our mascots: Frieda & Basil (yes they are)

collecting fryer grease from dumpster

all the grease we collected

getting brush piles and logs together for the Dude

assembling the Dude's frame

the dude almost done and ready for raising

ceremonial start of the burn at sundown

grease torches on the path

lighting up the Dude

the Dude lights up from the crotch

DUDE takes off with a grease bucket in his chest

the Dude from a distance

party-goers survey the scene

the Dude starts to come down

he gets a little help from a chainsaw

the morning after