Monday, March 31, 2014

Tuna Oddfellow Live at the Odd Ball tonight - (Monday) at 6pm Pacific in Second Life

I am thrilled to be back in Second Life but still playing all over the metaverse too.

Monday nights belong to the Tunaverse in Second Life and tonight at 6pm I will deliver two solid hours of mind melting visuals, special effects and like always words wont do it justice. Don't dream it be it at the Odd Ball.

Bring your friends and loved ones too. An unblown mind is a wonderful thing to waste.

The Odd Ball in Second Life at 6:pm SL
On March 31, 1889, the Eiffel Tower is dedicated in Paris in a ceremony presided over by Gustave Eiffel, the tower's designer, and attended by French Prime Minister Pierre Tirard, a handful of other dignitaries, and 200 construction workers. 

Let's celebrate the romance of lasting monuments with odd friends.

Sunday, March 30, 2014

Are you ready to play the alphabet game. Come fool around with us.

My friend Venessa Blaylock is a long time fan of the show and she is doing a 26 day art challange starting April 1st, Will you be a fool with me and play along.

I know I have madness in my inventory and this will be a hoot!

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V A N E S S A . B L A Y L O C K . C O M P A N Y
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George Carlin famously spoke about my *stuff* and your *shit*. In this 26-day photo / blog challenge you have the chance to leave your shame over your obscenely large inventory behind and take pride in your brilliant collecting. Share your shit/stuff with the world!

Let’s face it, RL peeps appearing on TV shows like Hoarders, have nothing on residents of 3D MMORPG’s like SL!

So let’s start on April Foo’s Day and take 26 days in April to post 26 items from our Inventories.

MY STUFF
1 April: A is for… (pick anything in your inventory that begins with “A” – if it’s an Object, rez it! If it’s a Landmark, go there! If it’s Clothing, wear it! If it’s an Animation, play it! Then take a photo of yourself with “it” and post to: Your Blog, Flickr, Instagram, Pinterest, whatever floats your boat! And then add a link to your post  on the iRez daily Alphabet Archive:
http://irez.me/2014/03/16/previz-82

2 April: B is for…

3 April: C is for…

This is your moment!
Will you hide in the shadows of shame, embarrassed by your massive piles of shit?
Or say it loud and take pride in all your awesome stuff!?

You can also post the Total # of Items in your inventory on the
ALPHABET GAME BOARD
located at the top of the stairs at Izzy's Gym / Baroncelli 3D
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Random Acts of Oddness

Keep your eyes open as we explore some new paths and make the old new again at the Odd Ball.

Some of you have been around in the Tunaverse long enough to remember it's genesis from a small special effect party dancing with fans of the performance art band "The Residents" and our mashup nights and weirdness.

The Odd Ball was so named at a time when I would do a small fireworks and special effects show right from my castle. I hope to bring the castle back this year for some much bigger surprises. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ukKCWRJudM

My show is totally different than it was in 2007 and continues to have a mind of it's own today. Over the next few months I will be getting the greatest minds in experimental music, electronica, Goa, trance and more to come and play. Not all music feels right with the vibe of this trippy ride but lets see what you've got to add to the mix.

I will also be looking to play with other visual artist who think outside the box. Come join me for my adventures in Opensim, Second Life, InWorldz, Osgrid and where ever the metaverse gods throw us.

Today's slice of wonder: The world premiere of the Odd Ball with Deceptions Digital. 1:30 Pacific live from the UK and Salem, MA. http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Dragonhenge/134/123/652

This show will only be in Second Life but you can look forward to mixed reality shows and shows that happen in several worlds simultaneously.





Tuesday, March 25, 2014

The Odd Ball Comes home: Relationship status: It's complicated

Welcome to a new adventure. This is the official news and play space for the fans of the Odd Ball. What better reason to start a blog then to share some exciting news. 

First Let me get this out of the way: The Odd Ball is coming back to Second Life. Let me say that again, The Odd Ball is coming back to Second Life.

I still plan to do shows in other worlds and even do a few tricks that are not possible in Second Life. Can you even imagine that? If you color outside the lines and join me in other worlds too you wont be disappointed.

If you are in SL, please Join The Tunaverse - that is my second life group that tells you when new shows happen. I am not planning on restoring the subscribe-o-matic at time so please watch my group, facebook, twitter or G+ to learn when events are happening.

For all of opensim and that includes some closed worlds and the hypergrided worlds as well - I am sure you will attend some shows that they will be sad they missed in SL. So play with me all you can.

Let me be clear,this does not mean that the views of our rights to our intellectual property are fixed with a magic wand. On the contrary, nothing is fixed. We have lost some talent in SL and others who would be strong voices for change have been squelched. 

We need to make noise as a community and on that front I see too many would be crusaders who get burned out. I feel so strongly about this as an artist that I can not be quiet about it, so deal with me please and help me with the battle.

I will continue in that fight. I will be fighting for change in Second Life as well as educating people on what they give up by sharing their creations in SL as the TOS stands now. 

My partner Shava Suntzu will not return to Second Life until the TOS is changed so you will need to find us in action in other worlds some times. 

I hope to teach many of you how to expand your metaverse so we can jump to the best the 3d web has to offer and share without walls.

As time goes on I will figure out the best look and flavor for this blog and I hope you will grow with me.

Thank you for all you do to enrich my world. I can not do this without the Tunaverse you help me dream about this.
Dream along with me.

Yours in Oddness,

Tuna Oddfellow