One, perhaps the ugliest thing in the world is a naked man riding a bicycle. Two, any nudist who claims not to be an exhibitionist is just a lying exhibitionist. Three, and most important, public nudity strips loveliness of any love. On the last night of the festival, Andrew Heintz and his girlfriend Amy Joe Alstead are starting a bonfire. Using a design he traced from a children's model, Andrew has built a wooden dinosaur that stands over 15 feet tall.
Someone shows up with a video camera to capture the moment on tape.
Andrew, a natural stage personality, has an easy awareness of where the camera is. By the time the structure is moved into a safe area of the playa, Andrew has amassed an audience of about 90 people. When the fire starts, there are about 150 people standing around, some of them writing down wishes and dropping them into the flames. David Skinner is an associate editor of the Weekly Standard. Send your comments to him by clicking here.