Aethelwine

Well done Sarah, it is your turn to challenge us!

Back when the Blake Sea was made and United Sailing Sims joined to mainland, I recall seeing the Fruit Islands owners unhappy they had not had same opportunity. There is now a process to join to mainland and a number of sailing estates have gone down that route. The Fruit Islands have adult land which makes it impossible for linking to standard mainland. But I can't help wondering if they wanted and Linden Lab were open to it whether they would consider a move and link to Zindra would be possible. It would make their rentals much more attractive and would be a fun addition to Zindra.

I mentioned Hippos in connection with SL history an hour ago... so I have gone out hunting Hippos But Where the heck am I? Ps Additional clue you can practice your banline bouncing skills on the big trampoline in the background.

It is Gunport

And a rideable hippo rezzer to start a journey back to where SL began

The Fruit Islands have looked worryingly empty for many years now. You do pay a premium to live there and the fact they are still going would appear to indicate they can cover a vacancy rate that looks to be around a 50% margin. I would not worry about an imminent crash, but I wouldn't put down more than a month's rent at a time either.

Some drumming

Also looking for music to play others in SL is a good inspiration to go exploring. I doubt I would have found Sona Jobarteh without having motivation to go looking for music to share.

Lots of music. For years I have streamed music in SL, and encouraged others to. It is a great way to broaden experiences and share with others. Hippie Bowman got me interested in sharing music here. I first heard other songs by War than Lowrider from his sets. Also Looking Glass - Brandy and more. I posted this on another thread but a friend played this yesterday..totally new to me I thought it was the White Stripes... I was out by 30 years. and Arjuna introduced me to this great song:

A friend played this the other day in SL. A bit of Led Zeppelin to it, but great heavy riff.... reminds me of White Stripes Ball and Biscuit.

Mrs Mills takes me back to when I was a child. The first record player given to me was a hand me down, a suit-cased turntable thing with a handle so "portable". Along with it came some awful records. The few I liked were a couple of Beatles singles, the theme tune to the Sting Ray TV show, the Dave Clarke Five - Bit and Pieces. It included a Mrs Mills album which was notable for its cover, maybe one of her Party Time Albums - possibly one of the most uncool album covers ever. But in retrospect with a charm, a snapshot of a time many won't remember lol. Britain had the swinging sixties The Beatles, Rolling Stones, The Who, the Kinks, Jeff Beck and Mrs Mills.

The best French Rock album of all time?

Great album by Flora Purim: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butterfly_Dreams

I did create an account I was impressed by the World music and dance categories, and it was fun mixing things up to hear what it would make of them. But when I actually picked mixes of genres I am more familiar with I was much less impressed, what it created was soulless and oddly had distortion on like it was copying and reproducing bad recording.

Beyonce covered the Beatles Blackbird recently (very nicely too), but this is Hiromi Uehara's version sublime. I would be worried if AI could do anything like this.

Interesting all those genres and mixes of them kind of blow my mind. I never knew Roots Reggae Prog Avant-Garde was a thing before.... but I don't think musicians need to worry about Ai taking their jobs yet.

A bit of Stevie Wonder

This is a Cassandra Wilson cover of a Miles Davis tune off Bitches Brew.

Was listening to some Jazzy songs recently. Manhattan added lyrics to the classic Weather Report song and added another dimension to it. Great way to do a cover..

Trust reminds me of Telephone

Well done you were quick ! Your turn. I wonder if Mad Margot's treasure is anywhere to be found and if she is based on someone?

I have found a Mole built Castle with a scenic view. A visitor's plaque explains this was built to protect against the savage pirate Mad Margot. another plaque tells us she had her last stand here, that her treasure remains unrecovered. WTH am I?

It looks like the Temple of Nautilus in Hannibal http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Nautilus - Hannibal/190/61/67

Any takers?

One thing particularly frustrating about this is the no mod listing in marketplace is often used because the object being sold shows as no mod because something in the contents is no mod. Any demo you get will be no mod to stop you from making it useable. So unless the description specifically says you can't be sure if what you are getting is mod or not.