Reading Radar

That Wacky Particle Guy, Arminasx Saiman, is on the latest uploaded episode of Tonight Live with Paisley Beebe.

Good show! Arminasx is one of the more interesting content creators, IMO.

Dizzy Banjo sent me a link to his blip.tv page tonight, for his “message in a bottle” movie. Dizzy made the exhibit for the SL5B and it’s a really cool concept. Check out the movie. And check out his other movies as well!

(Movie embedded with permission from Dizzy Banjo)

Listening to Crap’s ‘Podcasting in Second Life’, aka ipodjacker, I was reminded that I have a bone to pick with something I heard in a podcast once. The podcaster said that friends known only online can’t or shouldn’t be really considered friends in the same way that friends who’ve taken the last beer from your fridge or peed on the floor in your restroom can be. He’s wrong, and I keep meaning to do a podcast segment on this. Not a running segment, just a one time thing. I need to say to him…

MORON!!!

Anyway, for someone that’s NOT a moron, check out Crap’s new podcast effort for the SL5B.

“Click me!”

Crap, if you’re listening / reading / seeing blue turtles in the sky, I am working on those screencasts.

Everyone knows Crap! Crap Mariner. Laurence Simon. 100 word stories. Edloe. etc. Yadda Yadda. Head Pervert.

For SL’s 5th Birthday, Crap decided to do a podcasting educational build. Cool. Unfortunately although I promised to help, I’m worthless but I am putting together some screencasts that I hope will at least be slightly useful. Really.

Check out the lil video he dunn made.

Anyway. Learn it. Love it. Live it.

You already know that Dexter Ihnen puts on a great show. You already know that the turquoise planet is a great venue (if not, you should). With all this knowledge, if you missed Dexter’s Timescape CD launch event tonight, June 1st of 2008, you should probably be upset with yourself (or me, if you think I should have told you). Wow - what a show! Dexter IS a master performer. And wow, the venue looks amazing too. The changes that Itazura Radio made to it make this an even more amazing place.

Dexter was awesome, as usual. He really knows how to put on a show. It’s really no wonder that his fans are loyal, rabid types (in a good way), and it has to be seen to be appreciated. Pictures don’t really do it justice at all. I did catch some video of Desolation Angel and Papillion that I’ll post into the SLPN IYF feed if possible, but I just want to clear it with Dexter first. It is his music, and I’d like to afford him that courtesy. I want the video to be high quality, so I’m not going to youtube it or compress it heavily. Even formatted for the ipod, the two videos I have will be big ass files, and that’s just how it is.

Another fun, fantastic event by a great performer. I think this venue design that Itazura came up with really matches the energy and excitement of Dexter’s music and performances.

As Chug posted on the Podcast Island blog, Dexter Ihnen (RL Dexter Moore) is recording a live album and streaming it live into Second Life, with proceeds from the even to benefit the Diabetes Australia organization. Better yet, he’s doing this in his new, still under-contruction Turquoise Planet venue that’s temporarily located above Podcast Island. Get on over to the event if you can… He’ll be there for probably another couple hours as of this posting.

What a fun event, watching Dexter at work half a world away, recording live and letting his fans in on the action. Dexter’s truly a man who knows how to entertain and excite the listeners.

The clock tower on Edloe is the welcome area, music venue, centerpiece, cultural hub, and more, for the citizens of Edloe and anyone who visits. And now, it’s been punk’d!! Steampunked, that is. Crap Mariner’s not one for letting the cracker grow stale before tearing things up and starting over. Looks like change is afoot. I’m not sure why change is afoot, and not ahand, or ahead, or ashoulder, but whatever. That’s for the philosophers to debate.

The venue was bringing the tower in this direction already. Whirring gears, steaming engine thingies, assorted steampunky do-dads perfectly suited for their robotic owner, this look kind of grew from the inside out to the entire tower.

The landing point is open and … well. Watery. But in a good way.

There’s even some welcoming words in case you thought you were teleporting to the Bellagio and need corrected on that issue. They could use a sign that says “These aren’t the Goons you’re looking for” though, just to make sure.

Walk, Radar, Walk. Walk uphill. Get off the couch and walk. Walk, Radar, Walk.

I call this the catwalk:

No Edloe tower would be complete without the airship.

And of course, the belly of the beastly tower - the music venue (and more).

It’s a nice build. It suits the island and the venue better. And it’ll be a nice place to visit for music when the desire to have fun is foremost, and the desire to be around uptight avatars with security jackets on is slightly lower on the priority checklist.

Ok, I’m no PB Recreant, but I thought I’d bust out the hoops anyway during Rocky’s rez day party. And since PB was our dj at that point…

Yes, Crap, I stole the “Another…” banner idea from you. And yes, everyone, that IS severe lag I’m undergoing. The Lindens promise that Apple is helping fix their OpenGL driver issues, let’s PLEASE let that be the case.

PB might have me beat in hoop numbers, but I also had “plungie” the toilet plunger spinning over my head.

People who read this blog regularly will notice I don’t blog the Podcaster Meetup a lot of times, mainly because I just forget. Or I’m not sure what to add that won’t come out in the podcasted version of the event itself. But last night featured Phil Rossi (PR Lovenkraft in-world), who I first learned of through his novel Crescent, and of course which was pointed out to me by my friend Airsafety Zuhal, connoisseur of fine stories and podcasts everywhere.

The meetup was small but highly enjoyable. Phil showed why he’s able to be multi-disciplined and still be successful as he articulated his approach to his work. I need to edit the recording and get it to Pickle, then it should be up in a couple days on the Podcast Island Podcast feed.

Phil Rossi (PR Lovenkraft in SL) tells it like it is

We had a small group of active participants

And of course when he went AFK after the meetup, his chair somehow wound up face down under the table. I really don’t know who would do such a thing, but she has blond hair and Crap Mariner calls her Hugabug or Huggy Bear or Sparkly Lady or something you’d think I could remember.

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Have you heard the latest Yakkity Yak? Yes, it’s true… The Lonely Yak Roadhouse has moved to Blakslee World and now features more Yak , more dumpster diving, and as much general insanity as ever before.

And, umm… Don’t tell anyone, but Chug and I found that not only is there a huge Yak on the roof, but there’s also a Yak Ness Monster on the premises. Shhhh… don’t make eye contact!

Here’s the Lonely Yak management chain? Well, anyway, from bottom to top in this picture: Rocky, Me, Razzap, and Jane.

Chug finds a Yak Ness Monster

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