The RAILS Band Gig Diary - Entry #9-2010 Show Date: February 18, 2010.  Venue: The Rails Nightclub

Though, being a Thursday, it was the usual time for our weekly full band show, this week Jill and Chops were unable to make it, so Jeremy and I held down the fort, so to speak.  Big thanks to those who came!

One of my favourite pastimes in SL is exploring; taking some time to examine the smallest details of places and things that people have made.  This may sound sappy, but sometimes I come upon something, that is so striking in it’s beauty that it brings a mist to my eye.

When I first came upon this building, with it’s lovely stained glass roof and massive carved and textured beams and arches, I had such a feeling and saved the landmark for a future photo shoot.  It houses the wares of Nardya Rousselo of NX-Nardcotix.

The most amazing thing about this place is that everything, not only the goods for sale (which include shoes and clothing to die for), but the chairs, the stairs, the flowers, the lamps, the walls … everything I checked had been made by Nardya herself, (except the tree in the first picture, and the gargoyle).  Such talent, it’s breathtaking!

Then I received a note card stating that the shop was moving within the week.  Would the wonderful building be moved too or would the whole place be redone?  I certainly didn’t want to miss my chance to take pictures here, in case it was the latter, so Jeremy and I went over.

See how Jeremy makes friends so easily!

We began outside, as we didn’t want to disturb the shoppers inside, who were partaking in the moving sale.  With my handy viewer I cammed around inside first, so we could be strategic and quick in taking the shots.  Get in … pose … take the photo … move right along, so as not to bother anyone else.  Usually I wait until an odd hour when a location isn’t busy to take pictures, but in this situation, we had no choice.

Then we ventured into the store.

Jeremy decided to sit and people watch while I did some shopping.

The dresses are up here!

You will surely see my purchases in upcoming posts, as I found some great clothes and shoes to wear at future shows.

Most of the furnishings were not for sale, however I was happy to find that this wonderful bowl of fruit was.

So we took it to my place and dug right in!

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Hello!  Today the whole band of four players will be in Second Life for a show at 2.  We’re sure to be on fire! haha hehe.  Bring your hot selves and check it out here at our home station.

Bass Player, Jill Garnet, is smoking in these Icy Flame pants by Quiver Quintessa of Nushru

Photographed at Dench Designs, the fireplace store.  Fireplace and basket created by Amanda Dench.

Jeremy and I will be playing a show tonight at 4 pm slt, located at Sea Breeze , organized by music lover extraordinaire, Moard Ling.  Perhaps you’d like to come!

Imagining if RL desk was as tidy as this.

Photograph taken at Leviathan Evans Designs, at a desk made by Leviathan Akami.  There is plenty of nice office furniture at this shop, and the funniest thing is that the desk chairs have an animation in them that make it look like you’re falling asleep on the job! lol

The RAILS Band Gig Diary - Entry #8-2010 Show Date: February 13, 2010.  Venue: The Freakheim Funeral Home

Why were we hiding out in the woods before this show?  Well, we had been invited to play at the surprise party for our friend, Rykk Ferraris, and didn’t want to blow the secret beforehand.

He was very surprised and happy, and it was a joy to us to be part of it.  He and his family, wife Kaedy Ferraris and inworld daughter Rhyanna Saphir, have been so  loving and supportive to us and we really appreciate their friendship.  It was an honour to be invited to perform for the (self proclaimed) Freak Magnet, and his gang of friends!

It was also a pleasure to see some of our other friends come out, in response to the last minute notice.  The more the merrier for sure, so thanks to Tola Heron, Dart Wolfe and Makethings Sewell for popping over. xoxo <3 . You guys are the mayo in the hug sandwich!

After our gig, Rykk hit the tables, dj’ing a set of his excellent “Anti-Valentine” choices.  I swear, I feel like such a music novice whenever I listen to him play, as the songs are so great and pretty well everything is new to me.  His bins are very deep in deed!

The party was held on the grounds of their venue, The Freakheim Funeral Home, and while the photos don’t show the neat decorations that dear Kaedy made, the setting was very fun and festive!  It was a kegger, so we enjoyed some nice cold beer, on this fine Saturday night.

Rykk and Kaedy. The photo didn’t capture their tiny fangs.

And here’s one of us with lovely Rhyanna.

Hope Rykk liked his present!

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The RAILS Band Gig Diary - Entry #7-2010 Show Date: February 11, 2010.  Venue: The Rails Nightclub

Second Life was filled with Valentine cheer at the time of this show, and we were happy to get our share of it.  All of the furnishings and decorations, and much of the clothes in this post were gifts or prizes.  Thank you to the content creators …  your artwork is admired, and the generosity with which you share it really adds to the fun!

Hey Chops, would you like a chocolate?  Hmm, no answer … He seems to be deep in thought.

Chops joins the group when the cake comes out!

Too much sugar and caffeine?

After the high comes the lull.

Jill finds some energy and is on her way … it’s sunny out there!

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Hi.  Today Jeremy and I will be doing a show at the friendly establishment, called The Notes Shack.

We go on at 12 pm slt, and will be followed by EricSteffensen Mistwalker at 1 pm, and then Senjata Witt at 2, so there will be a full afternoon of music!

Location is here

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Newspaper Boy by dileoo Kirax, found at the fun sim built by Sway Dench, called Sway’s Creations.

Today it will only be the two founding members of the band .. Lolly Gladstone (me) on vocals and keyboards, and Jeremy Barracuda (pictured) on electric guitar and harmonies, backed by a vintage drum machine with a warm analogue sound, called an Oberheim.

The location is The Rails Nightclub in Mieto Sim here

There are lots of spots in the club, where you can sit away from the crowd and zone out and /or work on other stuff while you tune in.  Why not pop up to the mixing booth, where you can watch the action but still do other things?  We understand that you don’t always want to spend an hour looking at our avatars while you listen to the show!

Mercedes by artoo Magneto.  Street Scene by Flix Saiman for DCNY Clothing Co, at Xalapa Sim

The RAILS Band Gig Diary - Entry #6-2010 Show Date: February 4, 2010.  Venue: The Rails Nightclub

The band was all here, as was the gang!  We are thankful that so many of our friends from The Bushy Beard Pub continue to attend our shows regularly.  To fill you in, this was a club at which we did a year long residency, with a show once a week.  This ended last summer, with the departure of club manager, Zeeblebob Voss, but we still regularly cheer for The Bushy, as it had such a positive impact on our time here in Second Life.

Later we found a lovely spot to relax and hash over the show, in this room with a peacock theme.  Which got us talking about some amazing peacocks I had seen in sl, that are extremely lifelike, walking around and fanning out their glorious tails.  So we headed over to the place where they are bred.

A related real life story brings to mind a childhood trip to the zoo, where I was most interested in seeing the peacocks.  I insisted that the family wait (and wait) to see one of their tails in action.  Finally, out of fairness to the others, my mother moved us along to see some other animals, and I never did get to see the display :’(

After, we felt like a nightcap, so found a pub called The Bashful Peacock.

And that brought us to the end of our evening.  It was time to go home and get some sleep under our warm and cozy feather duvets.

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Miasnow Myriam created the following artwork.  It is impossible for us to take pictures while we’re playing.  That’s the reason that this gig diary is filled with stories of things we did before or after the shows, while wearing the same outfits we wore for the actual live-avatar performances.  It’s such a pleasure to receive a picture from the actual gig ; a big thanks and hug to Miasnow for this.  Here’s a link to her myspace where you can see her stunning artwork, and a link to her main shop inworld.

I added the gold curtains on the sides to make the picture wider .  By chance, we had hung the beautiful red velvet curtains that Miasnow made, up on stage that day.

Please keep reading for details of outfits and photo sites, each of which was a good time.

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The RAILS Band Gig Diary - Entry #5-2010 Show Date: January 28, 2010.  Venue: The Rails Nightclub

Drummer Chops was sick in real life today, so couldn’t come out to play.  We missed him, but with the help of our drum machine, the show did go on!

We played so hard that we needed to have some food afterward, so we went in search of a restaurant that we heard stayed opened 24 hours.  Thing was, we didn’t know exactly where it was, so ended up wandering through back alleys, looking for it.

And I guess we must have looked lost too, because we were approached by a resident who kindly asked us .. ” [13:02]  ManagerBob Button: hi can i help you guys? you look lost”.  He was right!  Then, up ahead, I saw the sign.

It smelled wonderful in there.  What should we have?  We ordered some coffee with our meal, as we had already been drinking alcohol during the show, and probably didn’t need any more.

Mmmm .. it looks really good.  Just waiting for our plates and cutlery.  You go ahead Jill .. don’t let yours get cold.

That was delicious.  We’re stuffed, so no dessert, thanks.  We’ll just take the bill.

Thanks for reading about our adventures as a band performing in Second Life.  Please keep going for the details.

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Hi!  It’s time for our regular ‘full band’ weekly show, at 2 pm slt today.  We’ve decorated the club for Valentine’s Day, but it’s not overly lovey-dovey, so everyone will feel welcomed.

If you’re looking for a good place to wear one of the great Valentine outfits available on the grid right now, why not check out the show?!

The location is The Rails Nightclub in Mieto Sim here

Lolly Gladstone wears a Dress by Ilse Erin of Liriope ; Shoes by MiaSnow Myriam ; Hair by Calico Ingmann