There are some really cool places to visit in Second Life. Whether you are new or a seasoned Second Life pro, I’ll be going around to some parties, places, and must see attractions to give you the scoop. For my first stop, I thought a beach party would be nice.
It’s always fun to get your groove on to reggae music while basking in the hot hot sun. Here at Irie Vibes you can party it up right on the beach. That’s right, a popular beach party destination every Saturday where you can listen to 8 hours of reggae music and dance under the palms.

It’s paradise…oh not to mention you can relax in beach chairs while you enjoy the party or you can sit on the beach itself.

Relax.

Party. This destination is pretty popular so don’t be worried about a dud party. When I made my way into the action, there were people dancing, talking, and relaxing all over the place.

Dance. Dance to the beat of reggae 24/7! I don’t know why, but recently the people/ avatars in SL have appeared as lines and blobs. Anyone else experiencing that? You can see evidence of the problem in these snapshots I took.

That wraps up my visit. Until next time, sip a pina colada and
be sure to check it out every Saturday!
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Irie/152/125/27

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I apologies for the rather ’sensationalist’ title but I had to be certain of grabbing your attention

Tomorrow, I shall be performing live in SL for the first time ….and I must admit that I’m very very nervous at the thought.  I couldn’t or wouldn’t even try to count the gigs I’ve done in RL…..way too many to mention and for the vast majority, I’ve been cool as a cucumber, but this gig tomorrow has me shaking in my prim boots just a little.  My RL equipment setup is very sparse, I don’t have any mixers, monitors or other such ‘luxuries’ so I really will be depending on my voice to try to carry it through.  I tested the stream out earlier on today and at least I know that I can manage that..lol

On the RL stage, I’m a very ‘animated’ person whilst performing, I like to move around the stage and talk to the audience and I’m going to try to bring at least a little of that into SL in the form of a microphone HUD with animations etc.  I only hope that I don’t press the ‘bow’ button when I should be pressing the ’sing with arms outstretched’ button etc.  I could end up looking very silly indeed but it should be fun.  Hopefully I’ll be able to ‘bribe’ my 4-year old into being quiet as a mouse with a video game or two.. I mean it wouldn’t be very ‘hip’ or ‘cool’ to hear ‘mammy, I want to go piddle’ in the middle of a Mariah Carey song now would it?????? Please keep your fingers crossed for me on that particular issue

So if you’d like to pop along and have a listen  here’s all the information…..

My performance will be part of a gallery opening and also on the bill is Hathead Rickenbacker who is by all accounts a fine musician, and I’m looking forward to hearing him.  There’s also some wonderful art on display, I picked up a piece yesterday and it’s taken pride of place in my SL home.  The Wharf itself is a truly unique build and it’s going to make a lovely setting for some live music. 

Saturday, 9th of February

Pocket Pfeffer      12 Noon till 1pm (SL Time)

Hathead Rickenbacker     1pm till 2pm  (SL Time)
 

 Slurl:   Brooks Wharf

Hope to see you there….wish me luck! 

(and yes I do requests….lol) 

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Well Folks, I finally did it… I actually managed to connect to a stream and shove my vocals down SL’s throat….(in a manner of speaking..)  Regarding RL equipment such as mixers, desks, mics, and all that stuff.. my cupboard is rather bare…though it wasn’t always that way, but you know how it can be when you lend you musical equipment to brothers and they FORGET to remember to give it back..lol

Anyway, I decided I’d had enough of staying on the ’streaming’ sidelines and decided to at least try it out.  I do have a pretty decent microphone that I use for my RL gigs, and I had backing tracks that I use in my classes.  So with my skimpy musical setup, I went and rented myself a stream, but only for 10 listeners and only for a couple of hours.

So, what to do next??  I persuaded a very kind person by the name of Kimberly Enoch to let me use her as a guinea pig.  She allowed me to give her the url to my stream and she entered it in her meda preferences on her land.  Hey presto, I was streaming….couldn’t believe it.  

I used Winamp with the Shoutcast plug-in…and used my ‘mic’ as the ’source’.  It seemed to do the trick and I got a lot of encouragement from Kimber…bless her heart.  

So now, I’m not so worried about the whole thing anymore…and I actually have an SL gig on the 9th of February.  Don’t have the exact details yet but I’ll post them as soon as I know.  

Big thanks to Kimber for listening.   

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