Recherché - Exhibition Opening

The Northmead Gallery is honored to welcome you to the opening of Stockard Darkmatter's exhibition

"Recherché"

on Saturday, October 17th, 12PM (noon) SLT. 

Your limousine to the event!

Musical entertainment will be supplied by the inimitable DJ Lee McKay.

Save the date!

The Chair's Opening Speech at Second Pride Festival

Lee McKay's, the Chair of Second Pride, speech at the opening of the Second Pride Festival yesterday.

The Second Pride board, Lee McKay, Bock McMillan & Tootsie Nootan
(missing in the picture is i0n, who is currently on sick-leave.)
Photo by JJ Goodman

"I promise I won’t interrupt the party for long! I want to thank everyone for coming out today for the opening of Second Pride 2019, and the debut of our newly redesigned Second Pride region. We hope you’re ready to have some fun and celebrate Pride!

We’re doing something different this year in that we now consider our region to be a permanent build that will remain in place for the foreseeable future. We are also a Second Life Gateway region and will soon have new people entering Second Life right through our own Gateway in the northeast corner of the region. I hope you’ll go check out the progress on that. It will be opening in the near future. 

If you’re curious about how this build came to be, I was watching a video of Diana Ross performing in Central Park in 1983, and the shots of the park and the buildings in the background just looked and felt inspiring. I showed a really simple mockup of the idea to Bock and to his husband, Tomais, and within days, the building started, spurred on by a very generous donation of all these buildings in the Old NYC collection from Schultz Bros. We thank them for their generosity! This is a build that we want you to explore and enjoy. There are all sort of places to wander, stroll, sit, watch, meditate, reminisce, play, and just be. It’s a walking space, a place to take photos, bring friends, hang out, play games, and more. We will no longer be one or two events per year. We expect to have parties on a regular basis, starting soon.

This year, we are celebrating the 50-year anniversary of the Stonewall Riots, considered to be the catalyzing moment in the push for Gay Rights. With the current political climate and with our rights being slowly but methodically eroded from us once again, there is no better time for us to reflect on the events of that night and the nights that followed, and to consider the battles fought then, and the battles that are to come, because they are coming. We need to draw from the strength of the heroes of that night…Marsha P. Johnson, Sylvia Rivera, Storme DeLarverie (Stormy Delahveay), Danny Garvin, and so many others. We honor them for the stand they took that night, and we pledge to continue their fight.

The Opening Party at IronWorks

Here are a couple of pictures taken by my brother JJ Goodman at the opening party of the IronWorks hangout this evening.

Atomisk, one of the owners

Niels, the other owner and tonights DJ

A New Hangout Opens

I was recently contacted by Niels Cummings, who told me that he and his partner were opening a new venue named IronWorks for gay men to meet and hang out. He asked if I could help promote it and I told him I would be happy to help them.

Atomisk, Niels, I and my brother JJ.

On Wednesday, after sending Tomais off to work, I pressed my brother JJ into coming along with me to take a few pictures while I visited with Niels and his partner Atomisk. (All the pictures in this post are by JJ Goodman.)

Molly Bloom at Paris Metro Gallery

My buddy Petrolicious, to the rest of you better known as Petr Vanbeek, today told me about an exhibition he had gotten a sneak peek off.

Petr was lyrical in his description of the exhibit and convinced me that I just had to see Molly Bloom's latest exhibition at Paris Metro Gallery (SLurl).

The official opening isn't until Saturday July 2, 2016, at 12 PM (noon) SLT, but why wait... So I hauled my weary hubby Tomais along to the gallery at once.

I have to agree with Petr, I loved it! You must see this humorous, interesting and beautiful exhibit. In Petr's words, "her use of layers to create depth fascinates me".

Molly tells me that the exhibition will be there for a month, perhaps longer.

So no matter how tired you are, just go and leave invigorated and in a much better mood than when you got there.

"Visions of Hope" - Opening Party with DJ Cupric Today, 1-3 PM SLT

From a press release kindly forwarded to me by my friend Ricco Saenz, who together with his partner Randy Firebrand, is among the organizers of this event.

Party on May 3 with DJ Cupric Router to celebrate the opening of "Visions of Hope: Hope Haven Heroes' silent auction in benefit of Relay For Life of SL"
The event opens today Sunday, May 3, with an amazing party led by DJ Cupric Router, to celebrate it all: the great photography artists, such as Skippy Beresford, Bear Silvershade, Tomais Ashdene, Trinity Yazimoto and others, who kindly donated their works to the exhibition; the initiative itself, directed at raising funds for RFL; the public, that will be able to acquire photo-based pieces from some of the most renowned photographers in Second Life and, at the same time, contribute with the American Cancer Society's programs to improve cancer survival, decrease the incidence of cancer and improve the quality of life for cancer patients and their caretakers; and, finally, to celebrate life and honor our beloved ones who have been fighting or who have fought fought against cancer.

The opening party starts at 1PM SLT, at The Hope Haven Heroes Gallery (SLurl). Cupric will be in charge of the tunes for two hours, during which you can dance, invite your friends, meet new people, have fun, check the exhibition and already start placing your bids.

The art exhibition goes from May 3 until May 31. The minimum bid is just L$ 400 and the amounts can be increased by at least L$ 100 each time. At the end of May, we will learn who acquired what.

Summarizing:- Event: Visions of Hope, Hope Haven Heroes' silent auction on behalf of Relay For Life of SL- Opening party: May 3, 1PM-3PM SLT, with DJ Cupric Router.- Exhibition: From May 3 until May 31. 

Artists:

• Bear Silvershade

• Bijou

• Boudicca Amat

• Dru G. Eiren-Milneaux

• Em Larsson

• Hills

• Morgan Kincess

• Pusher

• Randy Firebrand

• Ricco Saenz

• Skippy Beresford

• Tomais Ashdene

• Trinity Yazimoto

• Ziki Questi

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For further information about this event and contact information, please read my previous post: Visions of Hope - Silent Auction in Benefit of RFL of SL.

Holtwaye: Molly Bloom's “Rock 'n' Roll ” - UPDATED

Molly Bloom's “Rock 'n' Roll” opens today Saturday April 18th, 6 PM SLT, at Holtwaye Gallery, with live music by the band The Follow.

UPDATE: The time has had to be changed to 7-9 PM after the band withdrew because they were shocked by demonic naked women's tits and asses. Entertainment will be provided by DJ Kodey from 7 PM SLT and a live performance by "Down Under" from 8 PM SLT.

"Molly Bloom is known for her compelling 3D-like imagery in SL, and her latest show “Rock n Roll” at Holtwaye puts her on the map again with musically inspired pieces.  Is it possible to be raw, wild, and sophisticated simultaneously?  Seems to be here - Molly is no stranger to the rock n roll scene herself, and it shows in the compositions she’s masterfully staged.  If these images don’t literally reach out and grab you into the rock ’n roll scene, then not sure what will."  

Holtwaye Gallery (SLurl)

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That must be one of the silliest reasons for cancelling a gig that I have ever encountered in both my lives. Shame on The Follow.

Tomais Shows "Miscellanea" - Opening Today 1PM

Today, in about 30 minutes, there will be a grand opening of Tomais' exhibition "Miscellanea" at The Nilsart Gallery (SLurl). Musical entertainment by DJ Helene.

You are all  welcome!

Zeus - The Grand Re-Opening

Yesterday was the grand re-opening of the Zeus Gay Club and O.M.G. what an opening it was! Everyone was there at some point during the festivities.

L to R: Pook Cypher, my Tomais, J.J. Goodman. me and Rylan Sirnah

The owner Michelangelo Vilota and the rest of the extremely large Vilota family and Zeus crew took the opportunity to show off all the beautiful and scenic new venues that had been created by the talented architect and builder Fran Ghoststar, a.k.a. Arteo.

I was too lazy to take pictures, except for the one above, but my friends and co-bloggers Carl Paneer and Rusty Redfield were more active and can offer you many more pictures the parties. Head on over to Carl's blog NakedCarl: Zeus Grand Re-opening and Rusty's blog Playing with the Big Boys: 079: The re-opening party for the Zeus Gay Club.

The New & Improved Zeus Gay Club Opens

Just be there!

Wild Things Tea Party

GAWD, it really takes it's toll on a man to be gay!

We must always dress appropriately - and preferably look stunning - for every occasion. I guess it must be a burden placed on us to even out the privilege we have of being able to love the pinnacle of natures creations, the wonderful, delicious and adorable creatures that are the human males.

I got this invitation to the opening of a new exhibition at Holtwaye Gallery.

To help celebrate the opening of Wayne NZ's new exhibit "Art in a Box," we’re hosting a “Wild Things Tea Party” on Saturday October 4, 2014, at 2 PM.

This exhibit illustrates Wayne’s earthy and fantasy style, with references to woodland fantasy creatures, angels, faeries, hillside dwellings, the great outdoors, and of course, tea & cupcakes!

Calling your inner playful and wild-things side! Come in your woodsy outfits, your wild hair, your capes, your loincloths, your creative tea party outfits, or even just your pointy ears - and join our “wild things tea party.” Not sure what to wear? Check out the amazing Wild Things cards below…

Yours truly will be there - of course - with hubby and son. Tomais found me a great outfit, now I only need to find amazing accessories... 

Your gilded cage awaits you for a safe transport to Holtwaye Gallery (SLurl).

"You Are A Slut, Bock!"

Today has been sort of a weird day. The first thing I noticed was that I had a cold again and - as always when I have a cold - I had a really nasty cough too.

People sometimes get scared and think I am about to die when they hear me cough, if they haven't heard me coughing before. My coughs come in attacks, are really, really loud and sort of come from the belly up. They sound as if my body is trying to push my lungs out through my mouth.

To alleviate the coughing I took some of my preferred cough syrup, Cocillana-Etyfin. It's an antitussive drug I get prescribed by my sweet Hungarian doctor, The main ingredient in it is ethylmorphine but it also contains other antitussives such as Cocilana extract and Senega extract. The problem is that I probably overdosed the medication a bit today, which is always risky because most of them contain narcotics of some kind and you end up with a high.

A short sidetrack. I formerly used a medication named Lepheton, which combines both ethyl-morphine and ephedrine. If I took the recommended dosage I ended up with the worst nightmares I have ever encountered or the most vivid and wonderful sex dreams  The nightmares were so bad though that I eventually decide to switch to another medication as I could never know or control what kind of dream I would get.

My overdose today made me lightheaded , scatterbrained, unfocused  and totally obsessed with sex. Luckily my stepson Guyke was close at hand so I only talked to him about what was on my unfocused mind, although some of it may have slipped into local chat from time to time in a cloaked way. Guyke wisely enough just laughed at me.

All through the opening of Eddi Haskell's latest exhibition I was discussing sex and my preferences in certain aspects with my SecondLife son, while trying to be charming to the other guests while ogling the beautiful men at the party. I remember thinking to myself at one point, "You are a slut, Bock!", but it did not help me or stop me from going on ranting into poor Guyke's ears.

I am hoping the young man is not scared for life.

"Viva l'Italia" - Exhibition Opening

If you love Italy and its's gorgeous architecture my buddy Eddi Haskell, master-blogger and master-photographer, has a photo-exhibition opening  at Virtual Gay World in Second Life.

Eddi has taken over 25 huge photographs which show how good building in Second Life can be.

The opening starts with a party today Saturday June 8, 2013, 2 PM - 4 PM SLT. (Your gondola to the party and exhibition awaits you below)

The exhibition will be open through the month of June 2013 and you can visit it by taking this: Take me to the exhibition (SLurl)

"The new Egoisme Milano shopping area is an excellent virtualization of Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, the world's oldest shopping mall. However, calling this gorgeous structure a shopping mall does not do it justice.
- The Galleria, built in Milan between 1865 -1877, contains high end restaurants and shops under a glass dome roof. It is enormous; you do not appreciate the scale of the place until you actually visit. To it's credit, and showing the great taste of Italians, McDonald's, which simply does not belong here, was refused a renewal of a 20 year lease in 2012 and is suing the Galleria for over thirty million dollars of damages.
- The build by Egoisme is very well done and uses authentic textures to give the build a highly realistic "feel". It is one of the great builds in Second Life. A visit is highly recommended."
Eddi Haskell, master-blogger and master-photographer.

To Egoisme Milano (SLurl)

Upcoming Events: Viking Gods

Ms Ewa Aska (producer & star), and the rest of the Gimle Team are proud to invite you all to the dance and music show Viking Gods (a performance in five acts) for the opening night of the show on Wednesday April 4, 2012, 12:00 PM SLT at the Gimle Theater on the Yadkin sim..After the show you will get the chance to mingle and rub shoulders with the stars of the show while enjoying the music of DJ Apollon.

Please make sure to mark the time and date in your busy calendars, or you will regret it because everyone will want to  be there.

As you may happen to notice the event is privileged to be hosted by the adorable Mrs Svessa Hax-Beornsen and yours truly.

I am already preparing for this assignment and coming up with usable phrases like

• "You are looking wonderful tonight, dear lady, what a truly beautiful gown. I must add though that you are out-shined by your delicious companion, he is simply mouthwatering!"
• "Please sit down and be quiet, sir, or I will have to shoot you!"
• "Apmel, please put your clothes back on or I must eject you for the third time this evening!"
• "Madam, I understand your desperation but this is not the restroom. Please stand up and put down your skirts at once and I will accompany you to the ladies room directly."

This will be fun! Please come back for updates as we get closer to the event.

Domitalia Jinx - Gallery Opening

"Hi everyone!

Just a quick note to let you all know I will be opening a new exhibition on Sunday, April 3rd at 1:00 pm SLT.  

This will be a mix of new work and favorites from past shows, mostly landscapes but a few others mixed in.

Hope to see you there!
Domitalia"

To the Second Floor of The Spire Gallery