I thought the Happy Birthday Cake Mutant Vehicle (by Flight to Mars) was kind of silly until it sang Happy Birthday to me on my birthday. It was also the first time my 8, 7, and 3 year old kids were with me on my actual birthday. (I'm always at BM and this was their first year.)

It came cruising by us out on the playa and at first the kids thought it was just for me. This was about an hour after they had gotten to BM and also about 3 in the morning. They had been sleeping most of the way there and were to amped to go to bed so the two older boys jumped on their bikes and I walked occasionally carrying my 3 year old daughter on my shoulders.

We were about half way to the man coming from 9 and D and it came cruising by out of the darkness and I yelled "Hey, it's my Birthday" and they immediately broke into song, pausing for me and the kids to fill in my name. I think the driver slowed down a little but he didn't stop. It couldn't have been a more perfect moment. (Except maybe if my wife had been with us too; she stayed back at camp visiting who ever was still up.)

I think the best quote came from my second son: "Oh My God, Dad, Burning Man is so AWESOME!."