A Few Relay Track Exhibits

 

 While the Relay sims are still up, there's some that stand out. One yearly favorite is the SLCS camp at RFL Prevention. At over 360 meters, it's taller than many normal draw distances. Here it is from the top with it extended to maximum. You can get to it at : https://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/RFL%20Prevention/150/120/24 

 

 Also there was the Second Chance Saloon Dark Ride.

 

ALL A BOARD! The ride will be departing in twenty seconds! *Ghostly Moaning* *Ghostly Coughing*  Sorry, Hang on ...Ah, That cleared out the cobwebs in my throat. I haven't spoken a word in the last two decades. WELCOME TO THE SECOND CHANCE SALOON, Where the dead don't truly die! So what are you a ten-cent man?? Get spooked out like a yellow belly sapsucker! As the Barkeeper of this fine establishment, I will personally guide you through our ghostly haunts. I must warn you though, Not all ghostly folks are here for a good time, some have a bone to pick with you livin folk. So go on, git. Make sure you got on some clean britches.

 

The Second Chance Saloon is at https://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/RFL%20Prevention/206/46/24 

 

Another ride on the track camps is the Serenity Mine at RFL Hope.

 

 While there's no ghosts haunting it, that you can see anyway, the ride has plenty of thrills.

 

This ride is at https://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/RFL%20Hope/123/48/23 . 

 

 I ran into Journey Texan, and he took me to another exhibit at the back of RFL Hope, "The Wall of Shane." Journey's been posting a number of pictures on RFL's Discord channel with a figure named "Cardboard Shane." It turned out there was a real life Shane: Shane Jackson, the CEO of the American Cancer Society.

 

But behind the whimsy was a question, one that Journey spoke about with me. With all that the Relay for Life in Second Life has done, especially during the Covid Pandemic when real life fundraising events were shut down, why hasn't Shane Jacobson given the group a word of thanks or even acknowledgement it's there?

 

 Shane, thank you for all you do, Seriously. Would it be too much to ask, however that you personally bring attention to and thank the RFL in SL for all WE do too? After 20+ years of volunteer service and raising over US $7 million in donations, no ACS CEO has ever acknowledged they are even aware of us. Not one. But you could. And while you are at it, do thank Stingray for his years of service, volunteer dedication, team leadership, and organizational skills. He deserves it - and a photo-op spot on your LinkedIn social media posts as well like all the others. And to press you further, how about SHOWING UP in Second Life to see how WE RELAY? That's what leadership does. They SHOW UP. 

 

The Wall of Shane is at https://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/RFL%20Celebrate/228/31/24 .

 

These exhibits should be up until Takedown Day, which is probably Thursday June 18.

 

Go Relay!

 

Bixyl Shuftan 

Reader Submitted Pictures: At The Relay

 

 Journey Texan with "Cardboard Shane," posing with me at RFL Hope.

 

 Kamida Delec had a few others, such as her on the Team Lap

 

 "Remember when we went the wrong way? Looks like we were not the only ones, they placed a barrier."

 

At the Relay Closing Ceremony. 

 

 

 

 

Events This Week at the Sunweaver and Montecito Bay Clubs, Furry Fashion, Urban Furry, and Club Scorn

 

Here's what's going on at the Sunweaver, Montecito Bay, Furry Fashion, Urban Furry, and Scorn clubs.

Club Cutlass: TBA, Cats & D0gs, TBA

Happy Vixen: DJ Charlee, DJ Scratch, DJ Maliit, TBA, DJ Khyra

Club Zero Gravity: DJ Snowy - Rainbows

 

Bouncing Bunny Beach Club:  TBA

Xanadu: DJ Jesse 

 

Montecito Bay:  CAYA, After Dark

Club Scorn: schedule not available

 

Furry Fashion: TBA, TBA, CAYA

 

Urban Furry :  DJ Charlee, DJ Emma, DJ Emma

 

Read the schedules in SL Clubbin'

 

RFL Announcement: Sinking of the SIMS Party! (The Flood Party)

 

 The Sim that the party will take place on is the WIN Region!
Wear your swimsuits, because its going to FLOOD!  Make sure you have your boats, your floaties ... and come on down!

 

The Party will begin at 4pm SLT  (You may want to get there early)  

Lets celebrate this season together!!!!
 RFL Win (129,67,23)
https://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/RFL%20Win/128/67/23

 

Top image from Selene Jashan 

 

Relay Weekend, Day Two

 

Sunday June 14 was day two of the Relay Weekend. Late the night before at 9PM SL time (Midnight SLT) was the Luminaria Ceremony, also known as the Luminaria hour. People were asked to be quiet and encouraged to pause their walking as they reflected on those lost to cancer. 

 

 The Luminaria Hour would be live on Youtube as well, luminaria floating upwards over ACS island. 

 

 

Some people pulled an all-nighter. Others got some rest, even if it was a few hours. Fortunately there were some snacks and drinks at various places such as the Roos With A Dream camp.

 

 Many were running to get as many laps as possible. While I planned to walk a few, I also talked with others, such as the Roos. 

 

 Some on the track insisted on using speed boosters, some leaving streak trails as they zoomed across the track.

 

 "Woosh for a cure" someone called it. There would be 25 people who would win the Chettah Award, also known as the cheater award, one making a hundred laps! 

 

 It should be noted the track had some of the most varied lengths. It wasn't just all brick and asphalt. There were stretches of wood. 

 

The ACS sim had glass bridges. ACS2 and three had wooden ones. 

 

 Once again, some creative avatars were going down the track, like this giant snail from the Giant Snail Races. 

 

and this small dragon bounding down the track

 

And there were also gryphons. 

 

 There were ponies (I ran into one when going to a sandbox to unpack something, told her about the Relay, and she came over and brought a friend).

 

 And these ... whatever they are. 

 

 

Ran into Zada Bury, who was filming the area for Drivers of SL.

 

 

 I would also check out a few other campsites, including the Second Life Cheerleading Squad's, of which I would climb the double helix and parachute off. 

 

 I would do a total of a bit less than the equivalent of four laps. And eventually at 10 AM was the closing ceremony. The lag was so heavy, I risked crashing if looking at more than a few complete avatars, my clothes turning white. 

 

 Again, the Closing Ceremony was broadcasted live on Youtube. 

 

 

From the video, Cynthia Farshore was there in her balloon. 

 

 

The Committee congratulated everyone for a job well done. There was some news that was a little sad though. After some years, Trader Whiplash and MamaP were stepping down from their leadership positions. 

 

 

After the Closing Ceremony was the Victory Lap. Many would do one more lap around the track. Some would also go to parties on the track. I ended up running into Mattie Carlton, the leader of Kitsunes For A Cure, that had just hit Silver Level fundraising.

 

It was an exciting Relay Weekend. But the fun at the track isn't over yet. The sims will be up for a few more days, with the "Flood Party" taking place sometime Wednesday. The Royal Ascot by Team ACTS is taking place in the Relay track this time, in a couple sims in the southwest, to Sunday June 21st. 

 

There's always "that guy" who takes down his camp early. So be sure to see the campsites while you can.

 

Go Relay!

 

Bixyl Shuftan

 

Tired From The Relay

 

 Yours truly has worn himself out with the Relay, and needs time to rest and take care of real-life before writing on Day Two can begin. 

 

Bixyl Shuftan

 

Cartoon of The Day: Giant Popcorn

 

 Taken at the Relay Weekend. Where all this popcorn came from, I have no idea. But I can think of a possibility or two.

 

Bixyl Shuftan 

 

At The Relay Weekend

 

 

The Relay Weekend started off with the opening ceremony, with over 200 attending.

 

 Because of the lag, the ceremony would be streamed, and recorded, on Youtube. 

 

 I would be there, but had some trouble with the lag.

 

 Then it was onto the track, first the Survivors and Caregivers lap, then the team lap.

 

 The track itself had some interesting camps, like the SLCS double helix build, standing over 360 meters high, each piece created when someone new touches the build panel. 

 

 

Cardboard cutouts seemed to be a thing this year. 

The "Wild Wild West" walker versus a giant cancer cell?

 

 

And there were the avatars from the Stay Puft Man and the fifty foot woman ...

 

 

To animal and tiny avies ,,,

 

 

To those who went rainbow.

 

 It was quite an experience. To see who walked how far, check out this website: https://rflofsl.org/leaderboard .

 

 More later. For now, need to rest.

 

Go Sunbeamers! Go Relay! 

 

Bixyl Shuftan

 

 

The Relay Weelend Begins Today

 '

 This is it. After months of events of fundraising, and many days to get the campsites ready, the Relay Weekend, described as Second Life's most intense 24 hour period and it's ultimate stress test, is about to begin. 

 

Across the permanent American Cancer Society sim, and American Cancer Society2 and 3, track has been laid, along with a few dozen temporary sims : http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/American%20Cancer%20Society/128/128/27

 

The opening ceremony starts at 10am SLT, taking place  at the stage on ACS2 and ACS3. "If the regions are full, overflow attendees can land on the American Cancer Society island and watch from the back patio of the Relay Building.."

 

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/American%20Cancer%20Society3/20/158/34 

 

 Along the track are various campsites and designer sims, from top teams like the Sunbeamers and Roos With A Dream.

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/RFL%20Win/124/67/23 

 

To smaller teams such as Kitsunes For A Cure, led by Mattie Carlton

 http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/RFL%20Acceptance/196/124/23

 

It's going to be a great event.

 

See you there.

 

Go Relay!

 

Bixyl Shuftan