DJ TASTY HAX & RADIANT BLISS MUSIC PROJECT

I can't remember when I met dj Tasty Hax, but she was always at all the parties. I kinda hang quietly listening and usually working on another computer or uploading pictures to the flickr account, so I miss a lot of what's happening in front of me. I knew this though that she was a dj, music lover and owned a group called Radiant Bliss Music Project. The mission and scope of the group was one I believed in, so way back in '07, I think I briefly belonged. (I belong now...)



As I joined and left groups, I always saw her promotions and events happening on the grid. Then we became friends and now her team belongs to The A List! group, too. We all support each others endeavors and try to inform everyone what we are all doing. We are proud to have Tasty and her event makers in our group!



Tasty and Radiant Bliss have announced several new projects. This Thursday, they will host a rezz day party for Cat Carfagno over at the new stage for Radiant Biss Music Project. (Location to be announced!) A slew of dj's will be playing non-stop for the rezz day and the launch of the new stage. So join Tasty, Radiant Bliss and the rest of us on a fun celebration: Thursday, February 19, 2009. DJ's include Fred Herberle, Tasty Hax, Artec Amat, Doubledown Tandino and several others. (Location to be announced... contact Tasty for more info)







United we stand for music! No war here... hehehe! Muaaaahhhhh! Get the PLUR going peeps!

Thanks to Moos Hulcrantz for letting me take pictures at his new club White Noise!

love, romance; valentine's day is coming!

Well, we got both birthdays out of the way these past few weeks. Finally! His was a wild party of music and friends, and mine was a quiet-stay-at-home time reflecting on the past two years. We are now looking forward to celebrating a romantic time together this Valentine's Day.


Phatland features Phat's a beautiful jazz club designed for love and romance. Contemporary jazz with a salute to the old tunes, too, brings this club to the top among choices for Valentine's Day.

Last year, we were both at Avilion celebrating the heart, love day... giggles, but not with each other! He was with a friend and I was with a friend... and yet, we were in IM with each other... wishing each other a happy valentine's day. I remember thinking how handsome he looked... and wishing that he was my date. LOL!


Fair Chang Expo features a romantic dinner for two above the dance floor. High quality live music is featured here with jazz piano, flamenco guitar and blues, jazz vocalists.

One year has passed and we have remained both best friends and a loving couple. Wow, in Second Life, that's a loooong time. He lifts my spirits everyday. No matter what has happened, no matter the circumstance... he makes me smile. Thank you, my angel...


Phantom Rose Opera House features operatic selections every Sunday on their veranda overlooking the lake. Very romantic with beautiful music.

Grab a friend, a loved one or a buddy and go check out the romantic sims this coming week... if you don't have a significant other... then spend that Valentine's Day with the friends you love.
Pillow Talk is a retail store nestled in the clouds featuring romantic poses for couples using their famous pillows.



Avilion Ballroom was our message from the SL gods last year that we were meant to be together... and this Valentine's Day... we will be.

For more romantic places in Second Life, check the resources on The A List!

art for art's sake!

Clubbing isn't the only thing that I do in Second Life. I love art and SL is a paradise for artists and creators. Anything your imagination can dream of, you can probably create.



Zacch sent a special invite to Zeugma Gallery featuring Troy Vogel's beautiful Mission influenced architecture. Like Frank Lloyd Wright, Troy has created a beautiful light-filled space. He is a premier builder in Seccond Life.



Gallery hopping takes a lot longer than visiting clubs. Both of us love to look and then discuss each piece. If one captures our attention, then we are talking about it for at least an hour. So most of these pictures were taken over a course of a week.

Gallery Lemonodo Oh sent out a shout for (3) artists Soldinotte Allen, Zhora Maynard and gallery owner Lemonodo Oh. This is a fabulous gallery with sophisticated artwork. We were there all night just absorbing the artwork. Three levels of art, so make sure you check each floor.



One of the pieces also had a link to the Argonaut Art Gallery where we found Maryva Mayo's artwork. I was there for hours. Beautiful sculptures, beautifully scripted.



A few days ago, we went to The Aho Museum which houses some of the finest sculptures and artwork by very well known artists. Starax is there along with many famous art world names. The entire afternoon and night was spent there. So much to see!



A stop off while we were exploring sims took us to Ode. This is a very minimalist sim. A series of floating retail and gallery is there among rocks and ocean. No razzle dazzle, just ocean and rocks.

Random Calliope created WorthWhile, a retail/gallery. But, it was there that we found the Imagine Peace group and "But I'm Not the Only One" jewelry piece. You can read about that at The A List! blog. We also ended up spending a few hours just sitting on a rock, talking and meditating on the beautiful expanse of ocean. Very zen-like atmosphere.



On a sad note, member Chuckmatrix has recently closed his gallery. His work is emerging and is strong. I think I purchased the majority of all the pieces there. I am hopeful that he continues his art in Second Life.



Here's a landmark to Chuckmatrix's CMC Gallery. The prices have dropped so drastically; this is art worth grabbing while it lasts.

RAVERZ STYLE:Z and RAVELONG

I got into a long conversation with Raver who owns Raverz Style:z, a cool shop for ravers on the grid while I was dancing with my angel at Sphynx Club while DJ Jen Noel was spinning. As The Dealer set out her belly dancing Indian music, I was zoning and chatting with Raver, Mr. Retail himself.

We were bouncing off ideas for vendors, affiliates and other such boring talk about shops and such. He had just sent me the new affiliate kiosks for my shops... streamlined and better scripted.

I asked him about his suggestions about traffic and advertising, and I gave him suggestions about how to manage all the vendors and rental boxes with Hippo Tech. I love talking to fellow business owners. Their past experiences on the grid help those of us who are still new at selling products and services on the grid. And even more fun doing business talk while your dancing!



Raver has his products now in another friend's shop, DJ Doubledown Tandino. Doubledown has a one-stop-shop for clubs and dj's. He is also the developer of the Metahud. IM him directly or go to his shop for that all-in-one hud for search and other SL functions.



Doubledown sent me a tp this morning. He was spinning some tunes in front of his shop, Ravelong. Sexy beats with a Latin flavor kept me there while I took pics and wrote notes. It's a great shop for clubs and djs. Go check it out!

session one club (united beats)

Ahhh... started today off with nothing much in mind, except looking for a particular hairdo that my angel likes. Yes, I do try to surprise him with different looks. I have almost all the hair from my favorite shops so I checked out some new places. I went over to Panda Mart, a collection of boutiques and small shops in an asian setting. Inexpensive clothing and accessories makes this place a great shopping stop.

Suddenly, in the middle of testing demos, I saw the little blue window appear in the top right corner of my screen. Where to now, my pretties... muaaahhhh....



DJ Stefan Chrousch, who was one of the promoters of Session One event was sending an invite to his spin over at the Haad Rin grand re-opening. I hung out there for his entire set and just about saw everyone there. Because I was excited to see so many old faces, I immediately posted that re-opening story over on SL bloggers. You can read the story about Haad Rin re-opening there on that blog.



The beach scene was great and made a perfectly chill spot for me. Then, I saw the notices from Yura Gazov for the an old school techno set by DJKriz Algoma. Oooooo old techno is so fun to listen to, so I hit the TP and went over to visit.



I saw Stefan again there along with most of the Haad Rin friends, too. Kemmi was there sporting a cool t-shirt (took a pic of the back lol!) and several others including owner, Yura Gazov. The Session One club is housed in an old brick building. In a cavernous area, the dance floor is there with a dj booth. Old brick arches matching the old floor makes this a standout in clubs. The build is wonderful!

Industrial like old San Francisco SOMA district with brick, large windows, caverns, arches... the place feels like an older part of a city where artists, musicians get together to refurbish and reconstruct their living spaces, clubs, galleries or events. I really like this build a lot and it inspires.

are we still having this debate?

i can not believe

that we are still debating this issue.

i dont give an F about who sleeps with who.

rick warren?

why?

inclusive?

devisive w no respect for others.

couldnt we get someone else?

my god is shaking his head...

the first party on riverland at wet lands

let's get this party started!
that was the cry for the evening.
xavier had his divine wings on and someone gave him a crown.
it was his real life birthday celebration in second life.
and it was a mighty big one for such short notice.



he asked about a party on tuesday.
and i said no way.
i didnt want to work this hard on such short notice.
but he said not to worry, so i didn't.
very unlike me, since i usually need a looooong lead time on any project.



everyone showed up; the family came.
and the a list! peeps came, too.
the dj's were on time (never a doubt; they are professionals)
and the stream and sim held it's own with no problems.
thank you sl gods!



but the best part was the support, ppl.
i swear to gawd, i had tears in my eyes.
both xavi and i were just overwhelmed by the support.
not just dj's spinning either...
they also lent a hand in even promoting
the darn birthday when their own clubs had events at the same time!



its magic time folks.
sl magic.
and the love we felt last night was given back 100 fold.



thanks to the following friends: djxhalloween owner of house of divaz, djxxmp (xavi's best mate), dj tinamarie (xavi's best friend), dj thomtrance from organica (oh, ask him about fluffy clouds), dj jen from club neptune (salsa anyone?), dj healer (heal me grrrl) and dj shad owner of piranha.

even the networkers lent a hand.
they offered their own groups!
holy shiz... that just doesn't happen.
digi from digital nation, mack from mack's place, thomtrance from happy clam island, jen from the dealer, hallow with divaz vip's, shad with piranha vip group.



big up peeps!
it doesnt get any better than this!
<3 <3 <3 peace, love, unity, respect...
we had the PLUR going strong last night.