Cause I’m a dancer!
John Belushi
Why
do I do it?
Well,
for one, I dance a helluva lot better in SL than I do in Real Life (RL)! (Significant Other believes it would be
difficult for me to dance any worse than I do in RL.) Then meeting someone inworld and just
standing around talking just doesn’t seem to be all that interesting after a
bit. Which again is where SL is an awful
lot like RL. Where do people go to hang
out and enjoy themselves in RL? Bars and
clubs, right?
So,
recently, I asked Turnip
Canningham, an old friend of mine, to accompany me while I went
dancing. (Yes, I could have gone by
myself but that would have looked a little strange and the pictures wouldn’t
have been nearly as interesting.)
Turnip
and I go back a long way in SL. We first
met at a vampire wedding. Admittedly, we’re both eclectic in our choice
of friends. We’ve hung out a bit and
Turnip’s kept me up to date on her inworld photography business. (BTW, she’s a
great photographer and touch up artist if anyone’s look to have pictures taken
inworld.)
I
TP Turnip to join me at #TTOO Bar which
is a favorite haunt of mine inworld. As
I explained to her as she arrives, it reminds of that small, run down, old dive
that once was familiar along the American coast and is now being replaced by
Red Lobster’s and Appleby’s.
I’m
dressed (Yes, I’m wearing clothes. Not
every story
is about nudity!) in a scruffy, casual
outfit. Turnip comes in her version of
this, a little,
black dress, heels, and beautifully coiffed
hair. (Don’t ask me why she hangs around
me. Sometimes, I think it’s curiosity
about what dumb thing I’ll do next.)
#TTOO
Bar is a small bar which opens out onto decks and parking lots which look out
over the water. As Turnip and I begin to
dance, we have the place to ourselves except for what looks like a regular
sitting at the bar and the bot bar maid who serves him. One of the nice things about #TTOO Bar is the
variety of dance music in its pose balls.
(How else do you think I could dance better than in RL?)
When
spending time talking with an old friend inworld, dancing is an easy and fun
way to pass the time. Turnip and I catch
up on our respective SL careers as we dance the night away. I do have to admit that I could never do while
dancing in RL what SL permits me to do.
(Turnip’s probably glad too. I
didn’t step on her toes once.) The laws
of physics would never allow it to say nothing of how our clothes withstand the
strain.
We
have the place to ourselves as we dance. I prefer this for the solitude and
privacy. I think Turnip prefers it
because fewer people see her out with me. As in RL, some quiet time with a good
friend is time well spent. This is
something we sometimes take for granted with SL and what RL people who don’t
come inworld can’t appreciate.
All
good things must come to an end, so Turnip and I make our good-by’s and head
our separate ways.
I’d like to thank Turnip for going out with me
and dancing. Hopefully, she had as
enjoyable an evening as I did.
I’ve
included several photos of #TTOO Bar with
Turnip and me dancing. Turnip’s the one
in the aforementioned little, black dress.
I encourage you to drop in and tell ‘em web sent you!
As
always, I’m grateful to all for their kindness and time in stopping to talk
with a stranger who was passing through their lives.
I welcome feedback from readers, please either comment on
my blog or
e-mail me at webspelunker@gmail.com
.
If you would like to read about my other adventures in Second Life please click here.
Photo No. 1 Turnip Canningham
If you would like to read about my other adventures in Second Life please click here.
Photo No. 1 Turnip Canningham
Photo No. 2 #TTOO
Bar I – Parking Lot
Photo No. 3 #TTOO
Bar II – Sea View
Photo No. 4 #TTOO
Bar III – Dance Floor
Photo No. 5 #TTOO
Bar IV – Bar Area
Photo No. 6 Turnip
and web Dancing I – Some Fancy Moves
Photo No. 7 Turnip
and web Dancing II – web Showing Off
Photo No. 8 Turnip
and web Dancing III – Traditional Steps
Photo No. 9 Turnip
and web Dancing IV – Slow Dancing
