Walpurgisnacht Event Tonight, 10PM

The Folk say that Walpurgisnacht, the night before Beltane (May Day), is one of the times of the year when the veil between the mortal world and that of the spirits grows thin, and can be crossed easily.  In days of old, to prevent dark spirits from snatching away good souls and dragging them off to infernal realms, people would dress as the demons, devils and imps to disguise themselves - after all, why would an infernal seize one of its own?

Europans serving here in the Consulate of Europa Wulfenbach bring a version of this tradition, and provide bonfires, music and wild dancing in frightening and fantastic costuming until the light of the dawn comes and we are all safe again. Children may find this event too frightening.

Our musical host will be DJPiper Steampunk.

Please join us for this, our ninth annual celebration at 10pm SLT.

Caledon Kittiwickshire (81/150.24)

Steelhead's Oktoberfest 2013

Last Friday on Friday Oct 4, the Steelhead Community held their Oktoberfest party.

DJ Fuzzball played the music for the event, in which Bavarian wear was clearly the most popular among those dancing.

There was also plenty to eat and drink, with carts offering sausages and pretzels, and a table offering a number of beverages, with three varieties of beer available.

Prominent Steelheaders from TotalLunar Eclipse to Willow Leafstorm to Baron Wulffenback took part in the festivities.

More pictures of the event can be found on Sidonie Ancelin's Flickr (Click Here).

Tomorrow's Friday Night Dance at Steelhead is "Swords and Sorcery." The party is from 7-10 PM SL time, at Steelhead Port Harbor (130/221/29)

Steelhead's Woodstock Dance

On Friday night, the Steelhead Community held a 60's themed dance, with a Woodstock look. Woodstock certainly seemed like an odd mix with this batch of elves and mad scientists from a steampunk place, but the Steelheads went with it. Their dance hall was given a stage set from the noted counterculture event, along with posters, Volkswagen fans decked out in flower patterns, "woody" trucks with surfboards for music earlier in the 60s, and a number decking themselves out in hippie outfits.

Sheriff Fuzzball Ortega DJed the event, going all-out in dressing up the part of a 60's musician. He didn't have the infamous mountain of hair on, though the 60s being noted for bad hair sported another doo. His tunes had a variety of 60s songs from the Beach Boys to the hippie songs of Woodstuck. And yes, "Long Beautiful Hair" was among those played.

There was one other thing different about Fuzzball's DJing that night. It was the first time he spoke during a session. He plans to do so again in future events.

Baron Klaus Wulfenbach was among those attending the party. Normally his hair is a bit long and somewhat unkempt, like so many other eccentric scientists. But when dancing at a party full of long haired hippies, he showed up sporting a haircut, neat and trim, dressed in a business suit.

Trader1 Whiplash of the Relay staff was also there, and RFL kiosks were set up for the party. A few thousand was raised that night, bringing the total of the Steelhead Salmons team to over 172,000 Lindens. Less than 28,000 stands between the Salmons and Gold status.

The party went on for three hours of 60's fun, with some residents who grew up in the 60's and 70s talking about the shows they saw as kids, "I tried explaining Saturday Morning cartoons to my kids ... they couldn't imagine life without computers." "We had computers then. We called them pocket calculators."

At the close of the party, residents bid each other good night, and went their separate ways.

Bixly Shuftan

The Steelhead "April Fool" Dance

On the evening of March 30th as the Steelhead Community held it's "April Fool" dance. Those walking in had to be careful of the flash-bang mines and the bags of doo. And once inside, the scene was of general foolery, with people dressed up as clowns, The Joker, harlequins, and more. One had to be careful where one stepped, as the floor was littered with banana peels, a whoopee cushion, and more.

And Sheriff Fuzzball Ortega was there. And in a party like this, he naturally brought "The Hair," the massive hairpiece that has become identified with the Steelhead's Relay for Life fundraising. It continues to get comments, and not just from residents inworld, "Our kiddo in real life just pointed at Fuzz's hair and laughed, 'that's cool!' "

At one point, the party was bombarded with a shower of marbles. Baron Klaus Von Wulfenback, whom was also there, looked around and quipped, "I know this ammo."

It was a night of foolishness and laughter that night at Steelhead.

Bixyl Shuftan

Sock Hop at Steelhead

A few days ago, Steelhead had a seemingly unlikely event for a Steampunk-themed region: a "Sock Hop."

The event took place at Club Gearz. The place was hardly a typical club, looking much like a steel foundry. The dance floor was not wood, but cast iron. The walls, made out of masonary brick. And next to the dancers was the glow of molten steel as it poured from containers into holes in the ground: the ultimate "lava lamp."

Sheriff Fuzzball Ortega took part as the DJ, "DJ Fuzzball," with various residents showing up. Someone must have cracked a "sock monkey" joke, and it soon took hold. Residents were sporting sock monkeys on their shoulders, or wearing sock monkey costumes. And Fuzzball got into the act by playing monkey themed songs, such as "Donkey Kong" themes and "Code Monkey."


Code Monkey like Fritos,
Code Monkey like Tab and Mountain Dew,
Code Monkey very simple man,
with big warm fuzzy secret heart,
Code Monkey like you,
Code Monkey like you.

Baron Klaus Wulfenback was among those attending the Sock Hop, but after a while he excused himself, "I seem not to have an ear for these modern songs." But the monkeyshines continued on into the night.

Club Gearz is in Steelhead Boomtown, (50, 220, 24)

"Steelhead, where business is monkey business."

Bixyl Shuftan