you're pretty and everybody likes you.

what do burning man, norman rockwell, and bukowski have to do with each other??

....

all the fancy schmancy, wallet-bending, elbow rubbing, wine guzzling, agenda pushing, and know-it-all people of my weekend are simply composed of "beautiful lies." 

at least the coeur d'alene art auction had the balls to be what it wanted inside and out--a money-making event of elite rich people perpetuating the importance of their collections and causes. 

burning man, on the other hand, has hidden behind a self-composed veil of "the make believe brotherhood of man" as it has taken over the desperate hearts, creative minds, and delicate income of it's hard working spine (attendees). 

i left the first event with a mouthful of disdain...
i attended the second with a respect for it's honesty...
and bukowski i read in gratitude for finally putting words to it.