Tuesday 22 September 2009

Schedule for events at the Worlds' End tavern , Tanglia Romantics and Castaways beach club

Monday 21
2pm PDT : Best In Swimwear at Castaways

Tuesday 22
2pm PDT : Viking Event with DJ Noma (best in old school armour/battledress)

Wednesday 23
2pm PDT : Grease Monkeys With DJ Stephanya (anything motoring related)

Thursday 24
2pm PDT : The Thursday Session With DJ Amilyn

Friday 25
2pm PDT : Fetish Wear Event
5pm PDT : Faerie Court at Tanglia Romantics With DJ Kwaidan

Saturday 26
2pm PDT : Sci Fi Event

Sunday 27
2pm PDT : Formal Wear at Tanglia Romantics

Wednesday 16 September 2009

This Weeks Events

Schedule for events at the Wolrds' End tavern and Tanglia Romantics

Wednesday 16
2pm PDT : Angels & Demons With DJ Stephanya

Thursday 17
2pm PDT : The Thursday Session With DJ Amilyn

Friday 18
2pm PDT : Oriental Event With DJ Talia
5pm PDT : Princes & Princesses at Tanglia Romantics With DJ Kwaidan

Saturday 19
2pm PDT : Gothic Event Yarr talk like a Pirate Day

Sunday 20
2pm PDT : Formal Wear at Tanglia Romantics

Tuesday 8 September 2009

This weeks events

Schedule for events at the Worlds' End Tavern ,Castaways and
Tanglia Romantics

Monday 07
2pm PDT : Best In Swimwear at Castaways

Tuesday 08
2pm PDT : Bad To The Bone Event With DJ Noma

Wednesday 09
2pm PDT : Cops & Robbers Event With DJ Stephanya

Thursday 10
2pm PDT : The Thursday Session With DJ Amilyn

Friday 11
2pm PDT : Hobo Event
5pm PDT : Pirates Event at Tanglia Romantics With DJ Kwaidan

Saturday 12
2pm PDT : Masked Ball

Sunday 13
2pm PDT : Formal Wear at Tanglia Romantics

Monday 31 August 2009

This weeks events

Schedule for events at the Worlds' End Tavern , Castaways and
Tanglia Romantics

Monday 31
2pm PDT : Best In Not Much At All at Castaways

Tuesday 01
2pm PDT : Post Apocylptic Event With DJ Noma

Wednesday 02
2pm PDT : Wild West Event With DJ Stephanya

Thursday 03
2pm PDT : The Thursday Session With DJ Amilyn

Friday 04
2pm PDT : Heroes & Villains
5pm PDT : Animal Hearts at Tanglia Romantics With DJ Kwaidan

Saturday 05
2pm PDT : Witches & Wizards Event

Sunday 06
2pm PDT : Formal Wear at Tanglia Romantics

Monday 17 August 2009

This Weeks Events

Schedule for events at the Worlds' End tavern , Tanglia Romantics and Castways.

Monday 17
2pm PDT : Best In Swimwear at Castways

Tuesday 18
2pm PDT : Best In Black

Wednesday 19
2pm PDT : Pirates at Castways

Thursday 20
2pm PDT : The Thursday Session With DJ Amilyn

Friday 21
2pm PDT : Freaky Friday (anything odd or off the wall)
5pm PDT : Superfolk at Tanglia Romantics With DJ Kwaidan

Saturday 22
2pm PDT : Underwater Event

Sunday 23
2pm PDT : Formal Wear at at Tanglia Romantics

Monday 10 August 2009

This Weeks Events

Schedule for events at the Worlds' End Tavern ,Worlds' End Castaways and Tanglia Romantics

Monday 10
2pm PDT : Best In Not Much At All at Castaways

Tuesday 11
2pm PDT : Best In Purple

Wednesday 12
2pm PDT : Fairies, Elves and Pookas

Thursday 13
2pm PDT : The Thursday Session With DJ Amilyn

Friday 14
2pm PDT : Psychos & Their Victims
5pm PDT : Mystery Event (tba) at Tanglia Romantics With DJ Kwaidan

Saturday 15
2pm PDT : Tanglian Gothic

Sunday 16
2pm PDT : Formal Wear at Tanglia Romantics

Monday 3 August 2009

This Weeks Events

This week we have a new venue at Castways on Tanglia beach.

Schedule for events at the Worlds' End Tavern , Tanglia Romantic and
Castaways

Monday 3
2pm PDT : Wet T-Shirt Event at Castaways

Tuesday 4
2pm PDT : Silks & Tuxedos

Wednesday 5
2pm PDT : Military Event With DJ Stephanya

Thursday 6
2pm PDT : The Thursday Session With DJ Amilyn

Friday 7
2pm PDT : Hitchhikers Guide (all things alien)
5pm PDT : Mystery Event (tba) at Tanglia Romantics With DJ Kwaidan

Saturday 8
2pm PDT : Bikers & Badasses Event With DJ Pristeen

Sunday 9
2pm PDT : Formal Wear at Tanglia Romantics With DJ Etoile

Thursday 30 July 2009

Bing and Google search review

I noticed Microsoft were advertising Bing, saying it gave specific answers. I thought I would do an informal search engine comparison

Here is my first real-life test. I am trying on skins with a friend and notice that the eyebrows look huge. I want to say "That skin has Breshnev eyebrows", but can't remember the name. Using the search term "Russian General with huge eyebrows" gives no sensible results on Bing or Google although I do get a lot of raised eyebrows. So I try for "Russian Generals" and both show lists but no mention of shaggy eyebrows. Switching to images and Google shows Breshnev in the 11th picture. Bing may have it on the first page, but the page is infinitely long and its a long way down, which is cheating. Bing made wrong assumptions about what I was looking for such as Roman Generals or Russian Leaders but it didn't spot that I was looking for eyebrows. Plus that reference to Roman Generals is way off the mark since Romans were big on being clean shaven.

Second test. I knew Romans were clean shaven, but wanted to check it. Searching for "ancient romans shaved" Google got it second answer and several answers below that. Bing was a very naughty search engine, decided that since the ancient Egyptians shaved off all facial hair including eyebrows that it would ignore the first word of my query,"Roman" and that "shaved" was the key word and tell me about Egyptian shaving practices. Hey, if I had wanted 'shaved' it would be the first word, but I put 'Roman' so pay attention Bing!

Google just answers what you asked, making no interpretation. Bing is like an over clever friend who upon being asked what the weather is tells you about pressure differences between land and sea, how clouds are formed, types of precipitation, etc. Bing assumes what you want to know and can make the wrong assumptions.

Tuesday 28 July 2009

This Weeks Events

Schedule for events at the Worlds' End tavern and Tanglia Romantics

Monday 27
2pm PDT : **No Event**

Tuesday 28
2pm PDT : Pyjama Party - Under The Covers With DJ Noma

Wednesday 29
2pm PDT : Neko Event With DJ Stephanya

Thursday 30
2pm PDT : The Thursday Session With DJ Amilyn

Friday 31
2pm PDT : Rock Star Wannabe's With DJ Talia
5pm PDT : 'Pyjama Party' at Tanglia Romantics With DJ Kwaidan

Saturday 1
2pm PDT : "On A Wing And A Prayer (anything related to flying) With DJ Pristeen

Sunday 2
2pm PDT : Formal Wear at Tanglia Romantics With DJ Etoile


For more information contact Pristeen Barbosa or Lexa Sands.

Monday 13 July 2009

This Weeks Events

Schedule for events at the Worlds' End Tavern and Tanglia Romantics

Monday 13
5am PDT : Formal Wear at the Worlds' End Tavern
2pm PDT : Best In Lingerie

Tuesday 14
5am PDT : Best In Lingerie
2pm PDT : Best In Latex

Wednesday 15
5am PDT : Best In Latex
2pm PDT : Doing Time (prisoners, guards, & folks who should be locked up)

Thursday 16
5am PDT : Doing Time
2pm PDT : The Thursday Session With DJ Amilyn

Friday 17
5am PDT : ** No Event **
2pm PDT : Nice 'N' Sleazy
5pm PDT : 'Angel, Light & Dark' at Tanglie Romantics with DJ Kwaidan

Saturday 18
5am PDT : Nice 'N' Sleazy
2pm PDT : The Four Elements

Sunday 19
5am PDT : The Four Elements
2pm PDT : Formal Wear at Tanglia Romantics with DJ Etoile

Saturday 11 July 2009

Events - Relay For Life starting Saturday July 18th.

Below is the Schedule for the Relay For Life Theme Laps.

Saturday, July 18, 2009 (All times are SLT)
  • Noon - Opening Ceremonies
  • 1pm - Survivor / Caregiver Lap (pre-registration required)
  • 2pm - Team Spirit Lap - Team Shirts & Banners
  • 3pm - One World - International Outfits Lap
  • 4pm - One Hope - Rainbow Lap - The Hope of a New Day.. The Promise of Calm after the Storm. Wear all the Colors of the Rainbow and Celebrate One Hope
  • 5pm - Power Hour Lap - 60's outfits
  • 6pm - Tackle It - football, rugby or any sports clothing. Let's tackle cancer together - united we can beat this.
  • 7pm - Western Theme Lap
  • 8pm - Bald Is Beautiful Lap
  • 9pm - Luminaria Ceremony (only for Luminaria participants)
  • 10pm - Magic Lap - Wizzards, Magicians, Fairies - Make A Wish and Day we will beat cancer.
  • 11pm - Tacky Tourist Lap

Sunday, July 19, 2009
  • 12pm - Midnight Masquerade
  • 1am - Health Matters - Maybe you are a banana, or an organge, or a carrot. Live A healthy life - we can all make a small change that improves our life.
  • 2am - Crazy Shoes Lap
  • 3am - Meet A New Friend Lap
  • 4am - Silly Hats Lap
  • 5am - Tinies, Furies, Tails & Wings
  • 6am -Fight Back Ceremony
  • 7am - Caring & Curing Lap - Dr, Nurse, Scientist - Working together to beat cancer.
  • 8am - Coffee Curlers, Slipers & PJ's
  • 9am - Here Comes The Sun - Dress for a day at the beach. Always remember to protect yourself from the sun on land and sea even on a cloudy day
  • 10am - Formal Wear Lap
  • 11am - Closing Ceremonies (Teams Lap to follow)

Relay for Life 2009

Last year I was honoured to take part in Relay For Life 2008, fundraising for American Cancer Society. This is its' fifth year in Second Life and to date 220,000 USD has already been donated.
Last year Sara Carr and I built an entire sim, this year we have a smaller plot for our display of about an eighth of a sim.
The theme is "One World, One Hope" and our plot is based around research for cancer treatment and cures, the Hope part, and that many of those have been discovered in various exotic and mundane places within the World, the World part. We are trying to show various creatures and especially the environments in which they live and breed. Living organisms such as Sea Squirts, Primrose, Yew, and mud loving Bacteria, many of which have developed their own forms of cancer prevention.
On the right is part of the build as of today. To give you an idea of scale, you can probably see me above the Andes in South America; the moon surface is 60x60m and the earth at the back takes up another 60x60m, I am hovering above the moons horizon and only half way into the build.
More information about American Cancer Society

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Monday 6 July 2009

This Weeks Events

Schedule for events at the Worlds' End and at Tanglia Romantics
Monday 6
5am PDT : Formal Wear at the Worlds' End Tavern
2pm PDT : Best In Not Much At All

Tuesday 7
5am PDT : Best In Not Much At All
2pm PDT : Pick Any Colour And Cover Yourself In It !

Wednesday 8
5am PDT : Pick Any Colour And Cover Yourself In It
2pm PDT : Mall Of The Dead (zombies & suchlike)

Thursday 9
5am PDT : Mall Of The Dead
2pm PDT : The Thursday Session With DJ Amilyn

Friday 10
5am PDT : ** No Event **
2pm PDT : I'm Such A Noob ! (your best/worst newbie look)
5pm PDT : 'Egyptian' at Tanglia Romantics with DJ Kwaidan

Saturday 11
5am PDT : I'm Such A Noob !
2pm PDT : Gothic Event

Sunday 12
5am PDT : Gothic Event
2pm PDT : Formal Wear at Tanglia Romantics with DJ Etoile

Friday 3 July 2009

Friday Night Music

Friday's fright night down at Worlds' End, so whether you're a character from a horror or slasher movie, some sort of crazy psycho, or a walking nightmare of your creation, we want to see you at your scariest.
My scary set for the event:-
  • Muse - Apocalypse Please
  • Venetian Snares - Ongyilkos VasĆ”rnap
  • Tom Waits - Dead And Lovely
  • Muse - Hysteria
  • Muse - Plug in Baby
  • Primal Scream - Miss Lucifer
  • Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Supernaturally
  • Cristina - Is That All There Is?
  • Kosheen - Catch
  • Kosheen - Hide U - John Creamer & Stephane Kremix edit
  • Muse - Supermassive Black Hole
  • Jimi Hendrix - Voodoo Chile (Slight Return)
  • King Swamp - Louisanna Bridge
  • Sugababes - Freak Like Me
  • The Stranglers - Something Better Change
  • The Kills - U.R.A. Fever
  • Alice Cooper/Rob Zombie - Hands Of Death (Burn Baby Burn)
  • Kosheen - Hungry
  • Rob Zombie - Living Dead Girl
  • Marilyn Manson - Tainted Love
  • Zombie Zombie - Driving This Road Until Death Sets You Free
  • LCD Soundsystem - Get Innocuous!
  • LCD Soundsystem - All My Friends (Franz Ferdinand Version)
  • Syntax - Pray
  • Syntax - Little Love
  • 808 State - Lopez (Direct Neural Mix By The Propellerheads)
  • Daft Punk - Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger
  • Grinderman - Love Bomb
  • Tool - Schism

Wednesday 1 July 2009

This weeks events

Schedule for events at the Worlds' End Tavern and Tanglia Romantics
Monday 29
5am PDT : Formal Wear at the Worlds' End Tavern
2pm PDT : Best In Lingerie

Tuesday 30
5am PDT : Best In Lingerie
2pm PDT : Best Furry

Wednesday 1
5am PDT : Best Furry
2pm PDT : Angels & Demons

Thursday 2
5am PDT : Angels & Demons
2pm PDT : The Thursday Session With DJ Amilyn

Friday 3
5am PDT : ** No Event **
2pm PDT : Nightmare On WET Street (psychos, slashers & naughty people)
5pm PDT : 'Summer Romance' at Tanglia Romantics with DJ Kwaidan

Saturday 4
5am PDT : Nightmare On WET Street
2pm PDT : Egyptian Event

Sunday 5
5am PDT : Egyptian Event
2pm PDT : Formal Wear at Tanglia Romantics with DJ Etoile

Wednesday 24 June 2009

Hair fair 2009 review

When I arrived I couldn't see the relationship between hair and sweets (candies). The landscape was a bold display of sweets and candies, the stalls displaying the hair were gingerbread houses, cake shops and bun shops. There were buns with large textures and sculpties to get the shapes of squirted cream and other unecessary confectionary that all created lag, without helping to show off the hair.

I didn't get to see much of the hair as the landscape had soaked up all the bandwidth and prims, leaving most of the hair displays showing gray.

I bought a lag pack at the Hair fair that suggested I remove all attachments and all scripts to reduce lag. I thought it should have said "We don't give a toss about your lag because our sim looks so freaking cool."

This is a list of things I would consider.
  • People will want to come back to some shops, so allow them to create landmarks. Hair Fair stopped you from noting where shops were or passing on landmarks to friends.
  • Allow people to teleport anywhere so they can go back to a shop.
  • Split the sims with walls to reduce view distances.
  • Add some landmark feautures for people to navigate by.
*** ADDED 30JUL09 ****
Alpha Aur gave a longer review and post at Not Possible IRL. I was at the hair fair...

Monday 22 June 2009

This weeks events

Schedule for events at the Worlds' End Tavern and at Tanglia Romantics

Monday 22
5am PDT : Formal Wear at the Worlds' End Tavern
2pm PDT : "You're not leaving this house dressed like that!" Event

Tuesday 23
5am PDT : "You're not leaving this house dressed like that!" Event
2pm PDT : Nekos & Kittehs

Wednesday 24
5am PDT : Nekos & Kittehs
2pm PDT : Back To School

Thursday 25
5am PDT : Back To School
2pm PDT : The Thursday Session With DJ Amilyn

Friday 26
5am PDT : ** No Event **
2pm PDT : Wrap Up Warm, It's Midsummer !
5pm PDT : 'Love In Space' at Tanglia Romantics with DJ Kwaidan

Saturday 27
5am PDT : Wrap Up Warm, It's Midsummer !
2pm PDT : Pirate Party

Sunday 28
5am PDT : Pirate Party
2pm PDT : Formal Wear at Tanglia Romantics with DJ Etoile

Friday 19 June 2009

WET-Henge Saturday 12:30 PDT

From Talia's second life

Saturday we will be holding our Midsummer Event.

Saturday 20

**Midsummers Eve Solstice Party**
12:30pm PDT : Best Grunge/Rocker Costume with DJ Talia
2pm PDT : Friendly Fire - Glamtastic band, performing live !
3.30pm PDT : Best In Leathers or Latex with DJ Steph

Sunday 21
5am PDT : Best In Leathers or Latex
2pm PDT : Sunday Romantics, Best In Formal Wear Event at Tanglia Romantics

For more information contact Pristeen Barbosa or Lexa Sands.

I will be playing:-
  • New Order - Blue Monday
  • Spandau Ballet - Chant No. 1 (I Don't Need This Pressure On)
  • U2 - Desire
  • David Bowie - White Light - White Heat
  • U2 - Get On Your Boots
  • Cansei De Ser Sexy - Let's Make Love And Listen To Death From Above
  • Primal Scream - Country Girl
  • Muse - Knights Of Cydonia
  • Astralasia - Spirit of the Age (Original 12" Remix - 1993)
  • Faithless - Insomnia (Monster Mix)
  • Faithless - God is DJ

Monday 8 June 2009

This weeks events

Schedule for events at the Worlds' End Tavern and at Tanglia Romantics

Monday 8
5am PDT : Romantic Wear at the Worlds' End Tavern
11:30am PDT : Motown Magic @ Romantics, with DJ Marcus
2pm PDT : Best In Lingerie

Tuesday 9
5am PDT : Best In Lingerie
2pm PDT : Cross Dressing Event

Wednesday 10
5am PDT : Cross Dressing Event
2pm PDT : Harum Scarum (come as anything wild or dangerous)

Thursday 11
5am PDT : Harum Scarum
2pm PDT : The Thursday Session with DJ Ami

Friday 12
5am PDT : ** No Event **
2pm PDT : Colours Of Your Country
5pm PDT : 'Lousy Day' at Tanglia Romantics with DJ Kwaidan

Saturday 13
5am PDT : Colours Of Your Country
2pm PDT : Funky Clubwear

Sunday 14
5am PDT : Funky Clubwear
2pm PDT : Sunday Romantics, Best In Formal Wear Event at Tanglia Romantics

Wednesday 3 June 2009

Amazons, hunters and prey event

The tribes are gathering tonight at Worlds' End for our Amazons, Hunters & Prey event. But what part do you play in it all? Amazon, a lone hunter (male or female), or hapless prey?

There'll be a contest for the best costume, (min. entry fee L$10), and DJ Steph will be dancing around the fire and banging out the tunes for us. :)

Talia I will be playing a 1 hour music set from 9 to 10 GMT and here is a track list.

  • The Go! Team - Panther Dash
  • Joni Mitchell - The Jungle Line
  • Santana - Jungle Strut
  • Fine Young Cannibals - Good Thing
  • Gorillaz - Dare
  • Kosheen - Hide U
  • Led Zeppelin - Kashmir
  • Santana - Incident At Neshabur
  • Peter Gabriel - shock the monkey
  • David Bowie - Beauty And The Beast
  • The Secret Hairdresser - verse, Chorus, Miaoow
  • The Chemical Brothers - It Began In Afrika
  • Adam Ant\Boz Boorer - Jungle Rock
  • Steppenwolf - Born To Be Wild

Monday 1 June 2009

This weeks events

Schedule of events at the Worlds' End Tavern and Tanglia Romantics. Monday 1JUN09 to Sunday 7JUN09.

Monday 1
5am PDT : Romantic Wear at the Worlds' End Tavern
11:30am PDT : Songs & Melodies From The 40's @ Romantics, with DJ Marcus
2pm PDT : Best In Swimwear

Tuesday 2
5am PDT : Best In Swimwear
12.30pm PDT : WET Pub Quiz
2pm PDT : Pajama Party

Wednesday 3
5am PDT : Pajama Party
2pm PDT : Amazons, Hunters & Prey

Thursday 4
5am PDT : Amazons, Hunters & Prey
2pm PDT : The Thursday Session with DJ Ami

Friday 5
5am PDT : ** No Event **
2pm PDT : Best In Latex
5pm PDT : 'Movie Night' at Tanglia Romantics with DJ Kwaidan

Saturday 6
5am PDT : Best In Latex
2pm PDT : Sci-Fi Event

Sunday 7
5am PDT : Sci-Fi Event
2pm PDT : Sunday Romantics, Best In Formal Wear Event at Tanglia Romantics

Schedule by Pristeen Barbosa, Manager of Worlds'End tavern

Monday 18 May 2009

Short music set for Science Fiction

This is a 45 minute music set for Science Fiction played as a warm up for a Lexa Sands Industrial music set. It starts off slow, then builds.

  • Seventh Wave - Camera Obscura (From Psi-Fi)
  • Curved Air - Back Street Luv
  • Lunabee and Swan - The Great Illusion
  • Joystick - intro
  • Joystick - Welcome to the Factory
  • Timo Maas - To Get Down
  • Propellerheads - Spybreak!
  • Propellerheads - Bang On!
  • Astralasia - Spirit of the Age (Original 12" Remix - 1993)
  • Cyantific Vs. Logistics - Flashback
  • Primal Scream - Swastika Eyes

A few tracks may be hard to find. Seventh Wave, Psi-Fi can be found as a Japanese Import or German re-release. The two standout tracks are Camera-Obscura and Star Palace of the Sombre Warrior.
Joystick - Welcome to the Factory can be bought as a downloadable album and I reccomend it as there are fantastic songs and beautiful vocals by Coco Love-Alcorn; you can sample it on http://www.last.fm/music/Joystick .

This weeks events

Schedule of events at the Worlds' End Taven and at Tanglia Romantics. Monday 18MAY09 to Sunday 24MAY09.

Monday 18
5am PDT : Romantic Wear at the Worlds' End Tavern
11:30am PDT : Dixieland Jazz at Romantics
2pm PDT : Best In As Little As Possible

Tuesday 19
5am PDT : Best In As Little As Possible
2pm PDT : Best In Orange

Wednesday 20
5am PDT : Best In Orange
2pm PDT : Petrolheads (best in anything car or motorbike related)

Thursday 21
5am PDT : Petrolheads
2pm PDT : The Thursday Session with DJ Ami

Friday 22
5am PDT : ** No Event **
2pm PDT : Headbangers (best heavy metal look)
5pm PDT : 'Elemental' at Tanglia Romantics with DJ Kwaidan

Saturday 23
5am PDT : Headbangers
2pm PDT : Witches & Wizards

Sunday 24
5am PDT : Witches & Wizards
2pm PDT : Sunday Romantics, Best In Formal Wear Event at Tanglia Romantics

Thursday 14 May 2009

This weeks music recommendations

I found out some people look at my blog to discover different music.

Here is this weeks reccomendations.

Lunabee and Swan. Lunabee is a Belgian musician who has many solo albums. Her music is full of fantastic melodies and beats, subtle, savage, and beautiful. Jo Swan is a vocalist who has been in the music business for some time, principally with the group Ilya. Jo Swan heard Lunabee's muisc and offered to add vocals. Her vocals are tender and tinged with black humour. The result is quite amazing though it has taken me a few listens before it truly grew on me.

My next reccomendation is a bit of an oddity (no surprise there), the soundtrack to Grandma's Boy (2006). I don't know who chose the music, but it is full of great music tracks from groups I had not heard of.

Tanglia builders

These are the people who have had most to do with making Tanglia what it is:-
Pristeen Barbosa - Manager of Worlds' End Tavern who schedules the events, conceives, builds, and organises the scenery, keeps order and is overall fantastic! Enthusiastic, organised and one of my best friends in Second Life.
Lexa Sands - Runs our two music and games servers which are located in France and Las Vegas, programs all our various gadgets, helps Pristeen to build.
Talia Jiang - Owner of Tanglia. Overal concept and running the Island.

From Talia's second life

Left to right: Talia, Pristeen and Lexa

Schedule of event

Very late, but here is the schedule for this week.

Schedule for events

Monday 11
5am PDT : Romantic Wear at the Worlds' End Tavern
2pm PDT : Best In Black & White

Tuesday 12
5am PDT : Best In Black & White
12.30pm PDT : WET Pub Quiz
2pm PDT : Best In Lingerie

Wednesday 13
5am PDT : Best In Lingerie
2pm PDT : Freaky Uniqueky (best weird/wonderful av or costume)

Thursday 14
5am PDT : Freaky Uniqueky
2pm PDT : The Thursday Session with DJ Amilyn

Friday 15
5am PDT : ** No Event **
2pm PDT : Dressed To Kill
5pm PDT : 'Spring Fling' at Tanglia Romantics with DJ Kwaidan

Saturday 16
5am PDT : Dressed To Kill
2pm PDT : Gothic Event

Sunday 17
5am PDT : Gothic Event
2pm PDT : Sunday Romantics, Best In Formal Wear Event at Tanglia Romantics

Freaky uniquey

Last night we have a new DJ starting, Stephanya Constantine an already popular DJ in Second Life who blew us all away with her music. Pristeen Barbosa made the most incredible scenery inspired by Alice in Wonderland.
From Talia's second life

I played a small half-hour music set with a freaky and unique feel. Mostly unusual tracks that I thought were still excellent.
  • Vermillion Lies - Circus Fish
  • Steve Harley - Mr Soft
  • Siouxsie & The Banshees - Peek-A-Boo
  • Blondie - Rapture
  • The Arcade Fire - Neighborhood #3 (Power Out)
  • David Bowie - Rebel Rebel
  • Moloko - Forever More

Friday 8 May 2009

Guitar Heroes

At Worlds'End Tavern on Saturday, time to get out your guitars and strike a pose as a member of a band. Grab your guitar or dance animations and boogie to the music, vote for the most entertaining performance and possibly win. Choose your music from the following list or request your favourite track to rock to before the event starts. Sorry but I cannot add any music once the event has started.

We will have The Tangles backing you, our Worlds' End Tavern backing group.
  • David Bowie - Fame
  • David Bowie - Golden Years
  • David Bowie - Golden Years
  • David Bowie - Rebel Rebel
  • Deep Purple - Burn
  • Deep Purple - Highway Star
  • Dire Straits - Sultans of Swing
  • Elastica - Connection
  • Fleetwood Mac - Shake Your Moneymaker
  • Fleetwood Mac - The Green Manalishi (With The Two Pronged Crown)
  • Jeff Beck - Dirty Mind
  • Jeff Beck - Rollin' And Tumblin'
  • Jimi Hendrix - All Along The Watchtower
  • Jimi Hendrix - Foxy Lady
  • Jimi Hendrix - Voodoo Chile (Slight Return)
  • Led Zeppelin - Communication Breakdown
  • Led Zeppelin - Whole Lotta Love
  • Manic Street Preachers - Everything Must Go
  • Manic Street Preachers - Kevin Carter
  • Muse - Stockholm Syndrome
  • Primal Scream - Rocks
  • Santana - Black Magic Woman
  • Santana - Jungle Strut
  • Stray Cats - Rock This Town
  • Skunk Anansie - Twisted (Everyday Hurts)
  • Stereophonics - Madame Helga
  • T-Rex - 20th Century Boy
  • T.Rex - Get It On
  • The Jam - Town Called Malice
  • The Mooney Suzuki - Alive & Amplified
  • The Music - Freedom Fighters
  • The Noisettes - Scratch Your Name
  • The Pretenders - Brass In Pocket
  • The White Stripes - Ball And Biscuit
  • The White Stripes - Seven Nation Army
  • U2 - Vertigo
  • Weezer - Hash Pipe
Remember to IM me, Talia Jiang, in Second Life or leave a comment here.

Monday 4 May 2009

Kaelson's Shadowfax Chilli

1 pound ground beef
1 medium onion, chopped/diced
1.5 tbsp chili powder
.5 tsp black pepper
.5 tsp cayanne pepper
1 tsp curry powder
1 tsp hungarian hot paprika
2 tsp molasses
1-3 tsp hot sauce (depending on hotness of sauce and desired hotness of chili)
1 6oz can of tomato paste
1 10oz can of diced tomatoes & chilis
1 15.5oz can of hot chili beans
Some sliced jalapenos
Pasta of some sort, if desired

For the cayenne and black pepper, I use a premixed blend called Hot Shot

I recommend you start boiling the water for the pasta before you start anything else.
Brown the ground beef, drain.
Add all of the other ingredients, except the pasta, stir it up and simmer, stirring every commercial break. (i.e. every fifteen mintues or so) Once onions are cooked, the chili is done.
Serve over pasta.

1 pound ground beef or horse meat, preferably legendary
1 medium onion, chopped/diced
1.5 tbsp chili powder
.5 tsp black pepper
.5 tsp cayanne pepper
1 tsp curry powder
1 tsp hungarian hot paprika
2 tsp molasses
1-3 tsp hot sauce (depending on hotness of sauce and desired hotness of chili)
1 6oz can of tomato paste
1 10oz can of diced tomatoes & chilis
1 15.5oz can of hot chili beans
Some sliced jalapenos
Pasta of some sort, if desired

For the cayenne and black pepper, I use a premixed blend called Hot Shot

I recommend you start boiling the water for the pasta before you start anything else.
Brown the ground beef, drain.
Add all of the other ingredients, except the pasta, stir it up and simmer, stirring every commercial break. (i.e. every fifteen mintues or so) Once onions are cooked, the chili is done.
Serve over pasta.

Events 4 to 10 April

Schedule for events at the Wolrd's End Tavern and at Tanglia Romantics

Monday 4
5am PDT : Romantic Wear at the Worlds' End Tavern
2pm PDT : Best In Swimwear

Tuesday 5
5am PDT : Best In Swimwear
12.30pm PDT : WET Pub Quiz
2pm PDT : Wet T-Shirt Event

Wednesday 6
5am PDT : Wet T-Shirt Event
2pm PDT : Demons, Monsters & Nightmares

Thursday 7
5am PDT : Demons, Monsters & Nightmares
2pm PDT : The Thursday Session with DJ Amilyn

Friday 8
5am PDT : ** No Event **
2pm PDT : Best In Latex
5pm PDT : 'Spring Fling' at Tanglia Romantics with DJ Kwaidan

Saturday 9
5am PDT : Best In Latex
2pm PDT : Guitar Heroes

Sunday 10
5am PDT : Best In Purple
2pm PDT : Sunday Romantics, Best In Formal Wear Event at Tanglia Romantics

Kwai's sweet

Kwaidan Shikami's Lemon Bars.

1 and a 1/2 cups of graham wafer crumbs
3/4 cups of flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1/3 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup melted butter or margarine
* Mix above ingredients well. Keep 1& 1/4 cup for topping. Spread the rest on bottom of an 8-inch (20 cm) square pan. Press firmly with hands.

* In a bowl, prepare:
1 can Condensed Milk
1 tsp grated lemon rind (optional)
1/2 cup lemon juice or 2 juice from lemons

* put on top of crust, then add remaining topping. Cook 15-20 minutes at 350 F (175 C) and cool.

Kawidan's Peanut Butter Squares

1 cup margarine
4 cups icing sugar
1 and 1/2 cups smooth peanut butter
1 cup graham wafer crumbs
1 bag chocolate chips

* In a large saucepan add icing sugar, peanut butter, and crumbs. Blend well.
* Melt margarine and while still warm pour over dry mixture. Mix well.
* Spread onto cookie sheet and smooth out. Spread quickly before cools.
* Melt chocolate chips, spread across top.
* Freeze for 15 minutes and cut into squares. If too cold, thaw some, if too hot, freeze some, to ease cutting.
* Freeze when done and store.

Sugar Pie

1 and 1/2 cups brown sugar
2 tsp baking powder
1 can evaporated milk
1 well beaten egg

Mix well, put on low heat on burner for 5 minutes so ingredients get blended. Pour into an uncooked pie crust, and back at 400 F (200 C) for 10 minutes, then reduce heat to 300 F (150 C) for 30 minutes.

Kael's Accidentally Greek Steak?

Today we were talking about food. Kaelson Muliania asked whether this sounded any good.

[14:12] Kaelson Muliaina: So, I have the meat marinading while I see if you guys think my new plan has any merit
[14:12] Talia Jiang: OK kael, listening
[14:13] Kaelson Muliaina: About a pound of beef, marinaded in vinegar and oil, chopped up, cooked in a skillet with some of red onion
[14:14] Kaelson Muliaina: Then, a side of tomatoes with olive oil, basil, and a little bit more balsamic vinegar
[14:15] Talia Jiang: Are you asking advice?
[14:15] Kaelson Muliaina: Yeah
[14:15] Kaelson Muliaina: Does that sound good?
[14:15] Talia Jiang: I would brown the meat first, then take it out soften the onions then add the meat back in
[14:15] Kaelson Muliaina: Not cook them together?
[14:16] Talia Jiang: The onions need about ten minutes alone for caramelisation
[14:16] Talia Jiang: You can add sugar to onions to speed it up
[14:16] Talia Jiang: Its the conversion of the sulphurs to a sweeter fuller taste
[14:17] Talia Jiang: When the onions have turned more yellow you know that they are ready
[14:18] Kaelson Muliaina: Hoooo! (I start playing VHS or Beta, Night on fire)
[14:18] Talia Jiang: If you want a more bitter taste use butter instead of oil
[14:18] Kaelson Muliaina: I like this song
[14:18] Talia Jiang: Me too !

Ardeesha's Lamb Curry

We often have food discussions while dancing. This is the first of our recipes by Ardeesha Algoma.

well you chop 2 large onions a few cloves of garlic ,3spanish green peppers
chop them and fry in a tablespoon of oil
add a smaal piece of fresh chopped ginger
one tin of tinned tomatoes chopped
add a tablespoon of turmeric
and desert spoon of garam masal in
a liter of water with about a kilo of lamb
if you can get fenugreek leaves it fab with lamb
Talia Jiang: sounds lovely
and corander to garnish
cook for about one hour slowly

Saturday 2 May 2009

Western Event at Worlds' End Tavern

Had a wonderful time playing music at Saturdays event, which was Western themed. MistyMelody and Figment having a good time and being very funny.

Minova did an amazing scenery and I will be posting photos soon.

Here is the playlist for tonight.
  • Deep Purple - Stormbringer
  • Black Strobe - I'm A Man
  • Steppenwolf - Born To Be Wild
  • The Mooney Suzuki - You Never Really Wanted to Rock 'n' Roll
  • Grinderman - Depth Charge Ethel
  • Jeff Beck - Rollin' And Tumblin'
  • Fleetwood Mac - Shake Your Moneymaker
  • The Beat - Mirror In The Bathroom
  • The Jam - Down In The Tube Station At Midnight
  • Primal Scream - Rocks
  • The Music - Freedom Fighters
  • John Mayall Feat. Eric Clapton - Key To Love
  • The Doors - Roadhouse Blues
  • The loveGods - Sadie Mercedes
  • The Noisettes - Sister Rosetta (Capture The Sprint)
  • The Music - Breakin'
  • Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Six Barrel Shotgun
  • The White Stripes - Let's Build A Home
  • The White Stripes - Jumble, Jumble
  • The Automatic - Monster
  • The Fratellis - Chesea Dagger
  • Manic Street Preachers - Kevin Carter
  • Stereophonics - Madame Helga

Wednesday 22 April 2009

Aurora Metaluna at Tanglia Romantics

From Talia's second life
Aurora Metaluna is new to Second Life, but has been a singer since age three and has never stopped. She sings with deep emotion in a voice that is emotional, vulnerable and strong.

Warm up to St.Georges day

From Talia's second life
As a warm up to St George's Day, tonight we're having a 'Best In Anything English" event. So whether you fancy youself as a Templar Knight, a grubby little chav, a bowler hatted toff, or some other hackneyed stereotype, we wanna see it. With DJ Pristeen playing some amazing music.

Toons Writer and Tanglia Romantics

From Talia's second life
Toons Writer is from Port Sunlight, Wirral, UK.... just across the River Mersey from Liverpool. Toons started playing guitar at age 14 and writing his own music at the age of 15. He does mostly 70's Rock, but broadening his horizons and his own musical style too... His influences include Alice Cooper, Jimmy Page, T.Rex, Mike Oldfield, Slade.

Monday 20 April 2009

Shannon Oherlihy

From Talia's second life
Shannon Oherlihy (Shannon McMahon) played at Tanglia Romantics today and we hope to have her as a regular singer. She plays guitar and her clear, emotional voice floats through the music. Playing live she sounds like a studo recording, absolutely perfect.

She will be a regularl at Tanglia Romantics.

Music list

Tonight I will be playing at Worlds' End Tavern, for the "Best In Not Much At All" event, starting 10pm UK time.

My groups of the day are Syntax and Fluke.

The music set is:-
  • Puretone - Addicted To Bass (Original Version)
  • Faithless - Mass Destruction
  • Fatboy Slim - Ya Mama
  • Fatboy Slim - Weapon Of Choice
  • Groove Armada - I See You Baby
  • DJ TiĆ«sto - Adagio For Strings
  • Faithless - Insomnia
  • Pendulum - Visions
  • Pendulum - Propane Nightmares
  • Pendulum - Granite
  • M83 - Don't Save Us From The Flames
  • Syntax - Pray
  • Fluke - Tosh (Gosh)
  • Fluke - Switch/Twitch
  • Foals - Red Sox Pugie (Henrik Schwartz remix)
  • Muse - Plug in Baby
  • Klaxons - It's Not Over Yet
  • The Go! Team - Panther Dash