A fundraiser for the effigy-building team for Burning Flipside, May 2007

Burning Flipside, more commonly known as Flipside, is the local Burning Man-style event in the Austin, TX area. In May 2007 they had a party to raise money for the team that was building the effigy. The effigy is what gets burned down at every burn event, giving this type of events their name.

Rubens’ tube. The flames along the length of the tube are supposed to dance to the sound. Somebody observed they were mostly reacting to the rhythm, while the melody escaped them.

Rubens tube, May 2007 — CIMG5884 Rubens tube

The fashions here were similar to what you would see at Flipside. Here is a person in a mesh top with hair colored in red and green and opposite-side eyebrows painted green and red.

Red and green-colored hair, May 2007 — CIMG5887 Red and green-colored hair

This is the head of the effigy that would appear at this year’s Flipside.

Effigy head, May 2007 — CIMG5889 Effigy head

Kebabs roasting on a power drill over a… soldering torch?

Kebabs roasting on a power drill, May 2007 — CIMG5891 Kebabs roasting on a power drill

Another of the eye-catching fashion ensembles: red t-shirt with a red-and-white tie, rainbow socks and sneakers.

Red t-shirt with a red-and-white tie, May 2007 — CIMG5895 Red t-shirt with a red-and-white tie

And another: a black dress with a belt holding an intricate system of pockets; purple boots

A black dress with a belt holding an intricate system of pockets, May 2007 — CIMG5905 A black dress with a belt holding an intricate system of pockets

A long black one-sleeve dress with a multicolored wizard hat