinthe is always lurking about since I used to bootleg it and then host tastings as well. Linking in to art on the Beltline would make sense. And maybe some exploration/interpretations of the Burning Man culture would rise to the surface. Yes, I'm all over the map, but such is my nature
Jon Danniells
September 17 at 5:06am · Atlanta, GA ·
dealing with 2500+ emails
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September 17 at 5:35am · Atlanta, GA ·
Wanting to play more with fire; figuratively and literally
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at East Atlanta Village Farmers Market
September 17 at 4:40pm ·
Off a localvoring I go
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at Gunshow
September 17 at 9:39pm ·
Yummies and noise
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at The Righteous Room Atlanta
September 18 at 7:39pm ·
Back in the Atl

Burn Baby Burn--The weekend after hanging out at the Time Star, there's another "Burner" event.
This year at Burning Man, yes, I know I said I would stop talking about it, however, the "Nameless City" crewe were the "kids" in our camp this year.
I had camped with a couple of them the year before but didn't really get to know them until this year. They are and up-and-coming fire-performance troupe who I hope to get to collaborate with in the future.
One of their core is Brian Estes, (oops I 'named' him), my new "little brother" and the dude who beat me twice, once left-handed and once right-handed at the BM Armwrestling. (That's not going to happen again....)
They did their show and it was awesome.
And such an inspiration in so many ways.
Thank y'all.
Jon Danniells
September 20 at 10:52am · Atlanta, GA · After yet another amazing gathering of friends from Burning Man last night and my not going to Alchemy in 2 weeks; I feel ready to get back to work....tomorrow. Look out world here I come....again. My "second act" is about to begin.
Jon Danniells at X3 Sports
September 22 at 1:48pm ·
First day back training jujitsu
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September 23 at 8:46am · Atlanta, GA ·
On the roller coaster of life
Jon Danniells at X3 Sports
September 23 at 12:13pm ·
Yoga, great class; getting back into shape; taking my time, not going to make the same mistake I did the last couple attempts
Jon Danniells
September 23 at 2:06pm · Atlanta, GA ·
Happy Autumnal Equinox; goodbye summer
Jon Danniells at X3 Sports
September 24 at 1:42pm ·
Jujitsu, still sore from last workout, it'll be two weeks until the rust gets shaken off; hurst so good
Jon Danniells
September 24 at 3:07pm · Atlanta, GA ·
Sat down for a quick bite and came up with the topics for a 10 week Set Dressing 101 class, The Basics, Fundamentals and Essentials; it then spilled over into a Set Dressing 102; Beyond the Basics, Scratching the Surface class.
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September 25 at 9:10am · ContstantContact Event Marketing ·
Had a wonderful time; my, oh my Atlanta is booming these days; making me actually look forward to working again....well sort of
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September 25 at 9:12am · Atlanta, GA ·
Feeling collaborative? I am. Looking forward to lunches, dinners, meet and greets, etc. etc. Who's on board? Interested or....
Jon Danniells
September 25 at 4:59pm · Atlanta, GA ·
way too much going on this weekend
I'm Gonna Make It Big Someday
Jon-Of-All-Trades Consulting Services...It's a thing, really.
Starting a business, making it green, as in cash generation and environmentally responsible.
How big of a truck to get? Should I get one at all?
Stuff-getting rid of it, organizing it, sharing it, relocating it.
Education
Self
Skye
Others
Getting Back in Shape Again
To Run the Bourbon Chase
Detox
Rehab
Stretch
Grip Strength
Strongman Goals
Qualify for the Boston Marathon 2016 or 2017, maybe 2018-- it's going to take some effort, consistency and perserverence
The East Atlanta Strut
It got a bit of rain on it and because of various preexisting commitments I missed the various eating competitions and the parade, but still managed to get out there and hang with a few friends.
Atlanta Streets Alive
A celebration of getting out on your bike, at an event where getting out on your bike is a risk and danger and a lot less fun than usual.
Skye and I bike the 4.5 miles of the cordoned off streets and it was fun but the booths were few and far between and not so well attended. The biggest and not surprisingly most interested was the corporate-sponsored, oh I'm sorry co-op sponsered REI set-up which was pretty cool actually and had good swag
This whole post has been a mixed bag of nuts and what-have-you's so this bunch of pictures are just that, some from the Strut, most from Streets Alive....

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Yesterday at 9:13am · Atlanta, GA · frustration
Jon Danniells at X3 Sports
20 hrs ·
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At The End of the Day
I've finally started getting back into the physical training mode, which always serves me well.
And I've got way too much going on which is definitely a double edge sword.
Yay