In Brief: Alpha Health Alliance

 

Some readers may remember Wesley Regenbogen, who used to write for the Newser. He is still active in Second Life, and showed me a place he's been involved with lately: Alpha Health Alliance, an organization that supports people affected by rare diseases. 

 

We'll likely write a larger article on the place later. For now, here's the SURL and website.  

 

https://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Alpha%20Health%20Alliance/239/136/23 

 

https://alphahealthalliance.org

 

Wesley Regenbogen And Cobras MC

 

Penny Shuftan (Deaflegacy) recently had a chance to interview Wesley Regenbogen. Years ago, he was a reporter for the Newser. Since his departure, he joined up with a motorcycle club. So how did he meet up with them, and what's been going on?

Read Penny's interview in People.
 

Homes For Our Troops, Rare Disease Day Fundraisers

Sunday February 28 had not just one charity event (besides those for the Relay for Life), but two. At Veterans Isle,  they had their monthly benefit dance. From 4 to 9 PM SL time, several live musicians and one DJ performed for the crowd, which donated money to two house-shaped kiosks on either side of the stage. The money raised went to Homes For Our Troops.  The event was organized in part by Frets Nirvana.

 Here we go folks …our February 2021 Homes For Our Troops benefit is tonight …with a great lineup and Waya Snowpaw is already kicking it off!  Come on out for a great night of music …and help us stay in the top ten of Homes For Our Troops donors.  Let’s beat 2020’s $15750 in donations.

Things started off at 4 PM with DJ Waya Snowpaw.  Next was Wes West at 5 PM. At 6PM it was Wolfie Monshadow's turn on stage. Paul Nowles began entertaining the crowd at 7 PM. And Lark Bowen did the last hour at 8 PM. 

A total of 110,374 Linden dollars were raised. 

To learn more about Homes for Our Troops, chech out their website at https://www.hfotusa.org.

For the full 24 hours that day, there was a fundraiser for Rare Disease Day. It was held high above the Tainted Island sim in what looked like an urban city square. The event was to raise awareness for rare and uncommon diseases. It's not just treatments that are an issue, but also that doctors might not consider the possibility of them when diagnosing patients. Twenty-four musicians, one per hour, performed for the often-small crowds. 

Following the event, Wesley Regenbogen, one of the organizers, contacted the Newser, "We raised 106,481 L$ at the music event. ... That is 275,33 € or 332.75 USD. I was told for the first time that it's a great start. ... it's been a success first edition."

Wesley hoped the event would be an annual one.

Bixyl Shuftan

Announcement: Rare Disease Day in Second Life

 
 

The Relay fundraising season is in full swing. But that's not the only charity event going on. This Sunday February 28 is "Rare Disease Day," and an event for it is being held here in Second Life at Tainted Island. Wesley Regenbogen sent the Newser a press release explaining what it is and what it's for.

Read Wesley's announcement in Extra.

Wesley Regenbogen on Cobras MC and "Be The Match"

Wesley Regenbogen is a biker in Second Life. He's a member of the Cobra's Motorcycle Club, or Cobra's MC. But he also wants to raise money for "Be The Match," a group that helps people with blood donor matches. Deaflegacy recently met up with him, and gave him an interview. He had a few things to say.

Read the interview in People.

Press Release: Cobras MC Rally This Weekend

By Wesley Regenbogen 

Cobras MC is holding a Rally this weekend.
Everyone is welcome to join in.
Here’s a complete schedule about the whole Cobras Rally weekend :

COBRA BIKE RALLY SCHEDULE OF EVENTS MARCH 22-24

Rally MC tents are free on a strict first come first served basis.
Tents and trailers may be claimed from Wednesday March 20 bright and early,
There is a 50 prim limit on the free tents provided.
If you would like to set out a trailer, you can rent a space by buying the pad for 150L for 100 prims.
CONTACT:  TAMMY UNDERWOOD OR GAMBIT JENKINS

*Sorry, no child avatars allowed on Cobra sim (Pins), however we are having a Kids Rally on the adjoining sim (Needles) with concerts, a bike show, lots of carnival rides and games and a prize hunt!  Below the main schedule is the Kids Rally schedule.

SPONSORS PLEASE CONTACT TAMMY UNDERWOOD

Vendor tents are free to sponsors, however, if not sponsoring, vendor tents are 100L for 50 prims.  Purchase the tent to reserve your space.

All GAMES MONEY TO BE SENT TO RELAY FOR LIFE
(Kiosks will be available)

RALLY GREETER IS WESLEY REGENBOGEN


SUNDAY MARCH 24TH EVENTS

SAT-SUN 9:00AM - 9PM - DJ's  (QIRKY & DAMIEN)
8:00 Till NOON BIKE SHOW (75 PRIM LIMIT)  (SHAYNE)

8:00 Till NOON FANTASY BIKE SHOW (200 PRIM LIMIT)  Highest votes as well as highest RFL donations (kiosks provided for each bike placed) will determine winner.  (SHAYNE)

8:30-9AM Cage of Death  (BIG ED)

9-10AM Bull Riding Contest  (SARA)

10-11  WET T-SHIRT/BOXER CONTEST  (BIG ED)

11 - NOON PIT PARTY.  ALL PRIZE WINNERS ANNOUNCED  (MIGHTY)

KIDS RALLY @ NEEDLES

CARNIVAL RIDES/GAME/FUN OPEN FROM 10 - 4 (CARNIVAL CLOSES AT 4PM SLT)

NOON 1:30 Kids Hamster Ball Races  (EDWIN)

NOON - 2 Kid's Bike Show  (SHAYNE)

2-3PM Children's Concert ICE  DINKY  (BIG ED)

3 PM Kids Bike Show and RODEO DOLPHIN Riding Winners Announced after the Dinky Concert   (MIGHTY)

** All Times and Events are subject to change**

***No avis under 10 days or children avis allowed on the Pins (Cobra World MC Adult sim), they will be kicked. Child avis at Needles and Heartfelt Ridge sims ONLY!**

Cobra`s is neutral territory, so in order to keep down on the lag please take this into consideration wearing huds, guns, scripts, etc.

Rally coordinator  Big Ed  (Stormrunner1)

Bike contest coordinator  Shayne Winslet 

Sponsors coordinator  Tammy Underwood

Press release : "24 hour Ride for Be The Match in Second Life This Weekend !

This weekend ( October 26 th and 27 th, 2018 ) the Cobras MC is doing a 24 hour ride for Be The Match ( http://www.bethematch.org ) .

From Friday, October 26 th at 6 PM SLT untill Saturday, October 27 th 6PM SLT , we will ride on different tracks during this event.

More information about our event and Be The Match :

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ DEM BONES ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Be the Match is a bone marrow/cord blood registry that not only helps people find matches, but helps donors with logistics and expenses so that they can feel free to donate marrow.

PLEASE IF YOU ARE BETWEEN 22 AND 44 AND IN GOOD HEALTH, JOIN THE BONE MARROW AND CORD BLOOD REGISTRY

It is easy, a simple swab in the cheek... go to the website for a test kit to send back.

If you are NOT in this age group or in good health, you can donate or volunteer from the following site as well. They need your dollars and time to coordinate and care for donors as well as those who are ill.

Be the one that can give a ride to the hospital or take a donor to lunch.. Be the one that can put a couple dollars (even $5.00 helps!) in the pot and get an instant email with 501 (c) information back.. go to the Website..

BE THE MATCH TO SAVE A LIFE!

http://www.bethematchfoundation.org/goto/TeamBeTheMatchSL2018

To our free Test Kit page.. go here

http://join.bethematch.org/SecondLife

It costs about $100 to add each new member to the Be The Match Registry. This is to cover the cost of tissue typing and storage, as well as materials and administrative expenses.

If you are age 18–44, Be The Match covers the cost to join for the people on SecondLife (during the campaign only! From October 26th through November 5) through funds provided in part by generous mission supporters.

If you are age 45–60, you will be required to make a $100 payment to cover the cost to join.

The reason: Younger donors, ages 18–44, produce more and higher-quality blood stem cells that lead to better transplant outcomes. Transplant physicians request younger donors more than 95 percent of the time. Requiring individuals ages 45–60 to cover their own cost to join helps Be The Match maintain the best registry for patients and make the best use of its resources.

SL Coordinator = Wesley Regenbogen

MC Coordinator = Mightbe Shelter

Music Club Coordinator = Katsii Tennen

October 26-27th ~ 25 Rides in 24 Hours (motorcycles)

October 28th

October 31st, Halloween

November 3, Cobra Coil Ride N Hunt , Noon till 2pm

2pm Biker's Burlesque Brought to you by Royal Cabaret Entertainers

3pm Tribute to Nickleback by Royal Cabaret Entertainers

Track list of the 24 hour ride :

"DEM BONES" Ride 25 Tracks in 24 Hours raising awareness of Be the Match.. Cord Blood and Bone Marrow Transplants. Information and gifts given out during rides and after..Full Schedule for the 24 hour ride. Everyone will go home with a new vehicle of some type whether you ride one or all 25 rides!

You are welcome to ride just one, any, or all of the 25 rides.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26

6 PM http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Viper%20Ridge/150/210/432

7 PM http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Lower%20Moradon%20Tor/171/165/22

8 PM http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Westcreek/75/152/1652

9 PM http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Sunshine%20State/46/134/38

10 PM http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Urban%20Style/33/117/22

11 PM http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Heartfelt%20Ridge/107/198/516

SATURDAY OCTOBER 27

12 AM http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Viper%20Ridge/125/177/4001

1 AM http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Amarillis/129/99/931

2 AM http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/STURGIS/151/28/29

3 AM http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/StarRiders/108/184/25

4 AM http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Hunger%20Battle%20Zone/91/110/519

5 AM http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Amalur%20Isle/59/158/22

6 AM http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Mulholland%20Highway/94/180/22

7 AM

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Seductive%20Roads%20South/244/44/27

8 AM http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/KRAL%20Island/38/27/20

9 AM http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Mantra/39/244/22

10 AM http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Bad%20Boys/158/82/2193

11 AM http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Mount%20Pengo/104/143/164

12 PM http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Chaisuki/130/76/2134

1 PM http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/2RAW%20EXTREME/242/169/1440

2 PM http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Aloha%20Memories/89/27/28

3 PM http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Hidden%20Creek%20Valley/7/138/22

4 PM http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Soncent/16/126/916

5 PM http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Eagle%20Skye/14/129/9

6 PM http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Viper%20Ridge/112/221/292

Closing ceremony after the Mario Cart Race. This special bike given out to those FINISHING all 25 Rides along with trophies and a couple gag gifties :)

Please have lots of fun, enjoy the ride. When you come back to these tracks tip them well. They might even allow us to come back next year :).. See you at the ride!

MORE Be the Match Events to follow.. look for them!

(Sim owners and ride coordinators are allowed to ban people if needed. We are here to have fun. No hate.)

Wesley Regenbogen

My Last Article For SL Newser

Over time, the Second Life Newser has had a number of writers. Among them was Wesley Regenbogen, whom over time wrote many articles. Unfortunately, Wesley has stated he can no longer write for the Newser, and will be leaving us. Before departing for good, he had one final article.

Read Wesley's goodbye in Extra.

Barbie Alchemi on Creations For Parkinson's

Wesley Regenbogen recently had a chance to interview Barbie Alchemi, the owner of "Creations For Parkinson's. The area is not just well known for it's beauty and design, from the top of the buildings to under the water, but for being the home of "Team Fox," which raises funds for research for treatments of Parkinson's Disease. Wesley's questions went from how the place came to be, to how much has been raised over time, to it's current fundraiser, the Gotham Halloween Event.

Read Wesley's article in Extra. 

JFC Bike Store

Introduction

JFC Bike store was founded in 2008 by Jayra Magic. She was tired of bikes that ride and steer the same way. So, she decided to make her own bikes in Second Life. She wanted to create a bike with their own character and spirit. She spend many nights with “Mr. Try” and “Dr. Error” to fine tune the good old HQ 1.0 script. Before Jayra Magic made bikes in Second Life, she was pole-dancing at a club called “Killing Floor” to make some money for her first bike-parts. The challenge was to seek a balance between the different vehicle parameters, because when you change one it affects the others. Lexei Glas (LG Bikes) taught her the basics of bike creation and also shared scripts. That’s when the JFC bike script was born.

JFC Bike store

The first “official” JFC Bike store was on Biker World. There she met up with Moppi Riddler , who asked her if she could do some creative stuff in Second Life too. She agreed and Moppi Riddler agreed to make some biker outfits to fit with the bikes Today Moppi Riddler is the proud owner of MRSTYLE bike outfit store, which is located next to JFC Bike Store.

Dixie Jefferson completed their team she helped out with scripts, building, sculpts and mesh to create the awesome roads that surround the sim. There are so many people that Jayra Magic would like to thank.

After the store moved to different other locations, the store finally stranded on the “CALI to NYC’ sim, and that’s where the store is still located.

The JFC Bike store building is a modern building with rez pads for every single bike. So, when you want to try out a bike, just click on the rez pad and it will rez a demo bike for you. Then you can ride the bike to see if it fits you. You can ride around the roads surrounding the store to find out if the bike rides like you want it to. When it does, you can buy the bike at the store.

Everyone is welcome to hang out at the store and enjoy riding the bikes.

At the JFC Bike store you can find bikes, motorcycles, choppers. They are all made in high quality bike-parts and they are all scripted with the unique feature-rich and low lag scripts of JFC bikes.

Jayra Magic says “"Let me create to enjoy and share the fun and feeling."

Her bikes are the best bikes in Second Life.

So, come and find your new bike at JFC bike store at :

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/CALI%20to%20NYC/195/176/142

Wesley Regenbogen  

Jayra Magic and JFC Bikes

By Wesley Regenbogen

About Jayra Magic

Jayra Magic is the owner and creator of the JFC Bikes and the store. She’s a bike builder and has a bike store. Making bikes in Second Life is her passion and she’s good at her job. Her bikes are awesome bikes, because she puts her passion into making them.

I met Jayra Magic at the place where she makes her bikes, after she teleported me over.

I first asked how she was doing and she told me “I’m doing fine” and she asked how I was doing and I told her I was doing very well.

I asked how she got started in Second Life and how she got started as a bike creator. She told me that a friend of her told her about Second Life and that it didn’t take too long before she met people that liked bikes as she did.

Next, I asked her how bikes are made and what processes that it goes through to get into the final product and ready to be sold. She told me that there are multiple ways to get a bike made : she buys bike parts and puts them together until it looks like a bike, or she buys bike-kits and puts her own scripts into it and also adds her own textures.

Creating a bike can take weeks, she also told me. So, making bikes is time consuming. It takes so long because she has her own vision on how it needs to look and sometimes she can't find the right bike parts. So, that's why she makes her own bike parts too. She wants every bike to have their own character and not only a look. So fine tuning it can also take a few days work.

Then I asked her if she has a collaboration with other bike creators or she only works solo. She told me that she always likes to learn from other bike creators and that Lexei Glas (LG Bikes) teached her the important things about Second Life bikes. She has a special collaboration with Moppi Riddler, the bike outfit creator called MRSTYLE, they have been friends for over 9 years. Her shop is located next to the JFC bike store.

When I asked her where she gets the inspiration for creating bikes in Second Life, she told me that gets many ideas from customers and also from real life role models and also her own fantasies and ideas that she has.

Then I asked her if she has lots of customers from MCs, or motorcycle clubs, around Second Life. She told me that she has many people from MC’s in Second Life, but also non MC related people that want to buy a bike. There are many people that are in a MC in Second Life that ride bikes from JFC. She is proud that people ride her bikes in Second Life.

I asked her what if a customer wants a custom made bike. She told me that if it doesn’t cost her more to make it, she sells it at the regular price, but she currently is unable to make custom bikes. She doesn’t make bikes for 1 person, but she wants to make bikes for everybody out there. She wants to share her creations ( the bikes ) with everyone.

The last question I asked was what plans that she has for the future. She told me that she hopes to keep on selling bikes and that her shops continues to grow and that her store runs for a couple of years at least. And she hopes that she never runs out of ideas to make bikes. She also hopes that she can spend more time exploring biker sims and also join in on parties/concerts and also doing some sailing in Second Life.

I thanked her for taking the time for doing the interview and wished her luck in the future.

Wesley Regenbogen

AdMire : Real Life Jam Meet-Up in The Netherlands

Wesley Regenbogen recently attended a unique music event, AdMire. The event took place not just in Second Life, but also the real life location that the inworld area was based on. So what did Wesley have to say about the occasion?

Read Wesley's article in Events.

Interview with Helvis Xue, Prez of Cobras MC

Earlier, Wesley Regenbogen wrote about what it takes to get into a motorcycle club in Second Life. But what does it take to run one? Recently. he had a chance to talk to Helvis Xue, the President, or "The Prez" of the Cobras MC. Helvis talked about how he came to Second Life, and a little about running the club.

Read Wesley's story in People.

Interview with Deaflegacy

In June, The Newser began doing interviews of it's reporters at the time as part of it's seventh anniversary. Among them is Deaflegacy. A proud member of Virtual Ability, she feels Second Life offers much for those with disabilities. Wesley Regenbogen, who did the interview, asked her a number of questions about how she came to Second Life, and what she feels she's accomplished.

Read Wesley's interview in People.

Interview With Wesley Regenbogen

Deflegacy recently had a chance to interview fellow Newser reporter Wesley Regenbogen. Wesley has a history in virtual journalism that started not in Second Life, but a smaller virtual world. He would eventually come here, write for the Second Life Newspaper, and later on the Newser. Wesley had a number of things to say about the road that brought him to the Newser, and why he now rides it with a motorcycle club.

Read the interview in People.

How To Get From Zero to Hero (aka Patched) in the Cobras Motorcycle Club

Last month, Wesley Regenbogen wrote about the Cobras Motorcycle Club. One detail that was mentioned only briefly is how those interested can join up with them. As it turns out, there are a few levels of membership from those whom have recently been hanging around with them, whom they call "hang arounds," to being a full member, or "patched."

Read Wesley's article in People.

The Cobras MC Motorcycle Club

Wesley Regenbogen has been riding on the wild side lately. He met up with a motorcycle club called the "Cobras MC," and began hanging out with them with the idea of doing a story on them. But they got along well enough to the point he was invited in, or "patched in" to borrow a term from biker lingo. So who are the Cobras and where do they ride? Wesley had a few things to say.

Read Wesley's story in People.

Game Review: Far Cry Primal

In Wesley Regenbogen's latest article, he reviews a game he's been playing: Farcry Primal. The game is different in that unlike most others, it doesn't take place in a sci-fi Medieval Fantasy, or modern day settings. It takes place in prehistoric times with you as a caveman. So what did Wesley think?

Read Wesley's review in Other Grids, MMOs and Games.

Game Review: Tom Clancy’s "The Division"

In Wesley Regenbogen's latest article, he takes a look at the game "Tom Clancy's The Division." Inspired by a real-life US government operation designed to test America's response to a bio-terrorism attack, the player takes on the role of a secret agent trying to help restore order in New York City after a plague has resulted in a breakdown of society. So what did Wesley think of the game?

Read Wesley's review in Other Grids, MMOs, and Games.

Club Cherry

Back to writing about Second Life, Wesley Regenbogen is once again checking out clubs around the grid. In his latest article, he writes about Club Cherry. Founded earlier this year by Ravi2014 Resident, this venue high above the Kutia sim with a swimming pool and nearby shops has high hopes to make a splash in the club scene.

Read Wesley's story in SL Clubbin'.