Some of the organizers of the annual Burning Man festival are planning an event aimed at mocking the claims of a Nevada rancher who refuses to pay government-mandated fees for using federal lands.
�For years, we paid permitting fees to hold Burning Man on the beautiful Playa in Northern Nevada,� said the event�s organizers on a Facebook page. �But now, Cliven Bundy has shown us a NEW WAY! ABSOLUTE FREEDOM! Bundy has declared the entire area surrounding Bundy Ranch as a TOTALLY RULES-FREE ZONE! ANYTHING GOES! WOO-HOO!!!�
Progressive activist Sean Shealy said Bundyfest, which will be held across the road from Bundy�s ranch in Bunkerville, Nevada, for one month starting on Sept. 5.
That�s just after the conclusion of the Burning Man festival, and Shealy hopes attendees will travel south to see 240 bands perform 24 hours a day near the rancher�s home.
�Some people have asked me, where will we camp, where will we park?� Shealy said. �Anywhere, really. It�s f*cking anarchy.�
The Facebook page for the event promises no permits will be required, full nudity will be permitted, and the atmosphere will be gay-friendly.
However, Shealy warned, no bathroom facilities would be provided.
�You�re free to let it all hang out right there, just like Bundy�s cattle, right there in the Virgin River, if you want to,� Shealy said.
Organizers also plan a �penis erection contest,� where participants will be awarded prizes for the largest phallic structure built in the desert.
Shealy said organizers expect about 50,000 people to show up in the desert near Bundy�s home.
