As read by SuzQ at the event. Thanks, Suz! A photo of the sashes I mention has been posted to photos section of this group. More photos are also on flickr.

Hi SuzQ!~

Thanks for hosting the event this year! While I have never seen you
host an event, I know you are well loved by those who have seen you
host, and I trust that all has gone well in my absence. I appreciate
you keeping the dream alive!

I became Miss BRC because I got a tiara and a piece of ribbon that I
wrote on with a sharpie. I knew I could never be a beauty queen off
playa… luckily for me, the playa is a place where your dreams *can*
come true!

I have said for years that everyone wins by participating – and those who
have groked the spirit of the affair know that this is true.
Somewhere along the way this started to get lost, and I realized that
I probably couldn't even win the event that I had created…

So this year I made a sash for everyone. YOU ARE ALL WINNERS! We are
all beautiful in our own way, and each of us – both as individuals and
as burners - make the Burning Man and the regional events what they
are today!

Please tell the people that I decorated the sashes with buttons that I
got when we moved my Grandmother from her home to an assisted living
facility. The woman kept every button she got for every piece of new
clothing that she ever bought.

SHE HAS NO IDEA what these buttons will see, this week and in their future! ;)

I hope they live a long, adventurous and healthy life. And I hope
that everyone knows just how beautiful he / she / ze really is.

Love,

StacycatS

Miss Black Rock City Infinity