So glad you got to volunteer with Arctica! That's such a fun way to participate. Sorry about the dude running into the fire. It happens sometimes. In a city of 70,000 people, you get all kinds. My favorite way to watch the Man burn is from far away, sitting on top of some sort of structure, way out on the outskirts of the city. I've been close to it enough times, that I like to see it "in context" with the rest of the event and city all spread out around it. Glad you had a good time. I hope it was a good experience...
Overall it was an awesome experience! I feel like I'm more of a "in context" person too, but I wanted to do the running around on my first time, to check it off the list at least (and to see if it's really that exhilarating). Next year! Arctica was lots of fun too, way better than the lamplighters gig :p