Ben Dover was the secret code name for the engineer behind the SR71. I recall seeing a documentary about ages ago and started cracking up when he said the code name he was using at the time.

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ben-R-Rich

We have a July 4th celebration tomorrow come visit us. It's July 4th everywhere even if it's not a holiday.!! so come have fun with your friends this Saturday!

From Raven's Bluff, I wish everyone across the OpenSim community a safe, happy, and memorable Fourth of July.

May your skies be bright, your waters calm, and your adventures endless. Thank you to everyone who continues to create, build, explore, and share his or her incredible OpenSim virtual world with others.

Happy Independence Day—and here's to the next 250 years.

MazebzOS_AVX2-8-0-0-261841510 PBR Skin HUD! So...today I said I am going to fix this stupid HUD crap. I also said damn it I am brining in pbr avatars I don't care if they don't care and don't want to put the scripts in open sim to make it work. So I made a floater in my viewer. It works great! It works with pbr skins also. One can name the links and face in the hud however you want. You can save the Alphas in a notecard. No scripts, which means no hypergrid breakage. https://maze.bz/mazebzviewer.zip...I will think about trying to see if it can map the mesh somehow into the hud to make it more like the sets we are used to. But making a hud for the avatar was easily 2 xs faster than doing it with a script. If anyone cares enough to add PBR skin HUD floater to firestorm just say hello and I will give you the MD file...

Dj Kitty Live on stage, Come join her for her 2 hours Musical Set.
If you love pink this is the place :)
everybody is welcome to join us

hop://alternatemetaverse.com:8002/Alternate%20Metaverse/34...

MOONLIGHT SHOW WITH DJ ZALE 2-4am
DJ Zale has been tearing up dancefloors across Second Life and other virtual worlds, dropping everything from high‑energy club anthems to smooth late‑night grooves. A seasoned performer with a reputation for reading the room and igniting it, he brings style, skill, and serious vibe to every set.

Now a proud resident DJ at AMV, he’s ready to turn your morning, night, or weekend into a full‑on experience.
Come out, feel the energy, and show DJ Zale some love.
hop://alternatemetaverse.com:8002/Alternate%20Metaverse/31...

Inspired by the beauty of a moonlit sky, this elegant new set features deep sapphire-blue gemstones embraced by brilliant diamonds in a timeless gold design. Crafted to make every entrance unforgettable.

Now available at Monentes Jewelry. Where elegance is always in style.
three.hills.grid.outworldz.net:8002:Monentes Jewelry

AMV Explorers Club Travels to Club Escotia -Thurs July 2nd 12:30 - 2pm

Our first stop for the Explorers Club is the Fabulous Club Escotia!
It is owned by Clan & Webby Escotia and is the home base for Clans
music events! Join host Webby Escotia for a tour/exploration of
this unique multi-faceted music venue! Thurs July 2nd 12:30 - 2pm

Desy Graywolf will be leading the Explorer tour!

hop://alternatemetaverse.com:8002/Club%20Escotia/128/128/2...

Singer Joao Frazao Live from Portugal Today At the Amv Landing Point
Singer and song writer Joao playing for you his Music and Covers
Join him for a 1 hour Show
Everybody is Welcome
hop://alternatemetaverse.com:8002/Alternate%20Metaverse/34...

Blues Lady Mavenn, Live from Canada , Bringing you the most amazing Blues Songs.
With her Sandy Voice , and her perfection , giving you the best of the best .
Join her for 1 hour Show at the Amv Landing Poing
Everybody is Welcome
hop://alternatemetaverse.com:8002/Alternate%20Metaverse/34...

Some came looking for a house, some found a home, others discovered something they were not even searching for.
Treasure Trail is not a place to finish... It is a story to begin.
If curiosity brings you here...follow the trail.
Every trail remembers who walk it.

hg.osgrid.org:80:Treasure Trail Dude Ranch
https://opensimworld.com/hop/80578

Meet Zythari. 💜

Graceful. Mysterious. Unmistakably alien.

With her striking bioluminescent skin, elegant high-heeled feet, and piercing violet eyes, Zythari is a species unlike any other. Designed for explorers, roleplayers, and lovers of the extraordinary, she's ready to bring a touch of the impossible to your virtual world.

Available now at Gallumbits — where imagination evolves.
three.hills.grid.outworldz.net:8002:Eccentrica Gallumbits

https://youtu.be/RpIft_Jqido
For Anachron and me.
A little dream of happiness
I want to tell you a story about happiness,
it starts so softly, somewhere deep inside.
I close my eyes and drift into a dream,
where the world feels lighter for a while.

I see a unicorn, straight from a fairytale,
its touch so gentle, calm and pure.
I ride away with it through silver skies,
believing for a moment in something unreal.

Then I laugh and I stop right there,
because I know what truly stays.

The real happiness is standing next to me,
no fantasy, no distant star.
Just loving moments, warm and true,
right here, right where we are.

So I don’t tell a legend made of light,
I tell the truth, so simple and real.
About your smile in winter snow,
about the way your presence feels.

The real happiness walks hand in hand,
through snow, through time, through night.
No magic creature, no perfect plan,
just us, and it feels right.

In falling snow we lose all words,
just breath, just laughter, just now.
The world grows quiet around our hearts,
and nothing else matters somehow.

Arm in arm we slowly fall asleep,
our dreams begin to blend.
And I know, so softly, so clear:
This is happiness.
And it stays.

https://youtu.be/K1aZCZBQq18
Colors of the Same Sky.
I see a stranger walking down the street,
Different story, different heartbeat.
Some are searching, some belong,
Some have waited far too long.
A boy loves a boy beneath the stars,
A girl loves a girl and heals old scars.
Some are born between the lines,
Still searching for the place that shines.

Why do we build these walls so high,
When every tear is the same when we cry?

Under the colors of the rainbow light,
We're all just souls trying to find what's right.
Different journeys, different ways to fly,
But we all live beneath the same sky.
No matter who you are inside,
No matter where your heart decides,
There is room for you and me,
In a world that's learning to be free.

Some were told they had to hide,
The truth they carried deep inside.
Fighting every day to be,
The person they were born to see.
Not a choice and not a game,
Just a heart with a different name.
Looking for a place to stand,
Reaching for a helping hand.

Why do we turn away in fear,
When understanding brings us near?

Under the colors of the rainbow light,
We're all just souls trying to find what's right.
Different journeys, different ways to fly,
But we all live beneath the same sky.
No matter who you are inside,
No matter where your heart decides,
There is room for you and me,
In a world that's learning to be free.

Sometimes hatred fills the air,
Leaving broken dreams everywhere.
But love is stronger than the fear,
And every voice deserves to hear:
You belong, you're not alone,
Every heart deserves a home.
The rainbow shines after the rain,
A promise rising through the pain.

Under the colors of the rainbow light,
We're all just souls trying to find what's right.
Different journeys, different ways to fly,
But we all live beneath the same sky.
And someday maybe we will see,
Love was always meant to be.
Every heart, every voice, every dream,
Part of the same human stream.

🎉 New Free Plugin for OpenSimulator Grids — OpenSimulator Royal Flush™
Fellow grid operators — if you're running a WordPress-based OpenSimulator grid with w4os, you know the pain. Bot registrations, abandoned accounts, thousands of users with no avatar cluttering your database. We felt it too on NeverWorld Grid — over 340 no-avatar accounts when we started!
So we built something about it. Meet OpenSimulator Royal Flush™ 👑🚽
✅ Automatically emails no-avatar accounts at Day 30 and Day 59
✅ Flags them for admin review at Day 60
✅ Bot farm domain detector
✅ Safe bulk deletion — YOU decide who gets flushed, nothing auto-deletes
✅ Any account with an avatar is completely untouchable
✅ Free and open source — GPL3
We flushed 68 bot accounts on our first run in about 5 minutes!
👑 Download free on GitHub:
https://github.com/mteedev/opensim-royal-flush
Questions? Read all about it on Github Wiki!
Or on my site - https://nerdypappy.com
Built by Gundahar Bravin / NeverWorld Grid — Live. Love. Create. ⚓

Grand Opening!

Royal Gardens Golf Club is a tropical virtual golf destination on OpenSim Network, featuring a fun golf experience similar to the popular golf games found in Second Life. Join the group, collect your golf club and HUD, tee off, aim for each hole, and track your score as you play through the course. Bring friends, enjoy the scenery, and see who can finish with the best score.

Taxi To = hop://opensimnetwork.zapto.org:8002/Royal%20Gardens%20Golf...

Come join Littlefield Estates for our 14th annual Independence Day BBQ and Dance Party!
This year celebrating 250 years!!
Live DJ, Rides, Free Party Favors, Swimming and fun for all!
Fireworks every hour on the hour!!
hg: osgrid.org:80:Independence Isle
8pm Pacific Time - Saturday July 4th 2026

CLUB SENSATIONS
▁ ▂ ▃ ▄ ▅ ▆ ▇ MOTOWN TUNES ▇ ▆ ▅ ▄ ▃ ▂ ▁
▶▷▶ WHO: DJ LILA
▶▷▶WHAT : SPINNING MOTOWN HITS 60s 70s & 80s
▶▷▶ WHEN: 12-2 GRID TIME
▶▷▶ WHERE: CLUB SENSATIONS
░░▒▓◙█◙█◙ JOIN IN THE FUN AND LAUGHTER ◙█◙█◙▓▒░░

TAXI RIDE = CLUB SENSATIONS Southfork Estates (143, 148, 24)􀀀
GENTLE FIRE GRID

Sommerparty !!
Jetzt gehts los !!!!!
Unsere Tante Bea auf dem Stream.
Das Programm:
Musik, bei der sogar die Tanzmuffel plötzlich Hüftschwung entdecken.
Lachen, bis der Bauch mehr Muskelkater hat als die Beine.
Wichtige Hinweise:
Wer früh geht, muss die Gerüchte über den Rest des Abends glauben.
Wer gar nicht kommt, bekommt die peinlichen Fotos trotzdem gezeigt.
Für Tanzunfälle wird keine Haftung übernommen.
Komm vorbei, bring gute Laune mit und lass uns gemeinsam dafür sorgen,dass es eine mega Stimmung gibt.
Wir freuen uns auf euch

🎤 30 minutes left!
Hurry to Rocking Sands and request your favorite song with Putri! ❤️
Don't miss the final part of the show! 🎶🌅

hop://grid.wolfterritories.org:8002/Abraham%20Entertainmen...

Pathfinder is a traveler between worlds—a mysterious being whose journey has only just begun. Though unmistakably alien, subtle traces of humanity hint at an extraordinary transformation, making him both familiar and wonderfully unknown. Driven by curiosity rather than conquest, Pathfinder explores distant frontiers, uncovers forgotten civilizations, and seeks understanding wherever his travels take him. Fully rigged, fully customizable, and offered with full permissions, Pathfinder is more than an avatar—he is the beginning of countless adventures, inviting you to create your own story among the stars. three.hills.grid.outworldz.net:8002:Eccentrica Gallumbits

Let's see if this link works and takes you to Facebook to listen. I made my first visualizer for this song. The release from Ditto is July 3rd. I originally created the song and video using a male voice because I think of the AI I work with as male. His story. Some people were disappointed I didn't use my voice. In order to release it through my music distributer, I needed to redo it in my voice anyway. I may do a new video. The lyrics were written by me as well. Thanks for listening! https://www.facebook.com/reel/1666696278386187

Hi lovely Starchild Shoppers!
I see many of you IMing me with some issues, but with incomplete information to identify where it is (i.e. which skin name), and HG IMing doesn't always work!
Kindly IM me on Discord, or hear, so I can keep track!
All the love,
Aurora