Metaverse Live-Music Expo

Get out your calendar folks as something big is coming. Second Life Musicians Expo will run April 23, 24 and 25, 2011 in several sims so far including Rockcliff University who will be hosting the musicians, Calas Galedhon for special events, and Aero Pines and Moonacy for other things.

Project directors are Lillith Siamendes and Patrick Thorkveld. There will be booths for the musician's promotional goods. The event is to simply celebrate and recognize Second Life professional musicians. The residents organizing the Expo are purely volunteer and not for profit. Several bands and singers have alread signed up for this event, including Pmann and the Dark Brothers Band, Paul Nowles and the PNG Band, Bowie Bravin, and Samm Quendra to name a few.

Stay tuned for more details..... ! : )

ProPoser's Hunt

Let the hunt begin! I just love the Pro Poser's Hunt, and hunt 3 start tomorrow January 15, 2011 running through February 15.

The hunt is circular and you can get a starting point and see pictures of the poses, get hunt locations and hints at the official blog spot listed below OR you can start in the shop of my friend Brody Muircastle with his partner Trinidad Anatine, On Stage Poses, Props, poses, and photography. I first met Brody while out exploring and he taught me to use windlight. His partner Trin, is an exceptional photographer who I greatly admire for her impressive photos and talented photoshop skills that creatively enhance the integrity of a shot w/out overdoing it. Brody now makes poses and is also a photographer with a keen imagination lending to his creative photo ideas and poses. They make a great team. Check out their shop while grabbing your Poser Hunt gift: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Azure%20Unicorn/95/209/27
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Azure%20Unicorn/92/202/27 or direct link here: OnStageHere.

Their notecard reads in part "... On Stage Poses.. Props, Poses, Photography and studio of Brody Mercastle and Trinadad. The amazing talent and abilities of Trinidad Anatine will capture your thoughts and imagination within your pictures. On Stage Studios and Trin make every picture your memory. Visit the Gallery and Studio for a taste of what she can do. A Master PhotoLife Photographer with years of fashion, modeling, portrait, and landscape experience. Trin makes everyone feel center stage......On Stage.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/trinidadanatine/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/brodymuircastle/5351894991/
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THE HUNT!
http://proposerssecondlife.blogspot.com/ or direct link here: PoseHuntBlogHere.

The Proposer Hunt Information in part :
"PROPOSER HUNT 3!!!!!
THE FIRST AND ORIGINAL HUNT FOR POSES ONLY!

This hunt is created to let you have some fun, find poses, discover new stores and enjoy the ones you already know. You will have the possibility to get tons of poses in this first New Year hunt! (The hunt is for..)
Anyone who loves poses or is crazy about photography...better... anyone who loves being in SL can join us :)

Very important------> Join our PROPOSER GROUP. It will be the only way for you to get the gifts; so during the hunt don't forget to wear our group tag.

- Take a look in our blog to find the hints : http://proposerssecondlife.blogspot.com/
- Ask in our group chat ---> please don't ask for the location of the gift, It's still a hunt!!!

Group Mission Statement
Pro Poser was created to bring unity between all pose makers and the people of SL. This group is here to help YOU capture your perfect moment whether it is a moment of love, a personal emotion of happyness or sadness, or being fierce on the runway. The pose makers of Pro Poser want to be apart of that and help you find a way to express your moment. So join this group and be a Pro Poser in SL."

Look for the glowing hand symbol! See you posers around the hunt!

Update info:
The ProPoser Hunt3 begins today January 15th. Here are a list of the stores and start location.

Essential Soul =official start point

For Hints visit the official hunt blog
http://proposerssecondlife.blogspot.com/

1- Essential Soul
2- BeScene Poses
3- Lost World
4- NLimbo
5- Amacci
6- .:S:. Stance
7- aDORKable Poses
8- Morgane Batista Poses Shop
9- eMOTIONS
10- Studio Sidhe
11- Props-N-Poses
12- KMADD
13- Kabuki Creations
14- ::WetCat::
15- {Just A Pose}
16- Olive Juice
17- *EverGlow*
18- oOo Studio
19- Bound & Bitten
20- EmmePose
21- Diesel Works Poses & Animations
22- CORPUS
23- P.pop{Pose&Pop}
24- Razmataz
25- Body Talking
26- *~*HopScotch*~*
27- I s2 Posey
28- Miamai
29- ::eXpression:: Poses
30- Eternal Dream
31- WDK
32- TeaSoup
33- Hot Dolphin Love Animations
34- Just In The Nick Of Time
35- { P.S. PoseWorks}
36- agapee
37- AyYaiYai
38- PURPLE POSES
39- AAA Poses
40- Slash Me Poses
41- BehaviorBody
42- Di's Opera
43- ChereeMotion
44- HelaMiyo
45- [Lyndz-Matic] Poses
46- hate me and eat me
47- beemann
48- STAKEY
49- Atooly
50- gesticulate
51- On Stage Studios

My Blog's Been Blogged!

I logged in to SL yesterday to see a note from a friend with a link saying my blog's been blogged. Sure enough another SL friend, Hamlet Au, AKA RL:Wagner James Au, had blogged about my SL New Year's Resolution list, "Open Forum: What Are Your New Year's Resolutions for Second Life and Worlds Beyond?" (see mine a couple posts below) Mr. Au is pretty high profile in SL and other virtual worlds. See his blog, New World Notes: NewWorldNotesHere. (http://nwn.blogs.com/) He published "The Making of Second Life: Notes from the New World" in February of 2008 and was SL's primary journalist during it's first 3 years. He's a well established journalist, speaker, blogger and virtual world pro. He's a contract consultant and copywriter for SL projects and advertising, and a seasoned game designer, screenwriter, and freelance journalist who has been interviewed by many including my friend SL Sonicity Fitzroy for her latest book on SL media which I previously covered in this blog.

So after stating some of Mr. Au's credentials you can see why I am pleased he mentioned me. I've actually hit his blog before once when I was pictured wearing a sign directed at him during a SL event and the first time when we met in SL when I was pretty noob and ran around Drowsy with him for quite a while chatting up a storm and even blindly asking if he was ok with me posting a picture of me and him on the sea serpent in Drowsy on my Flickr, stating something like, "It should be ok, no one will know who you are anyway"... then about 10 minutes later I remembered I should check out his profile which led me to his blog and I had to retract that "No one will know who you are anyway" comment as quickly as possible. What can I say? I was new. But the point here is that in spite of all his very professionally handled business ventures he still takes the time to be friends with a random new person to play in SL, have fun, and enjoy SL, which is what it is all about. He even paid me a visit when I moved into my new home not too long ago and jumped on my bed (literally) with me. His blog was the first I'd seen about SL, and remains one I consistently check in on. Use the link above to view his blog which pretty much covers what needs to be covered about all things SL and other virtual stuff.



Drowsy here: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Drowsy/186/50/37 or direct link here: DrowsyHere.

The Need to Breed-Second Life Horses

Just shoot me now, as I have succumbed to the latest SL trend of horse breeding. Well, not technically as I only ever intend to keep two at a time max. I really have no clue why, after my bunny failure when one turned black in spite of all the love and food I gave it and freaked so put them back into the abyss of an inventory never to be seen again, that I thought I had to try the horses.

This horse business is huge in SL right now right on the heels of the bunny business and one friend told me she sold a special horse for about 30,000L---NO KIDDING. I really had no intent of getting horses, but I was looking at them and saw "Char" with the big beautiful green eyes and I was a goner. At 200L I thought I had a deal---that is until I decided she had to have a mate for company -enter randy old "Remington" whose "fervor" was way high and although I never saw them do "it" w/in a few hours Char was with child. This was of course after I spent a small fortune for food/water, stable, salt lick, snack, etc. No expense spared for my "horse's" happiness. They are not even as attractive as my real looking fake horses. You can ride them though. Anyway a few days later mama Char has this hay bale baby which I fully intend to NOT unpack into a foal. I missed the birthing or however that hay bale happened to be hanging from mama Char. Maybe I will let Char and Remington have a little more fun, make one more baby hoping for a diff sex this time then give the adults away before they eat me out of house and home and keep the babies unopened so they don't "die" in my inventory in case I get the whim to breed something again in the future. But then would that be incest? Virtual horse incest--what a thought--anyway if you feel the need to breed and nurture check out this trend that's been sweeping SL. I'm sure there will soon be a new SL breeding trend.

Addendum: Remington has been keeping Char so pregnant and making babies, that I studded him out last night so a friend could try for one of the special edition horses. What a guy.

Pluto

"Surreal" came to mind when I visited the grand opening 10-17-10 of Pluto, an installation that will run October 17 through November 17th. Two great Portuguese artists, CapCat Ragu and Melio Minotaur exhibit their personal and poetic vision of the planet Pluto.
CapCat

At the opening I found CapCat and Melio in impressive costume avatars that are available for sale at the installation. I could not help but ask CapCat, a fellow Flickr friend of mine, a little more about the meaning of the presentation. She explained, "There is not a lot to say really, it's Pluto. She was the God of the underworld and the planet that is no more." She said, "It's our death installation, I guess, including decay, ghosts and flys." The exhibit actually seemed a bit beautiful to me with all the flowing light figures. I teleported up to Pluto where there were more Pluto ghosts flying around. This is an impressive exhibit difficult to describe but well worth the visit and some friends I dropped in were grateful for the lift, expressing their delight with the show also.

There were many attendees during the extended opening and as CapCat and Melio stood around chatting and blending into the scenery with their outfits, many of the attendees were also in various costumes. A couple even provided an impromptu fire and light show. The sim notecard states: "Come and Dream with Us." And that is exactly what I did.

Attendees included: Morghana Savira, Kimm Paulino, Storm Blauvelt, xendra lane, giovanna cerise, Korii Tiger, Shark Fallen, Gavin Zhora, Falco Preez, simba Schumann, Claudia Naire, SaveMe Oh, Takio Ra, Gattalia Rossini, Blanca Diesel, Ninhas Lupindo, Osis Feden, Wizardoz Chrome, Burk Bode, Maloe Vansant, Benjamin Hirons, Solkide Auer, Eupalinos Ugajin and riri Bazar, Lenz Bovarro, and Cafi Rang, among others.

Melio

Lady Hightower Memorial Rumble

Patrick taking a break with friends

The invitation for October 9 read: "Let us celebrate life with music and noise and dance. Let us "rumble" to remember Lady Hightower. Thank you all so very much on her behalf and in her memory. Let us celebrate as I offer these passages from the bible in prayer:
"There was a rumble and lightning and the sounds of the trumpet grew. Sing praise in the assembly of people. Community! Let us make music with tambourines and lyres....dance! Raise those who are oppressed with sadness and lift them up. Make music, sing for joy, and let the rumble be heard. I offer this tribute with you in honor of lady hightower. Amen."

Patrick Thorkveld along with Gwampa's 4 sim Dance Kamp
hosted a memorial to Lady Hightower's memory with a full lineup of some of Second Life's favorite musicians October 9th from 7am to 10pm SLT. Lady Hightower clearly was loved and respected by many in the SL community and especially close to her fellow musicians as evidenced by the fond sentiments and music they each provided in her honor. The day provided some closure and an opportunity for the community to come together supporting each other in this loss. Many of the musicians provided heart felt sentiments and selected songs specific to their memories of her, as well as some traditional memorial songs.

When I commended Gwampa Lomu for providing the venue, he stated, "I like doing this.. feels good to give back to the community" I also touched base with Patrick Thorkveld, Lady Hightower's partner SL and RL and he acknowledged the day was difficult for him, but said, this was a "a chance for the community to heal".

Lady Hightower's SL profile is still in the system seemingly as a lasting memory, so now a few quotes from Lady Hightower's profile as follows :
"One cannot have too large a party."
~Jane Austen, who obviously never tried to get into a crowded sim.
-Life itself is the proper binge.
But a good bottle of chardonnay is fun, too
-Fiction is not a dream, nor is it guesswork. It is imagining based on facts, and the facts must be accurate or the work of imagining will not stand up"

Attesting to Lady Hightowers popularity the sims remained full throughout the day as I continued to pop in and out.
The musical lineup included: 7:00 am prayer followed by
7:05 Wolfie Moonshadow, 7:20 am Russell Eponym, 7:32 scotty glaswing, 7:45 am Beth Odets, 8:00 am Bones Writer, 8:15 am shadez rhapsody, 8:30 am zachh cale, 8:45am Tempio Breil, 9:00am Tommie Scorpio, 9:14 am Bluemonk Rau, 9:30 digby smalls, 9:45am Gabryel Nyoki,10:00 Josie Anderton,10:12 Normrynolds Genesis,10:24 Samm Qendra
10:36 UKD BAND, 11:20 Sid Slade, 12pm-1pm Rockrose Full Band, 1:00 pm Mimi Carpenter, 1:15 pm Andreus Gustafson
1:30pm Pilgrim75 Swashbuckler, 1:42 pm Hellig Melson
1:54 pm Montian Gilruth, 2:06 pm LaidBack Celt
2:18 pm Newbawn Easterwood, 2:30pm Matt Perreault, 2:42pm Nick99 Razor, 2:54pm kellee blaylock, 3:06pm Tamra Sands, 3:18pm Anek Fchs, 3:30pm-Noma Falta, 3:42pm Franklee Anatra, 3:54pm Frogg and Jaycatt, 4:06pm Shannon Oherlihy, 4:18 Clairede Dirval
4:30pm jean munro, 4:42pm pondman haalan, 4:54pm skye galaxy, 5:06pm Norris Shepherd, 5:18pm Kim Seifert
5:30pm Raspbury Rearwin, 5:42pm Zerbie Magic, 5:54pm ******catch up break******6:06pm Wytchwhisper Sadofsky, 6:18pm Shantu Selene, 6:30pm Maximillion Kleene, 6:42pm Frets Nirvana, 6:54pm Ictus Belford, 7:06pm Lightning lowtide, 7:18pm Truly Lionheart, 7:30pm PM Bookmite, 7:42pm Phemie Alcott, 7:54 pm Harper Mesmer
8:06pm RB Hamelin, 8:18pm madmax, 8:30 pm Jackson oxenberger, 8:42 pm bruce scrabblebat, 9:06 dirtydee, Sweetwaterr, 9:18pm Rosedrop rust, 9:30pm Ronus Lefevre,
9:45 pm Paul Nowles, 10 pm Dexter Ihnen,
End : Audience Rumble with Moondoggirl Moomintoog
(bye bye miss american pie)
Gwampa

Hungry Art Gallery

Archibald Sideshow's Hungry Gallery held a grand opening 10-17-10 presenting artist Ariel Brearly, Daruma Boa, Sledge Roffo and Archibald himself. Archibald showed me around the gallery explaining that the top floor is filled with his works many of which he uses his own body against the picture to make works of art. The first one we discussed was called "Me White On Black and Red.".. fitting considering it was him. He said and one could see it was his face "pushed up against the canvas." He also showed me some works with his body on the canvas as well as a female body so that I could experience the different looks they provided. Of course I had to ask if that felt good and he replied, " No not so good cause I using acrylic and its plastic color with drying fast". He finally admitted he uses himself in the art a lot. One work he showed me he stated it was not even dry yet in first life.

After a little discussion Archibald, who lives in Sweden provided some personal information about himself. He paints and also writes poetry and prose. In his own words, " I roll out a mat on the kitchen floor, and pick up a box of paints from the closet. Then I crawl around the canvas on the floor with cool music in the background.
Later that night I take my canvasses to a park behind a garage and start to spraypaint them. Usually I call a friend and tell that I'm cold. Always cruelly cold to wait for it to dry.
I bought art on vintage, which I then painted over. I have a lot of vintage artwork style Hollywood Paris from -59, that sometimes get stuck on the canvasses.
I usually substitute my own model. I do not use a brush when I paint, I use pieces of wood, knives, my own body. Yes, I paint on my body and make prints.
Art is the imprint from society, from the inside from the outside, from me. My body is my brush. I do not know what I'm doing, that's why I'm doing it."

Whatever he is doing he is doing it right.

Some friends in attendance got a little goofy for a while changing their avatar shapes and dancing in the gallery amidst the art. Attendees included:
Mariella Tammas, Burk Bode, Maloe Vansant, Jocgart Larsen, Eves Rodenberger, Giaanmario Masala, Musique Gable, Music Hyun, Razi Semple, nessuno Myoo, Frislanda Ferraris, Kicca Igaly, Anri Liamano, and many others.

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Escape%20Falls/202/164/22 or direct link here: ArchibaldHere.

archibald_sideshow@live.co.uk
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bjornmalm/

Vid of the goofy dancing by Flickr Friend Burk Bode: http://www.flickr.com/photos/40649214@N08/5123242993/

Explore It-Education in Second Life

My friend and Media Pro, Persia Bravin, handed me a invite box to rez yesterday. I didn't think much about it until I rezzed it open today to find a very cool interactive announcement for an event being held this Saturday, November 6th 11-3 SLT at http://slurl.com/secondlife/Sbcc%20Explore%20It/114/46/22 . Immersive, interactive Education is coming to SL via a grant. The announcement was about the the Second Life official launch of the ‘EXPLORE IT!’ project funded by the California SB 70 Grant, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s initiative on improving and strengthening ‘Career Technical Education.’

Thanks to the grant now *"students in Santa Barbara, California, can discover career paths in the technical industries right here in Second Life. Funding from the ‘SB 70’ grant awarded to Santa Barbara City College and administered by the California Department of Education, has enabled the build of the brand new ‘Explore It!’ career academy located on its own sim in Second Life. This truly innovative project has been designed by an all star team and will be used by thousands of students from junior high, high schools and colleges to explore career routes in the technical fields of multimedia, culinary arts, the automotive industry, horticulture and hospitality. Creative scripting technology also means the ‘EXPLORE IT!’ village includes audio explaining each career, videos, interactive gadgets plus a website with helpful information about the many different routes offered in each main career."

The official launch day events schedule includes:
11am-12pm: BOSL DJ Allenclive Beaumont
12-1pm: Live Music from HatHead Rickenbacker
1pm-2pm-Live Music from Aubryn Melody
2pm-2pm: Live Music from Bones Writer

The invitation opened up to a chopping block table that talks and moves as you click along. You click the knife and it chops carrots, makes soup, and there is even a bunny, etc. I enjoyed the invite and am sure the opening event Saturday will be a blast. Explore it... Your Future That Is. The event is open to all so check it out here: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Sbcc%20Explore%20It/114/46/22


*"The creative team behind ‘Explore It!’
DB Bailey (David Denton) - Architecture/ Building
Keystone Bouchard (Jon Brouchard)- Building and model construction
Desdemona Enfield - Scripting
Douglas Story (Dennis Schaefer) - Writing, interactive gadget concepts, voice-over talent direction, photo compositing, and audio editing
Hilda Diavlo (Nina Jensen) – Website development
Zil Jewell (Liz Russotti) – Grant Director
LeaLea Llewellyn (Leana Bowman) Grant writer
Chrome Underwood- Cast avatar design
Persia Bravin-Press and Promotion

What is the SB 70 Grant?

California’s SB 70 Grant is the Governor’s Initiative on improving and
strengthening Career Technical Education (CTE). The ’Explore It!’ career academy was made possible through a grant application implemented, written by and awarded to Santa Barbara City College.

More Information on the SB 70 Grant can be found at:
www.cde.ca.gov/ci/ct/gi/sb7007summary.asp"

*Information quoted from Perisa's Flickr stream here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/persia_bravin/5143910126/

Halloween in Second Life

One more Halloween vid. Deja Vogue had a great Halloween party, so I took some snaps and a little vid and here it is.

E.T.

A quick vid just because I like the song and SciFi stuff in SL.

E.T. from Kara Trapdoor on Vimeo.