This is hard to believe. I can picture someone being retarded enough to burn The Man at The Festival (and secretly cheered him on in my black little soul, at the same time thinking what a shitty mean spirited thing to do. Ahh burning man, I have mixed feelings for ya)

Anyway, the tinfoil hat wearing part of my personality wonders if this isn’t some weird government conspiracy to systematically destroy someone who knows their secrets. It just seems so random and out of character to the totally fictional persona I made up on this guy in my head.

The man accused of setting the Burning Man on fire four days early has been arrested for allegedly planning to set Grace Cathedral ablaze, San Francisco police said today.

Paul David Addis, 35, was arrested on the cathedral steps at 11:40 p.m. Sunday by police who said they had been tipped that someone intended to set fire to the Episcopal church, police spokesman Sgt. Steve Mannina said.

Addis was wearing an old ammunition belt that carried small explosives, Mannina said. He was booked on suspicion of attempted arson, possession of an incendiary substance, possession of explosives and possession of explosives with intent to terrorize a church.

A bomb dog was brought in to search the area and found no other explosives at the California Street cathedral.

Deputy Chief Morris Tabak said Addis had only a small amount of explosives.

“Did he have the capability to do substantial damage? Absolutely not,” Tabak said. (Read More)