Burning Man founder Larry Harvey dies aged 70

[nitpicker]

Source: BBC

Burning Man founder Larry Harvey dies aged 70

28 April 2018

Larry Harvey, founder of the Burning Man arts festival, has died in San Francisco aged 70. He suffered a stroke earlier this month and passed away at home on Saturday morning, a statement on the organisation's website said. The annual counterculture festival sees up to 70,000 people gather in Nevada's Black Rock Desert. It features giant interactive art installations and a huge wooden man that is burnt at the end of the event.
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Burning Man was founded in June 1986 when Mr Harvey and his friend Jerry Goodell burned a wooden man on Baker Beach in San Francisco to mark the summer solstice. This then grew into the festival, which in 1990 was held in Nevada's Black Rock Desert for the first time. It quickly became one of America's most well-known cultural events, attracting famous faces such as singer Katy Perry and the actor Will Smith.
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Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-43936049

[BumRushDaShow]

1. Heard this overnight on the radio

There aren't that many cultural phenomena events as there were in the past but this one seemed to be one of the most unique.

R.I.P.

[Matthew28]

2. A true

fighter of human freedom to be free.

Rip!

[Vinnie From Indy]

3. I met Larry at Burning Man when it was a much smaller event.

He was an amazing guy and I am sorry to hear of his passing. RIP Larry!

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