Adisa McKenzie

As we come to the end of a great festival season, I have been blessed to have a long term goal fulfilled.  Below is a music Video for the song “Planet Crush” by the Black Rock City AllStars.  About half way through you will see yours truly along with my TripKnight family.
Please send this to people if you will. Lots of talent, love and energy went into the process.

I have been having more and more conversations with people about the unique and profound energy coming out of the nightlife in Reno NV. No other place and time has had this many things working for it.
I have hit the scene in most places people talk about: San Francisco, Hollywood, New York, Atlanta, Las Vegas, Seattle and a bunch of other places too. What sets Reno apart from other places is the “everything effect”. Here is the list of things in or around Reno:

Outdoor Sports –> Water Skiing, Snow Skiing, Boating, Camping, Hunting, Fishing, Kayaking and so on

Vices –> Gambling, Prostitution and 24 hour bars.

Events –> Hot August nights, Baseball, Basketball and public performance areas.

Landscape –> Reno is pretty small

Jobs –> Reno is a major shipping and receiving hub so jobs have a future.

College –> U.N.R gives it a college town feel sometimes.

Star Power –> The casino and other venues bring in big name acts

So, those are the raw ingredients but it is more than that. The Median age for Reno is around 34, meaning it has a very young populous. Burning Man really supports year round events and Reno being the closest major city gives the party-goers a common flag and a consistently sexy aesthetic. The most important element in this perfect storm is the people. I have never seen such a committed group of people who put the time, energy, and money into really enjoying this life. Seattle is very similar – almost a small town feel where everyone is very interconnected and actively participating. In Reno I notice it in the form of the crews and the media. All the various organizations, and the local media that reports on them, help to make Reno an amazing place.

This is kind of funny. This company called Copalife sells stink free anti fungal socks that they say can be worn for two weeks without odor. Now, right away I realize that too much initial excitement might amount to an admission of foot odor, or at least some resistance to changing one’s socks. That aside, I think of Burning Man. Three pair of $15 (approximate cost of three pair) stink free socks would further reduce my travel footprint and leave more room for water and liquor. Funny thing, if you go to the site Here you will see an image of a black sock. The image has a zoom feature that allows you to get a better look at the product. Doing so yields very little. Even more humorous are the other pictures essentially dissing smelly old socks.