RFL Team ACTS Privateers Ball Tomorrow, Saturday May 24

 

Team ACTS is having their Privateers Ball, tomorrow on Saturday Mat 24, from 1 to 3 PM SL time. 

"Get your pirate on this Saturday!"

 http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Rosehaven%20Absinthe/28/40/30

 

International "Talk Like A Pirate Day" (Updated)

 

 

 "Shiver me timbers! It be 'International Talk Like A Pirate Day' me hearties. So feel free ta speak th' way of th' brotherhood, dress up like a buccaneer or wench, or better yet, both. Check out yer groups fer pirate-themed goin's on. Arrrrrrrrr!"

Check out our article on "Pirate Speak."

*Update* While in Second Life, heard about a cool place in Bellisseria chat.

Michael (Bubblesort Triskaidekaphobia): This is outside Bellisseria, but I thought somebody here might know what this is... I found an island pirate cove, with a massive hoard of gold, off the NW coast of Satori The NW coast of Satori has a lot of cool islands to explore.  Anyway, when I click on the one treasure chest I got a gleaming pirates sword.  I got something similar when clicking on a treasure chest in some tunnels in a rainforest once... is this part of a bigger game that I don't know about, or is it just a cool thing the lindens leave lying around?  My notice said Naughty Mole gave it to me.

Checking out the island at Orlop (86,154,23), I found myself on an island with a huge skull in the center, filled with gold coins. Clicking on it, I got the golden sword that was being talked about, as well as a crown when clicking elsewhere. I got a script warning message stating the code was outdated. Oh well, it's an interesting momento for Pirate Day.

 

The island was created by the Moles of the  Department of Public Works.

Bixyl Shuftan

RFL Announcement: SLCS / Pirates Destiny Funday for Relay for Life, Today

 

ARRR Matey's you better come on down to the SLCS Pirate funday or else it is Davey Jones locker for you.  The Girls at SLCS this month have teamed up with Pirates dynasty to hold a swashbuckling party to help Relay for life defeat cancer.  So come on down and help us sink the Jolly Roger Cancer once and for all.

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Nassau%201700/152/58/23

9-10 Nivor
10-11 Harmonia Trefoil
11-12 Redhawk
12-1 Rock Doghouse
1-2 Holly Giles
2-3 Star Twilighton (star.thiemem)
3-4 Jenna Oiseau
4-5 Laidback Celt
5-6 Saramarie Philly
6-7 Phemie Garfeild
7-8  Ronnie Artano
8-9 Kris Electricteeth and the Bloody Pirates
 

Announcement: "Under the Sea" at Caledon

 
Everypaws is invited to come and spend time with DJ Cynthia and myself  Under the Sea!  Dame, DJ Cynthia Farshore says, "All you pirates, mermaids, fish and seamen, come dance to the shanties!" 

We will be in the Under Ocean Retreat this Tuesday the 24th from 6 to 8 as Cynthia streams the tunes of a pirate under water theme. In or out of theme come and join us. Please make you way to the main chamber once you arrive. Hang a left at the intersection.
 
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Caledon%20Oxbridge%20Village/124/218/2411
 

RFL Announcement: Privateer's Ball Today

27 of June   From 1-3pmSLT  the Rosehaven Privateers will sponsor the  Privateers Ball at the Nepenthe Gate.  Magdalena Kamenev will be spinning the tunes loved by all Privateers and Pirates.

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Rosehaven%20Absinthe/52/53/34

Cartoon of the Day: Happy "Talk Like A Pirate Day"

By Bixyl Shuftan

Press Release: "Making Strides" Pirate Gala This Saturday

AHOY! SET SAIL FOR THE TREASURE THE CHESTS SURVIVORS’ GALA!

Come with us as we celebrate all breast cancer Survivors and Caregivers in a costume ball gala from 1 to 6 p.m. SLT on Saturday, Oct. 28.

Pirates is the theme for the gala, so come dressed in your best costume! There will be live entertainment throughout the gala, including:

1 p.m. SLT  DJ Dahlia Poliatevska
2 p.m. SLT Keeba Tammas
3 p.m. SLT Maximillion Kleene
4 p.m. SLT DJ Blaze Korobase


In addition, there will be a Live Auctions going throughout the event and Making Strides awards given out.

The SLURL for the sim is: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/RFL%20Making%20Strides/70/169/22

AUCTION and RAFFLE includes:

R4114 Toughest Gong Z type Motorcycle:
Toughest Gong Z type

has two individual color changers
has four park poses with passenger reacting with the driver
has realistic burnout particles
has flight particles
has a step on for the rider and passenger when the engine is turned on.

Model on display has been unscripted.  Winner will be sent full scripted bike.

Exclusive Dress - Rana Mesh Dress Think Pink by Gidget's:
Fits Classic, Fit mesh, Slink, Maitreya, Belleza, Tonic,  eBody and TMP body

Male Shape / Skin pkg from CG Designs:
Your Choose any ONE of 37 Male Avatar Pack from CG Designs.
Any Avatar Pack priced at $L2000 or less.  Marketplace link:
https://marketplace.secondlife.com/stores/31342

Fits: TMS, Lelutka, Signature Mesh body and Slink Physique mesh body and catwa mesh head and signature mesh head

(4) 2 wks Oceanfront Villa Rental in full furnished villa:
Destiny Estates is great rental company ran and owned by Lioness Kitty (taraa.destiny). 

She has donated FOUR 2 Week Luxury Oceanfront Villa Rentals to the top bidders.   Winners names will be given to her and the winners can contact her to arrange your Two Week Vacation.  :)

She has multiple Oceanfront Villas.  All are fully furnished and come with generous prim allowances.

This would make a great getaway for a special occasion with your special someone or just a nice rental to consider

Destiny Estates as a rental home for you in SL. 

Auction Items are located on the pirate Ship if you like to take a look or want more information on items.

Auctions will be LIVE on Oct. 28th during the Honor Gala. You can place bids via Sandie Loxingly  and Leala Spire before the Gala, if you can't attend.


Raffles:

1000 L Gift Card for Ever an Angel

Mystery Gift Card box with card valued at over 3000 L

The “Treasure the Chests”  event runs through Oct. 31. Stroll along the streets of a Caribbean pirate town and help raise funds for breast cancer research. The event is sponsored by Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Across Second Life.

About MSABC

Making Strides Against Breast Cancer or MSABC is the largest network of breast cancer awareness events in the nation, uniting more than 300 communities to finish the fight. Every breast cancer walk and event is an incredible and inspiring opportunity to honor those who have battled breast cancer, raise awareness about what we can do to reduce our breast cancer risk, and raise money to help the American Cancer Society fight the disease with research, information, services, and access to mammograms for women who need them.

For more information visit MSABC in SL’s page, makingstridessecondlife.org.

"Talk Like A Pirate Day" Celebrated at the Happy Vixen

Yesterday, September 19, was "Talk Like a Pirate Day." Usually on the day the Newser celebrates with a chuckle. But we delayed making a deal out of it for a day out of respect to Breezes Babii. The Sunweaver community celebrated it at the Happy Vixen with a pirate party, with the high-energy DJ Tantari spinning the tunes. The 250 Linden prize was split between Tantari Kim, Amaya Hotshot, and Gnawtooth Greymoon.

Feel free to check our Pirate Speak and pirate-themed locations articles from earlier.

Bixyl Shuftan

Press Release: Registration Open for Making Strides "Treasure The Chests" Shopping Event

Ahoy mateys!

Calling all buccaneers and wenches! Here’s a way you can support a good cause, raise funds for breast cancer research and have fun at the same time.

Registrations are now being accepted for the “Treasure the Chests” shopping event that will run from Oct. 1 to Oct. 31.

The event is sponsored by Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Across Second Life.

If you have any type of business, service or sell anything, this is a shopping event for you! There’s no requirements for items unique to the event; no special vendors to set up.

There are a variety of shop sizes to choose from -- something for every budget. The shopping sim will have a Pirate/Old World theme, but don’t let that stop you! All are welcome to join us.

All businesses in Second Life are welcome to participate in this truly unique event. From designers to breedables to SL experiences, there’s a place for everyone at the Treasure the Chests shopping event.

Benefits of sponsorship are highlighted on this google document you can access.
http://bit.ly/2uHqniq

Once you have decided which level of shop works best for you, click the link below to join.
http://bit.ly/2uH4KPo

If you are unable to do sponsorship at this time but would like to participate, contact us and allow us to help you find a way to be involved that fits your needs.

We can help get your name and logo seen by THOUSANDS of people across the grid and web through our website and Facebook! All you need to do is click the link above to join or contact Leala Spire, or Sandie Loxingly for more information.

We’d love to talk to you about these opportunities and help spread the word about YOUR enterprise across the grid!

I’m In! What’s Required of Me?

You will be required to:
Register for your storefront between now and Sept. 20, by going to the following link : http://bit.ly/2uH4KPo

Pay your rental Fee for the level of shop you would like by Sept. 20 to be included in the Shopper’s Guide. The latest we will accept payment is Sept. 30, but late participants will not be in Shopper’s Guide. Payments made be made at the Strides office in Second Life.

Be prepared to start setting up your storefront by Sept. 26.

Have store open by Oct. 1. Storefronts will be required to be torn down between Nov. 1 and Nov. 4.

Read and Agree to Comply with All Guidelines which you can find here.

Is there more I can do to help? Or I can’t rent a storefront but would like to participate, how can I help?

If you would like to help more you can:
Donate a One of A Kind Item for Auction at the Treasure the Chests Gala on Oct. 28.

Donate a small item to go into the walkers’ gift bags that they will be given after the Making Strides walk on Oct. 21.

Place a kiosk in your main store to accept donations from your customers. If you have a storefront and would like to donate a portion of your sales of a special item or if you would like to create a special item for the event to sale, with proceeds going to MSABC, you are welcome too!! Just drop your donation in the kiosk next to your shop or the kiosk at the Making Strides Office on American Cancer Society Island.

You may set items up on Marketplace with a split sell to donate and you can contact Leala or Sandie for more info on this.


About MSABC

Making Strides Against Breast Cancer or MSABC is the largest network of breast cancer awareness events in the nation, uniting more than 300 communities to finish the fight. Every breast cancer walk and event is an incredible and inspiring opportunity to honor those who have battled breast cancer, raise awareness about what we can do to reduce our breast cancer risk, and raise money to help the American Cancer Society fight the disease with research, information, services, and access to mammograms for women who need them.

For more information or to donate, visit MSABC in SL’s page, 

http://main.acsevents.org/site/TR/MakingStridesAgainstBreastCancer/MSABCCY17National?fr_id=85482&pg=entry

Media contact: Serina Juran

Templeton Cove Pirate Maze

Arrrrr! I be a mite late with me "Talk Like A Pirate Day" story. Apologizes me hearties, but bettah late than nevah. Our tale be of an adventure ye can still take fer yerself. We be talkin' about th' Templeton Cove Pirate Maze.

Read th' tale n' Places.

Trade Winds

Becky Shamen's explorations took her to a place known for it's recreating the days in the West Indies when pirates sailed the seas: Trade Winds. With twelve sims, there's no shortage of water to sail around in and islands to explore. So what did Becky Find?

Read Becky's article in Places.

SL Video: "The Queen Anne's Revenge - Second Life "

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From "The Virtual Redblog of Redgrrl" on August 2008, "a short video of my lovely ship The Queen Anne's Revenge, Silent's Folly - Cooper River, Wando. The ship was made by Baron Grayson of Relic and the antique furnishings were those I collected on my many plundering raids. Enjoy! Featuring Jolly Roger by Adam and the Ants."

Giant Snail Races Video: "15 Sep 19 Talk like a Pirate Day"

 

 

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Posted on September 19, 2015, "If your favorite letter is R this was the race to be at. It was talk like a Pirate Day at the Giant snail Races. Some of our music we use during the race is by my good friend Alazarin Mobius Credits music by Alazarin Mobius Cosmodrome is on the album Reticulated Splines and during the race we used his song Space_Patrol is on the album Iaxartes Tholus. You can buy them at http://alazarinmobius.bandcamp.com , by The Invisible Band! Thanks Man!!"

SL Video: "Pirates Bride (Directors Cut)"

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From Drakortha on June 2014, "I decided to come back to this and make various improvements to the imagery and also the pacing."

Ready for Halloween

By Gemma Cleanslate

It is early , I know, but I thought I would go check out some of the Halloween venues that are already established and actually have hunts going on! I visited Hipville’s 5th annual Halloween Hunt first. Here I found a heart and brain hunt. The sim has four areas to visit, the corn mazes with frightening creatures appearing. The asylum where you have to be very careful what you touch.  Cross the bridge to enter the witches’ forest where cauldrons of fire and worms await you. Click a globe and you can take some great pictures of yourself posing as part of the decor.

The walk to the graveyard is spooky with spirits rising before your eyes and on into the grave yard for more spirits about. I found some prizes as I went along but must return for more because they will be changing as time passes. You can get all the information you need to enjoy the region at the entrance. There are some great Halloween decorations for sale, including the corn mazes, dunking for apples, and more.Don’t forget to ride a broom!!! Lots of fun!

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife//189/182/24   

My next visit was to Heart of Darkness where there is so much going on too. A treasure chest hunt and a photography contest and  billboards are at the entrance so click them for information you will need. Wonderful sim to roam and search for treasure chests. Be sure to look up, down, under and over and behind. I have to go back for more! I found about 18 already but there are many many more~ up to 40!

It is a pirate town so there are many pirate skeletons hanging around the town and on the half sunken boats.Try out the interactive poses and hope to save your life! Some of the prizes are from our beloved Aley which are always nice to find. For the photography contest read the notecard and visit the store for a free outfit and so many cute outfits for sale too. Use the region windlight for effect and beware of everything! This will be open until November 4.

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife//154/165/22

Gemma Cleanslate

"Talk Like a Pirate Day" at the Sunweaver Clubs

The Sunweaver/Angel community, the neighbors of the SL Newser office, loves a good party. And "Talk Like a Pirate Day" provided a good excuse for some swashbuckling fun. So we donned some buccaneer outfits, and had a couple of pirate parties.

ON Thursday September 17, the Happy Vixen had a double event from 6-8, and 8-10PM. DJ Rose provided a selection of pirate tunage.

Saturday was September, September 19, "Pirate Day," and so Club Cutlass made it's theme for the evening pirates of course. DJ Tantari provided the swashbuckling tunes for the night, some familiar, some not played as often. The larger of the two parties, there were quite a few outfits (including a cutlass or two), lots of "Arrrr matey" and other pirate chatter, and the event included a sharkgirl, and a "pie rat" or two.

Shockwave Yareach and Dawnmarie were the winners in the costume for the best outfits. Tantari ended her set with the familiar "Pirates of the Carribean" theme. Of course real pirates are and have been far more vicious than their portrayal in Hollywood movies. But that doesn't stop the residents of Second Life from having some good clean fun.

Bixyl Shuftan

Happy "Talk Like a Pirate Day"

Arrrr! Shiver me timbers! Tis be "Talk Like A Pirate Day." An' time ta takes a look at a few pirate-themed places in Second Life. First, if ye wish ta catch up on yer pirate speak, be checkin' our old article on th' lingo.

In the past, we wrote about a detailed pirate themed area "Morgan Straits." It's no longer around, but there are other places one can engage in a little swashbuckling. One place you'll be wanting to check out is the Blake Sea. This is a HUGE area of water and islands east of the Second Life mainland. To join up with the Blake Sea Battles Group, head to Blake Diego (215, 45, 36)


There, one can get information about the group, in addition to a couple freebie craft, and one demo of a small armed ship. You can also find schedules of events, such as the sea battles.

Typing "Pirates" in Second Life search will get you a number of adult-themed roleplay areas. Near the top of the list were a couple that weren't, Trade Winds (51, 139, 22), and Pirates Destiny at Nassau Stronghold (126, 119, 25). But these places may not be friendly to nonhuman avatars, except merfolk. They have some freebie items, such as clothes, swimmer HUDs, and a merchant at Trade Winds had a freebie vessel, but while they may not mind a furry tourist walking around, being welcome in a combat RP may be another matter. This is too bad, as going about Trade Winds, there was some good scenery. But looking at Blake Sea Battles Group, the charter doesn't say anything about problems with anyone having a tail.

Besides these places, no doubt there will be a lot of venues holding pirate themed events, such as Club Cutlass near the SL Newser office. But to enjoy pirate-themed fun all year round, the best place in terms of volume of water and welcoming of one's looks is the Blake Sea.

Happy Talk Like a Pirate Day Mateys.

Bixyl Shuftan

SL Video: "Second Life Pirates"

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From JeanPaul Andel on August 2010

"Talk Like a Pirate Day" Parties in Second Life

"Arrrrrr!", "Shiver me timbers!", "I'll have ye keelhauled!", and other piratey phrases abounded last Friday on "International Talk Like a Pirate Day," both in real life and Second Life. But in Second Life, it was much easier to put on a buccaneer's outfit. And in places like Steelhead and the Sunweaver's Club Cutlass, there was some Jolly Roger fun as both places held a couple great pirate parties.

See more in Events.

Happy Talk Like a Pirate Day!

 "Arrrrr, tis be 'International Talk Like a Pirate Day.'So ye best be gettin yer lingo o' th' Brootherhood (2013 article), git yer swabbie outfits on, an' head out t' sea in places like Morgan Straits. What say ye? Ya don' 'ave a ship? Well shiver me timbers, ya landlubbers, tis be yer lucky day. Th' Black Hole Shipyard be havin' some fine boats fer the low price o' completely free!"

"Tis 'Privateer Minerva' an' three other vessels (the difference between a privateer and o' run o' the mill pirate me hearties tis be privateers be gettin' paid ta be pirates) made by Dagger Ulrik be up fer grabs. An' these ships naught be jess fer show. These beauties can fight, either one on one, or in pitched battles. Ye can steer them, an' ye can shoot th' cannons. Ye kinn do both by yerself, or git a first made as th' gunner. So head t' th' Marketplace and get ye choice o' vessels."

https://marketplace.secondlife.com/stores/138717

"Be quick about it! No tellin' how long these ships be up fer grabs fer nowt."

Hat tip: Becky Shamen

Bixyl Shuftan