BMcM Corps Proudly Presents Samm Quendra and DJ Kahvy with Host RickJ at SP, today 3-5 PM SLT

Be there or be square!

Flaunt your pride!

BMcM Proudly Presents DJ Butch at SP, today 1-3 PM SLT

BMcM (that's me and this blog thingy) are happy to give you (the LGBT+ community in SecondLife and our allies) the oh-so-sexy, the unruly and the mischievous DJ Butch Diavolo.

Where: Main Stage at the Second Pride sim
When: 1-3PM SLT
What to wear: No shirt & no shoes and leave your problems at home!

My thanks to sweet husband Tomais Ashdene for taking and editing the green screen picture of the awesome Butch and to sweet Kahvy for making the fabulous poster for this event. 

Teaser: Flat Bock 2018

Second Pride starts tomorrow, Friday June 15, 2018, at 6PM SLT.

Check in at the Second Pride website for the updated schedule, party posters, social interactions, pictures, and everything else. It's the hub for all things Pride!

I have two events this year. My first event is on Saturday June 16, 2018, at 1PM with DJ Butch and his host Pook. The second event is on Saturday June 23, 2018, at 2PM, and will feature the live singer Samm Quendra for the first hour and DJ Kahvy and his host RickJ for the second hour.

Here is a teaser for this years Flat Bock, the Flat Bock 2018. You will be able to get it gratis, for no cost at all and completely free of charge at my booth at Pride, which is located here (SLurl).

At my booth you will also be able to get this years version of my amazing and fashion forward "Jesters Hat Pride 2018".

Here is a teaser for Flat Bock 2018. (Let me reveal that I am totally nekkid...)

Flat Bock 2018

Jester's Hat - Pride 2018

SecondLife Turns 15, Let's Celebrate!

SecondLife was launched on June 23rd, 2003 when the adorable Philip Linden, our divine creator, first set foot in this world where Kahvy Smith only existed as an atom that would develop into the first dinosaur. Apmel Goosson wasn't far behind (just a fem nanoseconds) but still came in as first runner-up.

So this year it is celebrating its fifteenth anniversary. Wouldya believe it? It looks so old and mature...

Our darling Ebbe Linden and the Linden Lab har promised that there will be a yearlong celebration. Read all about the improvements at the SecondLife Community blog (url), which include lower mainland costs, the return of last names, improved performance and migration to the Cloud and much much more.

Happy 15th birthday SecondLife!

"He's Older Than SecondLife Dinosaur Dung"

Today we celebrate an avatar who - if the suspicions of SecondLife archeologists are correct - is older than the dinosaur coprolite found on The Land of Rainbows sim.

Fossilized Kahvy-poop, exhibit 1

Fossilized Kahvy-poop, exhibit 2

According to emerging theories among the archeologists there was life in SecondLife even before our beloved Philip Linden set his dainty little feet in-world. Excavations at The Land of Rainbows sim have shown that there were indeed dinosaurs wandering that sim long before that day.

DNA-analysis of the dinosaur dung found has proven without any doubt that the coprolites have been deposited by none other than the avatar today known as Kahvy Smith (nee Sands). The theory is that Kahvy Smith shapeshifted from dino to human avatar on this day eleven years ago in order to survive the changing climates that were threatening the existence of the dinosaurs.

Happy eleventh human avatar rezday, Kahvy!

(Inquisitive minds may wonder how I know this much about Kahvy's background in SecondLife. Well, to be quite honest, I was there already when he emerged.)

Thank You, Board & Volunteers of Second Pride 2017

The fountain and the globe

I have just finished reading LLedge Eames closing statement for the 2017 Second Pride Festival. It begins like this (For the complete statement please go to The Second Pride website (url)):

"Thank you for an amazing 2017 Second Pride Festival!

As the sun sets on yet another wildly successful and my last Second Pride Festival season. I’d like to take a moment to say some thank yous. I am so grateful for this years outpouring of participation not to mention I had the pleasure of working with some of the most amazing talents from across the grid.

Our 2016 – 2017 Second Pride Board. Jak Calcutt with his outstanding builds and designs, creating a feast for our eyes, Marge Beaumont for her behind the scenes accounting, Tootsie Nootan and her security team (Levi & Kit) keeping us all safe, and Viktor Sandman for all his patience scheduling and wrangling our performers. To our volunteers. Kahvy & Garrett Smith for undertaking and creating some fantastic social media buzz along with all those bloggers. Lee McKay and his webmaster skills that put us back online."

The shopping mall

After thanking the sponsors, vendors, performers and others that contributed to making this one of the best festivals ever, he goes on to thank the attendants and then finishes

"On more than one occasion I was greeted by complete strangers and then thanked for providing them with such a true and wonderful pride experience. It was comments like that and many more that told me we had hit our mark. I can’t begin to thank this team enough. You ALL really outdid yourself and should be proud of all you accomplished.

As I mentioned earlier this is my last year as Chairman. It has been such an honor to be involved in this organization. As much as I am ready to step down, I will miss it and all the nuances. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for allowing me to bring my hope and joy to you all through this wonderful outlet."

The Japanese Garden, a permanent exhibition

Well, I would in turn like to thank the board of Second Pride for - yet another - amazing and enjoyable festival. This Second Pride festival is up there among my top three all-time favorites since I first started going to Pride in SecondLife in 2008.

I can hardly imagine all the hard work and dedication our board and the volunteers put in to this venture - and all the work they did the rest of the year - for the LGBT+ community in Second Life. 

It is even harder for me to understand why the boards dedicated work throughout the year has sometimes been met by criticism by fringes of the community, especially those who do not lift a finger or support the efforts in any way whatsoever. 

The memorial chapel

Second Pride must exist first and foremost for the LGBT+ residents in SecondLife, to be an inworld presence, to offer support to other smaller LGBT+ organizations, and to represent our community to the surrounding community and to Linden Lab. All else must, in my not so humble opinion, be secondary to that.

I am saddened that the present board say they doesn't wish to continue, although I do understand their position. Hopefully some of them can be persuaded to continue, or at to return after some rest and relaxation from these responsibilities. 

My deepest gratitude, again, goes to the board of 2016-2017 for a job well done!

The main stage

All the pictures in this post show the wonderful work that Build Director Jak Calcutt did for this years festival-venue. I have them in a folder named "The sim that Jak built".

Second Pride Festival 2017 - The Closing Party

Poster by Kahvy Smith

Second Pride Festival, Saturday July 1

Poster by Kahvy Smith

Second Pride Festival, Friday June 30

Poster by Kahvy Smith

Sponsored Event: DJ Tina With Host Jimmy

Poster by Kahvy Smith

Hopefully the host will be able to get in to the event, because rumor has it his cheekiness towards an official got him banned from the Pride sim yesterday. Oh well, I will deal with it when the time comes. I completely misunderstood a message and jumped to the wrong conclusion. Sorry, Jimmy!

Second Pride Festival, Thursday June 29

Poster by Kahvy Smith

Second Pride Festival, Wednesday June 28

Poster by Kahvy Smith

Second Pride Festival, Monday June 26

Poster by Kahvy Smith

Sponsored Event: The Sunday Tea Dance

Poster by Kahvy Smith

Second Pride Festival, Sunday June 25

Poster by Kahvy Smith

Another day loaded with events. I would like to direct your attention especially towards two events.

Firstly there is The Apple Fall Party at 10 AM SLT with DJ Kess and host Divos. The press release from Second Pride promises that there will be giveaways and also hints at the possibility that Apple Fall himself may attend.

As the amazing Apple Falls indubitably biggest fan in SecondLife I am going to make certain to be there for the chance to meet him close up and to get some of his freebies.

Secondly there is the Sunday Tea Dance with DJ McKay and host Garrett at 12 PM. This event is sponsored by Bock in SecondLife. I hope you will enjoy it! (If you don't have a Flat Bock 2017 already, I am certainly going to give them out sometime during this event...)

Take me to the Second Pride Festival sim! (SLurl).

Sponsored Event: The McMillan Ball

Poster by Kahvy Smith

Tonight's the night, you have waited for a whole year. It's time again for The McMillan Ball, a formal dance at Second Pride. Tartan's are highly encouraged for this event.

Ballroom dancing until your feet fall off to music by DJ Kahvy Smith and charming hosting by Garrett Smith.

This event is sponsored by Bock in SecondLife.

Second Pride Festival, Saturday June 24

Poster by Kahvy Smith

Second Pride Festival Grand Opening Party

This is from a press release by Second Pride (NB! I have modified the message slightly as I have an aversion against an abundance of exclamation marks and random capital letters popping up all over the place. So sorry!)

Poster by Kahvy Smith

Check the schedule on www.second-pride.com

Are you ready? Ready to Resist, Rise Up, Be Proud?

It is time! Time for you to join us in SecondLife as we celebrate Second Pride with the amazing opening night! We are going to party from 12 PM (noon) 'til 10 PM SLT.

Amazing DJ's, live vocalists, top notch content creators, rides, park, hangouts by Apple Fall and T L C Home Collection and so much more!

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║ ♫ Who? DJ Thorn | DJ Shepherd | DJ Yify | DJ Dillon | DJ TarzanTom
║ ♪♪ When? Noon - 10 pm SLT - FRIDAY
║ ♫♪ Where: Second Pride Main Sim (SLurl)
║ ♫♪♫ What: PRIDE & PROUD Music and so much more!
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Second Pride Wants Bloggers - Apply Now!

My dear old friend Mr Kahvy Smith Esq, nee Sands, asked me to help spreading the word on this. So here goes!

"We need bloggers for this years round of Second Pride!!!

For the first time ever, Pride is happy to announce the use of a Bloggers Room. With so many amazing creators on board -- check them out on http://second-pride.com/vendors/ -- we could not go without YOUR help!

So now we need YOU!!!! We are looking for Bloggers that want to blog about the items for sale at Pride from June 23rd - July 1st! Set up starts at June 18 and items should become available from now till the event opens.

• Bloggers gain access to a special bloggers room through a private group, items will be available there for you to pick up. 
• Acceptation based on first come base, Bloggers that already work with vendors that participate have first pick 
• We are gunning for at least two blog posts from you! We know the deadline is steep, if that's a problem for you, please don't apply! We need people that can work fast and furious to get the word out!
• Creator participation is volunteer base, not all of them will participate but some exciting content creators already have joined the room, including to date, Gabriel, L&B, T L C , Sources, RJD, Redangel, PowerDesign and more are added every day!!! 
• A young team of Blogger Management so we expect you, to work with us to make it better! Help shape us up and make Blogging a Regular for Pride! Be a Pioneer with us!!! 

Contact Kahvy Smith​ (kahvy.sands) inworld for an application and/or more info!"

Unchechen

Thanks to Kahvy Smith for sharing this video on Facebook.