Christmas at The Goblin Cave And The Happy Vixen

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By Bixyl Shuftan

As Christmastime approached, various communities and places held parties. Among them was the Goblin Cave at Caledon Downs, hosted by Cynthia Farshore, which held it's event at Tuesday December 21st from 6 to 8 PM.

Come join us at the Goblin Cave Tuesday the 21st at 6 PM as DJ Cynthia presents Abby Normal's Christmas Dance, a selection selected twisted tunes, funny or odd.  Parodies, offbeat, just generally funny like Bob Rivers. Join us at the Goblin Cave in Cynthia's Winter wonderland region. Feel free to explore. She has decorated the whole region with Christmas.

Cynthia was on the dance floor with everyone as the music played. 

There was a mix of tunes from traditional Christmas fare, and the not so traditional such as "Santa Clause Is Watchin'" You by Ray Stevens, "I Came Upon a Roadkill Deer" "It's the Most Fattening Time of the Year" and "Didn't I Get This Last Year" by Bob Rivers, "A Pirate Christmas" and "We Need A Little Krampus" by Tom Smith, "Rusty Chevrolet" by Da Yoopers, and others. 

 

There were avatars of all kinds from the festive,

To the small.

At the end of the party, "Caledonia," the unofficial anthem of the Caledon community, was played.

On Wednesday December 22, the Happy Vixen would hold it's Christmas party, Nydia Tungsten's "Twisted Christmas" event.

Today is the day, the day we throw up our arms and scream to the heavens NO MORE! We have been Christmas'd to death starting November 1st So if you are as fed up as I am come to my "Twisted Christmas" event, (make sure the kiddies are out of the room) as we poke fun and holes into the "Christmas spirit" of course I mean the shopping spirit, it all starts at 7pm SLT TONIGHT at THV. 

The event was a poke at the over-comercialization of Christmas, shopping malls hyping holiday sales as early as October, as well as the constant Christmas jingles that made the normally cheerful songs seem rather sachrine. And "DJ Naughty Nydia" played a Christmas set as only she could, with various parodies from mild to wild to "What the f***?!" They ranged from Mike Rowe's "Santa's Gotta Dirty Job." to "Al Bundy's Christmas Poem," to "Flu Ride" by Bob Rivers, "It's the Most God-Awful Time of the Year" by John Lovitz, "Grandpa Got Run Over By a Beer" by Weird Al Yankovic, "Grandma Got Knocked Up By A Reindeer" by Shockwave, and some we can't even list the song titles here.

As always, Nydia was the DJ for the event. She joined her partner Brandi in wearing a mousegirl avie.

And a couple others joined them at the front of the dance floor in anthro mice looks. 

"Not a creature was stirring not even a mouse..." she would say in group chat, "MAY *SS! We got FOUR of them shaking their BUTTS!"

 There were plenty of people in Christmasy outfits, some cheeky, and some more traditional. 

Not everyone had a Christmasy look, but it was all in the name of fun.

Nydia would put up some naughty and cheeky cartoons, many of which we can't show unless they came out blurry. She also put up some drunken reindeer and "Frisky the Snowman" made an appearance, making cheesy pick-up lines at the girls, "You must be from Tennessee! Because you are the only TEN I see!" "Did you get those pants on sale? Cause if they were at my house they would be 100 percent off." "Oh no not the naughty snowman!" the girls facepalmed. 

A few of Nydia's tunes were so off the wall, they left some people "floored."

Someone tried flying like one of Santa's reindeer.

It didn't quite work.

After the two hours were up, Nydia changed back to vixen, and there was some funning around, such as with this old "Carmeldansen" cube.

Nydia being angelic.

And a look Nydia doesn't show often, the character she named herself after from her "Switched Destinies" novel, "One of my (close friends), Jian, made an avi of her. I am SO proud of it. I only wear it for special occasions, so I don't soil her image (laughter)."

There would be other Christmas parties, such as the one at Club Cutlass on Friday night. But there's not enough room to describe those in detail as well. 

Merry Christmas, and Happy New Year

Bixyl Shuftan

The Snowman Contest and the Holidays For Hope Ball

By Bixyl Shuftan

The Relay for Life Christmas Expo wasn't over until Monday. But Sunday December 13 was the high point of the festival. This was a day of events such as the conclusion of the snowman contest, and the Holidays for Hope Ball.

Those taking part in the contest paid a 500 Linden dollar fee, with cash prizes going to the winners. Voting was done by donating Lindens to the kiosk next to the entry you wanted. Some of the entries were fairly conventional, such as this one sitting down next to a Santa sack.

Would this guy be an "Ice Pirate?" Yo ho ho and a keg of rum.

This one was a tribute to the new "Star Wars" movie out.

And this one, either the builder was from the big city, or a "Calvin and Hobbes" fan.

"Welcome to Atlanta." Looks like this snowman didn't survive his trip.

That dalek isn't part of the display, but someone in an avatar. But he certainly gave a new angle to this entry.

Now this snowman looks downright creepy, something out of a Lovecraftian story. You don't want to end up "Alone in the Dark" with that.

And then there was this one. Cuddly Waffle called it, "very cute. This was a snowman who was taking a break from the cold and somehow managed not to melt!" Maybe he was on a beach in Alaska.

 I would later hear that this snowman, built by Thathy Slade, was the winner. Second place went to the green tentacled horror by Eclair Martinek. ArianaAstro Resident's snowman came in third. A total of 80,000 Linden dollars would be raised by the snowman contest.

Soon it was time for "the Grand Finale Event of the 2015 Christmas Expo," the Holidays for Hope Ball. This would be the sixth time this annual event had taken place. It would be held in a double ballroom.

The ballroom was created by Darkstone Aeon and the event was sponsored by T-1 Radio.

Dozens would show up at the event.

Formal attire was requested, though not a hard requirement.

There were two people in Santa outfits on the dance floor, one of whom was the one doing Santa duty at the Expo. Maybe one can call this scene "dueling Santas."

A fun time was had by all. Trader Whiplash would later announce the festival had raised over two million Linden dollars.

Congratulations To Nuala Maracas and the Expo Staff for a Job More than Well Done.. .. For an Expo that was not just a fund raising success but was a wonderful place to visit -AND- L$ 2,108,062 or $ 8,432.

And so, the 2015 Relay for Life Christmas Expo is now over. But the Relayers are not despairing. In a few months will be the the start of the official Relay for Life season. And once again, their fun-filled antics will resume.

Bixyl Shuftan

"Twisted Christmas"

By Bixyl Shuftan

The holiday season in Second Life saw it's share of events of all kinds. Most were more or less traditional, involving plenty of familiar Christmas songs. Others were more comedic, out to give the residents a few chuckles. And some were a bit on the offbeat side. One that was comedic and offbeat was Nydia Tungsten's "Twisted Christmas" event.

A favorite kind of event that she performs most years, it almost got called off this season due to her computer breaking down. Fortunately thanks to the help of others, notably her partner Brandi Strussel, most of her music files were recovered, and the show went on, scheduled to take place at the Primal Passions lounge and castle.

Are you already tired of the sickeningly sweet Christmas ad's and songs playing on TV and radio? would you like to take a break from all that merry (Commercial) Christmas? Well have I got a deal for YOU! It's that time of year again ... time for my "Twisted Christmas" special in Second Life. Modern-day Christmas classics like "Rudolf the Deep Throat Reindeer," "Frosty the Pervert," and many MANY more! See you then!

And so at Saturday December 20 as 7 PM SL time approached, people began heading over to the Primal. Nydia, who used to be a regular performing DJ, "DJ Naughty Nydia," lived up to her old handle, dressing her skunk avatar up in a Christmas Santa outfit and dancing on stage as she played songs like "Grandma Got Knocked-Up By a Reindeer," "Chipmunks Roasting on an Open Fire,""I Came Upon a Roadkilled Deer," and a number of others.

Everyone had such a good time, that a few days later on the 23rd Nydia was at it again. The "Twisted Christmas Encore" was at the "Teasers and Pleasers" club.

Please join us at T&P for DJ Naughty Nydia and her pervy twist on Christmas songs. If you have ever wondered what your favorite Christmas Carols ever sounded like in a more adult manner, now is your chance to find out. Only here at T&P at 3:00 PM SLT.

And once again, it was time for the wacky tunes. Not all of them were riskee. Some were modern classics done with a twist that was safe for sensitive ears such as "The Twelve Pains of Christmas," and "Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer." But others such as "Grandma Got Molested at the Airport" were not. Some songs such as South Park's "Merry F***ing Christmas" we can't show the whole title. The demented tunes went on for about three hours, Nydia grinning and whooping it up all the while.

Lots of fun was had by all. What sort of revelry the next holiday season will bring, we'll see next year.

Happy Holidays and Happy New Year

Bixyl Shuftan