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raftwet jewell = rafee jewell = me!, originally uploaded by rafeejewell.



OMG! Was I bored? LOL!


RAFTWET Jewell making faces in Second Life. This photo was taken on WETLands in world one day when I was goofing around with my SL animations.


I must apologize to everyone! I have been gone much of 2011 with projects in real world gaining much of my attention. I did try to network all the projects together, though. I never did forget all of you out there in the virtual world of Second Life. I really got waylaid from doing most of my duties that a lot of you have grown to know.


Everything this year was rather sporadic. I know this. I will try harder to be on the grid regularly. Maybe not everyday, but I will do my best to get here. My hat goes out to each and everyone of you... now I am heading over to THE A LIST! blog to write something over there...


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Xavier and Raftwet in Second Life at PeKashee

When Xavier came back into Second Life tonight, I was overjoyed! Oh yes, Miss Raftwet was thrilled to have her partner back again. The two avatars got dressed-up and headed over for a nice chill evening over at PeKashee for dj Bodenhall. DJ was playing a very nice set of Rhythm and Blues, Jazz and Lounge... so relaxing (except I was posting pics, blogs and FB stuff... lol!).







We took a nice long break from the SL grid and now we are back! Refreshed and ready to work hard again for the grid and our groups, we can only promise we will do our very best!











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WETLANDS in Second Life

RAFTWET Jewell in Second Life



WETLANDS in Second Life, originally uploaded by rafeejewell.




Originally, I posted this photo way back in January 2011. 2011 has not been a great year for me either in Second Life or Real Life. My birth land, Japan, was hit by a terrible earthquake this year and I watched in horror as my family home was washed away into the sea. The images were awful to watch and my heart sank as I watched everything unfold before my eyes.  Then my very good friend died along with my cat who was 12 years old.  So much has happened this year that I took a bit of a break from Second Life... just to mend!


Both of us have been very busy in real life. My partner and I have been together now in SL and RL for over three years, and we both enjoy our group, THE A LIST! very much. We do apologize for not letting many of you know about our personal status... but, that is our business... right?



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Live Music : G. Green is Touring Now!

G. Green is on tour NOW!



G. Green is the morphed-out, pout from our sweet friend, Andrew who loves punk as much as I do.
He has been writing and playing for a while and his band G. Green is playing in California and all the way out to Indiana!

Hurry back to California guys & girls.

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Coming to your neighborhood!

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Criss Contemporary Museum of Art in Second Life

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Criss Contemporary Museum of Art in Second Life, originally uploaded by rafeejewell.



Celebrate The Criss Museum's 
2nd Anniversary


Cocktail Evening Party:
Date: Saturday  28th May
Time: 7 Pm Slt.


Venue:  Art Avenue Garden area.
Entertainment by Dj Simon Janic
Dress Code: colourful and fun.


Hope to see all our group members and supporters of Art at our Party.


Scotj and management of the MCA.
Alajuela (212, 196, 22)




Uploaded by raftwet jewell with permissions from MCA for this network. Poster photo by MCA with permissions. Uploaded to flickr by raftwet jewell for both networks including THE A LIST! group in flickr.

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xavier and raftwet in second life

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xavier and raftwet in second life, originally uploaded by rafeejewell.


The grid has changed so much! Multiple updates on the new Viewer 2.0 have my head swimming as new functions and interface have been developed. The only complaint I have is the annoying "bounce" in inventory when it is loading or when I try to open up a folder. But, they will fix it. A lot of stuff has been fixed recently... and more to come!


I've been concentrating on a lot of new things on the grid and also working on several new projects in the real world, too. So, I haven't been on the grid as much as I usually am though I don't seem to have missed much!


Summer is looming on the horizon and I expect the grid to expand with new citizens as school lets out and more and more people hop on board to our fast moving platform in Second Life.


Both of us are looking forward to this summer! See you all at the next party, event or festival. We look forward to new regions, new friends and new interests as this grid changes, morphs and expands into every aspect of everyone's lifestyle!


Here we goooooooooo! Summer of 2011 is coming fast!
ps. I turned the surf waves on over on RiverLand. Shhhh... it's a well-kept secret!
http://slurl.com/secondlife/RiverLand/128/128/49


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raftwet jewell as a blonde!

RAFTWET Jewell in Second Life


raftwet jewell as a blonde!, originally uploaded by rafeejewell.


Last month, I turned 4 years old. I am not even sure if I was on the grid. The rezz day just slipped by without much notice as I was literally busy in real life that day. The rezz day was just another day except that another year had passed for me as a resident of Second Life. Four years... it just seems impossible that I have been here this long.

My regions are still here: WETLands and RiverLand, both dedicated to outdoor water sports such as surfing, rafting, paddling and swimming. The two regions are natural park-like settings created for the avatars to safely hang out with friends. There is a small outdoor ballroom on WETLands that usually have a few couples enjoying the peaceful serenity on the land.

Mainland is rarely visited much anymore as time is precious in world with other work such as THE A LIST! administrative tasks. The group seems to keep both of us incredibly busy every time we are on the grid. My other groups just run on auto pilot. They are mostly fun groups with little drama and seem almost silly compared to the seriousness of the networking group.

I am currently selling Archan which is a highly commercial area. I am putting Bisque up for sale this month as I no longer use the area anymore for anything but a little store and a small rafting area. (If you know anyone, tell them to contact me for sale or rentals on the mainland.)

I don't go clubbing as much as I used to do because of personal reasons. Gone are the days when I would spend most of my time on the grid at a club or venue. There are so many other things to do, and I find myself exploring and visiting different places in Second Life when I have time.

One of the things I love most is playing with the look of my avatar. Sometimes it's a new skin or shape, but mostly it's about make-up and hair... just like in real life! Being in real life California, makes me think of all the Southern California blondes on the beach. So "Rafee" gets a make-over frequently and becomes the blonde-haired, blue-eyed, West Coast girl that seems to scream "California!"

In real life... brunette, brown eyes, jeans and a t-shirt are more my style!






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Cut Copy ~ "Need You Now"

Likeable, pop tunes are always hard to find. The kind of music that gets stuck in your head over and over and over again. You know what I mean, "... Girls just wanna have fun... or Beat it beat it..." or any of the past hits from your generation of songs.

I came across this pop tune by Cut Copy singing "Need You Now." A very catchy tune... Hush, darling... Need you now... Need you now... "


http://vimeo.com/20059858


Cut Copy - "Need You Now" from stereogum on Vimeo.

Athletes are featured doing what they do best: running, leaping, swimming etc through multitudes of sports such as football, basketball, hockey, baseball, soccer, swim, etc. I guess the video is showing the futility of trying our best and maybe not receiving what we need... gold medal, the championship or that girl you lost.

Never gonna reach you...

I need you now.

Seth Regan aka Mankind Tracer

Many thanks to Seth Regan, Mankind Tracer and Kalli Birman for their information below:

"Mankind Tracer has been labeled "Second Life's Premiere Rock Performer" for good reason. For almost four years, Mankind Tracer has stood above most, providing more than just an amazing voice and guitar skills. Most of his shows are driven by audience requests and participation, which adds an abundance of fun to every concert, making each one a unique experience! This is Mankind's first venture into having a video created inside SL to one of his most popular originals.

For examples of Mankind's music please visit his You Tube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/sgregan


This amazing video was produced by Kaya Angel, owner of the much loved Rose Theatre at the Angel Manor sim. Kaya has been in SL for almost 6 years and in that time he has built The Rose Theatre on Angel Manor, created a line of furniture, produced videos and is working on creating venues and homes. The Rose is a long respected and loved venue in SL that likes to explore what performance can be in SL when real life production techniques are used.

To view other videos filmed by Kaya, please visit his You Tube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/ThePurpleRoseTheatre


Kaya Angel, owner/builder The Rose Theatre

We will be holding the video premier party on Tuesday, February 15, 2011 at 2pm slt in the ballroom of The Rose Theatre. This will be a formal dress event and capacity will be limited to 50 people.

Schedule:

2:00 pm - Mankind Tracer performing live.
2:45 pm - Mankind & Kaya will say a few words.
3:00 pm - Video Premier
3:05 pm - Q&A about the video (have questions prepared ahead)

If you have any questions before the video premier please contact Kalli Birman in SL via notecard or by email at torchia96@hotmail.com."


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craig lyons in concert in second life

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craig lyons in concert in second life , originally uploaded by rafeejewell.












CRAIG LYONS in Concert
in Second Life

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Craig goes by CraigLyons Writer in the virtual world of Second Life where he gives regular concerts of his original music.

Tonight: New York NYC (200, 48, 66)



CRAIG LYONS in Concert
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Craig goes by CraigLyons Writer in the virtual world of Second Life where he gives regular concerts of his original music.





Tonight: New York NYC (200, 48, 66)






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BOYSTOWN - Looney Tunes by DJ Ritch

BOYSTOWN in Second Life : Saturday Morning Cartoons


BOYSTOWN - Looney Tunes by DJ Ritch, originally uploaded by rafeejewell.










BOYSTOWN : DJ RITCH


Builder Tyler Ethaniel was definitely influenced by Saturday Morning Cartoons!




Buildings were colorful and skewed. The entrance was a series of brightly lit portals as each patron was enveloped in a Kodak-colored series of rooms.






DJ Ritch was playing what could only be described as Looney Tunes! LOL!






BOYSTOWN; for fun and events! 
They do not disappoint!









BOYSTOWN in Second Life




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The Shipwrights - Electro Session

The Shipwrights presents Electro Sessions : Sat/Jan 22 at 2pm slt



The Shipwrights - Electro Session, originally uploaded by rafeejewell.



THE SHIPWRIGHTS


presents


Electro Sessions
Sat Jan 22, 2011
2pm - midnight (slt)


2 - 4pm Medelin Ireto
4 - 6pm Dena Dana
6 - 8pm Viktor Galli
8 - 10pm Bruce Novelli


A zap of High Voltage Tunes



Viktor Galli in Second Life is a member of THE A LIST!






Poster by The Shipwrights and submitted to raftwet jewell and  THE A LIST!
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FaceBook and THE A LIST!

Many of us have taken to the social network of FaceBook. This is a network that has the majority of the world spending incredible amounts of time socializing and sharing information. Mark Zuckerberg's baby has become a must-have on the desktop, laptop and phone. So, last year, I took THE A LIST! there, too.



Second Life has an official page there with over 100,000 plus friends and users. So, it is an important network, and I would advise that you create a profile and a business page for your interests. THE A LIST! is announcing many of our notices and events there, too. FaceBook is another place to get the word out about your djs, clubs, venues, live musicians, events, artists and anything you need to tell the world.

You can also enhance our efforts by hitting the "Like" tab on each of our business pages: THE A LIST! and RAFTWET Jewell's business pages in FaceBook. We will all grow so that our numbers grow, too.

I have also set up THE A LIST! flickr group for Second Life; a place to add your photos about your own places in Second Life and the events that you want to publicize. What I will do is pump up those groups through FaceBook, Twitter, and many other social networks for your interests. The group is an invite only, but all you have to do is hit the invite, and I will add you. Please note that all photos submitted must be PG Content Only.



If you send a notice out in THE A LIST! in Second Life please make it less than 420 characters (I think that is the limit) as FaceBook does not allow longer shouts. And, if you want to send out your own shout, you can do that by just joining us there on FaceBook and do your own notice.

I will edit your shouts from the SL notices, so please make sure it has Artist Name, Time of Event, Genre, Dress Code and Where the thingy is otherwise, avatars may be confused when they see it on Twitter or Tumblr or another blog. (Update: please add slurl to your info as I may be FB'ing your notice offline through my email. Ex: [Name of your Region] (128, 128, 23)

If you send out funny characters in the notice, please note that the RSS feed will be borked. The info will not stream throughout the universe of the internet, and you will end up missing out on expanding your own networks.  Each of you want to cultivate anyone out there that might be interested in your venues and artists. Besides, I don't want to make an error in editing your important information!



If you have any questions, let me know. We (Xavi & Rafee) are both here to help!

<3 Rafee <3
RAFTWET Jewell
2011

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2011 is here and the parties continue.


2010 is now officially gone.


art, music and fashion are at the forefront of all the artists, musicians and creators for this new year.


stay tuned for more!
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