Comments on: Downhome Junk Yard Blues http://alphavilleherald.com/2008/02/downhome-junk-y.html Always Fairly Unbalanced Tue, 04 Oct 2016 13:18:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: ArorA Chadbourne http://alphavilleherald.com/2008/02/downhome-junk-y.html/comment-page-1#comment-16527 ArorA Chadbourne Mon, 25 Feb 2008 14:05:02 +0000 http://localhost/wp_2/?p=860#comment-16527 The Junkyard is the best place on SL for forming great friendships and listening to music...live and DJ provided. I've been going there for well over a year now and it's my favorite place. I did my first SL concert there and always have SO many people show up when I perform at the JY Beach Club...it's wild! Great friends...great music...awesome owners...You just can't help but have a great time at the Junkyard! The Junkyard is the best place on SL for forming great friendships and listening to music…live and DJ provided. I’ve been going there for well over a year now and it’s my favorite place. I did my first SL concert there and always have SO many people show up when I perform at the JY Beach Club…it’s wild! Great friends…great music…awesome owners…You just can’t help but have a great time at the Junkyard!

]]> By: Kaos Usbourne http://alphavilleherald.com/2008/02/downhome-junk-y.html/comment-page-1#comment-16526 Kaos Usbourne Mon, 18 Feb 2008 09:26:58 +0000 http://localhost/wp_2/?p=860#comment-16526 Thanks for the comments... The best I have been able to gather.. a home in SL serves as an extention of one's avi/self. Most Avi's are as into decorating their homes as they are decorating themselves. Many rent for a couple weeks, spend all that time decorating, then let it all go in favor of another pad to re-decorate. Thanks for the comments… The best I have been able to gather.. a home in SL serves as an extention of one’s avi/self. Most Avi’s are as into decorating their homes as they are decorating themselves. Many rent for a couple weeks, spend all that time decorating, then let it all go in favor of another pad to re-decorate.

]]> By: Just Me http://alphavilleherald.com/2008/02/downhome-junk-y.html/comment-page-1#comment-16525 Just Me Wed, 13 Feb 2008 14:06:29 +0000 http://localhost/wp_2/?p=860#comment-16525 I've been in Sl for over a year .. have a free account and have never owned a home or rented / bought land . What is an SL home for? About the only two purposes I can think of are for parties with your friends and a sort of private (but not really as we all know) place to have virtual sex. Since there are so many clubs to party in, and it's fairly easy to find a place to have sex (you can rezz a skybox somewhere you can rezz .. and there are a lot of places, and raise it to 700 meters, for example .. and have roughly the same privacy), I see no reason for land ownership or a home in SL. I’ve been in Sl for over a year .. have a free account and have never owned a home or rented / bought land .

What is an SL home for? About the only two purposes I can think of are for parties with your friends and a sort of private (but not really as we all know) place to have virtual sex.

Since there are so many clubs to party in, and it’s fairly easy to find a place to have sex (you can rezz a skybox somewhere you can rezz .. and there are a lot of places, and raise it to 700 meters, for example .. and have roughly the same privacy), I see no reason for land ownership or a home in SL.

]]> By: Razrcut Brooks http://alphavilleherald.com/2008/02/downhome-junk-y.html/comment-page-1#comment-16524 Razrcut Brooks Tue, 12 Feb 2008 20:30:54 +0000 http://localhost/wp_2/?p=860#comment-16524 Great article. Private Estates in SL during Spring/Summer of 2007 increased exponentially, yet sadly many were very un-original. Haven't we all become tired of seeing the typical square islands with tiny canals seaparating these grid-like ghetto paradises? Junkyard Blues at least has some character from what I can tell-like an old football or a favorite pair of jeans . Estate owners need to try to connect with people in a comfortable way that welcomes you. This place seems to do it. Different subject: Just curious, to all of those that have a virtual home in SL..what do you do there? Here are my observations from my own experiences with owning a "home" in SL : 1) The first several weeks are great. I spent alot of time and energy buying/building/landscaping. 2) I would invite friends over to see my home and creations. 3) I would use the platform in the sky to build. 4) I would camera all around the sim and watch others as they build, landscaped, and had sex. 5) I would rez/unrez/rez/unrez/rez/unrez different homes every few weeks. 6) I had rooms full of furniture that rarely were used. 7) I would terraform the land. I would revert the land back. 8) I would create meditation areas and gardens which myself and nobody else ever used... 9) I would take pics of my land and home thinking the images were somehow important to others. 10)I would buy various weapons and subtlely use them from afar when newbies would walk around the place as if they owned it. All in all, number 10 was the most fun. My point is, that for me at least..and others if they are honest...SL homes become more about finding ways to kill boredom and showing off. I am not saying that boredom is a bad thing. In fact-there is something very Zen about focusing for long periods of time on a project. Example: Once I spent a few hours trying to build the tiniest cube I could. As you can see, for me, I have mixed feelings about owning a home in SL...what about the rest of you? Is it worth the tier? Great article. Private Estates in SL during Spring/Summer of 2007 increased exponentially, yet sadly many were very un-original. Haven’t we all become tired of seeing the typical square islands with tiny canals seaparating these grid-like ghetto paradises? Junkyard Blues at least has some character from what I can tell-like an old football or a favorite pair of jeans . Estate owners need to try to connect with people in a comfortable way that welcomes you. This place seems to do it.

Different subject: Just curious, to all of those that have a virtual home in SL..what do you do there? Here are my observations from my own experiences with owning a “home” in SL :

1) The first several weeks are great. I spent alot of time and energy buying/building/landscaping.
2) I would invite friends over to see my home and creations.
3) I would use the platform in the sky to build.
4) I would camera all around the sim and watch others as they build, landscaped, and had sex.
5) I would rez/unrez/rez/unrez/rez/unrez different homes every few weeks.
6) I had rooms full of furniture that rarely were used.
7) I would terraform the land. I would revert the land back. 8) I would create meditation areas and gardens which myself and nobody else ever used…
9) I would take pics of my land and home thinking the images were somehow important to others.
10)I would buy various weapons and subtlely use them from afar when newbies would walk around
the place as if they owned it.

All in all, number 10 was the most fun. My point is, that for me at least..and others if they are honest…SL homes become more about finding ways to kill boredom and showing off. I am not saying that boredom is a bad thing. In fact-there is something very Zen about focusing for long periods of time on a project. Example: Once I spent a few hours trying to build the tiniest cube I could.
As you can see, for me, I have mixed feelings about owning a home in SL…what about the rest of you? Is it worth the tier?

]]> By: Prokofy Neva http://alphavilleherald.com/2008/02/downhome-junk-y.html/comment-page-1#comment-16523 Prokofy Neva Tue, 12 Feb 2008 19:09:15 +0000 http://localhost/wp_2/?p=860#comment-16523 This looks great, can't wait to visit. But the Herald reminds me of this video: http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1771556 And this is the part where the guy in glasses goes, "This chart reminds me of this summer camp we used to go to..." This looks great, can’t wait to visit.

But the Herald reminds me of this video:
http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1771556

And this is the part where the guy in glasses goes, “This chart reminds me of this summer camp we used to go to…”

]]> By: Genia Wood http://alphavilleherald.com/2008/02/downhome-junk-y.html/comment-page-1#comment-16522 Genia Wood Tue, 12 Feb 2008 15:54:04 +0000 http://localhost/wp_2/?p=860#comment-16522 Junk Yard Blues is the result of two remarkable people, Dina and Kiff, who provide a unique atmosphere for real people who love THE BLUES and unpretentious surroundings. I don't know of any other club in Second Life whose owners put so much love and effort into their clients' comfort and entertainment. It's THE BEST! Junk Yard Blues is the result of two remarkable people, Dina and Kiff, who provide a unique atmosphere for real people who love THE BLUES and unpretentious surroundings. I don’t know of any other club in Second Life whose owners put so much love and effort into their clients’ comfort and entertainment. It’s THE BEST!

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