Our lovely hostess, Veronica Ogleby, took some pics of the new digs today. Thank you, V, they look great!
[Ed: I forgot to put a title on it when I posted it....]
Friday, May 28, 2010
Pictures of the new place
Our lovely hostess, Veronica Ogleby, took some pics of the new digs today. Thank you, V, they look great!
[Ed: I forgot to put a title on it when I posted it....]
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
New Location!
Well, our tough first week (yes, you can hear the violins if you listen really closely) was compounded by the owner of the sim (and several other sims), Mr Diavolo, taking gravely ill, and having to give up SL. All of us at Cafe Casablanca extend our wishes for a speedy recovery and a return to full health to him.
The impact on us was that our sim would disappear. He managed to find buyers for some of his sims, but not all - ours was one that wasn't bought up. So, off we went to find a new home. This was not easy, because we had a really good thing going there. The beautiful and resourceful NytEyes found a possible home on the Dating sim - the only problems being it wasn't a coveted corner lot, and was a touch more expensive than we wanted to spend. As the search passed over to Conlaoch, he noticed the club sitting on the next door lot (a corner lot) was not active, and the land was actually for sale! It fit our needs about as well as anything we could find, and Conlaoch snatched it up.
NytEyes and Conlaoch (and Veronica, too - thanks, V!) got to work putting up the new club and landscaping and such. Trying to keep it as similar to the old club (that our patrons know and love) as possible was a little tough in the time allotted and given a few differences in the size and shape of the lot. But, they got it put together and it is looking marvelous! Work remains to be done, but it is open for business as of today - the first show at the new venue is at 12noon SL!
I will get a slurl in the links to the right as soon as I can get it (as well as fixing the calendar link) [DONE!]. In the meantime, if you go to the old club and click on the red sign, it will get you a new LM to get you over to the new club location. I hope both patrons and performers like it, as everyone put in a lot of work on getting it right! (Again, special thanks to the hardest working (and prettiest) club owner I know: NytEyes Marikh.) See everyone there!
The impact on us was that our sim would disappear. He managed to find buyers for some of his sims, but not all - ours was one that wasn't bought up. So, off we went to find a new home. This was not easy, because we had a really good thing going there. The beautiful and resourceful NytEyes found a possible home on the Dating sim - the only problems being it wasn't a coveted corner lot, and was a touch more expensive than we wanted to spend. As the search passed over to Conlaoch, he noticed the club sitting on the next door lot (a corner lot) was not active, and the land was actually for sale! It fit our needs about as well as anything we could find, and Conlaoch snatched it up.
NytEyes and Conlaoch (and Veronica, too - thanks, V!) got to work putting up the new club and landscaping and such. Trying to keep it as similar to the old club (that our patrons know and love) as possible was a little tough in the time allotted and given a few differences in the size and shape of the lot. But, they got it put together and it is looking marvelous! Work remains to be done, but it is open for business as of today - the first show at the new venue is at 12noon SL!
I will get a slurl in the links to the right as soon as I can get it (as well as fixing the calendar link) [DONE!]. In the meantime, if you go to the old club and click on the red sign, it will get you a new LM to get you over to the new club location. I hope both patrons and performers like it, as everyone put in a lot of work on getting it right! (Again, special thanks to the hardest working (and prettiest) club owner I know: NytEyes Marikh.) See everyone there!
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
What a week!
Well, a little more than a week since we began being responsible for the running of Cafe Casablanca, and, what a week it has been. We had a performer who gave us a health scare, computers that just wouldn't leave artists logged in to SL (fortunately they never lost the stream, and kept right on singing), thunderstorms threatening performers and patrons alike with digital darkness, screwing up our first week's rent....
But, we came through it all. And, we came through it because of the outstanding performers we have signed up at Cafe Casablanca, the efforts the new owners (one, in particular: NytEyes Marikh, the better-looking and more competent of the pair), the not insignificant help of Daedalus Lemuria, the former owner, and the help of a good friend, Veronica Ogleby. And, of course, because of the faithful patrons of Cafe Casablanca!
Conlaoch had his first solo hosting bit Monday afternoon, with Euterpe Aluveaux and Eponine Dench performing. He would like to thank both performers for making it easy and enjoyable! They are both lovely voices and professional performers.
Addendum: We found out after I posted this that the owner of our sim is ill, and will be leaving SL. Some of the sims (including ours) will be lost. We are in the process of getting set up in a new location, with a post early next week with more details. Standby for more information!
But, we came through it all. And, we came through it because of the outstanding performers we have signed up at Cafe Casablanca, the efforts the new owners (one, in particular: NytEyes Marikh, the better-looking and more competent of the pair), the not insignificant help of Daedalus Lemuria, the former owner, and the help of a good friend, Veronica Ogleby. And, of course, because of the faithful patrons of Cafe Casablanca!
Conlaoch had his first solo hosting bit Monday afternoon, with Euterpe Aluveaux and Eponine Dench performing. He would like to thank both performers for making it easy and enjoyable! They are both lovely voices and professional performers.
Addendum: We found out after I posted this that the owner of our sim is ill, and will be leaving SL. Some of the sims (including ours) will be lost. We are in the process of getting set up in a new location, with a post early next week with more details. Standby for more information!
Sunday, May 9, 2010
Welcome!
Welcome to the new online home of Second Life's Cafe Casablanca! Specializing in songs from the Great American Songbook on the stream, and live artists performing most days of the week, it's a great place to bring that special someone to dance, stroll the beaches or just sit and enjoy the view.
The club is under new ownership as of 8 May. The new owners are Conlaoch Gustav and NytEyes Marikh. Daedalus Lemuria built this club over three years ago, and it has been a fabulous venue for performers and guests. We hope to maintain the fantastic line-up of marvelous artists and great streaming music, and - if we're lucky - to even make the place a little bit better.
Please come on by, and check us out. Our calendar is here.
The club is under new ownership as of 8 May. The new owners are Conlaoch Gustav and NytEyes Marikh. Daedalus Lemuria built this club over three years ago, and it has been a fabulous venue for performers and guests. We hope to maintain the fantastic line-up of marvelous artists and great streaming music, and - if we're lucky - to even make the place a little bit better.
Please come on by, and check us out. Our calendar is here.
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