The Alphaville Herald

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Son of the Snail: Walking Small

by Happy Trails, Private Eye I was sitting back in my office sipping on my Jack Daniels, my head still spinning from the three Gin & Tonics, 7 Screwdrivers, and 3 Dirty Mothers from last night when the front door opened.  In walked this dame that made my breath jump up and dance around.  I [...]

Frankenschnail: The Final Chapter

Chapter III by Happy Trails [confused readers may wish to refer to episodes 1 and 2] snailmonster From Oozeff Von Frankenschnail’s personal diary: …My beautiful creature…so long I have spent in his creation! Now all is lost!  I write to you in this cave with my future sister-in-law, Escargot, both prisoners of the creature. Poor [...]

British Overrun Task Force Marine HQ In Prize Delta Sim

Musket fire downs marine aircraft, silences machine guns – Redcoats rally round the Confederate flag, force Marines off base with superior numbers — next step: possible taxation without representation, Earl Grey tea, crumpets? by Caine Constantine On the morning of Thursday, June 11th 2008, the Merczateers pulled their forces out of Prize Delta after a [...]

Op/Ed: Whose Product Is It?

by Jessica Holyoke As reported in a few other metaverse news outlets, the fifth Second Life Birthday celebration has come under fire from residents based on certain policies.  In prior years, the SLB celebration has featured content that was labeled Mature.  This year, the celebration is being zoned PG and initially no builds that are [...]

LouLou Loring – Post 6 Grrrl

[Convincing LouLou Loring to pose as Post 6 Grrrl was not easy as it implied changing roles. I have modelled for her a few times and I have a deep respect for her Photoshop skills. But her avi and her style are as unique as her sometimes edgy personality. She outwardly doesn't seem to care [...]

LL Hopes For Nipple Free 5th Birthday Celebration

Artfox Daviau protests with statue double mascectomy — machine guns escape un-harmed by Kris Dibou LL lays down the law – these plywood nipples are banned! I was visiting with Australian artist and writer Artfox Daviau on Sanctuary Bay the other day.  Although Art is best known for his Wildwaves product, you will find his [...]

Task Force Marines and Merczateers Battle for Prize Delta Sim

A desperate battle against Merczateers air power – hawt, sexii recruits – Task Force Marine resorts to griefing tactics – destroying the base to save it with suicidal sim-killing missile attacks – a short lived peace broken by musket wielding British Redcoats by Caine Constantine Prize Delta On the night of Wednesday, June 11th 2008, [...]

Drama & Dismemberment

Euripides’ The Bacchus and the future of SL theatre by Night Morrisey Agave sorts through a box of her butchered son’s body parts, cradling his severed head I must admit… I approached the MUSOFYR Productions recent staging of Euripides’ The Baccus with serious skepticism. I’m a theatre major – a degree that left me spectacularly [...]

Metaverse SHOCKER!!! — Free SL Accounts Locked Out?

Why are free accounts sometimes disabled to make room for paying customers? by Avil Creeggan Dear Linden Lab, I am a free account. I have been a free account for the past two years. During that time, I’ve dealt with a lot of stuff that, frankly, shouldn’t be happening; flagrant asset loss and dehabilitation, incompetent [...]