Relaystock Continues Today

 

 The Relaystock got started yesterday, Friday April 10. The three day tribute to Woodstock lived up to the promise of music and mud, with performers playing music at the stage. 

 

 Among those playing the tunes were Trader Whiplash and Nuala Maracas of the Relay  Rockers, standing in for a performer that couldn't make it. 

 

A number of teams have themed campsites. This includes the Sunbeamers, the team of the community where the Newser office makes it's home.

 

 

The Sunbeamers have a few items for sale for charity, including a virtual replica of the Victorian Era toilet by Thomas Crapper (yes, women could use it in those dresses). 

 

On this second day of performanices, the schedule is as follows: 

 

8:30am – DJ Melina Firehawk
Heroes Helping Heroes

10:00am – DJ  Temptation
VRaze Dreamers

11:03am – DJ Starlight 
Team Darkpaws

1:00pm – LIVE Eva Fae
Seekers Of Hope

2:00pm – Erika Ordinary
Relay Rockers

3:00pm – DJ  Kayla & The Roos
Roos With A Dream

4:30pm – DJ Hell
Camping For A Cure

6:00pm – DJ Cynthia Farshore
Sunbeamers

7:30pm – DJ Castion Eyre
Scorpions Take On Thyroid Cancer

For those in the Sunweaver community, Club Cutlass will be closed tonight with those usually showing up Friday evenings asked to head to DJ Cynthia's set at the Relaystock.

 

Rock on and Relay,

 

Bixyl Shuftan 

 

Annoucement: T1 Radio 20th Anniversary Party Sunday June 29

 

T1RADIO CELEBRATES TWO DECADES ON AIR
Second Life’s First and Oldest Classic Rock Stream Turns 20
With A L$20,000 Loyal Listener Contest!

When Trader Whiplash learned of the plans to close La Vie en Rose and take Radio dAlliez off the air on June 18, 2005, he decided Second Life needed the venue to remain open. The manager of Alliez Mysterio’s club, located on Rue d’Alliez (one of the first private regions in SL), Trader, who was also head DJ and program manager for Radio dAlliez, decided to bring his own stream, T1Radio, on air full time and keep the club open.  Along with Nuala Maracas and later Madelyn Majestic they continued to provide an alternative to the electronic club mix music prevalent in Second Life’s earliest days.

T1Radio would grow into one of the best-known music streams in Second Life. T1 also became the sound of Relay For Life (from 2006 to 2024), the Spoonful Of Sugar Festival and several other mega-events.  Affectionately known as ‘The T’, it operates from LEGENDS Classic Rock in Arinultra Cay. (Itself one of the oldest continuously operated venues on the grid.)

To celebrate the milestone anniversary T1will be holding a Homecoming Party on Sunday June 29th. T1Radio listeners are invited to attend the event at LEGENDS and to bring their oldest snapshot or texture of themselves at a T1Radio event. The attendee who provides the OLDEST photo will win $L20,000.

To enter the contest simply find your oldest photo of yourself at La Vie en Rose, The Warehouse or Chaps, LEGENDS or any other T1 locales in Rue d’Alliez or Arinultra Cay or other T1Radio event. Take a Gyazo of the picture including the data found at the top, showing the SLURL and DATE and the “Properties” menu from Inventory. The picture must include your avatar and an easily identifiable T1Radio venue feature, signage or logo. Information on how to submit the Gyazo will be provided at the Party. You Must attend the event on June 29th to enter and be present at the time of the winner announcement to win.

Today, T1Radio continues to run 24/7, providing a music mix of Classic Rock, blues, pop, modern country and more. The On-Air Staff of Trader, Nuala, Madelyn Majestic, Fuzzball Ortega and Anni Braveheart host dance events each evening from 5pm to 7pm at LEGENDS in Arinultra Cay. You can also listen to the T by placing our stream URL, http://T1Radio.serverroom.us:8242/stream , on your SL property or in your browser, phone, smart speaker or other internet connected device.

  Trader and Nuala and the entire air and production staff at T1Radio look forward to seeing all our friends, old as well as new, as we celebrate our 20th anniversary! We are sure there will be some great stories and reminiscences to share!
 

The Relay Celebrates 4 Million USD Raised

 

On Sunday January 17, the Relay for Life in Second Life celebrated it's recently having passed the four million US dollar mark of it's total fundraising throughout it's history. The party lasted from 10 AM to 1 PM, and took place on the border of the American Cancer Society sim, and the temporary Christmas Expo sim. The ACS sim had been recently decorated, with pictures marking each year of the Relay's history in Second Life.

There were some things of note about the event. Among them, Patch Linden was there, seated among the members of the Relay Committee. There was also a copy of the first Relay kiosk. Among the announcements were that last year, the Relay for Life in Second Life was the fifth largest chapter in the entire Relay, both real life and online. It was also announced that Nuala Maracas was awarded a place in the RFL in SL's Hall of Honor. She responded by giving a speech (1:45:30 in the video below), "The Relay for Life has given me so much over the years."

Members of the Relay also thanked the Second Life Newser for it's coverage over the years, considering being named its "Volunteers of the Decade" a badge of honor.

There would be a Youtube of the event (Click here if the video above does not play). Wildstar Beaumont would have a number of screenshots on Flickr.

The Relay season in Second Life officially starts with it's kickoff on Saturday February 20. Soon after is the start of the Home and Garden Expo, which lasts from Saturday February 27 to Sunday March 21.

Bixyl Shuftan

Chrismas Expo Has Raised 2.5 Million Lindens After Five Days

Tuesday December 10 had a couple milestones for the Relay for Life Christmas Expo. Two days earlier on the Sunday Relay Rap, Stingray Rainmaker had stated, "'IF the Christmas Expo meets its goal of $20,000 it will enable the ACS to bring the VR Goggle Program to a new Childrens Hospital and reach many many more Kids in treatment!" That likely spurred the Relayers to donate more. By 5:35 PM Tuesday afternoon, the two million Linden mark had been reached. Late in the night, the total passed two and a half million Linden dollars.

"We are at L$2,566,823," Nuala Maracas, one of the women behind the Expo, told me, "We did L$550,000 tonight, was an amazing night. ... Our goal is $20,000 US  (L$5 Million)." When asked what the high point of the Expo was, she answered, "Seeing communities from all over SL,  Goreans, Kids Tinies and more all coming together to help us get those VR Headsets for the kids with cancer. The biggest one is learning that because of the Christmas Expo that the Society is making this a  program, not just research.

"When I first approached Jeff (Sting), our American Cancer Society Staff Partner, about the VR Headset for pediatric cancer patients as the possible recipient for the Christmas Expo fundraising efforts for 2020, he was not aware it was even a Society program.  He looked into it and learned more.  With persistence the Society agreed and we were able to announce it as our goal! As a result of what we are doing here the Society has decided to make it a patient program and if we reach our goal it will expand to another hospital."

The Expo goes on to Sunday, December 15.

Firestorm Anniversary Party and the RFL Pajama-Rama

This weekend saw two big celebrations in Second Life. On Saturday September 14, the Team Firestorm anniversary party took place. The event was from 3PM SL time to 5PM.  At one point, over a hundred people were at the meeting point of four sims were the music events took place. Two people performed live for the crowd, which included team leader Jessica Lyon and a few others from Team Firestorm.

Besides the music, another attraction was the free gift that was being offered. At a few locations, there was a statue of a firey mule. One just had to click on the statue to get a copy.  For those who didn't get the mule, it should still be available for a few more days. To get it, head to Firestorm Dow Forest (219/229/3901).

On Sunday September 14 was the "Pajama-Rama" party at the American Cancer Society sim. The event was from 11 AM to 3PM SL time. There was a live music performance from Keeba Tammas and the Tiny Maniacs.

Nuala Maracas of the Relay for Life Committee told the Newser, "The Pajama Rama Family Fun Day was an awareness day for Childhood Cancer month.  We reached out to kids communities and groups to engage the role play families in Second Life who many not know about The American Cancer Society campus in the virtual world.  We had a large turn out of over 60 people coming and going through out the 4 hours of the event and were able to raise a lot of awareness about childhood cancer, the survivor and caregiver group here in Second Life, and the services available to everyone at www.cancer.org.   The hunt, sponsored by Sweet Tots, was a huge success.   It was an amazing family fun filled day!"

Second image from Nuala Maracus

Bixyl Shuftan

Announcement: Registration Now Open For 7th Annual SL Christmas Expo and Winter Breedables Faire

Registration for the 2017 Second Life Christmas Expo is open!

The 7th annual Second Life Christmas Expo and Winter Breedables Fair will be held  December 1 to 10, 2017 and is held in support of the American Cancer Society and the Relay For Life of Second Life (RFL of SL).

The expo has a variety of merchant and non merchant sponsorship’s available, as well as a variety of advertising options. Breedable creators also have the opportunity to have a complimentary shop and an additional display area at the Expo.

This year our theme is Holiday Windows with an over all Retro feel to the streets (It’s A Wonderful Life, Miracle On 34th Street). Merchants have the option to participate in our Holiday Windows Display by decorating their shop windows. Visitors to the Expo will vote for their favorites.

NEW for 2017 is our  Christmas Showcase Collection. A special area has been designed for invitation only SL designers which will showcase  New and Exclusive Limited Edition creations only for sale only at the Expo.

As always, we are excited to include the Winter Breedables Fair in the Expo and we are so pleased to have the Breedables merchants back for the holidays again. The highly anticipated One Of A Kind Breedables Auction is back this year as well.  Breedable Creators have given generously of their time and of their hearts to create these special OOAK  Breedables.  And of course, Breedable Auction Houses are welcome and encouraged to one or more of their Auctions at the Expo.

T1Radio will once again be providing recorded promotional on air advertisements prior to and during the Expo. Premiere Event Sponsor Merchants will be mentioned in the recorded promotions as part of their Expo sponsorship again this year. These generic radio promotions are available for all Radio Stations, Clubs and DJ’s across Second Life to use to help us promote the Expo. Premiere Event Sponsor Merchants will also receive a copy to distribute as they like.

We are always looking for Media partners in both on air stations and in print. Interested parties should contact Nuala Maracas

Registration fees, sponsorship fees, kiosk donations, hunt, raffle, auction, gotya and RFL vendor donation items are paid to the Relay For Life of Second Life.  Registration, sponsorship, and auction items over $20 US (L$5,200) are eligible to receive a tax receipt from the American Cancer Society if requested.

The 2017 Second Life Christmas Expo Coordinator is Nuala Maracas.

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About the American Cancer Society:
For more than 100 years, the American Cancer Society (ACS) has worked relentlessly to save lives and create a world with less cancer and more birthdays.  Together with our global partners and millions of supporters, the American Cancer Society carries out its mission to Save Lives, Celebrate Lives, and Lead the Fight for a World Without Cancer.

For More Information:
http://slchristmasexpo.com
http://relayforlifeofsecondlife.org/
http://www.cancer.org/

Reader Submitted: Fuzzball's Wild Ride

Taken by Nuala Maracas, Fuzzball Ortega going down the Relay track on an unusual mount, "Okay, it is a turkey, pretty hard to catch, though."

Avi Choice Awards Results

Yesterday, the Avi Choice Awards, hosted by Trader Whiplash and Nuala Maracus, were held for the final time. There were many dozens of categories from the practical to the artistic that were given three categories: Fashion, the Arts, and SLife. Among the winners were ...

Favorite Sim to Explore - Madpea by Kiana Writer

Favorite Hunt Organizer - Madpea

Favorite Place to Take a Date - Calas Galadhon Park by Tymus Tenk and Truck Merideth

Favorite Second Life Group - Builders Brewery

Favorite Recorded Show - Drax Files by Draxtor Despress

Favorite Machinima Artist/Videographer - Bryn Oh

Favorite Artist - Bryn Oh

Favorite Art Gallery - Rose Theater by Kaya Angel

Favorite Dance Troupe - Guerilla Burlesque  by Chrybind Scribe

Favorite Pop Singer - Macamillion Kleene

Favorite Radio DJ - Trader Whiplash

There were some surprises. The "Favorite Annual Event" was the Hair Fair by Sasy Scarborough, which beat the RFL Fantasy Faire, and the better known Relay for Life season and the Second Life Birthday celebration. Another surprise was "Favorite Magazone, Newspaper, or Periodical," which was won by "Love to Decorate" which beat out the better known Second Life Enquirer, Prim Perfect, the Best of Second Life, and the Second Life Newser.

Congratulations to the winners.

Press Release: Relaystock 2015

Once again The Relay Rockers invite everyone to join them on May 23 & 24th at Relay dAlliez, for RelayStock 2015, a multi team Relay For Life of Second Life event.  

The event will feature 'Team Sites' around a 60s style festival stage.  Teams are invited to bring Kiosks and Vendors, host 2 hour DJ segments on the stage and participate in one the most popular events of each relay year, the Final Round of the Relay Rocker's Celebrate Remember Fight Back Top DJ Competition. The Rockers anticipate room for about 60 teams this season, so don't wait to reserve a spot!

"The Relay Rockers have been fortunate to have participants from many teams in our CRFB Event" said Rockers Co-Founder Trader Whiplash. "RelayStock is our way of saying thank you for the huge support across the grid for the competition.  It  affords every team the opportunity to share in a super fund raising event. This is just another example of the One Team concept in Relay.  It doesn’t matter whose kiosk or vendor the donations land in, after all we are all on the same team in the end." Trader noted that in 2014, the original RelayStock event raised more than L$ 1.5 million and more than 50 teams participated.

The event will be held at Relay dAlliez.  Relay dAlliez is dedicated to the memory of Alliez Mysterio, who with Nuala Maracas and Trader Whiplash,  helped found the Relay Rockers team in 2005. Alliez was lost to breast cancer in 2013.  The sim was first made available in 2014 to any team to hold Relay For Life events. There are still several prime weekend dates open.  Team representatives can visit the Relay dAlliez InfoHub for more information and to submit a reservation request.   

Scheduled Events:

Saturday May 23

2015 CRFB Top Dj Contest  Finals  1pm - 5pm

1 - 3 pm CRFB 2nd Seeded Finalist 

3 -  5pm     CRFB  1st Seeded Finalist- 

5pm-515pm Presentation of 2015 CRFB Top DJ Trophies and Awards

    Saturday BYOK* Fever  featuring:

515pm-7pm - Madelyn Majestic - Relay Rockers / T1Radio

7pm - 9pm  - Fuzzball Ortega - Steelhead Salmon / T1Radio

Sunday  May 24

3pm - 5pm - Relay Rap

5pm - 8pm  T1Radio's TIme Machine the 60s - Trader Whiplash - Team Relay Rockers  BYOK 

Teams may reserve the stage for their own DJs  at the following times:

*ALL TIMES SLT

Saturday May 23rd:

8am-10am      

10am-12noon   

12pm-  1pm      

           Sun. May 24th

           

 8am-10am   

10am -12noon   

12pm - 2pm       

2pm - 3pm

Scheduled Events:

Saturday May 23

2015 CRFB Top Dj Contest  Finals  1pm - 5pm

1 - 3 pm CRFB 2nd Seeded Finalist 

3 -  5pm     CRFB  1st Seeded Finalist- 

5pm-515pm Presentation of 2015 CRFB Top DJ Trophies and Awards

Saturday BYOK Fever  featuring:

515pm-7pm - Madelyn Majestic - Relay Rockers / T1Radio

7pm - 9pm  - Fuzzball Ortega - Steelhead Salmon / T1Radio

Sunday  May 24

3pm - 5pm - Relay Rap

5pm - 8pm  T1Radio's TIme Machine the 60s - Trader Whiplash - Team Relay Rockers  BYOK 

For More Information Contact Ariel Stormcrow, Relay Rockers Co-Captain, 

ariel@relayrockers.t1radio.com

*BYOK=- Bring Your Own Kiosk ( All Teams Invited to Place Kiosks during this time)

Press Release: "An Invitation to Bid Me Bald - Trader Whiplash & Nuala Maracas"

From July 27 through August 10 we will be participating in a BID ME BALD Fundraiser to support The Relay For Life of Second Life & the American Cancer Society on Behalf of Hands, Hearts & Hope.  We would be honored if you would make a donation on our behalf to help. As a BID ME BALD participant we am offering our hair to help find a Cure For Cancer.

BUT THIS HAS A TWIST ...............

Bid Me Bald Challenge..

A  'Shaved" Head to Head Competition Pitting 2 Relayers in a Fundraising Race!

Here's how it works.. Two Relay Volunteers - Sebastian and Bailey -  place Kiosks Side for 2 weeks and challenge their friends to donate. Each $L5000 earns 1 day without hair, but here comes the twist!

On Haircut day the totals of BOTH Kiosks are combined to determine the number of days without hair. The days are then assigned to the participant with the LOWER Total!

*Note.. In the interest of fair play and chivalry either challenger can declare they will accept the bald days regardless of totals. (All Bribes to be paid to the Kiosk!)

We are challenging all our friends to come and donate  to our special kiosks and  BID ONE OF US BALD! Our goal is to raise at least $L50,000 each (20 days of baldness).

Kiosks will be out from July 27 thru 4.30pm on August 10 @ (SLURL)

Make Your Choice! Who will be combing their hair with a towel?

Please come and help!  We all know that cancer patients have no choice when their hair falls out during treatment, but we do, and through Relay for Life we can do something to help those people, our loved ones and ourselves, by joining together to FIGHT CANCER!

$L1000 equals $4.35!  A Small amount to anyone! Please Consider a Bid of at least that amount, but remember, every single linden makes a difference!

                                            Please accept our Challenge and
                                                           BID ME BALD!!!
                                       
Until There's A Cure,
Nuala & Trader


*Bid Me Bald recognizes, with honor and respect,  those for whom the choice was made, not by themselves, but by Chemo and other cancer treatments.

We have the choice and we choose to sacrifice our hair to honor these Survivors and to help the American Cancer Society find ways to fight cancer, support survivors and their caregivers and help us all celebrate more birthdays.*

The Beach At Arinultra - LEGENDS Classic Rock , Arinultra Cay (179, 28, 23)

Press Release: Relay Rockers RFL Team to Walk in Memory of Co-Founder Alliez Mysterio

Relay Rockers Return for 10th Consecutive Relay For Life of Second Life
Will Walk in Memory of Co-Founder Alliez Mysterio

Team Announces 2014 CRFB Top DJ Competition Schedule

    Arinultra Cay, Second Life January 6, 2014 :   The Relay Rockers announced today their plans to once again return to the virtual world's largest event, the Relay For Life of Second Life. The team which was formed at Rue dAlliez in 2005 is the only team to participate in every relay held in SL.  The Rockers were Co- Founded by T1Radio's Trader Whiplash and Nuala Maracas and the late Alliez Mysterio of dAlliez Estates and will be walking this year in memory of Alliez, who passed away this past fall of Breast Cancer. Their 2014 slogan will be "10 Years Walking Strong "

    The Rockers are the creators of the extremely popular Bid Me Bald fund-raiser and the annual Celebrate Remember Fight Back Top DJ Competition and will once again be holding these events as the core of their fund raising plans for 2014. They have been a consistent presence at the top of the Team Totals page and have garnered many relay awards during the past 9 years including Top Convio Team, several Campsite Cancer Awareness trophies and the 2013 "Stinky" Trophy.
   
    The Rockers also announced today their plans for the 2014 Celebrate Remember Fight Back Top DJ Competition. The competition, which will kick off March 15th, is a fund raising activity which pits 24 DJs against each other,  to gather votes by donations to a dedicated Relay For Life Kiosk. The event is divided into four rounds.  The competitors begin with 1 hour preliminary sets. The top 8 finishers will then compete in a playoff divided into Quarter and Semi Final rounds. The top 2 remaining DJs face off against each other, playing 2 hour sets each. The team is once again finalizing plans for the Finals to be held during the annual Halfway There Fair weekend.

    Since its start the competition has raised more than L$2.65 million to support the American Cancer Society. This year the team hopes to include several partner venues, DJ - streaming clubs, who will host preliminary rounds. Both 2012 winner Dee Wolfe and 2013 Top DJ Champion Chevelley Silentghost plan to enter to defend and return to the TOP DJ title. Applications are available in Second Life by contacting competition director Ariel Stormcrow (ariel@relayrockers.t1radio.com). Clubs interested in becoming Partner Venues can contact Trader Whiplash (trader@t1radio.com) for more information. Competitors and Venues must adhere to the guidelines set by both the Relay Rockers and American Cancer Society as to content, and by broadcast provider T1Radio.

    Bid Me Bald, which was begun in 2007 to honor founder Trader Whiplash during his treatment for Leukemia, is a fund-raiser in which volunteers pledge to go Bald one day for each L$5000 raised. The team will once again be seeking volunteers to be Bid Bald to support Relay For Life of Second Life. Volunteers need not be a relay participant and can contact any team member for more information.

    The Relay Rockers will be led this year by "Founding Captains" Nuala Maracas (nuala@t1radio.com) and Trader Whiplash and 2014 Captain Ariel Stormcrow. The team is sponsored by LEGENDS Classic Rock and dAlliez Estates. 

Ariel Stormcrow
Relay Rockers
RFL of SL

ariel@relayrockers.t1radio.com  

At the Avi Choice Awards, Or Maybe Not

Yesterday at 3PM, the 2013 Avi Choice Awards took place. Trouble was, one needed tickets to be allowed in the four sim area at the Christmas Expo where it took place. And yours truly hadn't quite remembered to get one. So was watching them from an auxillary location at the beach docks near where T-1 Radio is located. one could watch it on the screen there, or on a HUD provided at the docks. The event was also broadcasted on T-1 Radio. Treet TV, which has broadcasted many events on Second Life live, wasn't showing it this time.

The show had a few glitches, such as one of the hostesses not rezzing, and at one point the computer handling the broadcasting crashed, showing the Windows startup screen, followed by a "please update your Firestorm." Despite these glitches, the event was viewed by over 600 people at times, and attended by over a hundred at the Expo region. The list of winners at http://avichoiceawards.com/ has not yet been published.

Thank you for those who voted for me in the "best blogger" category.

*Update: the list of winners has been published*

Bixyl Shuftan

Reader Submitted: In Tribute to Alliez Mysterio

On Saturday December 7, there was a memorial event in honor of Relay for Life member Alliez Mysterio. Trader Whiplash and Nuala Maracus hosted the tribute.

  If anyone wishes to pay their respects to the family of Alliez Mysterio there is an open house in Alliez's honor at dAlliez http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/dAlliez/231/137/23  at 4pm T1Radio will become once again Radio dAlliez for a Musical Tribute to our Friend and CoFounder of the RelayRockers.  430 - 5pm Frogg Marlowe will perform live.

Pictures submitted by Bain Finch

2013 Avi Choice Awards Taking Place Dec 15th

The Avi Choice Awards, which brands itself as "the premier annual awards presentation recognizing the people and talent" will be taking place on Sunday Dec 15th at 3PM SL time.

The Avi Choice Awards is the premier annual awards presentation recognizing the people and talent of SL’s™ amazing creations, completely chosen and voted on by SL™ residents.  The 2011 and 2012 Avi Choice Awards response was tremendous and the websites saw an amazing 65000 visits and an staggering number of votes.  This year we expect even more.

This years show will again be hosted by T1 Radio’s Trader Whiplash and Nuala Maracas.  Presenting Avi Choices this year will be Saffia Widdershins and Elrik Merlin of TREET TV’s Designing Worlds and Satin Galli and Erin68 Frog who are longtime SL performers and RL couple, too.  Both sets of presenters are nominees this year and have both won awards in past years.  Performances at this years extravaganza include the wonderful artistry of Particle Tom and Lexi, Therese Nightfire and the Guerilla Burlesque Dancers and first life band Wayne Davis Rocks.  The show will be another stunning example of the talent and brilliance available in our wonderful SL grid.

The award presentation will take place at the Christmas Expo, and is considered a "black tie" formal attire event.

Among those nominated for best DJ is Fuzzball Ortega, of the Steelhead Estates. Krypton Radio, where he often performs, was among the nominations for favorite radio station. The Second Life Enquirer was among those nominated for best newspaper.

Those with questions are asked to email: AviChoiceAwards@gmail.com.