***Costume alert!!***
DJ Rosa's Sock Hop Tonight at Hot Daddy's--6:00 PM!!
Region: Wyldwood Bayou Hot Daddys
Event begins tonight at 6:00! 2022-09-12 18:00 SLT
It's Monday Night, and our Brazilian Bombshell DJ Rosa's turn to Rock the Dock at Hot Daddy's! Rosa is spinning us a "Sock Hop" with all the hottest 1950's and 1960's tunes! We all love the crazy fun and fabulous music DJ Rosa brings to every set she does! There will be all of that and more when we get off the "Bus" at Hot Daddy's to Twist and Shout and cut a rug!! No shin-dig would be complete without you and your dancin' feet at Hot Daddy's!
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Hey Everyone
I'm happy to announce the opening of my new business Galaxy Music Productions.. I hope to bring more talent to New Hope Grid & OPEN SIM!! I'm resuming all events and musicians concerts on New Hope Grid! Starting this Wednesday I will be starting with the Wednesday Morning Coffee/Greedy Social! Hope to see you all soon!

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Another sim which sadly isn't listed on OSW. Still, it's a shopping destination worth promoting here.

Look at Juno in the picture. Her red and blue outfit: T-shirt, skirt, socks, boots. Everything she's wearing is from the Craft-Store. In the southeastern corner, there's an area for mesh clothes where you can find quite a lot of exclusive items for both ladies and gentlemen. For the ladies, for example, there's Damien Fate textured by Eva Kraai as well as Clutterfly textured by the shopkeep herself, Tosha Tyran (unfortunately only in her size, I guess, and not in all sizes). There are also a few things you can indeed find elsewhere such as a Damien Fate/Deva Moda pencil skirt or some Taarna Welles shoes.

The mesh bodies offered here are unfortunately outdated, Roth 2.0 RC#1 not as much as Ruth 2.0 RC#2. Don't bother picking up the blue boxes, most of them are empty, and they don't contain anything exclusive either.

Now, the Historical Shop is where it really gets interesting for those of you with Roth2 v2 or especially Ruth2 v4 as well as other BoM bodies. For both sexes, there are skins, shoes and complete outfits to pry apart for bits and pieces. But while Roth2 v2 users may otherwise not find much more than a pair of knit socks which I double-dare you to actually wear, the ladies should go up that big white helix. You'll eventually encounter swimwear and lingerie, and you'll encounter stockings, socks and tights, all of which are exclusive to Craft-World, if not even to the Craft-Store. This is where Juno got her socks from. No more cold legs when autumn comes!

Back to Back Kick Ass Blues with DJ Kith at Rockin' the Blues tonite at 6:00!
Region: Wyldwood Bayou Rockin' The Blues
Event begins tonight at 6:00!! 2022-09-03 18:00 SLT
DJ Kith is well known for his upbeat, modern, high energy blues and you get 2 rockin' sets of it tonite!!! He spins tunes you instantly fall in love with and that reach into your heart and soul and bring out the best in everyone!! When Kith spins...the house rocks and shakes...the excitement is crazy, and the Tribe is full of laughter and happiness! Come join us and get your happy on for twice as long with friends old and new, fabulously cool blues!
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DJ Macy's Friday Night jumpin' Blues Party! Tonight at 6:00PM(SLT) at Rockin' the Blues!
Region: Wyldwood Bayou Rockin' The Blues
Event begins at 6:00PM tonight!2022-09-02 18:00 SLT
OMG! It's FRIDAY!!! The work week is over! Let the party begin! Tonight, DJ Macy is here with 3 hours of "Macy Magic", the most upbeat and happy, toe tapping, butt wiggling blues you have ever heard! Yes!! Macy loves the boogie side of the blues, and she rocks it like no one else! Add the Blues Tribe and you have the makings for a Friday night blues FRENZY! Come on down to our swamp where you will find the best blues and the best people in any world!
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DJ Rosie at Hot Daddy's - 6:00 PM (SLT) -- "Classic Rock Power Ballads & Love Songs"!!
Region: Wyldwood Bayou Hot Daddys
Event begins at 6:00 tonight! 2022-08-29 18:00 SLT
DJ Rosie is spinning at Hot Daddy's tonight from 6:00 to 8:00 PM!! Hot Daddy's is the sister venue to Rockin' The Blues where each Monday the musical theme is DJ's Choice! This week, DJ Rosie has selected as her theme "Classic Rock Power Ballads & Love Songs"!! She'll be sharing a mix of 70's through 90's tunes. A Power Ballad is an extremely touching rock love song featuring strong vocals and deep meaning. They can be fast or slow, soft or loud, acoustic or electronic, but they are all emotionally charged both musically and expressively. REO Speedwagon - Can't Fight This Feeling, Whitesnack - Is This Love, Heart - Alone, Meatloaf - Two Out of Three Ain't Bad, Journey - Open Arms...the list goes on! It's sure to be an evening that will sweep you off of your feet!!

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There are two general ways of acting in virtual worlds like Second Life or those running on OpenSim. One is the "it's just pixels" way of seeing OpenSim as a chat platform, barely caring for the virtual world around them and putting convenience above everything else.

The other one is immersive playing. It means seeing these virtual worlds as such, as wide-open role-playing sandboxes, and their avatars as characters in these worlds, and putting realism and immersion above everything else. It is not, however, as extreme as hard roleplay that involves character sheets with character stats (strength, stamina, dexterity etc.) on them, going on pre-scripted quests or throwing dice much like in Dungeons & Dragons.

I'd like to explain these two concepts here.


"It's just pixels":

Your avatar is nothing but a profile picture that more or less represents your real-life self in a 3-D chat app. Same goes for all other avatars: You assume they only represent their real-life users.

Your avatar never interacts with other avatars. It's always you interacting with the real-life people behind other avatars. Always.

Never act in-character because your avatar isn't a character. It's just a profile picture that represents real-life you. So there is no in-character or out-of-character.

Put real-life info about yourself on the "2nd life" page of your profile. Don't use a picture of your avatar as your profile pic because your avatar IS your profile pic. Disregard the "1st life" page, it's useless, and navigating to it is more inconvenient than simply throwing everything on the "2nd life" page.

Keep your viewer always set to midday. You couldn't see anything otherwise. (Side-effect: You'll never notice that you've got lots of glow-in-the-dark things on your own sims that shouldn't glow in the dark like plants or entire buildings. You'll never see your own sims in the dark.)

Wear the brightest facelight you can find because the sun throws ugly shadows on your face when it's constantly standing vertically above your head. Or switch your body and all your clothes and attachments to full-bright.

Never walk. Never use vehicles either, they're too slow. Prefer teleports directly to your destination because that's maximum convenience. If you can't teleport, but you can fly, then fly. Fuck realism. Or land on a sim, keep standing at the landing point (even if you're standing on someone's head with someone else on yours) and cam around. Hate teleporters that only work by walking into them with a passion. Demand all teleporters be clickable.

If you go to a party, prefer teleporting or being teleported next to the dance floor and automatically oriented so that you face the dance floor. Or right onto the dance floor.

Leave parties by teleporting away or logging out while still dancing. It's the most convenient way because it requires the fewest mouse-clicks and the fewest steps to take.

Take landmarks of sims either right where the action is or, if there's no action, right at the landing-point.

The only in-world objects that matter are sales boxes/vendors, whatever you can copy that's interesting for you, scripted dance floors, dance pads, dance machines, teleporters and maybe sex furniture. Disregard everything else.

Beaches are only there for beach parties, as a justification to be naked or for public sex. Own beachwear only to flaunt your body while staying within the G-rating.

Wear what you always wear, regardless of where you go. If your avatar is male, wear a black leather jacket, long jeans and black leather shoes (or even black biker leather from neck to toe) on a tropical beach. If your avatar is female, wear a thin, sleeveless micro-minidress, ultra-high-heeled platform sandals and no hosiery whatsoever on snow-covered Christmas-themed sims. Pixels never get hot or cold. And it's your right to look as badass or sexy as you want wherever and whenever you want. If someone kicks you out of a formal event with a mandatory dress code for breaking the latter or even bans you for doing that repeatedly, rate the sim where it happened zero stars on OSW and insult the sim owner.

Finally, insult immersive players for being idiots who do dumb and weird shit and try to explain to them how to use OpenSim the "correct" way.


Immersive playing:

Your avatar is a character in a virtual world, one that interacts with that virtual world. Other avatars are characters, too.

Your avatar interacts with other avatars like video game characters would interact with other video game characters, or like role-play characters would interact with other role-play characters.

Always act in-character because your avatar is one, even if it represents you. If you have to act out-of-character, put it in ((double brackets)). Bonus points for making your differently-named alts characters of their own with no connection to your real self whatsoever and their own fictional background. More bonus points for even giving your main avatar some in-world lore, thereby confusing the "just pixels" faction that takes it for your own real-life background.

Use the "2nd life" page of your profile only for in-world/in-character info. If you absolutely have to give real-life info away, use the "1st life" page for that.

Keep your viewer on "shared environment" unless you need different lighting for photography or for immersive purposes. Or even build your own more realistic EEP day cycles. It's just a pity that only you can see them.

Don't wear facelights or bodylights. Are there facelights or bodylights in real life? No. See?

Walk or use moving/steerable vehicles whenever possible. Only teleport as a last result, and even then, try not to be seen. Hate buildings that substitute stairs with teleport pads (maybe unless the teleporters are disguised as a lift). Don't fly unless absolutely necessary due to how badly the sim is designed where you are (e.g. no other way to get out of the water). Don't cam. You can't teleport or fly or cam in real life either, right?

If you go to a party, prefer teleporting or being teleported to somewhere that can't be seen from the party venue and then walking to the party. Ignore any and all teleport offers because they'll land you right in the middle of the crowd which is exactly what you try to avoid.

Leave parties by walking outside to where nobody can see you teleport away. If you have to teleport, that is. If you don't, then walk or use a vehicle. If you can't go outside because the venue doesn't have doors, try hiding somewhere.

Take landmarks of sims in places where you'd realistically arrive, e.g. harbour quays, marina piers, bus stops, railway stations, airports or the like. Go back to there to teleport back out. If nothing like that is available, take it where it's unlikely that you're being seen teleporting in.

Everything in-world matters, everything in-world can be interesting. Complain about furniture that looks like you could sit on it, but that you can't sit on. Play with your surroundings. For example, if you come by a supermarket, pretend you've yet to get some groceries.

When you're on a beach, take a sunbath. Or go swimming. If you can't go swimming because the beach isn't designed for that, the beach sucks; find a better one.

Dress appropriately for the location and the occasion. Wear summer clothes in summer. Wear beachwear on beaches (or nothing at all on nudist beaches that ban clothes). Pack yourself up well in winter. (Yes, even female avatars can do that. Yes, that'll take some searching around and/or asking others. If it's possible and has been done with a Ruth2 v4, why should it be impossible for Athenas?) Wear something in-between in spring or autumn. Generally, wear something comfy in your spare time instead of always dressing up like you're on your way to a club party. Wear a tuxedo or a gown to formal events; take that opportunity to dress up to the nines. Wear sturdy shoes when wandering.

Finally, complain about the "just pixels" side for breaking any resemblance to immersion all the time.


It's fair to mention, though, that there aren't only these two extremes, and you can always be somewhere in-between.

New Friends. New Outfit.
It's been a good day. Made some new friends, Made a new outfit. The new friends refused to get into the box, so all I can offer you is this new outfit. But what an outfit it is!

oh HELLO: Outfits With Options
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DJ Macy's Friday Night jumpin' Blues Party! Tonight at 6:00PM(SLT) at Rockin' the Blues!
Region: Wyldwood Bayou Rockin' The Blues
Event begins at 6:00 tonight! 2022-08-26 18:00 SLT
OMG! It's FRIDAY!!! The work week is over! Let the party begin! Tonight, DJ Macy is here with 3 hours of "Macy Magic", the most upbeat and happy, toe tapping, butt wiggling blues you have ever heard! Yes!! Macy loves the boogie side of the blues, and she rocks it like no one else! Add the Blues Tribe and you have the makings for a Friday night blues FRENZY! Come on down to our swamp where you will find the best blues and the best people in any world!
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Hi everyone!
I will be singing at Speakeasy Swinghard today!!
Alternate Metaverse -11:00am
Casual, Fun, Friendly Gathering!
Would love to sing your favorites from 600+ variety song list.
Hugs and hopefully see you soon!!
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I was asked to add more clothing for my Rigged Mesh Avatar "Camille" . I have added two new skirts "Midnight Lace" and a top that matches both skirts. This is a pretty black/magenta floral set. I will be adding more clothing for the Rigged Mesh avatars. If you are wearing one of the avatars and would like more clothing, please let me know which Rigged av it is you need clothing for, I will create as time allows.

We have a new merchant offering beautiful free dresses at Catena di isole Freebie Mall. Robin Ridley has a goal to create 100 free dresses, next time you visit please check out her shop 100 Dresses. We have one shop available free to rent. This is a freebie mall so please join us if you have created items you would like to share freely. We strive to offer new content not yet seen around the metaverse. continuum.outworldz.net:8002:Catena di isole Welcome, Robin! I bet you will exceed your goal so I better increase your store size :)

@JoeBuilder has created really cool .oars that @FredBeckhusen @FerdFrederix is releasing to DreamGridders. The latest .oar just released is Dark Wood. A perfect build for your Halloween themed sims this year! If you own a DreamGrid you will find this in the Free Oar list. The OAR is licensed exclusively for use in DreamWorld Grids. CC-BY-NC, Outworldz, LLC. https://continuum.outworldz.net/JOpensim/index.php?option=...

DJ Kith's Sunday night Blues on the Beach at Pontchartrain tonight at 6:00!
Region: Wyldwood Bayou Pontchartrain Beach
Event begins at 6:00 tonight!! 2022-08-21 18:00 SLT
Are you ready to Party?!! BEACH PARTY!! There are many genres of blues, and Kith delves down rabbit holes until he finds extraordinary contemporary blues tunes with a high-powered beat! They'll make you dance 'til your puppies are barking!! And you won't find a friendlier, more welcoming bunch than The Tribe here at Wyldwood Bayou! So, whether you're an old friend or a newcomer, come on down to the beach at Pontchartrain!
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Join Us at OS GRID Nautilus Select Club for our Select Club Party Show

Time: Today Sunday August 21st at 1:00 PM - 2:00PM Grid Time
Location: Nautilus Select Club

Select Club Party Show is a combination of today's hottest dance music and older hits based on the chart listings. Feel free to join us this week to feel the beat to beat and back to back live mixing!
One hour of fun !!!!
Hope to See you then !
Chad and Jacek

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If your region uses the SmartStart feature of Dreamgrid, there is now a new setting in your region's settings page. If you enable it, your region will show as "online" even when your region is frozen. For Kitely regions this setting is automatically enabled. (If you don't use SmartStart or DreamGrid, you can safely ignore this message :)

Nach dem überwältigenden Erfolg geht´s diese Woche weiter mit den Grids Hopper Nights.
Donnerstag bis Sonntag machen wieder Grids Musik für Grids.
Morgen am Donnerstag starten wir im Soul Grid auf Super Nova Beach Resort.

Wir freuen uns auf Euch !

DJ Rosa's Latin party tonight at 6:00
Region: Wyldwood Bayou Hot Daddys
Event begins at 6:00PM tonight! 2022-08-08 18:00 SLT
Bienvenidos!! Or Welcome to Hot Daddy's with DJ Rosa!! Tonite we salsa, Coumbia and Merengue our way through the evening with folks you know like J-Lo, Pit Bull, Ricky Martin, Selena, Jenni Rivera and Romeo Santos and popular Latin artists you may not know but will end up loving! Put on your best club attire or latin outfits, costumes or come as you are but DO come to Hot Daddy's for the music DJ Rosa loves! YOU will love it too!
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