Tuesday, December 16, 2008

SECONDSTOCK Sim is packing up for Winter and Spring!

Hey all you groovy Secondstock Hippies!

Merck, Amy, and I have had a number of discussions about what we do with the Secondstock Sim between now and next October when we have another 3-Day Music Festival. With the economy hurting and everyone on the Secondstock Team extremely busy in real life, we decided to closedown, put all the Secondstock “stuff” in storage, and sell the Sim with plans to rent or purchase another Sim around next August/Sept when we will set up for the annual music festival.

We greatly appreciate all of you who supported us by attending our events and sharing some lindens to help pay for the venue. And thanks to all the musicians who performed at our events and exhibited some amazing musical talent.

Our merchant’s area was exciting and fun and we hope to have many of the same familiar shops back with us next year. You can purchase any last minute Hippie Christmas gifts now while they last at our merchants area. The merchant’s tents will be closing soon so come now.

On behalf of the entire Secondstock Team, thank you all.

~Erik Silverstar


Keep on trucking!

Tuesday, November 18, 2008

SECONDSTOCK THANKSGIVING MUSIC FESTIVAL - Saturday, November 22nd ALL DAY

The first of our monthly ALL DAY music festivals is this coming SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 22nd from 10am until 10pm!!

On the Main Stage at SECONDSTOCK we have a line up of musicians that will blow you away...oh wow, man. 12 Hours of Live Music!!


Secondstock Musician Schedule

10am - Robie Bloch
11am - Winston Ackland
12pm - Russel Eponym
1pm - Silas Scarborough
2pm - Oldwolf Criss
3pm - Lonnie Nightfire
4pm - Montian Gilruth & FunkyFreddy Republic
5pm - MrMulti Writer
6pm - Auzzie Blackburn
7pm - Hathead Rickenbacker
8pm - Moondoggirl Moomintoog
9pm - Deep Sky Traveler

See you Saturday at SECONDSTOCK!!

Saturday, November 1, 2008

Secondstock Sim Plans and Update - November 1, 2008

Dear Secondstock Hippies,

On behalf of the Secondstock team, thank you for participating in last weekend’s Secondstock Music Festival. We hope you had a enjoyable and fun experience.

Looking forward we will be continuing to have regular all-day concerts on the main stage once a month and smaller one or two hour events in our new indoor venue, The Winery, throughout each week. During the month of November we will be doing some minor terraforming on the south side of the Sim (which was undeveloped) to add a small vineyard on Yasgur’s farm and our new buildings. The new vineyard and winery will be just up the hill from the merchant area near the mud slides.

Our vision and focus of Secondstock is to make a unique music Sim that has its basis in Woodstock but also is a familiar and exciting location for people to visit, listen to music, buy music and Woodstock-hippie related merchandise, and explore. And, everyone can set the Secondstock sim as your teleport home if you need a "home" in SL. We will not have slingo, campers, trivia games, or any paid prize contests. Secondstock last weekend averaged 55,000 in traffic for each of its three days and this was without any phony traffic boosting methods.

Mark your calendars now for the Secondstock Thanksgiving Music Festival on Saturday, November 22nd. 12 hours of great live music with many of the stars of Secondstock plus new performers we’ve discovered. The day will start at 10am SLT and run until 10pm SLT.

On the first Saturday of December, Amy, Gabrielle, and Erik will bring back our “famous” Saturday night dance parties every Saturday from 6-8pm. This event was extremely popular at Erik’s Distillery last winter and spring and is sure to be a hit. Check out www.eriksdistilery.blogspot.com to learn all about them.

Plus, during one of the week days each week we plan to have an Entertainment Showcase evening where we have new emerging SL musicians perform for all us Secondstock Hippies and for other music venue owners we will be inviting to listen. We have additional plans in the works and would love to hear from you regarding your ideas as well.

Thanks for reading and keep on Feeling Groovy!

~Erik Silverstar

PS...check out the official Secondstock photos website at http://www.secondstock.tk

Monday, October 27, 2008

"And the wind began to howl..."

Hey all you Hippies...give me an "S", give me a "E", give me a... What's that spell? (crowd yells "SECONDSTOCK!!")

Yesterday's final day of Secondstock was a great time but over waaay too quickly. I don't think I have ever experienced the quality of music and musician performances anywhere else in Second Life

Thanks to all you Secondstock Hippies out there we had a phenomenal turnout all three days and were running between 40-80 people on the SIM for the entire concert that ran from 9 in the morning to an hour (or so) after midnight. We actually did hit 100 people on the SIM at 3:15pm on Saturday. And our server held up just fine...until last night when Freestar Tammas finally crashed the sim after 9pm...LOL.
Free now has bragging rights that she was the only one who was able to crash the sim at Secondstock.

Toward the end of the concert, Merck shot off fireworks and I turned the weather system back on. Nice light rain fell for awhile then the wind started whipping and howling, the rain was pouring, and for JAMBA's finale we were hit with a full blown thunder shower with non-stop lightning strikes all over the SIM. Woohoo!

The Secondstock music festival may be over but Secondstock the SIM lives on! We are planning now for upcoming concerts and ongoing events.

Our merchant tents are up and selling their cool 1970's merchandise. Come on back and check them out now that you can wander around without missing any music performances. And, if you wondered what the original Woodstock in 1969 was like, please come back and check out our Woodstock Exhibit and Museum in Max Yasgur's Barn near the TP arrival area of Secondstock. Thanks to Abbey Zenith from the Alliance Virtual Library for creating the exhibit and to Bucky Barkley for his superb videos.

All Hippies are invited to use Secondstock as your home rezzing location if you don't have a place to go, and our campgrounds, mudslides, yoga area, skinny dipping lake, corn fields with hidden marijuana, and little pose ball surprises are waiting for you to explore upon your return.

The festival weekend ran smoothly due in large part to the support of the Police Department officers who were around to help us keep the griefers at bay and help out with the drug overdoses from that "not necessarily too good" Brown Acid. The Police were cool and could often be seen holding their lighters up as they listened to the music while standing up on the hill. In lieu of payment the Police placed donation jars out for the Make A Wish Foundation. Thank you all who donated.

Our audio stream worked beautifully all weekend (even when I couldn't remember which button to push on my SAM broadcaster to turn it on). Thank you STREAM TEAM for donating the stream for the concert. Anyone who wants their own stream, or needs to upgrade to a more reliable, and affordable stream, please contact Edward Lowell, Amy Ferguson, Jackie Cushing, or Bob Corrigible of The Stream Team for your own copy.

We could use some help...we would like to hear from anyone about what we did right or how we can improve the sim and the festival so leave your comments here on the blog (of course I have edit rights for "correcting" any dumb comments...arr arr arr)

Also check out our Official Secondstock Photo website built by Secondstock merchant and friend, Chriscloud Loon. Go to www.secondstock.tk and check out the pics.

On behalf of the Secondstock Entertainment team of Merck Forager, Amy Ferguson, Rain Allen, Gabrielle Neddings, and myself, I want to thank you all for making the first SECONDSTOCK MUSIC FESTIVAL a fun, exciting, and memorable success!! GROOVY!

~Erik

Links for Press and picture coverage of Secondstock Music Festival October 24-26th

The Official Secondstock Photo Website

Website photos by Chriscloud Loon (and a few by Erik Silverstar)
http://www.secondstock.tk/


More Press coverage from SL News Publications

Secondstock press release on SL Pulse
http://www.slpulse.com/content/view/484/2/

More to come….we talked to quite a few news folks on Saturday and Sunday including Kay Uggla, Lanai Jarrico, MincedMedia Clip, and a follow up with Nazz Lane.


Photos Taken at Secondstock and posted on the web

Secondstock photos posted on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=secondstock&w=all&s=int
http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=secondstock&s=int&page=2

Secondstock photos posted on SnapZilla:
http://www.sluniverse.com/pics/Search.aspx?Search=secondstock

Secondstock photos posted on KoinUp by Shu Watanabe
http://www.koinup.com/works/tag/secondstock/


Secondstock press coverage from around the world:

Vous avez manqué Woodstock, vivez le festival SecondStock! (in French)
http://www.metaverse3d.com/2008/10/09/vous-avez-manque-woodstock-vivez-le-festival-secondstock/

Woodstock '69? Secondstock '08! (in Czech)
http://revue.oborsky.cz/obsah/woodstock-69-secondstock-08

Shu Watanabe’s blog (in Japanese)
http://shuwatasl.blogspot.com/2008/10/festival.html



Postings by SL Bloggers:

Lane’s List by Nazz Lane
http://laneslist.blogspot.com/2008/10/secondstock-music-festival-underway.html

Secondstock merchant Dale Innis’ Feeling Groovy
http://daleinnis.wordpress.com/2008/10/08/feelin-groovy/

Joonie’s SL Journey
http://jooniessljourney.blogspot.com/2008/10/secondstock_7725.html
http://jooniessljourney.blogspot.com/2008/10/secondstock.html
http://jooniessljourney.blogspot.com/2008/10/secondstock_14.html

New World Notes: Lanna’s List
http://nwn.blogs.com/nwn/2008/10/lannas-list-f-3.html

Saturday, October 25, 2008

News and Videos about SECONDSTOCK!!

Check out the following links to read (or watch) news coverage of the SECONDSTOCK MUSIC FESTIVAL.


SL-NEWSPAPER (Friday October, 24th 2008)
Story by Nazz Lane who visited Secondstock and talked with Erik and Amy while touring the Secondstock Festival grounds.

http://secondlife-newspaper-mace.blogspot.com/2008/10/secondstock.html


SLCN-TV (Thursday, October 23rd, 2008)
Duckyfresh Watanabe stopped by the Secondstock sim with her film crew to report on the Secondstock Music Festival as this weekends "HOT SPOT on SL"!! Check out her weekly show "That S'Life" Woohoo!

http://slcn.tv/slife-23oct08

LISTEN TO SECONDSTOCK OFFWORLD!!

Yes Secondstock Hippies and everyone WORLDWIDE can listen to all the performers at the SECONDSTOCK MUSIC FESTIVAL by just going to the following URL:

http://thestreamteam2.serverroom.us:8902/

Just click listen and you can enjoy incredibly great music over the internet inworld or out. GROOVY!

Oh, and SECONDSTOCK has been producing record crowds and hit 100 people on the SIM on Saturday afternoon at 3:15pm. Whoa!

Monday, October 13, 2008

SECONDSTOCK MUSIC FESTIVAL - Performer's Schedule

Get on the magic bus and join us at the SECONDSTOCK MUSIC FESTIVAL!! October 24-26th there will be over 40+ Second Life musicians performing on the main stage on the Secondstock sim.

FRIDAY PERFORMER'S SCHEDULE - October 24th

9:00 am Joe Paravane
10:00 am Bones Writer
11:00 am Anek Fuchs (Azoranmyth Destiny)
12:00 pm XanderNichting Writer
1:00 pm Skinny Shepperd
2:00 pm Wendy Curtiss
3:00 pm DJ Doubledown Tandino spins 60's psychedelic funk and rock
4:00 pm ufs Hyde
5:00 pm Edward Lowell
6:00 pm Pam & Bill Havercamp
7:00 pm Lonnie Nightfire
8:00 pm AcousticEnergy Nitely
9:00 pm Andreus Gustafson
10:00 pm Burnt Benoir
11:00 pm DeepSky Traveler
12:00 am FrankLee Anatra


SATURDAY PERFORMER'S SCHEDULE - October 25th

9:00 am Ezcape Hax
10:00 am Mimi Carpenter
11:00 am Kiaranne Flanagan
12:00 pm Digby Smalls
1:00 pm Harleykillernl Back
2:00 pm oldwolf Criss
3:00 pm Maximillion Kleene
4:00 pm Dimivan Ludwig
5:00 pm Moondoggirl Moomintoog
6:00 pm beauregard Freenote
7:00 pm Dann Numbers
8:00 pm Vincent Merricks
9:00 pm DJ Mary Poppins rocks Secondstock!
10:00 pm Jace Collins
11:00 pm Dexter Ihnen
12:00 am Auzzie Blackburn


SUNDAY PERFORMER'S SCHEDULE - October 26th

9:00 am Lyn Carlberg
10:00 am kelvinblue Oh
11:00 am Ictus Belford
12:00 pm CelticMaidenWarrior Lancaster
1:00 pm Zorch Boomhauer
2:00 pm Frogg Marlowe & Jaycatt Nico
3:00 pm DJ Doubledown Tandino spins 60's psychedelic funk and rock
4:00 pm Wren Hartunian
5:00 pm Rich DeSoto
6:00 pm Capos Calderwood
7:00 pm Cylindrian Rutabaga
8:00 pm Etherian Kamaboko
9:00 pm Freestar Tammas
10:00 pm RoseDrop Rust
11:00 pm Yahshvah Shinja
12:00 am JAMBA Losangeles

Thursday, October 9, 2008

Pictures from the Secondstock Sim - October 9th


NO MORE RAIN!...Erik going down one of the mudslides

Secondstock merchants with main stage in background

Max Yasgur's barn and Woodstock Historical Exhibit (created by the curators of the Museum of Music on Infotainment Island)

Tractor and Cornfield

Main Stage

Pictures from the Secondstock Sim - October 9th


Secondstock pictures...

Wednesday, September 10, 2008

PRESS RELEASE: Announcing SECONDSTOCK Music Festival, October 24-26, 2008 in SECOND LIFE

ANNOUNCING!!

“SECONDSTOCK” Music Festival!! 40+ Performers and 3 Days of Peace and Music October 24-26 in Second Life

SECONDSTOCK, September 10, 2008 – Many of the top music performers in Second Life will join emerging stars for the First SECONDSTOCK music festival coming the last weekend of October 24-26, 2008. Located on the new Secondstock SIM in Second Life, the site is being transformed into a full region festival playground for those who love to rock and always wished they could have attended the original Woodstock in 1969.

Woodstock…it was the Age of Aquarius…a three day gathering of the greatest musicians of the era performing for 300,000 people on the rolling hills of Max Yasgur's farm in upstate New York. Journey back to a time of Vietnam War protest music, acid rock, hippies, psychedelically painted school buses, and a music festival called Woodstock – 3 Days of Peace and Music.

Experience an exciting tribute to the Woodstock music festival with all the ambiance and memories of the original. In Max Yasgur’s barn at Secondstock be sure to visit the exhibit created by the curators of Second Life’s Museum of Music (MUMU) on Infotainment Island. The historical exhibits at the Secondstock barn museum showcase pictures taken at Woodstock, props, and posters of the events of the period. Festival visitors can stay at the campground and skinny dip in the Secondstock Lake plus relax under the oak trees at impromptu music sessions around the large fire pit.

Musicians arrive by helicopter to the main stage complete with music towers and a massive performer background display. A large vendor area of open tents provide festival goers the opportunity to purchase psychedelic clothing outfits, hippie paraphernalia, food, accessories, musical instruments, art, textures, jewelry, and other simply groovy stuff.

Neither Woodstock not Secondstock would be complete without plenty of porta potties, rows of outdoor phones, the First Aid tent, and marijuana plants hidden in the cornfields. NO MORE RAIN!! NO MORE RAIN!! Afternoon thunder showers were the norm in upstate New York in the summer of 1969 and at Secondstock as well (along with mud slide fun and craziness). The film documentary made about the original Woodstock won an Academy award and festival goers can relive the film ahead of time with a quick search on YouTube (Woodstock 1969 – 3 Days of Peace and Music). Copies of the DVD and soundtrack can be ordered on Amazon.

“SECONDSTOCK intends to be one of Second Life’s biggest and most exciting summer concert events”, says Merck Forager, CEO of Secondstock Entertainment, which is promoting and producing the event.

“We’ve got an unbelievable lineup in the works that celebrates Second Life’s top musical artists,” Forager explains. “We’ve designed an event with a realistic flavor in Second Life that will transport you back in time. This kind of event has been long overdue in Second Life.”

Tickets are free but for more information visit http://www.secondstock.blogspot.com/ . Please come anytime before the festival to look around and to support our vendors. At the music festival be sure to come dressed for the event. Groovy!

See you October 24-26, 2008 at SECONDSTOCK!!

About Secondstock Entertainment
Secondstock Entertainment is a not-for-profit independent music promoter headquartered in Second Life.

CONTACT THESE AVATARS IN SECOND LIFE:
Erik Silverstar – Marketing & Public Relations
Gabrielle Neddings – Vendor Sales and Exhibit Space
Amy Ferguson – Musician Recruitment and Program
Merck Forager – Musician Recruitment and Program