The Bank Holiday begins..

Get your buns over to London City, the Bank Holiday is beginning ahead of May Day tomorrow.  Come Morris dancing with us!  And Madame Lala's Party Weekend begins at 1pm SL time.

St. George's Day

A true story, of the history of Saint Georges Day..

Happy Saint George's Day.  Saint George is the Patron Saint of England.

Today marks the day that a dragon was slain.  <insert mother in law jokes here>

In old England, brave George is remembered for summoning tremendous strength, courage and determination.  He killed the fire breathing old dragon that had been attacking the villagers, destroying their crops and turning their homes into ashes.

St. George was actually an outspoken Roman soldier serving a Pagan Emperor. He protested the treatment and torture of Christians by his fellow Romans.

St. George, with hideous dragon, Mildred.

He paid for his beliefs when he made a plea to the Emperor Diocletian to spare the lives of Christians. The Emperor decided that if George cared so much for these lowly citizens, then he must also be a devout Christian himself.  He was tortured to force him to deny his faith and when this did not yield the desired response, he was beheaded. Poor George was only 33.

The slaying of the dragon is symbolic of the courage George showed against the Emperor.  It is however a little ironic that George did not win his battle, nor did he ever set foot in England.  He was born in Turkey and died in Palestine.

Saint George's day was adopted in 1222, when he replaced Saint Edmund the Martyr (King of East Anglia) as England's Patron Saint.

You can visit George and The Dragon here in London City: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/London%20City/60/236/23

Eastermas Eve - Grog on Sale!

Here come the holidays!  Four days of rest and relaxtation, eating and drinking.. 

It is like a low maintenance version of Christmas because you didn't need to buy presents or see the relatives!

As always and as part of our public service and customer care, we have scoured the supermarkets for cheap holiday grog. This year's winners are Asda (Walmart if outside the UK) and Sainsbury's.

70p a per 440ml can of Fosters in Asda.

53p per 300ml bottle of Bud in Sainsburys.

No wonder they call us 'Boozy Brits' , but it has been a tough old year and our therapy is arriving in a bottle!

See you in-world.  Happy Easter.

Here come the Holidays

God pops in to London City

It is a short working week with the Easter break arriving in just 4 days and then it is 4 more days of rest and relaxation. 

The wonderful thing about Easter is that it is like Christmas, but without the hassle of buying presents and visiting windy relatives.

London City will be hosting our famous Egg and Spoon Races, The Easter Egg Cash Hunt and the dubious race without a name beginning on Friday!

we also have the Televangelist Revival show, with all the top stars of the church just begging for your money whilst singing songs about suffering.

We've also got special shows for the holidays, so be sure to keep in touch with this blog!

British Summer Time begins

The clocks in Europe went forward 1 hour in the night, and here in UK, British Summer time begins.

This means that we're back in sync with the USA and the standard 8 hour difference in SL time.  You can once again expect our events at regular SL times.

At 11am SL today (7pm UK) join Bailey and Coffee for Substation.

Trash of Treasure?

More surprises from the litter bin that brought you, Oculus Rift, London Tits, Steam Powered Wheelchair, Personal Balloon Propulsion System, The NHS Wig, Private Jet, the animated Orthopaedic shoe and a hundred other totally useless items......

It is our great pleasure to announce The BUGGY

Yes, this stunning vehicle can be yours, but only if you get lucky!   All you have to do is collide with the trash-can in the Park for a random gift (sometimes cash!), and just maybe, you will be the first recipient of this highly collectable fashion statement.   You will wow your friends and be the talk of the town!

Rush over now to the Litter Bin in Regent's Park to see what your lucky prize is today!

Litter Bin: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/London%20City/88/205/23

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Pissed as a fart, "Two fingers of whisky please"

And a very Happy St. Patrick's day to you all (so it is).

You can join everyone in Substation at 11am SLT (7pm UK) for a right proper knees up with copious amounts of liquor.

St. Patrick, the Patron Saint of Partaay, was born in Belfast in 1955 and is credited with forcing Christianity on the people of Ireland.  But he did some good things too..  He was the first 3 parts pissed Bishop who would regularly have a nip, mid-sermon for medicinal purposes whilst singing Hymn's in the style of Boris Yeltsin.

The Apostle of Ireland, came to a sticky end when he fell into a vat of rum in 1995, but left this world with a smile and a burp.

Let's all party today, it is what St. Patrick would have wanted!

Clocks go forward in SL but not in Europe

For the next 2 weeks it is utter confusion, as the US clocks (and therefore the Second Life clocks) have gone forward an hour, two-weeks before we in Europe catch up.

Here in London City, we still operate UK times for our clubs and concerts, so, until 30th March all of our regular events are 1 hour later than usual.

Lala's Love

Lala's is the place to be on a Friday from 1pm SLT (9pm UK)

Madame Bailey plays tunes to get everyone hot under the collar.   Be thrilled by chatty flirty visitors and get whisked off your SL feet or your RL walking stick.

Join the contest, suggest tunes and enjoy the banter!

Lala's is open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday at 1pm SL time (9pm UK) with themed events for each party.

Join the fun here http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/London%20City/241/38/23

The Saturday Concert: Dorothy Squires

It's that time again - the weekend is upon us and that means another Saturday concert.

The party starts with World's End at 11am SLT (7pm UK) with DJ Katty and hostess Coffee.  

At noon SLT (8pm UK) it's time for the Party in the Park.  This week's concert features the legendary Welsh chanteuse, Dorothy Squires.  Famous not only for her singing talent, she was also well known in the courts as a vexatious litigant (filing 30 court cases in 15 years) and was married to James Bond star, Roger Moore.

See you there!

World's End: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/London%20City/37/9/24

Party in the Park: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/London%20City/100/100/24

The Saturday Concert: The Everly Brothers

 Come along to this week's Saturday concert as we celebrate the Valentine's Weekend Love In
with the dynamic duo of Don and Phil Everly!

The party starts with World's End on tour in the Park at 11am SLT (7pm UK) with DJ Katty and hostess Coffee.  At noon SLT (8pm UK) it's time for the Party in the Park.  This week's concert featuring The Everly Brothers who had hits through the 50s and 60s with songs such as 'Bye Bye Love', 'Wake Up Little Susie', 'Cathy's Clown', 'Walk Right Back', and many more.

See you there!

Party in the Park: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/London%20City/100/100/24

Happy Valentine's Day

It is officially the most romantic day of the year and cupid will be fanning the flames of love and rekindling some dying embers as he goes around shooting arrows all over the place.

There are those people who think that Valentine's Day is an expensive rip-off for those in a relationship, forced to pay three times the going rate for flowers or an evening out.  And others who think it exploits loneliness in those who want to be in a relationship but are not..  And then there are people out there who look forward to showering their beau with lots of presents and candy.

Regardless of how you feel about the day itself, there are lots of people online in Second Life which means lots of chances to strike up new friendships, and what better place to do it than London City?

Come enjoy some happy tunes and a finger buffet.  See you there, and Happy Valentines Day!

And don't forget to visit the Love Machine in the Hub and click it for your perfect date!