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Rum-Hamilton at Burning Man

9/12/2018

 
At my camp, Friendgasm, we like to hold a variety of events that have no relationship to each other other than that they're fun. 
Last year (2017), a campmate - Ran - and I spontaneously decided Wednesday morning that we'd play the Hamilton soundtrack later that day. Because we're also big fans of It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia, and because the mighty Rum Ham is an object of desire and worship to all of Friendgasm, serving rum and calling the event Rum-Hamilton seemed appropriate. ​ He wrote some shit on a whiteboard advertising it, and put it by Arctica, and 15-20 people showed up for what proved to be a really good time. 
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(You can tap the image to go to the video, or click on the link below.)
This year, we put the event in the event guide, and a lot more people showed up! Not too shabby for a backstreet camp. The below video is about 20 minutes long, and if you're not either a big Hamilton fan or someone who was there, it's probably waaaay too long to hold your interest. That said, multiple people told me after or later that it was their favorite thing they did at Burning Man all week, which made me pretty happy!

Couldn't host it on YouTube, Facebook, or other usual suspects because the rights holder for the Hamilton music is quite strict, and upon trying, I was blocked from using those, so I'm just sharing it from my google drive.

You're also going to have to trust that I'm linking you to a video here, and not something that will give your device a virus. I may be Dr. Yes, but I say no to viruses!

Link to Rum-Hamilton video.

It'll play in 720p. You might want to switch it to 1080p. If you want to view it in all its 4k glory, you'll have to download all 6.6 gigs of it and watch that way.

​Favorite moments:
​5:22 – Hamilton’s duel against Lee.
 
5:46 – Hercules Mulligan incoming!
 
7:36 – Crowd starts going crazy in Battle of Yorktown.
 
14:57 – Washington dies, crowdsurfs.
 
19:42 – Hamilton’s son dies – big group circle with arms around each other.
 
22:16 – people start eating dead Hamilton’s red vine entrails.
We're going to do this again next year, so if you loved it or missed it, don't throw away your shot and you'll be back. You will be helpless before its sonic glory, and you will be satisfied, because, wait for it.... we just happen to be in the greatest city in the motherfucking world. You'll be in the dome where it happens, right in the eye of the hurricane, and while it may be quiet uptown, it sure as shit isn't going to be quiet at Rum-Hamilton 2019!

Rum Ham!

Your obedient servant,
--Dr. Yes
Jen
9/12/2018 04:14:50 pm

Thank you SO MUCH for hosting this AMAZINGLY fun event and for sharing this incredible video so we can all relive it. xoxo

Dr. Yes
9/12/2018 10:35:33 pm

Aww, thanks! Glad you came and had an awesome time! We'll do it again next year. :)

Susan
9/16/2018 09:34:48 pm

This event was the highlight of my first burn. Thank you to this group of weirdos for putting on the most unlikely event in the most unlikely place, and showing this burn virgin what’s so amazing about this place <3

Terry
9/24/2018 12:35:28 pm

Loved this even more the 2nd time around! This was so much fun, and I was so happy to walk back in and be remembered from last year! (I'm the guy who "played" King George) So much fun and so glad I stumbled onto this blog to see the video!! I'll look forward to more next year!! I LOVE EVERYONE AT FRIENDGASM!!! You guys are the best! ❤❤❤

Dr. Yes
9/24/2018 01:06:02 pm

Was great that you came back!! Love you too man!

JV
11/13/2018 03:55:25 pm

THIS is the kind of thing that makes Burning Man worth it. Unexpected, unassuming, low-budget, all-inclusive, and just fun. I'm not even a Hamilton fan, but if I walked by your dome and saw this going on, I'd totally join in. Between this and the Keep It Weird Wednesday thing, I'd say you and your camp are doing more than your share of keeping Burning Man fun.


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