There are two high lights this week. The first was the opening of our little venue Ye Olde Wolk n Hawk that we run with Alix Pledies and Trick Socking ton. Sunwolf and I took to the stage at 11am slt and are pleased to say quite a few folks came in, most of whom said they thought it was a lovely little place. All credit to Sunwolf who built it, I had kitted it out and Alix had also added some lovely touches. Trick would love to have been more involved I know, but RL issues have kept him pretty busy, still he managed to make the opening night which was just great to have us all together for that special time.
Rick (Ugh Yeu) followed us on stage and that was a great set, we look forward to having him back in the near future. He was then followed by the smooth relaxing voice of Steveeolio, who proceeded to wow us all , and graciously offered to do a set on Friday too.
Friday night at the Pub, found us listening to the lovely voice of, Miss Cailidgh Spires, who followed another wonderful set by Steveeolio, and we wound up with our lovable Lion, Ringo Robonaught, who did a mixed set with plenty of xmas songs to get us all ready for the holiday season. Again there were quite a few folks coming and going and enjoying the music. Alix did a sterling job welcoming folks with Sunwolf and I helping where we could. We have never hosted at a venue before, let alone our own, but I don't think we did too bad a job. We hope to have all these wonderful performers at the Wolf n Hawk again sometime in the new year.
Special thanks to Russell Eponym, who found time in a busy and trying day to come over and support us. He is a wonderful guy and a real gentleman, as well as The avi choice for male performer of the year. I can only say no one deserves this honour more.
Our only problem, at Ye Olde Wolf n Hawk, is the limited number of people we can have at the venue in our present location and I think we will have to address this issue fairly soon.
In the meantime,I can only give my heartfelt appreciation to all who either performed or attended our first week, we can't thank you all enough.
Sandwiched in between our sl venue opening, was the sad event where we had to say goodbye to our dear RL friend Alan ( see prev blog). He was a very popular man and the crematorium was packed. The service was as much about celebrating his life as saying goodbye, never the less, my heart went out to his wife Sue, and his two grown up children Ben and Zoe, I came home feeling washed out and sad.
I was so happy to see my dear SL friend Sher123 returning , she had been suffering from pc problems and had to drop out for awhile, I do hope she is back to stay we have missed her terribly. Also now around a bit more is another dear friend( also in RL too) and that is Cailidgh Spires always guaranteed to make you smile. We haven't been able to get together in RL for quite a while either, so it's wonderful to see her around again.
Finally we were honoured to play a benefit show for, Toys for Tots, on Saturday night at the Margaritaville venue, ( well it was night for us as we took the stage at midnight) It was a good show, and I hope we helped raise plenty of lindens for this wonderful cause. Following us on stage was another dear friend and awesome musician, Quinton Whitman, his set was brilliant as always. Rick (Ugh Yeu) followed him, as the scheduled performer was having pc problems, so he stepped in. Rick had also been involved in the planning and hosting of this event, another big hearted guy. By this time it was gone 2am and though we did our best by 2.20am we had to admit defeat and log out for some much needed sleep.
I want to finish this week by saying, Sunwolf and I are often awed by the love and kindness of the folks on the SL music scene. I am sure there are lots of others too who are worthy of mention, but as we spend most of our time in and around the music scene this is the only group I feel confident to speak about. The audiences are usually generous with their praise and tips, without which the music scene could not function. The artists are, in the main supportive of one another, no matter what the genre of music is they are playing, and the venue owners are gracious, caring people, who are dedicated to bringing live music to folks without trying to get rich, in fact most of them fund their venues, in part, from their own pockets it seems.
Occasionally it comes to my ears that there are some folks who are unhappy with the way the SL music scene runs and want to see things change. I say , think long and hard about this. The music scene is here for everyone to enjoy, not just those who can afford it, or have a limited idea about what folks should be allowed to perform or hear. After all, its the audiences who make a show, without them ,there is no show. Who is it really hurting to play the songs folks want to hear, especially when you can bring so much joy when doing so. I have often been moved to tears by the beauty of a song sung from the heart, and I know others have too. What greater reward can an artist have..! So I say, long may the SL music scene carry on and flourish just the way it is.
I wish the greeting card attached to this blog had gone where I wanted it which was here, but I am still learning the ropes and don't know how to shift it, so it remains where it is lol
Well, that's about it for this week, it just remains for me to wish you all a peaceful and joyful festive Season
until next time love and bright blessings to you all.
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