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Greetings from Cyberdelic Space.

This is Lorenzo and I'm your host here in the Psychedelic Salon.

And I'm really pleased today to be able to play another one of the Palenque Norte lectures

that were given at the 2019 Burning Man Festival.

And today's featured guest is none other than the world famous digital artist, Android Jones.

Due to some technical problems a year ago, I wasn't able to podcast his talk from 2018,

but the 2019 talk has come through fine even after going through a tornado,

and we're going to listen to it today.

As you'll hear in just a moment, this past burn was the 17th consecutive year

in which Android Jones attended the Burning Man Festival.

Well, if I've done my math correctly, his first burn must have been in 2002, and that was also the year that my wife and I attended our first Burning Man Festival.

Of course, I've only made it a few times since, and so I have a great deal of respect for anyone who has, well, has what it takes to travel to the playa each year for 17 years in a row.

Wow, only if you've done it yourself, at least one time, can you really appreciate the commitment that people like Android Jones and his family have to, well, the commitment to the entire Burning Man experience.

Now, if you've already seen some of his work, well, at least if you're like me, you'll

essentially be at a loss for words when you try to describe the depth of his creations.

Although I have only had the pleasure of experiencing his art through the medium of the internet,

my friend Bruce Damer tells me that being immersed in the art of Android Jones is a life-changing

experience.

So, rather than me making my own attempt to tell you more about him, I'm going to take

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