Welcome! Junkyard Blues is an outdoor blues club in a Gulf Coast environment residing in the virtual world of Second Life. The people who visit our world are not virtual. They are very real, and, over time, a community has blossomed amidst the palm trees and junk. We invite you to visit us and enjoy our music and our community. To visit our club: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Junkyard%20Blues/212/46/22
DJ Fiery Oraared and Generous Dawgs Make JYB Live Music Fundraiser a Success
Dina and I would like to thank all the participants and generous donors of the Valentine’s Day annual Kissathon, our live music fundraiser. We were stunned and touched by the response. The event ended with DJ Fiery Otaared's evening show at which she announced that, instead of tips, she would accept live music donations for the fundraiser and match each donation linden for linden.
By the end of the day Fiery presented 119,000 L to junkyard Blues from generous donors and from her own matching funds of 42,000 L !!! Later during the wee hours DJ Bard Wasp wore out his lips and raised another 12,000 L. After the dust settled there was 155,000 L in the live music fund, enough for lots of concerts in the months to come.
Many of you will recall that a little more than a year ago we had a 3-month run of live music sponsored by the Nestea company. They gave us $1000 USD to finance concerts in exchange for a banner at the stage acknowledging their sponsorship, and we spent it all during the sponsorship period to fulfill our end of the agreement.
It turned out to be a positive relationship for Nestea and for Junkyard Blues, but we learned from the experience that many of our group members were just not available to attend 5 or 6 live music events each week. This time we look forward to scheduling concerts in a more leisurely time frame, giving more of our group a chance to enjoy them.
Funds donated during the Valentine's Day event will be used entirely for the purpose of paying expenses related to live music concerts.We thank you so much for your generosity, for your trust and faith in us, and for the feeling of community that we find every day at Junkyard Blues.
ArorA's Musical Feast
We'd like to let everybody know what a treasure we have in ArorA Chadbourne who sings at the Junkyard Blues Live Music Stage on Saturday nights when she has a break from her first life singing career. She might sing the blues or Sixties or Broadway or Country or any other genre you like, but, whatever your tastes, come for the spell of her voice and the passion and emotional energy behind it.
In her First Life ArorA is Jamie Brayden, Vocalist, Entertainer, and Songwriter from Phoenix, Arizona. Her parents were nightclub and radio performers in the New York area, and Jamie became part of the act at age four along with her older sister. Later she performed in musical theater and began singing and fronting for bands at top clubs in the New York area. Then it was on to Nashville to record and Los Angeles to perform. You may have once seen her on television or heard of her winning a music award before coming to know her in Second Life as ArorA Chadbourne.
Come enjoy her with us while we have her. Like all else in life this special time will not last forever, so join us at these concerts and let yourself be carried off by her songs. Jamie Brayden's website is http://www.jamiebrayden.com
Shark Grabs Noob! Tragedy strikes noob at Junkyard Blues beach. Says horrified onlooker Jacko Vendetta, "The little guy never had a chance." Owners post warnings for swimmers. The deceased is survived by his brother who works in the repair bay at the Junkyard Garage.
How to Be a Rabbit Instead of a Lag Turtle
We bring our own lag with us every time we step out in Second Life, and we share it like a virus with everybody around us. You can't make server side lag go away, but you can speed yourself up significantly and be a good SL citizen to those around you. Do just this one thing, and you will be on the road to a better SL experience for you and your friends.
In Edit/Preferences turn your graphics quality settings down to medium or even low, and, most important, be sure your draw distance is set to 64, the lowest setting in the custom graphics menu. To get the custom menu just click the custom box. Get in the habit of adjusting your graphics settings for specific purposes. You don't need huge draw distance and high quality sky and water shaders when dancing in the club, but you might when taking a scenic photograph. Take charge of your graphics window, and manipulate it to improve your experience as you move about in Second Life instead of being ruled by it.
Shark Grabs Noob!