Haunted London Festival is a Featured Second Life Destination Event!

London is pleased to announce that our Haunted London Festival has made it in the Featured Second Life Destinations category!  Check our blog and join the London Gossip group in world, for more information about our Halloween themed events and areas throughout the month of October!

Haunted Festival in London

Join London for the entire month of October for special events, as the whole town gets ready for Halloween! Events include tribute band concerts, a Halloween-themed merchant's fair, daily live dj events and contests! Check out the blog at http://thelondonsims.blogspot.com for more information and a complete schedule of events.

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What's Lurking in Kensington?

Looks like there is something mysterious going in on in our Kensington Sim...check out the photos below and check back at the end of the week to see what else is going on that's mysterious in our other sims!

Wings Over London Air Show for 9/11

Join London for a very special event:  The Wings Over London Air Show, to commerate 9/11.  This special event will include flight stunts by the Flying Tigers and the Golden Tigers flight teams in Second Life!  Check the blog this week for a special stories on the Flying Tigers and the Golden Tigers!  In Hyde Park, starting on 9/11, all guests will be treated to a display of various Second Life aircraft and will have the chance to talk to Second Life pilots.  In the meantime, check the blog for stories, join the London Gossip group in world for more information, and check out the mini airport in Hyde Park!

London Shines at the Entertainment Awards Banquet!

Today was the London Entertainment Awards Banquet, where DJ's, Hosts, Greeters, Managers, and the London Team was honored with a variety of awards.  Staff and vips voted the past week on their favorite picks for sims, clubs, djs, hosts, and greeters!  London Sims founder and owner, Debs Regent was also honored and received a standing SL ovation for her hard work in creating London in the first place! All winners received gift boxes which contained a variety of gift cards from some of their favorite Second Life merchants and 1 week free stays on the S.S Galaxy! Three lucky winners also each won 500L's from the Raffle board at the event!  Below is a listing of award recipients and photos of this event.  Look for another blog post that contains some of the award recipient speeches.  As always Team London continued to shine and made the day theirs!

Club Capital VIP Award:

3 way tie – DJ -Anakin, Crysis,and Morphman Resident

Host – Rinka Haiku

Club Capital Staff:

DJ-Steph Lytham

Host-Roseanne Rosenstar

Coach and Horses Staff Award:

DJ Mia Deluca

Host Tamara Daxeline

Coach and Horses VIP Award:

DJ Steph Lytham

DJ Tamara Daxeline

5^th Ave Staff Award:

DJ Zang

Host Sammy

5^th Ave VIP Award:

2 way tie:  DJ Zang and DJ Julianne

Host Sammy

Mayhem Staff Award:

DJ Anakin 

Host AJ

Mayhem VIP Award:

DJ Crysis

Host EA

Retrograde Staff Award:

DJ Baylor

Host Donna

Retrograde VIP Award:

DJ Croft

Host Donna

The Greyhound Awards:

DJ Keif

Ed Follet

London Gossip Award:

Best Club-3 Way Tie: Coach & Horses, Capital, and Retrograde

Best Sim-Hyde Park-went to blonde

London Web Award:

Retrograde

London Mayfair

London Greeter Staff  Award:

Croft Atolia

London Greeters Survey Award:

Ruby Tierbal

Managers Award (Chosen by the managers of London):

Hyde Park Manager's Award -Ruby Tierbal 

Coach & Horse's Manager's Award-Pyp Mifflin

Retrograde's Manager Award-Prettybones Flux

Rob Fenwitch & Sweetdizzy Dumpling received manager's awards from Jessii Warrhol

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Early Morning Visit To The Park

Alex & Cariashi

It was a bright morning so I decided to go for a stroll in the park. As with all mornings, the day was bright and I was optimistic. This day was made even brighter when I met Alex and Cariashi in the Hub. Friendly as always, it was a sheer delight to chat with them before breakfast. Thank you Alex and Cariashi, you both looked lovely today.

xXxTREME Designs

Then Lucky me - I got some gifts fromSarahh Huntress from xXxTREME which I am modeling for you now... both with my regular avatar and a new one Sarahh kindly gave me... what do you think?

Debs by the Dr Who Exhibit in Hyde Park wearing xXxTREME designs

Debs by the Dr Who Exhibit wearing xXxTREME designs

To get these designs from xXxTREME and many more, visit the xXxTREME store in LONDON Mayfair at:

http://slurl.com/secondlife/LONDON%20Mayfair/55/78/22

Visit the xXxTREME store in LONDON Mayfair

Thank You Sarah - I am thrilled with my new outfits!

Steph Lytham: From DJ to Second Life Model!

Popular London DJ Steph Lytham, just recently stepped into the fierce world of SL modeling.  London is no stranger to modeling, having put on many Virtual London Fashion Weeks and shows.  I talked to Steph to get her views about modeling in SL and she provided the following information:

Why did Steph join Second Life?:
Steph lytham rezzed into SL on November 1st 2010 after overhearing a conversation on a train about secondlife and deciding to check it out.

What or who gave you the idea to try Second Life modeling?

First (and still) a host and DJ on the London sims, she had toyed with the idea of taking up model training on several occasions but wasn't really sure where to start or which schoool to join.  A few months later her and a friend were talking, her friend mentioned her model training course she was doing at UCWS. Steph had previously visited the campus and had information on it. On reccomendation from her friend Vicky, she started to watch shows and attended a few styling contests at CWS. She received an invite to join the Hollywood Walk of Fame contest 2011, took part in 2 styling contests and attended some free basic model training that was on offer. She had the bug!

What happened next?
Steph enrolled in the July class at UCWS and began training with vigour. In the next few days she will take her mid term exam before graduating at the end of July. With the help of another graduate from UCWS, she even built her own runway on her land so she could practice, practice, practice. A phrase often coined by the wonderful trainers at UCWS.

Styling musts:
Her main skin is Laq Susan in nougat with various make up tones which can be matched to almost any outfit she wears, yet still feeling like herself. Her shape is her own creation which she'd never part with, as she feels this gives her a unique identity and makes her who she is.

London Has 3 New Second Life Destinations!!

We are pleased to announce that we have 3 new Second Life Destinations!  Big Ben, the Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fountain, and the Tower Hill Memorial are all Second Life Destinations!  This brings our total of Second Life Destination locations to 13 (not an unlucky number this time) in the London Sims!

Big Ben in London

Visit one of England's most iconic monuments! Big Ben is a a replica of the famous bell clock tower, which is located at the end of the Palace of Westminster. Guests can walk into the tower and grab mini-replicas of Big Ben and go up to the actual bell tower and take in London and hear the bells chime on each hour. Relive history at this exciting international treasure.

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Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial

The Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fountain is a replica of the real life memorial in Hyde Park. Visitors can visit the fountain and pay their respects to the "People's Princess."

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Tower Hill Memorial

The Tower Hill Memorial is a replica of the real life Tower Hill Memorial, which is located in London. The Tower Hill Memorial commemorates military personnel from WW1. The memorial also includes a replica of the Tomb of the Unknown Warrior.

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Check out the Team London's Relay for Life in Second Life's Camp Site!

Today was the annual Relay for Life relay in Second Life.  Team London was active in the Relay for Life season this year and raised almost 20,000L towards Relay for Life!  Team London also participated in the building of a Spring Campsite on the Relay for Life sim of Endure.  The theme of the camp site was a lovely spring garden, which was built and organized by London Manager, Rob Fenwitch.  Rob was on hand today for the Relay for Life festivities and took a few photos of the Team London camp site and of the other events of the day:





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Caribana Festival is a Secondlife Destination!

Join London starting Tuesday, June 7 to Saturday, June 11 as we hold our Caribana Festival, which is a FEATURED Secondlife event!  Each day starting from 10 am we will hold 6 hours of events in Hyde Park, in our special Caribbean themed location.  Be sure to take a dip in our Dolphin Pool!  Join London Gossip in world to know a complete listing of events each day.

Caribana Festival

It's time for the Caribana Festival in Hyde Park! Join the party as residents celebrate this annual event, held June 7-11, which celebrates the Caribbean nations of the British Commonwealth. Six hours of music events will be held daily in Hyde Park, including contests and live DJ's.

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Celebrate Cinco de Mayo in London!

Starting today, until Thursday, London will celebrate Cinco de Mayo, with performances in Hyde Park by the Club Capital DJ's!  Tp into our Mexican square area and win free gifts from our pinata and of course taste some of our yummy nachos and dip!  Today's event featured DJ Crysis packing Hyde Park, followed by DJ Hellwaker spinning and mixing an awesome 2 hour house music set!  Catch us on this Thursday, the actual day of Cinco de Mayo as we have special events for you!  Our Cinco de Mayo celebrations are part of our May Arts & Culture Month, which is a featured Secondlife Destination!  Check out photos from today's events:

May Arts & Culture Month in London

Join the fun in London with happenings throughout the month of May. Events include a month-long Sculptie Contest, a Cinco de Mayo Celebration, and a Renaissance and Medieval Fair with jousting. For more info, check out http://thelondonsims.blogspot.com.

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Queen Tribute Band Rocks Hyde Park!!

Yesterday, Queen rocked Hyde Park, with a rousing performance, which had everyone dancing and singing that favorite hit, "We Will Rock You!"  DJ Sweetdizzy kicked off a pre concert show that packed the park, followed by an after show by DJ Anakin.  Below are photos from this event:



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May Arts & Culture Month is a FEATURED Secondlife Destination!!

We are pleased to announce that our May Arts & Culture Month is a FEATURED Secondlife Destination!  Please check this blog and the London Gossip Group in world for  updates about events and contests for May!

May Arts & Culture Month in London

Join the fun in London with happenings throughout the month of May. Events include a month-long Sculptie Contest, a Cinco de Mayo Celebration, and a Renaissance and Medieval Fair with jousting. For more info, check out http://thelondonsims.blogspot.com.

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Relay for Life Fundraiser Raises over 12,000Ls!!

Today London held a Relay for Life Fundraiser in Hyde Park.  The fundraiser was a success and raised over 12,000L for Relay for Life, the official charity of the American Cancer Society!  This event was part of our April Awareness month of events, as we held fundraisers for Japan Disaster Relief and Second Pride.  In May we will have a fundraiser for War Child, a charity for children affected by wars.  Our event kicked off at 10am with DJ Anakin filling the park with 77 avis, followed by DJ Sweetdizzy who kept the crowd going with her awesome tunage!  A special appearance by the Second Life Cheerleading Squad capped a day of fun and fundraising for a great cause.  Below are photos of this event:





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14 HOUR Royal Wedding Party Recap!

On Friday, April 29, 2011, there were huge celebrations in real life London, to celebrate the wedding of the now Duke and Duchess of Cambridge (Prince William and Kate Middleton)!  The party in virtual London was just as huge, as we partied from 8 am to 10 pm slt, for a total of a 14 hour party with djs at every set,  including contests!  We also had a special 90 minute Muse Tribute Band Concert (look for photos in an upcoming blogpost)!

Our FEATURED Second Life Destination, Royal Wedding Exhibition, which will be left up so people can continue to enjoy the exhibition!  Special thanks to all DJ's and Hosts who worked to make our event fun and a huge success and of course thanks to all of the people who partied with us, to give our sim a daily traffic of over 52,000!  Luckily for us we are located on private sims so you can directly  tp into our sims (supports 100 avis tping and walking around), without having to walk across bridges or do any other fancy maneuvering to enjoy our events. Below are photos from yesterday's record breaking and exciting day:



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Weekend Wrapup #2-Easter Party in London!

To celebrate Easter Sunday, London had a huge party in Hyde Park.  Kicking off the festivities was DJ Croft with Host Donna who filled the park with 86 people!  Croft also had his 3 straight sim crash in Hyde Park (more to follow in a separate post).  Following DJ Croft was DJ Crysis with Host Sammy who kept the crowd in a good and fun mood.  All guests had their chance to enter our 6,000L Contest Board giveaway and to find a variety of eggs we had on the ground, including eggs that contained freebies and some which contained free lindens!  Check out photos from this event:



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Weekend Wrap #1-St. George's Day Party

With Saturday being St. George's Day, London had to naturally bring you a huge party for this special day in England! Parties kicked off in our normal clubs, Capital, Retrograde, and Coach & Horses; followed by a huge event in Hyde Park, with DJ Jester kicking things off, followed by a special 90 minute Evanescence Tribute Band Concert. Finishing up the night was DJ Anakin with Host Pagan, keeping everyone partying for 4 hours. One thing I can say is that I am glad we are on private sims, where our capacity is 100 avis and not on the mainland were capacity is 40 avis and we would have had to turn people away, particularly since this event packed in over 80 avis throughout the day! Check out a slideshow from this event:


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Easter Bunny in London

It looks like we had a special visitor yesterday!

The Easter Bunny came and laid down lots of eggs for people to find.

I have been told that they were all over the park and regions of London.

I guess we all have to go out and see if we can find them?

Big St George's Day & Easter Weekend Party in London!

We are pleased to announce that we have a jam packed weekend for those of you who are looking for a St Gerorge's Day Party and of course an Easter bash!  A special 90 minute Evanescence Tribute Band Concert will happen on Saturday, followed by a 4 HOUR bash on Easter Sunday!  Check out the complete weekend schedule of events:

Saturday, April 23, 2011 (St. George's Day)
2pm to 340pm slt-DJ Jester with Host Roseanne
345pm to 530pm slt-FREE Evanescence Tribute Band Concert
530pm to 8pm slt-DJ Anakin with Host Kristin
**At each set there will be a contest board loaded with lindens, for you to win!**

Sunday, April 24, 2011 (Easter Sunday)
12pm to 4pm slt-DJ Croft with Host Donna **We will have not one but TWO contest boards each loaded with 3000L lindens each, for a total of 6000Ls, make sure you do not miss out on the free lindens**

Rezz Day Party and Aerosmith Tribute Band Weekend Recap!

What can I say about yesterday??  I had one of the best days in Second Life ever with an 8 hour Rezz Day party, then a special 2 hour Rezz Day party given to me by some of the very best people in Second Life!  Lets recap before I continue on how special it was!

The 8 hour party kicked off in Hyde Park, with DJ Sweetdizzy with Host Steph, keeping the crowd rousing with some mega dance tunes!  DJ Sweetdizzy aka Dizzy wanted a bit of DJ Anakin’s record 86 avis in Hyde Park and tied this record!  After Dizzy guests were treated to a special 2 hour Aerosmith Tribute Band Concert and with me rolling on stage dancing with the band!

After this awesome light show performance, DJ Anakin with Host Steph hit the stage and wouldn’t you know, he broke the record again, this time having a record 90 avis in Hyde Park (good thing we have private sims and are not on the mainland, for the most we could pack on our sims would be 40, which really isn’t a London party with just 40 avis)!  To close out the park, DJ Kyle with Host Kristin took the stage and gave a 2 hour dance music mix party with everyone still dancing well past 6pm slt!  It will be a rezz day I will never ever forget, more from me in a separate post as I reflect on two years in Second Life.  Below are photos from the event:

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Cradle Of Filth Tribute - Weekend Photocall

Just see the sheer number of people at this event - this is  a slide-show for you all to enjoy a recap of this weekend.

I have just been reliably informed that the traffic count here is over 37,000, along with the 86 people there concurrently - that has to be ANOTHER RECORD !!!

Note the funky Fox in the foreground. That is our own Rob Fenwitch getting down to the beat.