(*) "MOOP" is an acronym standing for "Matter Out Of Place". The site of the festival must be returned to its original, pristine condition at the end of the event. Picture trying to sift endless pieces of shredded, burnt crumbly straw out of a bed of desert dust, and you'll see why we'd definitely stick with canvas, if we were to go out to the Playa. Even in the woods back home, where we'd be far likelier to be, we'd find ourselves presented with an unpleasant clean-up: the straw would end up stomped into the mud, or mixed into the sands at the beach.

One way or another, it would become a headache we wouldn't need. Shall we continue?