This was the best first time volunteer job for my first Transformus in 2006. I came knowing nobody, arriving solo and camped with the sweaty virgins camp. I set up a bar and opened Saturday after the burn and again Sunday morning at daybreak serving Tequilla Completo's (mexican bloody mary's). I arrived in the noon storm on Friday and had to carry my stuff (6 trips) to sweaty virgins camp across from firekeepers in Valhalla. (no shuttle service yet and soaking wet and tired... )

Just a few hours helping people unload all the way out at the owl gate and up the hill/road that ran up from the gate to the right as you came in the gate from the hardball. That let me experience what being helpful and doing a not glamorous but important job can really do to make your Transformus experience so rewarding. I was so wishing this shuttle system was already running when I arrived, but the fact that I could help someone have a better experience than I did earlier put the snap in my flogger ... so to speak .

Getting folks loaded onto shuttles with their stuff, giving them the heads up and asking if they had necessities, understood LNT?, explained lingo to virgins and just had a great time keeping people company and helping them park their cars. No hard work just hanging out and helping people. Helping them to avoid parking over hornets nests, sometimes helping them move after parking on a hornets nest.

After that, everywhere I walked people recognized me, It rocked! I was met with smiles all weekend from people who met me as one of the the first Mysterians they had contact with and I felt like a full-on ambassador to the city. These people - All new comers meet when being welcomed into our city can really make the whole event for them.

Help people safely park their car and be a hero too!

Maybe I can do parking then. I dunno, I'm required to be really sharp for my job, so when I'm not working, my brain goes on vacation. Does that make any sense? ;)