Hello :)  All four of us will be in-world today for our weekly show on Thursdays at Two! For those who haven’t heard the band yet, we play our own original rock music with female lead vocals, on electric instruments, including guitar (Jeremy), bass (Jill), keyboards (Lolly) and drums (Chops).  The sound is raw with a twist of punk.  Most often we’ve been compared to the B52.

You can join the fun here

Come to the show and see if Chops caught his hat!

Photo taken at the site of iStyle Designs in Astrid Sim, built by Reese Brody.

The RAILS Band Gig Diary - Entry #27-2010 Show Date: May 27, 2010.  Venue: The Rails Club

Let’s pretend that after our show, the band van broke down in the middle of nowhere.  So we had to walk and walk, when we came upon ….

True story

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The RAILS Band Gig Diary - Entry #26-2010 Show Date: May 20, 2010.  Venue: The Rails Club

I have never been to Italy, but my avatar has!

I’ve written before about the wonderful opportunities to mix with people of other cultures that Second Life offers.  Not only can we learn so much about different traditions, foods and manners of speaking, by becoming friends with avatars from afar,  but there is also so much to glean by immersing yourself in the sites that people build.

These photos display the outfits we wore for a show we did on May 20th, during the travel chaos resulting from the eruption of the volcano Eyjafjallajokull.  While many airports were jammed with stranded travelers, attempting to get to where they had to be, we were able to comfortably broadcast our concert from our studio in Toronto.  And even though flights were grounded all over Europe, we were still able to walk on quaint cobblestone paths in Italy.  Ciao!

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The RAILS Band Gig Diary - Entry #25-2010 Show Date: May 13, 2010.  Venue: The Notes Shack Pub

Today’s show was held at Krakov Letov’s place called ‘The Notes Shack’.   It was in celebration of the pub’s two year anniversary, and was a real wing-ding!  Such an anniversary is a true achievement in SL, as time here passes in dog’s years  …  2 sl years = 14 human years.  I’m kidding, but really, it is rare for a venue to reach a 2 year anniversary.  Krakov has been able to do it because he’s very engaged and enthusiastic.  Here’s to ‘The Notes Shack Pub’!

And since this venue is located in Europe we had to find some speedy transportation to get home, so we hopped onto a space shuttle.

The bar lounge featured this wonderful aquarium.

Uhm, hold it … Did we take a wrong turn somewhere along the way?

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Alternate title : Life is a beach!

Please join us for a show at a nice summery open air stage.  The venue is called The Fride Club and it offers a nice chance to bust out your beachwear.

Gig poster #35 - 2010

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Hello.  The whole band will be in-world today for a show.  yay!  See you here

Jill Garnet checkin’ it.

Gig poster #34 - 2010

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Hi

Our show at 2 pm slt today will be held at Krakov Letov’s fun and friendly pub called ‘The Notes Shack’, located here.  Hope you can come!

For the poster I used this promo picture of Chops, Jeremy and me, taken last year during a studio shoot with photographer Plastique Munro, shortly before Jill joined the band.  We were a band of 3 back then and now we are 4.  However Jill can’t make it for the show today, so this poster does the trick!

Lolly’s outfit by Mimikri Kit of Mimikri

Gig Poster #33 - 2010

[ UPDATE: turns out Chops was sick and couldn't come so it was Jeremy and me and our drum machine.  Lots of people came to the show, which we really appreciated!]

Best hat ever … Touch it and a firework rocket shoots up, trailing a path of stars!

Wishing our American friends a happy 4th of July!

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Free gifts for the occasion:  Unisex Shirt by Lexi Morgan from Stellar ; Pants (part of an in-store hunt), by Ayanna Slade from AQUA ; Fireworks Launching Top Hat by Ed Bumstead from ED Creations

Today in Toronto is the 30th Annual Pride Parade, marking the end of Gay Pride Week.  This event is a pretty big deal here, with downtown street closures and thousands of people coming out to party.  We are glad to live in a city where tolerance is the norm, and are happy to celebrate with our friends in the queer communities.

What better place to take this photo but at the well done SL build of Toronto’s Yonge Street, featuring a moving streetcar?!  There aren’t any other people in the photograph, but in real life, this very street is gonna be crowded and crazy in 2 hours time!  And the weather here is gorgeous.  It’s a great day for a parade!

Check out this build, by Freecilla Kuhn of TRP360 3D Works, located at EqualiMEDIA Sim.  Pants by Giana Paine of Gigi Couture.  Shoes by Naga Daviau of Nanda’s.  Necklace by Dessert Furst of Fresh Baked Goods.  Hair by Truth Hawks.  Skin by AlexanderHunter Rembrandt of San Lauren Skins. Flag by DogWomble Dollinger.

Hi :D  This Canada Day you will get two Rails performing today.  Songwriter / guitarist, Jeremy Barracuda, and singer / key boardist, Lolly Gladstone, will perform a duet act, backed by a vintage drum machine called an Oberheim.  Hope you can come.  It will be located here

Lolly drops over to Divivity for a celebratory cake baked by Vivianne OFlynn.  Hmm, which to choose?  They all look divine!

Gig Poster #32 - 2010