tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9123875203720071898Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:12:05 +0000All things SL London, from VirtuallyLondonLite.co.uk. Community News, Local Reviews & Interviews from Second Life virtual London.http://sllondon.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Janey Bracken)Blogger474125sllondonhttp://feedburner.google.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9123875203720071898.post-6624060320233773939Wed, 11 Nov 2009 07:58:00 +00002009-11-11T08:21:41.201ZNickelback Tribute BandgigI met London Director Brie Janick yesterday, Brie had been working hard to set up the stage ready for the Nickelback Tribute Band gig, and I can confirm that the event is to go ahead in Virtual Knightsbridge on 21 November. The stage looks amazing, it's a sky platform above Knightsbridge and there will be plenty of room for everyone. Brie told me that she will be having gigs in Knightsbridge http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sllondon/~3/NP9nEZVc69k/tribute-nickelback-stage-set.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Janey Bracken)0http://sllondon.blogspot.com/2009/11/tribute-nickelback-stage-set.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9123875203720071898.post-4939568155167524610Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:53:00 +00002009-11-10T08:03:51.776ZCafe SL KnightsbrideUnderground ClubUGCExhausted by virtual shopping or festive revelry in SL Knightsbridge? The new UGC Cafe could be just what you need to revitalise. Drop in and 'kick back' with a coffee or soft drink, catch up on gossip and play pool with friends, or just sit back and listen to great music. The cafe is ideally situated in the old Knightsbridge Station entrance, right next door to the Underground Club. Ed Follethttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sllondon/~3/5EN5PHeb3yo/new-cafe-opens-in-sl-knightsbridge_10.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Janey Bracken)0http://sllondon.blogspot.com/2009/11/new-cafe-opens-in-sl-knightsbridge_10.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9123875203720071898.post-6007207171094525495Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:30:00 +00002009-11-09T08:43:52.281ZNickelbacksleigh rideBon Jovi Hibiscus and I had some fun in Virtual Mayfair this weekend, it looks like Christmas is on it’s way, as you can take a sleigh ride all around Mayfair to see the sights. Hib and I jumped on board the one horse sleigh to the sound of tinkling sleigh bells and off we went. I know that my driving skills in Virtual London are quite well known, but Hib could have shown a bit more bravery than sittinghttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sllondon/~3/K1tF12EYo_w/mayfair-sleigh-ride.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Janey Bracken)2http://sllondon.blogspot.com/2009/11/mayfair-sleigh-ride.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9123875203720071898.post-8458944343333191504Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:02:00 +00002009-11-06T22:05:21.832ZJazzFunk clubJust to let you know that, due to unforeseen circumstances, the JazzFunk Club in Virtual Kensington will now be opening next week and not today, I will bring you more details as soon as I get them!Janey Brackenhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sllondon/~3/CkgMscf8eOY/opening-of-club-delayed.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Janey Bracken)0http://sllondon.blogspot.com/2009/11/opening-of-club-delayed.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9123875203720071898.post-5598216373457622128Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:25:00 +00002009-11-06T19:07:52.181ZMapoo LittleHyde Park FireworksGuy Fawkes Bonfire Night in Virtual Hyde Park attracted one of the biggest crowds yet, I counted 86 avatars at one time and they had come to see a brilliant show! Although it was a bit like walking through treacle with the lag, because of so many people there, it didn't spoil the night's events, which started with the wonderful Mapoo Little, the singer that Virtual London loves and has made their own! http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sllondon/~3/rR0B_TWqHjM/fireworks-in-park-and-guys-on-loose.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Janey Bracken)0http://sllondon.blogspot.com/2009/11/fireworks-in-park-and-guys-on-loose.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9123875203720071898.post-4782071595660298333Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:45:00 +00002009-11-05T13:54:46.302ZJazzFunk clubBish and BashThe KensingtonBrie JanickWe have a great new Jazz Club opening in Virtual Kensington tomorrow, It’s called JazzFunk and it is in the romantic Kensington building. This is the ideal venue for such a club, and I’m really looking forward to spending some formal evenings there. Time to go shopping ladies for another beautiful evening dress! well any excuse will do!! (Opening Times not known at the present)Meanwhile in thehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sllondon/~3/akZKPcDGb-c/new-jazz-club-opening-tomorrow.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Janey Bracken)2http://sllondon.blogspot.com/2009/11/new-jazz-club-opening-tomorrow.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9123875203720071898.post-5484984515279210180Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:16:00 +00002009-11-04T06:31:49.987Zpear dropssmartiesFoam shrimpsBelgium Chocolatesflying saucersThis is really bad news for me and Hibiscus, someone just opened up a Sweet Shop next door but one to our little ‘News’ Shop in Virtual Kensington! Both Hib and I have a sweet tooth and we are doing our best to stay away from the candy at the moment, but it’s not easy, there are giant pictures of the goodies on the wall and guess what! you can order them in SL to be delivered straight to your http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sllondon/~3/xjJ8rUXedPU/order-real-life-sweets-from-sl.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Janey Bracken)0http://sllondon.blogspot.com/2009/11/order-real-life-sweets-from-sl.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9123875203720071898.post-411023758620940684Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:44:00 +00002009-11-03T07:55:25.592ZVirtual Hyde ParkBonfire NightFireworks Extravaganza Although Janey recently reported on the new ‘Kew Glass House’ styled shops in SL Hyde Park, it is generally Knightsbridge and Mayfair that grab the headlines with their popular clubs and entertainments.This week Hyde Park manager Debbie Platthy and her hard working team of greeters are in the spotlight. On Thursday November 5th a Bonfire Night party is to be held in Hyde Park with a ‘Fireworks http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sllondon/~3/oRwfqRoMSBk/update-on-hyde-park-and-bonfire-night.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Janey Bracken)1http://sllondon.blogspot.com/2009/11/update-on-hyde-park-and-bonfire-night.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9123875203720071898.post-3515321024491398419Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:32:00 +00002009-11-02T20:47:55.672ZSculptie itemsNow you Virtual London lot are probably very clever, and you will most likely say you already know this! However, I didn't know it and I thought some of you might find it handy, as sculptie items are becoming more and more popular. I often found that if I went into a room the chairs and tables and other furniture made of sculpts sometimes looked distorted until I went right up to them. Well http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sllondon/~3/iS0qaYGkEog/help-to-view-sculptie-items.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Janey Bracken)0http://sllondon.blogspot.com/2009/11/help-to-view-sculptie-items.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9123875203720071898.post-5341646478263348768Mon, 02 Nov 2009 05:27:00 +00002009-11-02T05:57:15.338ZGrim ReaperMonster MashHalloweenMichael JacksonThe Rocky Horror ShowBallroom BlitzThere is an old Roger Miller song that starts off “England swings like a pendulum do” and that was certainly true of Virtual London on Halloween night, when there were not one but two great parties rocking the sims. Avatars took the opportunity to don scary costumes and live out their fantasies (because otherwise no one ever dresses up in SL) in a way that can’t be done safely in RL.I started offhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sllondon/~3/QTO3gFjwLUY/halloween-in-virtual-london.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Janey Bracken)6http://sllondon.blogspot.com/2009/11/halloween-in-virtual-london.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9123875203720071898.post-8800951255919206767Sat, 31 Oct 2009 07:57:00 +00002009-10-31T08:07:10.142ZKew GardensHyde Parkfeed the ducks Fancy opening a shop in a slightly different type of surroundings than the usual hustle and bustle of the urban sprawl? Well you can go in for a bit of elegance in our very own Virtual Hyde Park.There are some beautiful glass houses with that Kew Gardens feel about them. You can rent one for L$1399 a week, which gives you 200 prims. Just think, in your dinner break you can eat your sandwiches byhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sllondon/~3/d-JLNjMKwSg/shop-space-in-virtual-hyde-park.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Janey Bracken)0http://sllondon.blogspot.com/2009/10/shop-space-in-virtual-hyde-park.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9123875203720071898.post-4193662246264766256Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:50:00 +00002009-10-29T19:06:16.044ZThrillerMonster MashHalloween It's the clash of the Titans Saturday night, two fabulous Halloween parties going on in both of the Virtual London Clubs, oh well, not really a clash, the Mayhem Club's superbly ghostly Monster Mash starts at 8pm (UK time)(12 noon PDT) and the ghoulishly delicious Underground Club's Thriller Night starts at 10pm (UK time)(2pm PDT). If you can hold your 'spirits' (oh dear another pun!) long http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sllondon/~3/jdYxyUqKZtY/halloween-parties-for-saturday.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Janey Bracken)0http://sllondon.blogspot.com/2009/10/halloween-parties-for-saturday.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9123875203720071898.post-2595592642832225339Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:23:00 +00002009-10-28T13:32:52.458ZBon JoviVirtual KnightsbridgeBrie Janick Another date to put in your busy diary, 28 November! Manager Brie Janick has booked the Bon Jovi Tribute Band and it looks like another brilliant evening in Virtual Knightsbridge! I will come back with the times etc as soon as I know them! Janey Brackenhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sllondon/~3/nPnuDfWitkc/bon-jovi-tribute-band-booked-for.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Janey Bracken)0http://sllondon.blogspot.com/2009/10/bon-jovi-tribute-band-booked-for.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9123875203720071898.post-197800577140949213Tue, 27 Oct 2009 07:40:00 +00002009-10-27T08:01:50.738ZThe ExorcistCount DraculaHalloweenmud pool “Janey you ok over there love? I can hardly see through all this green fog” said Billy Arentire, (Manager of the Mayhem club), as he peered at me through the heavy mist shrouding the Garden Café in virtual Mayfair. “Yes thanks” I answered. I wasn’t too surprised that I had become fairly invisible, as I had donned my witches outfit, including a nice green witch’s skin created by a very clever http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sllondon/~3/udGNtrGiB2I/fun-down-at-garden-cafe-graveyard.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Janey Bracken)1http://sllondon.blogspot.com/2009/10/fun-down-at-garden-cafe-graveyard.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9123875203720071898.post-2186744521547126221Sun, 25 Oct 2009 21:56:00 +00002009-10-25T22:30:54.271Ztext chatdancingClub behaviourscrowdingSL greetingsMannersAs you know one of the real delights are the clubs and pubs in SL London, they are fun places where you can dance and listen to great music, plus socialising is so easy, that even the newest of people soon feel at home.There is an unspoken code though, sort of virtual good manners that the majority of people abide by, and look on as a way to show both respect and affection for their fellow http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sllondon/~3/pxHI_MTxGIw/club-etiquette.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Janey Bracken)10http://sllondon.blogspot.com/2009/10/club-etiquette.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9123875203720071898.post-3759854380946076154Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:18:00 +00002009-10-23T16:21:57.880+01:00Garden CafeGhostsHalloweenMore ghostly stuff in this scary spooky season!! By daylight the Garden Café in Virtual Mayfair looks like a really nice place to drop in and have a chat or go to that afternoon dance, but by night, just lately, it has taken on a different atmosphere, an eerie graveyard and haunted house can be spied through the door and you must enter at your own peril!! Be warned! you will have a frighteningly http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sllondon/~3/4pws99TscTU/spooky-sunday-at-garden-cafe.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Janey Bracken)0http://sllondon.blogspot.com/2009/10/spooky-sunday-at-garden-cafe.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9123875203720071898.post-2570389100437902737Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:11:00 +00002009-10-23T16:18:02.182+01:00Queen tribute bandFreddie MercuryWhat a wow, the only word for it! The Queen tribute band packed out the sim, and everyone absolutely loved the show. As avatars Freddie Mercury and his band took to the stage everyone just rocked away to a couple of hours of pure Queen magic. People were still teleporting in as the evening went on and the atmosphere was electric.Fellow reporter Ed Follet had been going to write about the band forhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sllondon/~3/5BM469hNcJA/queen-gig-rocks-knightsbridge.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Janey Bracken)1http://sllondon.blogspot.com/2009/10/queen-gig-rocks-knightsbridge.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9123875203720071898.post-8607955498288416951Thu, 22 Oct 2009 12:36:00 +00002009-10-22T13:44:55.684+01:00Mayhem ClubPajama PartyDo you want the chance to win L$500, as well as having a great night out? Well get your pajamas on and head out to the Mayhem Club in Virtual Mayfair on the 24 October (this Saturday) at 8pm (UK time) that's 12 noon (PDT). They are having a 'Best in Pajamas' competition, and just think, you can rock the night away and then collapse into bed without even getting changed!!Janey Brackenhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sllondon/~3/pW-JAwQBvMg/pajama-party-at-mayhem-club.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Janey Bracken)0http://sllondon.blogspot.com/2009/10/pajama-party-at-mayhem-club.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9123875203720071898.post-8943322259821948855Tue, 20 Oct 2009 23:44:00 +00002009-10-21T00:54:15.100+01:00kwame ohMaisy GarnetThe Greyhound PubThe Greyhound Public House in Virtual Kensington has a new boss, Maisy Garnet.Kwame Oh, the famous SL publican gave up the reigns as manager of the virtual Greyhound recently and Maisy has become the new landlady.I asked Maisy how she became involved in running the Greyhound, she told me that she had owned a house just across the road from the pub and had been interested in it for some time. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sllondon/~3/j1PvQArF6-4/maisy-garnet-new-landlady-of-greyhound.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Janey Bracken)0http://sllondon.blogspot.com/2009/10/maisy-garnet-new-landlady-of-greyhound.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9123875203720071898.post-4407656139964785345Sun, 18 Oct 2009 23:16:00 +00002009-10-19T00:43:18.485+01:00Virtual RentSL ApartmentsPrim AllowanceHalloweenWell I was hoping to have a few more events to bring to you, but after sending note cards out to the Virtual London Managers they are taking a while getting back to me, so here is a subject quite close to my heart that I want to talk about - housing in Virtual London, and I would like your views on this too!!It’s always been a nice idea to be able to live in Virtual London, just like the real http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sllondon/~3/FWAItgZRg2A/renting-those-houses-in-virtual-london.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Janey Bracken)0http://sllondon.blogspot.com/2009/10/renting-those-houses-in-virtual-london.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9123875203720071898.post-1357506422875353712Sat, 17 Oct 2009 16:09:00 +00002009-10-17T17:14:59.209+01:00Queen tribute bandSee you there tonight at 2pm (slt) (10pm UK time). Stage looks perfect, everything is in place for the Queen tribute concert!!! Knightsbridge sky platform. Janey Brackenhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sllondon/~3/MUH1c8kWdek/tonights-night.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Janey Bracken)0http://sllondon.blogspot.com/2009/10/tonights-night.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9123875203720071898.post-2854682329542426251Thu, 15 Oct 2009 07:13:00 +00002009-10-15T08:23:54.382+01:00spookyGhostszombiecorn maze Fellow writer Ed Follet and I went over to the haunted church and churchyard in Virtual Kensington to find out more about what’s going on. I think Ed must be a secret Zombie as he was drawn towards the coffin and then climbed in. He kept closing the lid, but I kept opening it to take his picture, I could tell he was getting fidgety as the sun started to rise, so I let him close it in the end (http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sllondon/~3/trMIiovjcCU/spooky-events.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Janey Bracken)0http://sllondon.blogspot.com/2009/10/spooky-events.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9123875203720071898.post-1014721792194381472Wed, 14 Oct 2009 12:47:00 +00002009-10-14T16:11:10.416+01:00Queen tribute bandlive sl Queen gig Don't forget, it's only a few days away now, virtual Knightsbridge will rock! The Queen tribute concert starts at 2pm till 4pm (SLT) (Thats 10pm to midnight (UK time)), this Saturday 17th October! Janey Bracken http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sllondon/~3/Dgv-o19v3Do/time-and-date-for-queen-tribute-concert.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Janey Bracken)0http://sllondon.blogspot.com/2009/10/time-and-date-for-queen-tribute-concert.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9123875203720071898.post-3314417634744844842Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:19:00 +00002009-10-13T14:32:51.345+01:00Gossip Girlbreakfast coffeedancesSince the Gossip Girl headquarters was moved over to Virtual Chelsea they have quite a lot going on and you may want to pay them a visit to join in the fun. (I take it that all times are shown in SLT). I obtained a note this morning for the week’s events and they are as follows:TUESDAY, OCTOBER 138:00 am: Morning Coffee and Conversation – The London coffee shop is where it’s at this morning. Sit http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sllondon/~3/wL5gb3SvUzQ/gossip-girl-events-in-virtual-chelsea.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Janey Bracken)2http://sllondon.blogspot.com/2009/10/gossip-girl-events-in-virtual-chelsea.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9123875203720071898.post-6051493921405017963Sun, 11 Oct 2009 07:53:00 +00002009-10-11T09:09:33.762+01:00ThrillerspookyGhostsTD ReinardHalloweenapparitions Hello everyone!! I’ve missed updating the Virtual London news and it has made me sad to log into this site just to see it lying dormant. As Our Virtual Trilogy is full of news from all around the grid and now has five reporters (Virtual Trilogy, Plus Two), therefore, there isn’t a lot of space in Trilogy for events coming up in Virtual London. So in respect of this, I thought I would bring backhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sllondon/~3/geIex9jAc1s/virtually-london-lite-back-for-event.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Janey Bracken)8http://sllondon.blogspot.com/2009/10/virtually-london-lite-back-for-event.html