It has been just about 2 years since I put my pixel foot back into Second Life, and I have to say, "Phew!" Things have changed a LOT. Breed-able horses, cats and rabbits? I mean don't get me wrong, I have three Amaretto Breed-able horses , Dakota Silver, Freckled Sky and Mocha Luna... but it amazing me how people are spending their time now in Second Life! I must admit though, that after such a long break, it is defiantly good to be back in the saddle.... Ha, and Im not talking about my Breed-ables again!
Upon my return to Second Life, I mourned the absence of a few of my close friends, that I have yet to find online again. So I had to find other things to fill my time until I could refill my friends list with brand new, fun and smiling faces. I began to go to a lot more live shows in SL. I went to a few when I used to log in, but not as many as I have been going to this time around. It all started when one of the before mentioned "new, fun and smiling faces" Reezy Frequency, took me to my very first Skye Galaxy Show.
After seeing how much the music dynamic has really changed in SL, I began going to 2 or 3 shows a day, each lasting about the usual hour. Not only are Second Life users able to perform in SL, but they are blowing minds left and right!! People are no longer just doing covers, and regular karaoke style shows. They are using SL as an outlet for their creativity, kind of the way many young stars are making their starts on Youtube. After witnessing this amazing change, I decided to let the rest of the world know about the fun you can really have in the SL music scene. While attending a show of KevinMThomas Carpool's at The Sound Factory in SL (IM me in world for a LM) I wrote a review of the show and decided to submit it to a few magazines in SL. Heartbeat Magazine was the first to pick me up as their Entertainment Writer, and the next day Radar Magazine offered me a second job, that I of course accepted. My KevinMThomas piece will be in the March issue of Heartbeat magazine, so once again (IM me in world for the LM so you can subscribe!)
So instead of owning my own club in SL this time, I am going to focus on the music, and on my writing. Would you like to stay in the know of great things in SL? Leave me a comment, or a suggestion.. If you have a favorite Musical Artist in SL, Feel free to let me know!!
-Trista Potez
(Tickled Pixel Pink to be here :)
