Pastor Q in Paradise

There used to be a great number of awful clubs in Second Life, each and every one of them out to take money from unsuspecting newbies.

There was a lot of gambling in those days.

Maybe getting $5 a night from a greenhorn doesn’t seem like much, but you multiply that 100 or 200 times, (some clubs had 500 people through every day of the week), and that adds up to a lot of cash. Solid US dollars.

Fortunately, the gambling was jumped on and banned from the grid leaving the real residents (as opposed to the rip-off merchants) cheering with relief.

But you can still find clubs of course. Good clubs, clubs for dancing, clubs where like-minded people gather for their favourite music and friendly chat.

Phat Cat’s Jazz Club is such a place.

At Phat’s you must observe the Dress Code and behave accordingly or you won’t even get a foot in the door. So, best togs on! That means formal gowns for the ladies and evening wear, or tuxedos, for the gentlemen.

Sometimes I’m able to get away from the nervy brides and fretting grooms to relax a little myself. Off I go to Phat’s and have a little slow swing dance or just sit and listen to the music of the Dorseys, Billie Holiday or Ella Fitzgerald.

The photo is of Phat Cat’s popular hostess and hot-jazz trumpet player. Twinkle Littlething.

Slurl : Phat Cat’s Jazz Club

If you like live music, there are frequent concerts at the Blarney Stone Pub.

Slurl : Dublin/85/100/26

If you enjoy the company of strangers drop in any time for a bit of blarney. I prefer to pop over incommunicado, specifically to hear some music and I’m rarely in the mood for idle chatter anyway. If you knew some of the high dramas I encounter during the course of a week you would understand why I’m not chatting away like a magpie. Too darned tired. Lol

The sim is a recreation of Dublin itself .. the facade anyway, along the lines of Venice. If you wander through the streets and dally by the water you could easily be in either of those cities’ namesakes.

I enjoy the quiet backstreets of sims modelled on actual places.

U2 will be in SL on June 28 and 29. In Dublin of course!

I was at the Blarney Stone, a delightful spot to go to after a hectic week of balancing jumpy brides, disappearing DJs, asset server hiccups, vanishing gowns and lost locations.( And that’s another story)

On the wall across the road was the poster for U2!

I must find out when they get here