HeartBEAT

Your In-World Nightlife Magazine

♥14 August 2010

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Editorial 4log in Wearing clothing 10Dancer of the Month Kordelya Galewind 14DJ of the Month Itsme Nyle 18Cover Paul Nowles 22events Ballet Pixelle 32 events Sounds of Mother Earth 42shopping Songs~n~Roses 50Clubbing Twisted Angels – Male & Female 56 Clubbing A Lesbian Paradise – Ladies only 60 Clubbing Stay cool at Hot M.E.S.S. 64Fashion Always in style 68log out Having your cake and eating it too 82

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E d i t o r i a l 7

I have been all over the place late-ly, literally and figuratively! Yes, I think that it is an accurate descrip-tion of how July panned out for me.

looking back, it was a massive month of changes going out in sl and in Rl.

First and foremost, I would like to welcome the newest members of our team. I am really delighted to have you join our little family.

watching us grow like that real-ly warms my heart.

on the other hand, the biggest change of all was completed over the region. we are near completing the region’s full remodel. our de-signer, the fantastic Danny Bourne

(of reBourne) took on the challenge to give us a new HQ but also an amazingly beautiful sim for all to come and party the night away or just plain simply hang out.

To say that I am head over heels in love with it is an understatement. when it is completed, it should be a photographer’s dream.

upon completion, we will plan a massive Grand opening party with lots of surprises, so I encourage you to join our group to keep updated!

As for now, there is a new issue here and it is fabulous... enjoy!

xoxo Angel

Personal AssistantAdelie westminsterEvents Manager

lulu Coba

Publisher & Editor in ChiefAngel Tzara

MarketingDirector: Chaonth Hancroft

CreativeDirector: Alvar Inglewood

Designer: Cecilia Mistwalker

WritersBert Calamari

ChloeRed Mornington Creamy MynxKeekee Dezno

lucy KeninTroy AristocarnasValerie Farshore

FashionArielle Boccaccio

CriticGinger FanshawPhotographers

Kala Balutopie Camino

YunMi Verwood

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Wearing clothingMade in SL

by Bert Calamari

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second life has a sophisticated clothing system, one that allows an almost infinite variety of styles and outfits.

If you want to go beyond pre-pack-aged outfits and want to create your own combinations it is useful to know how the system works.

The first thing to be aware of is that there are two ways to create clothing in second life: clothing items or prims. These behave dif-ferently both in how they look and how you wear them.

The Clothes

The first thing you will notice when wearing clothing is that the indi-vidual items have different types, represented by different icons in your inventory. The item type de-termines where it appears on your body and the order that clothes should be put on your avatar.

upper body items include: un-dershirts, shirts, gloves and jackets.

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lower body items include: under-pants, socks, pants, dresses (these are actually skirts) and shoes.

You can only wear one item of each type at any one time.

Viewer 2 introduces two new types that cover the whole body and, confusingly, are not actually clothing. These are tattoos and al-pha masks. Before Viewer 2, most tattoos were provided as “under-shirts” or “shirts”, so certain out-fits would make your tattoos disap-pear! now that tattoos have their own type you won’t have to worry about choosing between your new swimwear and your tat...

There are two ways to check ex-actly what you are wearing. In View-er 2, simply select the “My Appear-ance” tab on the right panel (the

lowest tab, with an image of a shirt on it) and then click on “wearing”. This will show you all the clothing and prim items you are currently wearing.

An alternative way is to edit your appearance. You will see a section for each clothing type, and multi-ple options will appear for each one. These options can be used to cre-ate a new item of clothing, or edit the shape and colour. Always make sure you have another copy of the item you are editing. Just in case.

Prim Clothing

sometimes second life’s options for clothing are not capable of pro-ducing the effect the designer want-ed. For these items, prims are used instead of regular clothing. You can

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easily tell which items are made us-ing prims by the icon next to the item. This will be a yellow or or-ange box.

You are most likely to find prims used for shoes, skirts, hats and oth-er accessories such as watches and belts.

unlike other clothing, prim items are not put onto your ava-tar in layers – instead they are “at-tached” to specific points on your avatar. The “wearing” option will tell you which point each item is at-tached to.

prim items are edited in the same way as other objects in sec-ond life (right-click the object and select “edit”). with clothing, this is much easier if you stand on a pose stand. If the designer has al-

lowed it, this will allow you change the size and position of the item for a better fit.

Further Information

If you are looking to go further with creating or editing clothing, there are links to more detailed tu-torials on the second life wiki at wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Clothing_Tutorials.

RIf you have any questions not cov-ered here, drop them on a notecard to Bert Calamari or send them by email to bert@heartbeatmag.co.cc. All questions will be answered and may appear in the magazine. Ques-tions may be edited for clarity.

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Rez Date: 4/28/2010Rl location: Canada east Coast

Where do yo work? Twisted Miz loung, Caged sihouettes, FangDom, Dingo’s!

Favorite part about dancing? entertaining… I love dancing because i meet wonderful

people who like to party and going crazy! I’m hosting at the same time while welcoming and greeting VIps. everyone that comes out to dance is a VIp to me. What do you like to do when you are not dancing?

when I’m not dancing i’m mostly with my lovely husband stonecold secretspy, chilling at home in my spa or just being cuddly with my man on our coach! But i do love to go partying and to dance in clubs. And I make sure to spend time with my big sl vampires family, the Black Rose legion too.

What has been your favorite memory of SL, so far? My wedding!!!! was so excited about it! I married the man of my dream, a love of a life time! Following with the reception at Fangdom with all my friends and family.

Share with us your favorite tips in SL, be it dancing or just goofing off. “Kordelya Galewind leans forward at Creamy Mynx bouncing her breasts removing the tip from the tip jar…

KordelyaGalewind

D a n c e r o f t h e M o n t h

… places it under the lace of her sexy bra smiling at Creamy Mynx… blows her a kiss and says ‘Thank you sexy!’ then moves even closer to Creamy Mynx… wrapping her

arms around her neck… pulls her closer and

gives her a soft tender thank

you kiss for that sweet tip!”And that is what the sexy lady Dancer

Kordelya shared with sl Heartbeat

Magazine as her favorite tip of the day.

lolThis writer found Kordeyla to be open,

friendly and very warm. As an sl danc-er she is a busy multi-tasker as she often is dancing and hostess’ing at the same time. she is excellent as a sensual dancer and welcoming hostess too.

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itsmenyle

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sl Age: 3 years and 6 monthsRez Date: 1/20/2007Rl location: europe Why do you DJ? because i luv to entertain people and cre-

ate a great atmosphere. I am addicted and want to get the whole sl partying :-)

What style of Music? club style / trance / hard styles and sometimes rock / love songs but mainly club Where do you DJ? What is your schedule?

i dj at my own club here gemini paradisemonday and wednesday 12-2 pm

friday and saturday 11-1pm at wild@heartand Friday / saturdays 2-4pm at gemini paradise

sundays I dj 12-2 pm at lipzbut i will go to another club next week :-)

What is your most memorable experience DJing? djing at a sim opening party with lots of people getting wild. It was so goodMakes me feel real good. What are your favorite 3 songs?

telephone - lady gaga remixsexy bitch - chuckie remixmusic made addict by d-blockIt is hard to choose; i know many great tunes haha

Is there anyone in SL that you would like to give a special shout out to???my girl ~lucyly oh~ love of my life and my manager/hostess sammy Drae-

sia for lifting me to another level. As well as the whole gemini paradise crew, I couldn’t do it without them.

Do you have any advice for sl noobs?

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Don’t let nobody fool or scare you, discover this magical world and take your chances.we all got many talents so use your tal-ents and most of all have fun here that is why we are here.we all were noobs and as we where sup-ported …so will we always welcome them with bed on their necks ;-0

This writer found *DJ itsme* to be warm and genuine and a truly talented DJ. His entertaining style is unique and he keeps his party people happy and/or amazed by rezzing beds or foam clouds or rain falling down to name but a few of his special effects. I end this inter-view by sharing with you a poem writ-ten by DJ itsme that is posted on his profile.

D J / M o n t h

live for lovewithout love

what’s left to live for?Find yourself a

worthy keeper of your heart

so it won’t get damaged or hurt

I know for sure mine is safe

with my love 4ever lucyly

Don’t let nobody fool or scare you, discover this magical world and take your chances.we all got many talents so use your tal-ents and most of all have fun here that is why we are here.we all were noobs and as we where sup-ported …so will we always welcome them with bed on their necks ;-0

This writer found *DJ itsme* to be warm and genuine and a truly talented DJ. His entertaining style is unique and he keeps his party people happy and/or amazed by rezzing beds or foam clouds or rain falling down to name but a few of his special effects. I end this inter-view by sharing with you a poem writ-ten by DJ itsme that is posted on his profile.

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pAulnowles

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pAulnowlesMusician, songwriter, singer

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“The audience are friends

first. we are all here for

the enjoyment of music.”

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paul was vibrant and charming and came off the stage to actually dance around to everyone there.

In voice, paul greeted all by name and got many animated responses to his greetings. paul nowles laughs often and his laugh like his voice is full, rich and warming

to the heart and soul. paul seems to embrace his audience and they return the love to him.

I went to four (4) events that featured paul nowles, all with different backgrounds yet I found paul to be engaging, charming and captivating for each of the events.

paul nowles: well hello :)Creamy Mynx: Hello to you paulCreamy Mynx: That was out-standing. I really enjoyed your show (a live show in sl at the Cove Beach that started at 4 pm slT).

To paint the picture for the reader: The sl landscape was gor-geous at the Cove. paul was up on

a stage when I rezzed in with his devote followers already on the dance area near the stage.

The Cove is a beautiful beach and water scene. Many of the pa-trons were dancing as single or couples and giving out auto ges-tures and words of praise in the local chat.

This writer senses a disturbance in the force… (paul nowles is typing…)

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Here are the sweet tidbits of the interview that I had with paul:

why do you sing in sl?oh nice question :)

I sing for the pure joy of sing-ing… no joke… it is the most fun you can have with your clothes on… there is nothing more grat-ifying then looking out and see-ing your friends enjoying what they are hearing and making them smile with nothing more than your voice.

what are your favorite genres of Music? eras of Music?

well for singing I love singing clas-sic rock… it is the era I grew up in… seger, Journey, elo, Clap-ton, sRV, Reo, Bon Jovi, Gabri-el, etc… these were the performers I grew up admiring and emulat-ing… I also have a liking for music from the 40’s, 50’s… etta James, Billy Holiday, patsy Kline… but I only really started appreciating it recently

And of course I love Blues… old and new… nothing better.

name of 3 of your favorite sl places to perform?

well no one can argue that the sl

Blues warehouse is my favorite… my wife owns it..lol… we have a lumpy couch… I don’t like sleep-ing on it... :p)

Kickin is another favorite and the saranac House belongs to my great friend VanMorrison Mint

what is your most memorable experience as a performer?

I think when I looked up and saw more than the venue owner at one of my shows...

lol, You are making my job so easy. when not

performing what do you enjoy doing for fun in sl?

I build and tinker.I am a programmer in Rl so I

like to code scripts and work on different things. I am current-ly working on an idea to give to everyone in sl audiences to help them track their favorite perform-ers. The current viewer has made finding live music entertainment kinda difficult.

And of course Chey and I love/enjoy going out and hearing other performers.

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last question...Awww… this is fun... :(

giggles – I don’t want Chey mad at me for your

dinner getting coldlol, did she IM you…? lol

lmaoo – not yet… but my woman’s radar is on

lolDo you have any advice for sl

rising singers/performers?sure. Remember that this is for fun, enjoyment of performing and that your best allies and friends are the venue owners, your fellow per-formers and the audience mem-bers. And that the audience are friends first. we are all here for the enjoyment of music. Anything else will not make you a happy puppy.

From an informal talk with Cheyanne sinatra, paul’s sl partner and sl wife:

I met him in my club and couldn’t change the stream. I didn’t hear him till like a month later and I happened to teleport someplace heard a singer, I walked all over the sim till I saw who was singing. Funny part is I didn’t think he re-membered me. lol

Is there anything that you’d like me to write about him or you both as a couple for

Heartbeat Magazine’s readers?wow we’re together real life now and every day is better than the next. I love him so much and it’s

that forever stuff :))He has a million dollar person-

ality and we have a lot of fun to-gether. He is even building me a walk in closet and I’m tickled as I always wanted one.Do you have pets? Do you share

something special in common?I have a parrot; who is with my mom right now. we’re contem-plating a puppy.

And we share a birthday; paul & I were born on the same day on August 5th. paul is the best thing that ever happened to me.

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paul nowles is usually available weeknights 4 pm slT - 8 pm slT and flexible on the weekends (10 am slT - 12 am slT). see his pro-file for a general schedule or join his group as I did to get notices of when and where he will be per-forming in sl.

paul nowles can also be found at YouTube. Two of his sl perfor-mances and his wedding to his gor-geous sl wife Cheyanne sinatra are there.

Cheyanne is the owner of the sl club called Cheynatra Furniture & the Blues Warehouse.

when you teleport there you will be greeted by a huge black limo parked in front, paparazzi and the red carpet to the entrance. when you go inside you will find a taste-ful décor and don’t forget before you leave to tip the sl bot bartend-er named James smith.

In writing this special piece, I just wanted to respectfully expose the talent, skill, allure and style that is the artist called paul nowles.

I believe that I succeeded in doing so because he is a won-derful performer filled with laughter, love and vocal talent.

Thank you both – paul nowles and Cheyanne sinatra – for enriching my sl life. It truly was this writer’s pleasure to meet you both and I look forward to attending more future events.

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Ballet Pixelleby Cecilia Mistwalker

Photos: Alvar Inglewood, Amelie Dibou

If you have the chance to sit out or dance…Dance !

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Ballet PixelleIf you have the chance to sit out or dance…

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An interview with the director and choreographer of Ballet Pixelle Inarra SaarinenInarra Saarinen

director and choreographer

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Ms Inarra, tell me about your life, when did you first start to dance, and when did you know that this was your passion?

I began dancing when I was 4 and continue to train and take classes to this day. I started training professionally at about 10, began choreography at 12, and performed and choreographed for many years in many different styles. Dance has always been my passion – but it has always been choreography even though I performed for a long time as well.when did you decide you wanted to be a director/choreographer of a ballet company in second life?

I had done a lot of choreography and directing in First life, but then moved to a remote location where there were no professional dancers. when I found second life, one of my first thoughts was “maybe I can do a little choreography here with avatars”. Then I realized we could do perfect split grand jetés that hovered forever, and a dancer could grow old while turning endlessly!

That was my aha moment.I made a little hillside theatre,

and spent time dancing myself. Then I had an idea for a ballet and needed more dancers… well, and here we are!when was your first debut and what was the ballet?

The Company started in 2006 and we debuted with our original ballet Olmannen. original music was composed for the ballet by Ala-zarin Mondrian. I wrote the story, created the animations, and did the choreography. olmannen is the sto-ry of a couple in love, how the man, Namon protects the girl, Seraphette, from the demon devangs and has to become one himself. seraphette grows old and dies. she is reincar-nated as a gypsy dancer, and na-mon finds her and they recognize each other. In the end, they perform a beautiful pas de deux of love.Tell me about the ballets your com-pany has performed.

In four years, we have created and performed about 10 complete-ly original ballets and repeated The

An interview with the director and choreographer of Ballet Pixelle Inarra Saarinen

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“I realized we could do perfectsplit grand jetés that hoveredforever, and a dancer couldgrow old while turning endlessly!That was my aha moment.”

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Nut, our essence of the Nutcracker with just the dancing, for 3 years. we have performed Phylogeny as a different view of the evolution of man and who was first and phylog-eny – the development of the spe-cies. Phylogeny was performed live on a large screen in Indianapolis with the Telematics ensemble play-ing the original score by Douglas Anderson underneath; Windows, three stories and ages of love we see through various windows; Je t’aime, several French dance and magic vi-gnettes; Shuzenji, a tale of love, jeal-ously, murder, suicide, and ghostly marriage set in edo-period Japan; Living Goddess, the story of a real living goddess child in nepal called Kumari and the gods and goddess-es that surround her; Degas Danc-es, a classical ballet where Degas’s paintings come to life and one of our ballerinas dances with the mov-ing image of another virtual balle-rina!How many dancers are in your company? And how does someone that would like to be in your com-

pany get in?we have really grown! And the

current company of dancers and crew is just an amazingly talented wonderful bunch. none of us could do it alone! we now have about 35 dancers, 5 crew, and a bunch that do both. You can see their head-shots and bios on our web site at-balletpixelle.org.

we have auditions about 3 times a year and the complete details are at balletpixelle.org/audition.html.

Basically, the applicant needs to be over 6 months old and mature (in both lives – this is dance not drama :-), able to manipulate your avatar’s movement well in all direc-tions, have a basic knowledge of an-imations and gestures, be able to re-ceive and respond to direction, and above all, be committed! A lot of time and energy and commitment is involved. stage terminology, real life dance training, and various dressing/filing/building skills are preferred. Real life dance trainging is not required. learn it here!

No poseballs, synchronizing

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“This is real dance. I create all original animations”

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“This is real dance. I create all original animations”

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scripts, dance balls, or anything else automatic is used. This is real dance. I create all original anima-tions (which are like dance steps) which then go gestures, or groups, according to my choreography (like sentences) and each dancer has to learn them, time the activation with other dancers and the original mu-sic, be able to control changes and problems. It is not easy.ok, now for the new ballet… Ava-tara. what is it about, and how did you come up with this great ballet?

Avatara is about a First life danc-er who does really come into sec-ond life and dances a pas de deux with a Ballet pixelle dancer! so here we are exploring the blending of re-alities and seeing what dance move-ments are the same and which are different and how they can be com-bined to produce an emotion or mood. Ava is the First life dancer and Tara is the second life danc-er. we are examining what an ava-tar really is in terms of movement. Through this story, looking at what can be done in a virtual world, we

can see the more whimisical side of a ballet.

My goal from the start has been to explore and examine the inter-action and intersection of physical and virtual dance and movement – so this ballet was planned from the beginning. The specific ideas: one came from a watercolor I had seen, some from my musical collabora-tion with solary Clary (First life: sora Izumikawa) who wrote the music specifically for this ballet (as well as Living Goddess and Shuzen-ji), some ideas came from a move-ment itself, like the Suitcases sec-tion where normal-looking avatars suddenly fold themselves up into suitcases. I am influenced by mu-sic, color, sound, stories, so many things… and especially my exten-sive travels in First life.Cecilia Mistwalker would like to thank Inarra saarinen for this won- derful interview. And hopes that everyone that has read this article will come and watch the new bal- let by Inarra!

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what it offers is a truly immersive ex-perience that can be enjoyed best with some prerequisite tweaks of your view-er settings. Basic would be setting the sun at midnight and the viewer’s media audio turned on to capture the message which the sim conveys. As an added delight to a tour of this sim, Ms. Ad-der provides visitors with wing-like at-tachments which mimic the transport boosters of astronauts in their space-walk travel.

by Troy Aristocarnasphotos: Kala Balut, Alvar Inglewood

sounds of Mother earth

A must tele-port for all

avis, regardless of gender, persuasions

or beliefs, Sounds of Mother Earth, a new-ly opened sim created by anastasia Adder, a cause-oriented SL and RL singer. Her cre-ation is definitely more than an audio-visu-al feast celebrating our grand, blue planet.

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Yes, a complete visit and immersion into sounds of Mother earth entails or-bits around a replica of our dear globe in its cloud-draped, blue splendor. But wait, there’s still more than meets the eye in the place’s attractions that goes beyond the realm of some sci-fi adven-ture or some science lessons.

Anastasia’s inimitable build, more than anything else, is meant to prick our awareness and concern for Mother earth, and in her own words, for us to “be conscious (that) we live on a beau-tiful planet and it’s time to think to live better.” Toward the pursuit of this end, several dimensions were incorporated in sounds of the earth that is best toured in group orbits with the contraption called “sunset wings” mentioned ear-lier.

There’s a kaleidoscope of textures to choose from as one soars in the sim’s of-ferings. De rigueur, of course, is that of

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the earth itself, which can, in an instant, be contrasted with the fi-ery coloration that could be found within the deep bowels of our plan-et. True, such contrasts may be meant to depict the fact that juxta-posed with the beauty of our world, are also many of the abuses that we inflict upon the very mother that nourishes us. There’s the devasta-tion of nature, war, starvation of peoples, anastasia says among other maladies of humanity.

nonetheless, Ms Adder is not a hopeless pessimist. Her sounds of the earth also provides a paean to those whose crusade has been peace, harmony, and solidarity. Thus, the sim also displays images of the Da-

lai lama, Gandhi, Mother The-resa, nelson Mandela,

as well as pic-tures

of impoverished but happy chil-dren, signifying that ours is still a beautiful world to live in, but rally-ing cries need to be heeded to pre-serve and maintain it.

sounds of Mother earth is cer-tainly a minuscule effort compared to the immensity of the problems that we and our planet are facing. Be that as it may, it very well can serve as a spark that can bring oth-ers into the cause, as anastasia, like-wise an officer of sl real estate firm Hivaoa Holdings, plans to seek more sl and Rl artists to contrib-ute to her creation, and even hold live concerts in her build. what she has done for sure is beyond merely cursing the darkness but lighting a candle, providing some glimmer of hope or inspiration that may rally others to action.

The following original song com-position by ana featured at the sim

perhaps appropriately sums up the challenge

to us all.

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I was born on Mother earth

I grew up on Mother earth

I was nourished by Mother earth Then I saw the lights on Mother earth

Then I heard people cry on Mother earth

Then I saw people assassinated on Mother earth

Then I saw people die of hunger on Mother earth

I first thought it was a dream

They awakened me from my sleep light

Mother earth

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I was born on Mother earth

I grew up on Mother earth

I was nourished by Mother earth Then I saw the lights on Mother earth

Then I heard people cry on Mother earth

Then I saw people assassinated on Mother earth

Then I saw people die of hunger on Mother earth

I first thought it was a dream

They awakened me from my sleep light

I opened my eyes And now I hear Mother earth calling me

And now I hear Mother earth screaming in pain

And now I hear Mother earth calling me

And now I hear mother earth beg

now I’m in pain for Mother earth

now I don’t now where to go on Mother earth

now I don’t know what to do for Mother earth

now I cry for Mother earth

I cry Anastasia Adder

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Songs~n~Rosesby Keekee Dezno

My first Article I thought only fitting to be about the first store that was not a freebie store that I visited in sl. songs~n~Roses is an endearing place where everyone seems like friends and family. The first time I went in there with my friend, Darling, I met Kev oyen and pepper Ducatil-lon. They are the owners of this wonderful establishment.

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one of the few places that of-fer 100% satisfaction guaran-teed.

The name pretty much says what they sell but it isn’t as sim-ple as it sounds. You get a rose with pretty much any song in it. It is not just a partial song but the complete song from be-ginning to end. over the years they have expanded their busi-ness to include different types of roses, they started with the Red sculpty Rose and the Red sculpty Mouth Rose. now they have the 12 color sculp-ty Rose with opening and clos-ing petals, Boutonnières, Hair Roses or the very beautiful Di-amond edition which has mu-sic note particles.

You can choose roses with one song or up to nine songs. prices vary by what you are looking for but can range from l$ 300 to l$ 1,100 and spe-cial orders may be more. They have a variety in their store

you can just pick and buy or you can fill out an order form from the front desk and send it to pepper and she will put together about anything you want.

An amazing store where you can buy yourself or your sweetheart a gift they can not find anywhere else. It is also a great place to buy a wed-ding gift, anniversary gift, birthday gift or “I love You” gift. All you do is wear the rose and then turn your sounds up. Kev and pepper have always given complete satis-faction and will treat you like their best friend. I know this because of so many roses I have gotten from them I am now one of their best friends. I have even started playing Tiny empires for the Kingdom of legends with them.

Kev and pepper themselves have quite a unique story. In the begin-ning Kev started the business from a desire to want to hear his songs when and where he wanted to lis-ten to them. so he worked with some talented people who helped

him get his business off the ground. Through them he met pepper as just a casual friend. They all started talking on webcam and Kev says he fell in love at first sight. pepper flew to the us to meet their mu-tual friends and Kev couldn’t stay away.

They met at the st louis airport on Valentines Day in 2008 for that very first time. But after falling in love Kev went to england to ask pepper’s dad if he could marry her. It took a lot of work to get pepper moved over to the us but eventu-ally they got their dream and were married in March of 2009. since then they run their blooming busi-ness together and are constantly making new and exciting changes.

so visit this amazing store. I as-sure you you have never seen any-thing like it.

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Twisted Angels is a new club, only around for a month or so now, but I had a great time there. The owner, Angel Zsun, is a sweetheart.In fact, the host, manager, andDJs were all super friendly. Accord-ing to Angel, they’re not in this to try to make money or rank high in pop-ularity. They’re in it to have fun and don’t tolerate any drama. It shows!

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The mu-sic is a mix

of Rock, southern Rock, Classic Rock,

and Country. In fact, one of my favorite DJs, pagan

Jewel, works there regularlyand was taking requests the night

I came. There are the typical con-tests and events. one thing they are doing different is giving away a custom Twisted Angels motorcycle

as an ongoing promotion whenever they have biker events.

The club has a rustic-western look and a relaxed feel. A large bar is in the middle with seating around it. outside there are plenty of spots to hang out on the beach – a camp-fire, beach towels, chairs, and rafts. There is also a small mall. Being new to the sim, there are plenty of shops available to rent. All and all, I would say Twisted Angels is defi-nitely worth checking out.

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Vavavoom Denimore has owned this place for around two years now. Around the clock events with DJs, prizes, and VIps partying 24/7 have made this the most popular hangout around for lesbians. Men are not allowed on the sim.

A variety of music is offered with each DJ having their own different style but most of it is very dance-able. The club is known for big money prizes and their newest DJ, Candycane25 erin, has brought in big crowds with store sponsored events so VIps can win great priz-

es in addition to the contests. There are dancers and hosts. I have been here quite a few times now and nev-er has the place been empty. The dance area was just remodeled and looks quite nice.

In addition to the club, there is lots to do. The pretty tropical sur-roundings have lots of waterfalls, a romantic cave with a couples dance chim and cuddles spots on the beach. Members can even enjoy a free dungeon with poses. And with so many ladies, there is of course, a huge shopping mall on the sim.

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lesbian paradise is a huge club boasting over 21,000 VIps spread over 8 different groups.

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Stay cool at Hot M.e.s.s.

by lucy Kenin & Troy Aristocarnas – photos: Alvar Inglewood

If you are looking for a club to introduce your-self to second life nightlife, Hot M.e.s.s. is the club for you.Run by sookie landar, eTC Dollinger and Marsha sweetwater, it features a lush beach sur-rounded by a posh tiki mall. The overall look is clos-er to a beach resort featured on MTV spring Break, rather than the standard watering hole. The aim of

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If you are looking for a club to introduce your-self to second life nightlife, Hot M.e.s.s. is the club for you.

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this club isn’t to take all of your money though. The club features many opportu-nities for patrons to earn a lit-tle dough. The obvious one is the contests. patrons can win

by entering thematic contests held at the club. The only rule is

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you have to dress in a certain theme for a particular event. It helps to bring friends, because the attend-ees vote for the winner.

The party stays alive with the help of the amazing Hot M.e.s.s. DJs and hosts. The club is always hiring, so maybe you too can ap-

ply, be hired, and get paid to have more fun!

Having fun is an easy feat at this club. The infectious soundtrack, friendly staff, and amazing locale make this a must-visit club. Come for a dance, and maybe leave a bit richer!

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Having your cake and eating it too

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In second life you can log in and in seconds be whoever you want to be. Maybe that is why thousands log in daily every morning with their cig-arettes and coffee and don’t log out until late at night. Taking breaks in between giving themselves just enough time to make dinner for their real life significant other and making sure that the kids have done their homework.

I’ve always been raised that one day I will fall in love with one amazing person and make a life with them and be happily ever af-ter. I still believe that is the ulti-mate human goal, to find that one that you can build a happy, healthy life with. second life also offers this opportunity as well. This vir-tual world is full of romantic gar-

dens to court a person that you have set your eyes on. And many second life businesses that cater to having the wedding of your dreams with honeymoon packages and the whole nine yards. If you have never experienced a second life wedding it really is amazing. It doesn’t mat-ter where you have met this person but somehow you both share the same ideas, the same things make you happy and in conversation you both have begun to flirt with each other, spend hours on end danc-ing with each other and have even taken things to a sexual and inti-mate level in your chats that have left you logging out and still think-ing about that one amazing person that you have been spending your time with.

Having your cake and eating it too

by ChloeRed Mornington photos: Kala Balut

we all know that second life is a breeding field for fantasy fulfillment. From role playing a blood thirsty vampire that fights zombies that are trying to eat their human lover, to a cracked out college kid growing up in the slums trying to beat the lifestyle of a druggy whore to make a living.

For a single person this might be a dream come true. Maybe some-thing that you have given up on... falling in love is not always easy to find, but somehow you have found it within a world that allows any-one and everyone to be and look just like what they always wanted to be and look like.

often behind the computer screen shy and timid people can become very outgoing, popular

and often say whatever is on their mind without holding back. with that said, a virtual love connection can be quite easy. what happens though when that love connection, that deep bond that has been cre-ated with that one person becomes more real than your very own real life? when you are married in real life and partnered in second life what is considered crossing the line into becoming a cheater?

Is partnering in second life and being married to someone else in real life

cheating on the person that you have made sacred vows to in your real life?

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I’ve asked a few friends and second life’ers these very questions and I have gotten several different responses. some believe that second life is separate from their real life.

It’s just a game that they play when they are bored or just to pass the time away, even if they have made really good friends to them it’s still just a game that they can log in and

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out of whenever they feel like it.others say that second life is no

different than real life. They do not limit their feelings and stay open-minded about their relationships that they have built. For example, if they are dating someone in sec-

ond life in their mind they are dat-ing that same person in real life.

Divorced and moved across the country or even to another country

just to be with this magical person. well, I’m not going be judgmental only because I only hear one side of the story and I cannot say that their marriage was already on the road to disaster. But if I put myself in the shoes of the partner not play-ing second life I would probably feel very sad and unwanted watch-ing my wife spend time with a 2D avatar hours on end and not spend-ing her precious time with the real person that loves her. Just saying!

Honestly I feel that this is one of those things that you just have to say “to each his own” personally if I’m married to someone or when I get married to someone I sure as hell hope they don’t even know what second life is.

But for those who have managed to make peace with their real life partner and convinced them that their second life partner can never come between them then you have just achieved something that every-one wants. To have their cake and eat it too.

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I have heard many devastating stories of

families torn apart because one married

person logged onto second life and found

someone that they thought they just

couldn’t live without.

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