A Flower To Remember The Fallen At Brussels

Late last month, Islamofacist terrorists stuck again, this time in Brussels Belgium, killing more than thirty and injuring hundreds. Previous attacks of terror have inspired responses large and small in Second Life. Recently, I was handed this attachment, a carnation colored black, red, and yellow, the colors of the Belgian national flag.

It's possible we'll be seeing these around again on July 21, as it's Belgium's Independence Day, or "National Day" as they call it.

The Zillion: Recreating the Real Life Disco of Antwerp

By Wesley Regenbogen

In the mid 90s there was a disco in Antwerp, Belgium, in Western Europe which was called “Zillion.” Most people in Belgium refered to is as “The Zillion”, because it was unique in it’s form. I never went to the disco myself, but I have heard stories about it. Most of the visitors were Belgians and also Dutch people, because the disco was on the north of Antwerp. Zillion was a disco in real life Antwerp that made people party at the end of the 90s and beginning of the 2000s.

In 2001 the real life disco closed down. Now 14 years later, it has been recreated by Jean Vincent in Second Life, with permission of the original owners of the real life Zillion disco, of course. He began on the 20th of April, 2015. He also decorated the place in respect of the real life Zillion disco and he did a really nice job recreating its vibe. Not only the disco was recreated, but also the surroundings. The streets were also recreated.

The grand opening event was on May 1, 2015. They hold regular events on a regular basis in the disco on Fridays and Sundays. The music that is played in Second Life Zillion is : House, Deep House and Trance. They even have a live music stream from within the Second Life Zillion disco itself, so if you are not in Second Life they offer you the ability to listen to the music when offline in Second Life.

The music stream can be found at : http://myradiostream.com/zillion .

The owners are Dutch or Belgian, Dutch is the most spoken language in Second Life Zillion. But they can also talk in English and maybe French too.

For communicating with their patrons and VIPS, the club has a website, http://secondlifezillion.weebly.com/ , a Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/groups/Secondlife.Zillion , and also has a group active for their “VIPs”, called “Zillion VIPS.”

In my personal opinion , It’s great to see they are recreating a real life disco and actually take the effort to recreate all of it in Second Life !

If you want more information about the real life Zillion disco, you need to go to http://retrotracks.forumactif.org/t725-zillion-antwerpen-be

So, if you want to join the fun, head over to :

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Royal%20Palace/86/178/22

I hope to see you there soon !

Wesley Regenbogen

Club “The Limit “

Wesley Regenbogen is back on the club scene. Today, his article is about a new club that officially opened recently: "Club The Limit." A Dutch club aimed at Dutch and Belgian residents, but attracts an international following, Wesley was there at the opening event, and describes the venue.

Read more in Places.

The Quest Qlub

Wesley Regenbogen has been on the club scene again. This time he checks out the Quest Qlub. The place in particular draws residents from Holland and Belgium, such as Wesley, but all are invited over.

Read Wesley's article in Places.

Club Moonshine

Wesley Regenbogen recent came across a small new club that got his attention: Club Moonshine. The people attending were mainly from Holland and his native Belgium, but there was one other detail: the design. There was no ceiling, and no walls, aside from a hedge.

Read more of Wesley's article in Places.

Woods Club Reopened

Wesley Regenbogen recently found a club that he found interesting, the Woods Club. Having closed its doors a few years ago, it was reopened several months ago under a new owner and a Belgian manager. So what does this club have to offer?

Read Wesley's article in Design.