Walk Around the Grid: The Willows Cartoon Night

 

By Netera Landar

I don’t know about you, but I used to love watching cartoons. That meant fighting for control of the dial on the old TV that my brothers and I watched after school and on Saturday mornings. That was way before cable. We were actually one of the first families in the neighborhood that had a color TV. 

I loved Scooby-Doo, The Jetsons, and The Flintstones. So, when I learned that The Willows was hosting a Cartoon Night on Friday, July 31, I had to put on my pop-culture cartoon dress and TP over there.

It was no surprise when I reached the landing point and found a giant Fred Flintstone with the biggest smile on his face. He was standing next to his human-powered stone-and-wood car. Inside the venue, everyone was having a great time dancing to DJ Sylvie Zaftig’s tunes. 

On the dance floor were Shaggy Rogers and Velma Dinkley from the lovable mystery-solving gang; Maui from the cartoon movie “Moana”; Mario from the “Super Mario” movies; Flintstone characters: Pebbles, Fred, and Wilma; the Pink Panther, Strawberry Shortcake; and other interesting characters.
 

 

Maui from "Moana" and Suri Rochelle Cassady.

 

Willows DJ Sylvie Zaftig.

 

Mario: Dylan, and Alesandra.

 

Pebbles and Fred - Faleen and Steverino.

 

Pink Panther – Pk Bluemoon, Strawberry Shortcake – Kylie, and Wilma – Star.

 

From Scooby-Doo - Velma and Shaggy - Bobbi Sable and Brent Sable. 

 

From The Flintstones - Riley and Spence. 

 

Yep, that's me with Fred Flintstone. 

 

Aodhan and Brian. 

 

It was a blast. Until next time, "stay tooned."

 

Netera Landar 

 

Walk Around The Grid: Pet Pharmacy's Sixth Anniversary

 

By Netera Landar 

 

Anniversaries at Pet’s Pharmacy are always well-attended events. 

 

The proof is a step away when you enter the art deco venue and take a long look at the dance floor. Everyone is dancing to popular swing songs in their flapper dresses and suits.

 

The venue’s sixth anniversary on Saturday, July 25 featured both DJ Loren and DJ Suzie Cummings on stage, 

 

with 65 people dancing for hours.

 

 

You had to adjust your camera above and look down to see who attended. 

 

Pet said the venue was on loan. It was beautiful. 

 

 

 

 

To read more about Pet's Pharmacy, Click Here to read the article from November.

 

 Netera Landar

 

Events 

Radio Spiral Hosts 7-Hour Bunny Hop Event

 

By Netera Landar

 

The setting is an amphitheater on Radio Spiral’s sim. People are enjoying the radio station’s “Bunny Hop” on Saturday, March 28. 

 

A personal invite landed me in a top-row cushioned seat, watching Edison Rex play the piano in front of a cottage built by Trompe L’oeil. 

 

The cottage added to the ambiance of the spring setting, where wildflowers were a warm blanket of color on the land. 

After Edison’s performance, I asked him what selections he played as he relaxed.

He said, “I played a series of vignettes I’ve composed over the past 14 years, mostly about Springtime.” 

Edison performs live on Radio Spiral’s sim for two hours every second Saturday.

Up next was Equinox Deschanel. He began with “Where I Was (Etheric Currents micro intro version)."

The Spring Bunny Hop schedule for the day included: Whispering Cosmos; Skr01nk; Edison Rex; Equinox Deschanel; Spiral Sands, and Gypsy Witch Sands. Cypress Rosewood was unable to perform, so Spiral covered his time slot. 
 

Radio Spiral presented seven hours of relaxing music to help you ease out of the complexities of real life. Activities included a bunny hunt, a golden bunny hunt where you could win Dinkie rabbit avatar prizes, and a riverboat ride.
 

You’ve got to love the effort these artists put into their musical presentations. If you’re unable to make it in-world, listen to Radio Spiral 24/7/365: https://radiospiral.net/channel/radiospiral/

Meet the hosts: https://radiospiral.net/hosts/

 

 

On a final note, Radio Spiral is celebrating its 10th year of playing electronica. 

Netera Landar
 

The River Fundraiser For RFL And ACS

 

 By Netera Landar

 

The River's Bridgerton setting for Valentine's Day

When coming in-world, the Firestorm announcement informed me that The River’s Valentine’s Day setting represented Bridgerton. Valentine’s Day had already passed, but I thought it might still be there. I was glad to hear they hadn’t taken it down yet.

Get the horse from the stable, and you'll be ready to ride this carriage.

The romantic setting was a wonderful place for a sunset stroll with the one you love. There were colorful Victorian houses and awaiting carriages. Across the sim was an impressive stage, and according to my radar, people were talking off in the distance. I contacted one of the women, Siafra Odinson-Foxtrot-Softpaws. I’m always interested in learning more about Second Life.

One of the River stages located off the Bridgerton setting.

“This is the River, we’ve been here 15 years; however, this build is for a 2-day RFL event – RagnaRock Cancer. We have six tribute bands and 2 live singers over the next 2 days. It’s hosted by the Sugar SKOLS and the River as a fundraiser for RFL and the ACS,” said Siafra as she gave me the tribute schedule. 

The River's 2-day fundraising event took place on volcanic sets.

Saturday, Feb. 21 included: PINK at 12 PM; Red Hot Chili Peppers at 2 PM; Shinedown at 4 PM, and Imagine Dragons at 6 PM. Sunday, Feb. 22, would feature Prince at 12 PM; Live singer Eddy Bexar at 2 PM; Live singer Raven at 3 PM; The SyndiCATs present: Ghost at 4 PM, and In This Moment at 6 PM.

DJ Mark Ravenhurst takes the stage.

I returned on Sunday to see the event in action and learned that it was dedicated to a friend.

A memorial for the late DJ Boom.

“We are dedicating this event to one of our own DJs, whom we lost Tuesday to cancer…DJ Boomer. Since we started yesterday, we have already raised over 400,000L, and we are going until 8 PM tonight with another live singer and two more concerts,” said Siafra. “In the last two weeks, we raised 1.9 million Lindens.”

The Pink Tribute.

The River’s owner, WyldChild de Raven-Odinson, said that The River stands loud and unbreakable with Relay For Life. This is the first year The River is doing RagnaRock Cancer Fest.

Just City Tribute Band: Presents Prince and the Revolution.

“We fight because cancer has stolen too many voices, too many laughs, too many damn moments. We’re done watching it take the people we love. Relay Weekend is where grief turns into strength, memories turn into fuel, and community becomes our weapon."

Pink tribute on stage.

 

"We don’t back down – we stand together, and we fight like hell, because cancer doesn’t get the last word."

 

The SyndiCATS present Ghost.

 

Eddy Bexar (live singer).

 

In This Moment Tribute.

WyldChild is always looking for DJs and hosts who are ready to bring the noise and keep the River roaring.

Netera Landa

 

Note: some pictures from Angelika Courtois, Rafe Odinson, and Chaos deRaven-Odinson.