Motley Crue and Whisper Too

There are numerous live tributes to famous musicians throughout SL. I've heard of Ted Nugent, Rolling Stones, Heart, just to name a few. Basically, you go to one of these performances and the avatars are named after the real artists and take on their appearances. They play the instruments, drums, bass, guitar, etc., and perform on a stage to a live recording of the group themselves. These events are quite popular and draw a lot of people. They typically last one to two hours. My SL sister Whisper, invited me to come to one of these events.

My sis Whisper on the right

I was busy working on something that was not super important when she sent me the invite. It was for Motley Crue. I finished up what I was doing first, then asked her for a teleport. She invited me to a couple's dance and that's what we did. I like Motley Crue a lot so it was nice to listen to their live recording. But the Crue is not Whisper's style. I imagine her tastes are more along the lines of jazz or even country. She later confirmed my speculations but not before she told me she had to quit dancing and head up to the stage.

During the performance of Girls, Girls, Girls, most of the women in the audience jumped up on the stage to dance with Motley Crue. That was a nice touch. About that time, cat logged on and I invited her over. After she rezzed, she started dancing. By about that time, Girls, Girls, Girls was finished and Whisper came back so she and cat could dance for a bit. I had to leave for some quick business then a quick cuddle with cat and off to RL dinner for me. It seems it's getting tougher and tougher to find some time to set aside for SL lately, but I'm working on correcting that.

One of the things I spend much of my time doing in SL is DJing. Now, I really like to DJ but it's the income from that which I use to pay my expenses in SL, which are mostly tier. Because I spend 3 nights per 7 night week DJing in SL, I need to find a way to earn more tips in less time. As it stands, on a night that I DJ, I logon one hour early to setup a playlist. The events are two hours each so that's a total of three hours per night or nine hours per week. So at this point, I'm looking for a place which has patrons who all tip. If everyone there would tip, then I would be in great shape. Yes, I perfectly understand the reality of economics that restricts the amount of disposable income, but there are places out there where people tip their entertainers. I need to find me just one more of those places. If I can manage my time more effectively in SL, then I can spend more free time there. The only other alternative is to stop DJing altogether and keep bringing in my 1st life earnings, which is what I did for the first 3 years of my SL time. But the potential to earn an "income" in SL is there and to ignore that is unwise. People make money in SL. They take that money and spend it on the virtual economy. That's what makes SL possible. I would rather be a part of that economy and earn my way there than bring in outside money. That's just how I feel about it. If it becomes too difficult to pull that off then I'll probably go back to bringing money into SL and having all 7 nights of my week free to do as I please. As it stands I have two great places to DJ. One more should take care of all my financial needs.