SL Video: "How Bad Can Luna Possibly Be?"

 

 

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 From EmpressLuna Starchild on October 2023, a music video on the Ghostbuster/Pony game, "Parody - Written by: EmpressLuna Starchild Coordinated by: Skoops Hax (Skoops Barrymore), Relothy Resident Producer, Editor and shot by: Lyre (wormarmageddon) Singer: Goddess Bambi (GlazedGaming) Backup singers: Toil N. Trouble Doodle (BlazedThylacine) & Relothy Resident Environment designer: Shadow Star (Icswcshadow) Main Cast (The 3 ponys): -Zidders Roofurry (zidaya.zenovka) -Lacey Bows (nessabrandy) -Skoops Hax (skoops.barrymore) All that taken part in the creation of this video: Skoops Hax (skoops.barrymore) , Lacey Bows (nessabrandy) , Zidders Roofurry (zidaya.zenovka) , Doctor Larry Battle (timelord67) , Misty (misuteri24) , Emperor Atlas Starchild (atlas.heartsong) , Empress Nightmare Moon (empressluna.starchild) , Coco Cotton Honeydew (hirocrossed) , Ironhyde , Pumpkin Mode (cutey.mode) , Lupe (lupushash) , Hazelnut.delight , Jay Ayashi , Daytona Tenderheart (daytona.blep) , (bam.salamander) , Relothy, ღ Opal ღ (poorolddragon), Tulip (Dawn Pienaar), Nova (Flammie Dagger)"

Scenes At The SLB: Pony Play

 

 

I had a spare five minutes the other day, so I decided to check out the SL Birthday. I noticed a large group of dots on the map in the exhibit area, so curious I TPed over. Once the red clouds, most of them, cleared away, what I saw was a herd of ponies running around. I noticed something else; they were rolling what looked like a large egg around. The third thing I noticed, there was someone inside. 

 

I'd seen this group of ponies before at the Fantasy Faire running around, and now here they were at the SLB, having found something to roll around.  They went past me, and headed down some road.

As for the lady in the egg, SarahKB7 Koskinen, she's been in the paper a few times, such as wanting to be the first to sail between two newly connected continents. 

One random scene at the Second Life Birthday.

Bixyl Shuftan

Cartoon of The Day: Not Gelatin

 

 

 Taken at the Luna's Empire sim. I saw this translucent green pony at a desert stall with cookies and other sweet snacks. Was she made out of gelatin or slime? One can imagine someone thinking for former trying to take a bite, and end up with a mouthful of slimy goo instead.

By Bixyl Shuftan

 

Reader Submitted: Pony Drivers of SL

 

Great article on the SL Grid Drive.  Enjoyed reading that.  Here is a recent bit from my drive adventures.  Unfortunately I don't have the photos to back this up. Just for your info.

Typically I do the Grid Drive a little later than the group start on Saturday after the Giant Snail races are done. I do it on my own but I see all sorts of other drivers out then. Some I might pass as I am usually pretty speedy. Others might pass me or I might keep seeing them at the stops along the way.

Most weeks, usually at a stop somewhere along the way I'll find the place will packed with what I call the "My Little Pony gang." Last week I arrived at a little outdoor bar where the Nav HUD said we were to sit. There were only about 3 or 4 seats. The ponies were all hippity-hopping and surrounding me on all sides. Must have been 10 or 15 or more, all madly gesturing funny noises and stuff as we approached the bar. Totally mobbed by ponies. They were taking turns on the seats. I decided just to ground sit amongst them which also triggered the HUD to move to the next part. A hilarious crazy few minutes there.

As I pulled out of the parking lot in my sports car. I noticed a bus pull up and sure enough all the ponies were riding that day on a big charter bus and were all hopping back on as I left.  Heh heh.

 

So funny, sure brightens your day when you run into something like that.

Alden Cortes

 

Cartoon of The Day: Three Cats And A Pony

 

 

 Taken at Sunweaver Space. At a house there with a pony visiting, three pet Kitticats crowded around him. What could they have been thinking?

By Bixyl Shuftan

Cartoon of The Day: "Mane Attraction"

 

Taken at Club L!vew!re. 

By Bixyl Shuftan

 

Classic Newser Cartoon

 

Taken at the "donut" Club Cutlass and originally posted at Wednesday May 8, 2013. I forget why this guy wasn't wearing pants and from the waist down was just in heart boxers, but being next to a couple ponies, one of whom was Skylark Lefavre, "it had to be done." 

In the past few days, a couple people requested to see this again, so here it is once more. 

Bixyl Shuftan

Commentary: A Few Words on "My Little Pony"

 

As a cartoon, "My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic" was a highly successful one, going on for nine seasons, given numerous award nominations, and of course a huge fanbase that goes behind the show's intended audience of girls and young women. Some of the fans are here in Second Life, including pony communities living in sims made in the style of the cartoon. Nydia Tungsten recently decided to take a look at the cartoon, which made her think some about how the show's fans are sometimes ridiculed. She had a few things to say about it.

Read Nydia's commentary in Extra. 

"Vampiolence" At The Trotsdale Library

The Trotsdale Library is doing weekly readings of a MLP-inspired story, "Vampiolence." The first session was Thursday Sept 24, at 6 PM. This isn't some cute and innocent tale, but one with a darker streak. 

Tonight in the Trotsdale Library, Every Thursday .... 6 PM Tonight Morgan/Illya intends to start streaming "Vampiolence" with an expectation of two chapters per session and going out until the end for Halloween.

Illya's story stream url: http://us.ishout.net:8083/

Scribbler (find her on Youtube) is both the author and producer of this MLP Halloween month appropriate tale and part of the voice cast. Morgan Freepony (Illya Leonov) is the narrator.

[17:01] Morgan Freepony (illya.leonov): I began recording this one shortly before I went into hospital for my cancer surgery.

Story start is September 24 at 6 PM PDT/SLT. For those that fall behind check Scribbler's Youtube channel to catch up.

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Trotsdale/22/156/25

Derpyland Closes

Some sad news for pony fans. The Derpyland sim has closed down. It went offline sometime today, Saturday August 24 being the last full day it was online.

Talking to Amehana Arashi, she told me the sim owner has been having money troubles for some time, and last month the tier had been paid for him by a friend. "We had tried in private to help him find ways to keep it up," she explained, saying nostalgia was the big reason the sim remained up for as long as it has, "... but this just couldn't continue." She did say there was an offer made to rebuild part of the sim in Trotsdale.

Derpyland was up for about eight years, and boasted an amusement park with rides, shops, and a club with a karaoke bar. The latter had events up to a couple nights ago. Ironically, checking out the sim last night, the roller coaster was on fire as if an omen about the sim's future.

While there are some pony sims left, the end of Derpyland means no others are next to Trotsdale.

In real life media, this is the last year the "My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic" cartoon has a new season, the show coming to an end after nine seasons.

Addition: Amehana has requested that any inquiries as to if Derpyland will be renting the parcels offered in Trotsdale go to Shippo849 Resident (Dashy), "It's in Shippo's hands to decide to accept the offer or not."

Bixyl Shuftan

Pony Town Sim Closed For Remodeling

Besides being a noted member of the Sunweaver community, Dusk Griswold (Ginger) is also one of the staff of the Pony Town sim. She stated the sim has been "temporarily closed for a move and remodel" for a month, and isn't sure when it will be open, "I haven't gotten a definite answer. ... There was no notice sent out, just a public announcement in sim on Halloween." The sim closed a few days later.

Dusk stated the sim has been around since 2010 or 2011, "one of the longest running MLP sims." Of how the remodeling is going, "I have been to it to see the progress, it is coming along nicely. ... Some features the old sim lacked will be added. I can't go itno detail, though."

On the map, Pony Town is close to Saddlewood, another pony sim.

Bixyl Shuftan

Cartoon of the Day

Taken at Cape Heron. 

By Bixyl Shuftan

Interview with Six String

Deaflegacy recently interviewed her partner Six String (roleplayismylife). Six is more than just her partner in Second Life. He's also a musician and a writer of fanfic. Deaflegacy would have questions about these, and more.

Read Deaflegacy's interview in People.

Trotsdale

There are avatars of all kinds in Second Life. This includes the cartoon ponies made by fans of the "My Little Pony" cartoon which has aired for several years and has a attracted a following not just of kids, but also young adults (and a few not so young). Some of these fans in Second Life made a community for themselves, often called the Trotsdale community after the name of the main sim of the estates. Deaflegacy went by had a few words with one of the locals, and had a look around.

Read Deaflegacy's article in Places.

Cartoon of the Day

Taken at the Happy Vixen. Skylark Lefavre in her pony avatar, holding the flag of the Relay for Life Sunbeamer Team, which holds a few events at the club.

By Bixyl Shuftan

Cartoon of the Day: Dalek Pony

Ponies and Daleks seem like an impossible combination as the former value friendship and the later values hate. But this one found a way,"Am I not Dalek-tible in this outfit?"

By Bixyl Shuftan

Derpyland's Fourth Anniversary Party

Sunday August 7 was the date of the fourth anniversary party of the Derpyland sim. Starting at 3PM SL time, and ending some time after 6PM, the party some called the "DL4B" attracted a good-sized crowd. Although it was Derpyland which was having the anniversary, the party took place in the Trotsdale sim. DJ Dashy (Shippo849) provided the tunes in the hour I was over. I didn't hear anything that sounded like it was from the cartoon, mostly pop and 80s music, such as "Take on Me," "Rebel Yell," and "It's My Life."

Skylark Lefavre, the manager of the Happy Vixen, was among those there. So was Scentuallust, the owner of Derpyland and a co-owner of Trotsdale. Commenting about a pony that sat to the DJ's left as a self described bodyguard, Scent joked,  "We all know Dashy can't have a Right Guard because I make Right Guard turn left." There were also a few jokes about ball pits and cons, "Every con I go to is suffocated with deodorant perfume and nasty soap."

But it was good clean fun for everyone. And if anyone has to ask, yours truly went as his usual foxy self, and not the one from the week-long avatar challenge from the Sunbeamer team going Platinum. As it turns out, Scentuallust was the leader of a team that built a free pony avatar that can be found at Derpyland Square, Derpyland (41/185/21).

"Happy Birthday Derpyland!"

Relay for Life's Team Sunbeamers Reach Platinum Rank

The Relay for Life's Sunbeamer Team has never known when to quit. Born from the ashes of the Passionate Redheads after the longtime successful Relay team folded, the "beamers" have strove to continue their success. While they had something of a bumpy start as a team in their first year, 2013, they did manage to reach Silver level in fundraising. In every year after that, the team would strike gold. At the beginning of this season, the team would have a slow start due to the economic troubles of some members and personal problems of a few, reaching only 50,000 Lindens by May. But by the end of the month, it had reached Silver rank, and by mid-June, it had reached Gold.

But the team still kept making fundraising efforts, members such as Skylark Lefavre and Cynthia Farshore appearing at multiteam events and setting up a kiosk. While the Relay Weekend means the end to the fundraising efforts of many teams, the leaders of the Sunbeamers saw a chance to make one more rank: Platinum. While the Passionate Redheads had reached the level a number of times, this would be a first for the "beamers."

Beamers:  We have a chance to reach Platinum, by AUG 14th, Cynthia and I are willing to kick in a major amount of cash to get there, but we would like help from the team and others to help us out.  We need $345 worth on Lindens to make Platinum.  So please give what you can into the kiosks, ASAP. Cynthia and I will make up the balance.

On Saturday July 30th, the day of the Sunbeamer's Road Rally, donations came in throughout the day and night, and not just at the racetrack. After the event, donations continued to come in, 15,500 Lindens were dropped in by Oriana Sun alone at the party in Club Cutlass that night. At 8:22PM SL time, Cynthia Farshore announced, "SUNBEAMERS JUST HIT PLATINUM!!!"

Finally, the team had achieved what it's members hadn't seen since the days of the Redheads. If Gold meant proof we were among the big leagues, Platinum was confirmation. As of the writing of this article, the team has raised a total of 571,160 Lindens, or $2,285 US dollars. This makes them the 19th highest ranking team, having raised almost as much as one of the major events: the Relay's Science Fiction Convention.

But, I did have to make good on an avatar challenge I had set up if we reached this level.

Beamers thanks to generosity of Cynthia, Oriana, Dusk and your bunny boss, along with what we made at the Road Rally and Pool Party.  The Sunbeamers are now officially PLATINUM!  Bixyl get that pony ready!  LOL

My friend Skylark Lefavre is a "My Little Pony" fan, and has kept asking me to wear one of the MLP avatars in Second Life. This was the one type I had never worn. Finally last year, I told her if the team ever reached Platinum rank, I'd wear one for a week. And since Skylark "ponied up" so much time, and Rita "ponied up" so many bucks, I went ahead and went through my end of the bargain. I can still change out of it briefly for interviews and similar circumstances. But when just going about, it's on horseshoes, at least until Saturday.

So far, there's been a number of reactions. Among them, Liška Bystrouška (liska.fuchs). "Poor Bix is gonna be saddled with equine puns." Oh well, reporters always have to deal with the occasional "neigh"sayer.

Bixyl Shuftan

Ponyland's Closing

Among the sims to close in 2015, among the last, if not the last to do so was one of the Trotsdale community's places: Ponyland. Originally, it was planned to stay up only for a short time, but it proved a bit more popular than expected, and was kept up. But eventually time ran out, and it was decided to give the place one final party before the end.

Read the story in Events.

Trotsdale Celebrates it's Fourth Anniversary

Saturday September 19 was the fourth anniversary of the Trotsdale pony sim. And they celebrated with a big disco party, the event starting at Noon SL time.

Let's celebrate Trotsdale's 4rth Birthday together! Starting ... at 12PM SLT, the Theme is 1970s Big city nights.

The event took place in a skybox 3000 meters high above the sim. Various DJs, such as DJ Dash  (shurikenangel) played music for the event. ScentualLust also played some music for the occasion at one point. Once in a while, a random prize giver would give a lucky attendee a gift, such as an avatar mod or 250 Lindens.

The party got quite packed at times, with a few dozen ponies, some furs, and a couple normal human avatars dropping in. There were quite a number of jokes cracked, being September 19 including a pirate joke or two, and well wishes for the sim and community.

"None of this would be possible if it were not for Nyan (xnyannyanx). Daydream (brian.rutherford), and Cloudy Skies (charlie.sapeur).  They helped big time with helping build the party area.  Also the awesome DJs and entertainers and of course you awesome ponies for coming here for an awesome time :) You all are what make this community great, Trotsdale has been around for four years and it's all because of you guys."

No doubt the fifth anniversary party will be a blast as well.

Bixyl Shuftan