Storm At The Rumble

Rumble Takeoff!

Last Thursday, despite a mild storm, the airplane rumble continued. The start at at airport Hau Koda was without much problems as the planes took to the sky on their way to Abbotts.

One of the airplanes was the Bay City Postal Service that had a truckload of mail and parcels with it. The pilot was Postmaster Thomas Hooker combining work with pleasure. Kinnaird sat in the back, taking picures.

Half way to Abbotts, near Luna Point, winds started to pick up, a storm was brewing.

With a tailwind the Bay City Postal Service machine, a modern Douglas DC-3, went like lightning so fast.

Coming near Abbotts the pilot slammed on the brakes, without much effect as the airplane was still in the air and heavy loaded.

The only way to reduce speed was to wiggle wobble towards the airport hoping to loose speed, or go-around. Since the postal service is always in a hurry a go-around was not an option.

The pilot screamed into the mike "GIVE ME ROOM!" as the machine came hurtling towards the tarmac. The other machines of the rumble went well out of the way of the doomed machine.

Just as planned...

With a magic wiggle wobble the pilot landed the machine sideways on the runway (some luck might have been involved). After that the passenger ran towards the restroom for some needed R and R.

Some mainlanders will receive a parcel with broken goods inside.

The airport at Hau Koda is often full, delaying planned departs. For that the Bay city counsel has proposed to build an additional airport at Moose Beach. Citizens from Shermerville and Molesworth have united to fight this proposal threatening to take it to the highest court. They fear an increase of airplane traffic and noise pollution. City counsel suggested "plug your ears with a prim".

Airport at Moose Beach planned?

The Bay City Alliance organizes every week on Thursday a rumble. Everybody is invited. Keep an eye out for announcements in the Bay City Alliance group or ask someone from Bay City. The rumble starts mostly around 7 PM SLT. A more Europe friendly time has been tried but wasn't much of a success.

The rumbles are races with planes, trains & automobiles, and boats. Join us!

[edit: the Zoom meeting we used to make this report had a few hiccups. The original report mentions Kinn as the pilot, it was Thomas. No pizza for the reporter! (Vick)]

Reporter Vick Forcella
Images Kinn, Tish
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Warbug Rumble

Most Thursdays the Bay City Alliance organizes the Bay City Rumble. We fly, race boats, race cars and demolish things. Each week there is a different lead for the rumble. It is great fun and if you can, try it out.

On one bright Thursday, February 13th, the Bay City Fairgrounds was (were?) transformed into an airfield. Marianne McCann had the lead of this rumble and there is one thing the little resident loves, airplanes. For this Rumble she wanted to celebrate two things. One was a special video named Aviation Made InSecond Life where she narrated the video and second is a special edition of Warbugs with a Warbug designed by her.

Warbugs are tiny caricatures of planes that can shoot and be damaged. On a board the score can be read out and winners and less fortunates can be listed. The Warbugs have exceptional flying capabilities. It gives rezzers so that visitors can use them.

This Rumble was to be with Warbugs.

As expected the Rumble participants went out first to try out their dangerous flying machines. Next the real battle took place. The airplanes went up, and down, machineguns rattled, planes were hit and stumbled to the airfield to be repaired. Others flew out of control and buried themselves deep into the ground or tried diving the deep seas.

At the end of the carnage one rusty citizen, in need of oil, was victorious, Felix Eldritch.

Keep an eye out for future Rumbles and join us! Everybody is welcome!

 

Images Thomas Hooker, Sheree Honeyflower, Fenix Eldritch

Reporter Vick Forcella

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Bay City Post - September 2017

WELCOME to the seventy-second issue of the Bay City Post — Keeping you updated on the best city on the Grid!
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Miss Bay City 2017

We have a brand new Miss Bay City — our very own DJ extraordinaire, GoSpeed Rasere (GoSpeed Racer) !

GoSpeed can often be found DJing events in our fair city. She stated that she was excited to be chosen as this year's Miss Bay City, and is honored to represent the best of who we are, both at events here at home and further abroad throughout the Grid! If you see her out and about, please say hello!

And don't forget to check out GoSpeed's business enterprise, Bay City's favorite radio station — KONA Stream! Still alive and kicking after nearly 11 years in world, their homepage is www.konastream.com.

Smash 'Em Up Derby, Bay City Style

Our very own ADudeNamedAnthony, host of the Thursday Rumbles, occasionally gives us an extra-special treat. The Demolition Derby is a glorious and chaotic Rumble, with cars scripted to fall apart gradually. The more the cars crash into each other, the more they fall apart...and they may even burst into flames! 

If you are not already a member, join the Bay City Alliance group for notices of events like these. Or, think about hosting your own event and highlighting your own business or property! If you've not yet noticed, Bay City Citizens love to play!

Bay City Souvenirs

The Plaza Hotel is currently sponsoring some land for a Bay City Souvenirs shop on the Dennis sim. It is located across the street from the Bay City History Pavilion and next to Hyperbole Tower.

The souvenirs store offers Bay City visitors and resident all sorts of Bay City souvenirs. At the moment a few souvenirs have been made and rezzed in the store. But more are needed!

DONATIONS
We would like to call on all of you to donate a Bay City freebie. We are still looking for Bay City greeting cards (textures), for our postcard stand. But if you can also think of a gift from your store — maybe a fine Bay City wine, a t-shirt, scarfs, flags, toys....anything is welcome to fill up this wonderful store!

DELIVERY
A few things needs to be taken in consideration:
— The object is (of course) Bay city related; either to sim or your Bay city shop, location, occupation, etc.
— It needs to be set for sale; so it needs to be transferable. Deliver the object full perm with your instruction as to to which permissions you like to have it set to.
— There is a terminal in the store where you can deliver your goods! Drag your object with control-shift onto the top of the delivery boxes.

If this is complicated or is not working out, you can contact Roc (Roc Plutonian), enola em (enola Vaher) or Laoin Xaris.

SUGGESTION
Add a notecard with your object to tell about your place in Bay City and LM.

We are looking forward to your goods!

Bay City Post - January 2017

Happy 2017 from Bay City!

WELCOME to the sixty-fourth issue of the Bay City Post - Keeping you updated on the best city on the Grid! Let's see what's happening in our fair city as we move into a brand new year!

The annual Prim Drop was held at the Fairgrounds on New Year's Eve, with our own (Not The) Mayori, Marianne McCann, spinning tunes in remembrance of the many musicians we lost in 2016. Everyone was dressed to the nines as they danced the night away (see our Police Chief TJ Hooker and his lovely wife Silvia, below.) There was a fantastic fireworks display at midnight SLT as the party-goers watched the Prim drop. The event was the last chance for people to donate to Child's Play Charity, and today it was announced that our winter fundraising totaled L$163,892! Thank you to everyone for the incredible generosity; that will buy a lot of toys for children in the hospital!

I asked a few Bay City Citizens if they had resolutions for 2017, and this is what I heard: 

Aуαмє Ƙιηтѕυgι-Mσση (zombiegal): I am looking forward to working on more events to help promote Bay City to the rest of the SecondLife grid in an inclusive and welcoming environment. I am also looking forward to seeing those events help to further promote our efforts towards raising money for the Child's Play charity. In short, more events. Let's have some!

Marianne McCann: focus on fun

T. J. Hooker (ThomasHooker): I'm going to try to learn to create mesh. Of course, I said that last year too :P

Angela Galway (Angela Seale): i resolve to do my best not to kill anyone, or grief any sandboxes for 2017 ;P

Need some Bay City-related recommendations for resolutions? Get involved! Attend one of the weekly Rumbles (click here for the year in review to see what fun we had in 2016), or visit The Pen on the first Tuesday of each month for Espresso Yourself! Join the Bay City Alliance group and attend weekly meetings at the Community Center. It's better than being on TV! (Well, maybe not better than ETv, but sometimes there are balloons, or very large boats, or wolves wearing cat food cans, or...oh nevermind, just show up and see for yourself!)
 
Don't forget to click on the columns to the left to see what our roving reporters were up to this month...and check out Qie's donut gift to everyone in the Cheeky Geek column! From all of us at the Bay City Post, we wish you a happy and healthy New Year!

Yer Ever-lovin' Editor,
Kinn
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And Now, For Breaking News

BREAKING BREAKING BROKEN

Well, I guess we know where the prim dropped!

Bay City Post June 2013

Bay City Post
June 2013 Issue #27

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WELCOME to the twenty-seventh issue of the Bay City Post! -Keeping you updated on the best city on the grid.

New June

Hi Ever Dreamscape here, and I’m here to tell you all about our all new all improved totally awesome absolutely amazing biggest and best ever, you won’t want to go another year without one… of our very own Bay City’s… month of June! We’re gonna rock you we’re gonna roll you we’re gonna shake you up we’re gonna shake you down, we’re going to spin you right ‘round baby right round! We’ve got events inside the city, we’ve got events outside the city, and if that’s not enough we’ve got places to see, people to be, and incredibly… there’s always weeeeeee!
But wait there’s more!

So come to a rumble even if you tumble, espresso yourself or grab a book from the shelf, come to a meeting, there’s always a friendly greeting, have a cruise around town we won’t let you down, come snack on some cookies or pay off your bookie, it’s quite safe to say you can even role play. You say you want weather? Our windlight’s never better. You’re short on grief? We can offer relief. You like pretty prims? Come visit our sims. We’ve even got the freshest mesh around. Don’t miss out! Come enjoy your own, highly customizable, one size fits all - June! Unlike our competitors (we have competitors?) we won’t sell ya one, we won’t sell ya two, we won’t sell ya three,…. After all quantities ARE limited. You just need your one and only totally awesome Bay City: two -thousand and thirteen edition- June! Get yours today! (Taxes and restrictions may apply, shipping and handling are extra).

Sunny Salutations \o/

Ever Dreamscape, Editor

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IN THIS ISSUE

Upcoming and Future Events
“Molewatch” with Ace Reporter: Marianne McCann
Public Service Announcements
“Cheeky Geek” with Qie Niangao
“The Interview” Join Uccie Poultry-Seale as she interviews Fujiyama Yokosuka
“The Race Report” with ADudeNamed Anthony
Sylvia Tamalyn, “Minds Our Business!” - Listings that is!
All that ...and yes the Weather!

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Bay City Celebrated its Fifth Year

BAY CITY, SL (1st May, 2013) - In May of 2008 the Linden Department of Public Works unveiled its first project, the themed city area on the Second Life™ Mainland known as Bay City. Now, as Bay City turns five, its community invites everyone to join us in celebrating this milestone.
Anniversary celebrations kicked off at noon on Sunday, the 19th of May, with a parade lineup at the bandshell in Bay City - Harwich. The parade will made its way down Route 66 and concluded at the Bay City Fairgrounds in the North Channel region.
A live concert kicked off at the Fairgrounds, and featured Christov Kohnke, CelticMaidenWarrior Lancaster, and RoseDrop Rust, and including GoSpeed Racer of KONA Stream providing music leading into the event.
We had a big crowd of Second Life residents participating. Celebration goods were available at the Bay City Community Center, and there were numerous people along the route cheering on participants.
*Bay City is a mainland community, developed by Linden Lab™ and home to the Bay City Alliance. The Bay City Alliance was founded in 2008 to promote the Bay City regions of Second Life™ and provide a venue for Bay City Residents and other interested parties to socialize and network. It is now the largest Bay City group, and home to most Residents of Bay City.*
A BIG thanks to all those that helped make this year’s celebration a BIG success….
Our great entertainers: GoSpeed Racer, Christov Kohnke, Celticmaidenwarrior Lancaster, and Rosedrop Rust !
The Bay City Alliance!
Marianne McCann for such a terrific build and all her work organizing this event!
Our parade leaders and helpers!
The great donors who helped pay for this gig :D
Linden Labs for building this fine city!
The LDPW and the Moles for making it super special!
Wonderful bloggers, writers, and photographers for spreadin’ da word!
All our friends and neighbors for coming out!

And YOU!

Thank YOU and Happy Anniversary Bay City!!!!

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Bay City Fifth Press Coverage

Daniel Voyager:
Bay City in Second Life Turns Five

Daniel was Liveblogging the event here:
Happy Fifth Anniversary

Uccie Poultry-Seale:
Bay City's Fifth Anniversary

Prim Perfect:
Bay City Turns Five Today!

Inara Pey:
Bay City at Five

SL Newser:
Bay City Celebrates it's Fifth Year

WOW that’s a lot of fuss for ‘lil ole us! :D

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Happy Ten!

Second Life turns ten this month. Yes it’s true, and this party is going to be a whopper! This year, there will be 20 sims cram-packed with art, exhibitions, information, and events. Bay City has their own display with a new exciting build courtesy Marianne McCann. Look for event announcements in the Bay City Alliance group notices and come on down to greet and represent!
You can follow official SL10B chatter at their website here: http://slcommunitycelebration.com/

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Espresso Yourself

The Pen proudly presents Espresso Yourself night, every first Tuesday of the month from 6-8 p.m. SLT.
What is "Espresso Yourself?" It's a chance to take your spot on the stage and share. Tell a joke, share your poetry, read a chapter from your favorite book, sing a song. Just share! Voice or Text. No mimes. Talent not required, but passion is mandatory.
The Pen, located in the heart of Bay City - Mashpee!
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Bay%20City%20-%20Mashpee/76/48/26

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“Taste of Bay City”

Isn’t it time YOU hosted a “Taste of Bay City” event at YOUR place?!?
Come to a Bay City Alliance meeting and find out more!

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Breaking

Barwash Goes awash Over Lack of Suds at R Pub

What a mess!
Overheard in Harwich was the owner Ms. Sylvia Tamalyn saying: “I just don't get it!”. Hope she didn’t get all lathered up trying to clean the mess. Here's wishing Sylvia, and all the folks at the R Pub lots of good luck!

Note: Insurance premiums can be paid directly to: Ever Dreamscape of Dreamscape Life and Yes We Can Come Up with New Ways to Harass You AGAIN! Catastrophes, Co. Inc. a sudsidiary of: Dreamscape Life and Yes We Can Come Up with New Ways to Harass You Catastrophes, Co. Inc.

Have a nice day!



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Breaking Breaking!

Security Breach at Post

An unknown assailant wickedly vandalized the Post office last weekISH by defaming the pictures of our oh so-so very refined Post staffers. Sadly, we had to take drastic measures and totally randomly rezz security cameras around the Hyperbole Tower where the Post is now located. Don’t let this happen to you!



Editors Note: Uccie… you forgot the picture of our Patron of the pArts, Roc Plutonium… better luck next time ;D

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Weather or Not?!?

-and now for my singing pleasure…..

Blue June
You saw me rezzing at home
Without a stream in my heart
Clouded, without a shape of my own
Blue June
You know just what I had logged for
You read my updated blog for
Someone I really could alt for

And then there suddenly appeared before me
The only one I ever could make LOLz
The newbie shouted please adore me
And when I looked to the Moon it turned to gold

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LOB_I7sgoI

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Breaking Breaking Breaking!!! Seriously? YES!

Bay City Post Online Goes Viral!

Yes the new Bay City Post blog at: Bay City Post goes completely viral (and by viral we mean somebody besides me musta looked at it) with over 100 hits (and by hits we mean mostly me hitting refresh as I figure out how to post things) as the new blog has been quite a sucess. Go see for yourself. Really… go now! I mean it NOW (the next article is pretty dumb anyhow). Enjoy!

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Super Fun Summer Activities in Bay City

Lollygagging
Frolkicking (it’s a thing… trust me)
Learn spree masonry
Go Smurfing
Fly a kitty
Shoot snoops (oops did I read that right?)
Pan manhandling
Bird walking
Build a sand condo
Build a land castle
Climb a flea
Go phishing (er maybe not )
Have a Barbie queue
Roc collecting ;)
Have a bombfire
Go meta golfing
Have a lemon stand (let them make their own dang ade)
Go on a measure hunt (idk… figure it out!)
Host a barwash (R Pub anyone?)
Play dodgebrick
Play Hoprye

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~Spoiler Alert~

The loon in June sings mostly on the moon…. and nearly always in tune :o

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Griefer Madness
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZ8k6fVe25k

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Feeder’s Delight!

Share if you will ... what summer activity(ies) you look forward to most...and I'll share them with our Bay City Post readers. Thanks in advance!!! :D
vick.forcella Sun. I'm told it still is around somewhere. I just want to look at it and feel it's warmth.
sylvia.tamalyn Mari's fireworks shows! \o/
rachel.seelowe I am wishing and hoping for some Loller Coaster action!
uccello.poultry I agree with Sylvia about Mari's fireworks. Also in SL, I plan on hitting more beaches. Nothing planned for RL.
pygar.bu there is a rumor about camp registration coming up soon.... :-D
ever.dreamscape Thanks guys n gals! Great stuff to be looking forward to!! I'll be seeing you there!!!:D

Feeder's Delight!

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In the Know…

Net weight

In 2008, Discover magazine calculated that, if every bit of information stored in a chip comprises 40,000 electrons, the total weight of all the information flowing across the internet – books, music, photographs, emails, orders, porn, spam – is two millionths of an ounce – about the same as a grain of sand. -http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/qi/8419186/QI-Quite-interesting-facts-about-the-Internet.html

Now you’re in the know. :D

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Entertainment

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Remember Folks; the Bayjou Theater plays machinima around the clock. What are you waiting for?? Cozy Winter Fun!

Hot Balls! Who doesn’t enjoy a night out with the gals, guys, furries, tinies, vamps, etc etc tossing balls around? Bowling fun for everyone! Mashpee.
Hairy Hippo Fun Land for all your FUN needs! Located in Oak Bluffs and Weston; if you haven’t tried the food challenge … well what are you waiting for?!?

Looking for a stream to listen to?
Check out:

KONA at: in Imaginario or go to: http://www.konastream.com/
Radio Cantantes in Tisbury or go to: http://radiocantantesmesl.es.tl/


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For more fun check out:

THE PEN
Hey all you cats and kittens, focus your audio on this: The Pen, Bay City's newest and only beatnik hang-out, is now open! Grab a cup of java juice and jungle up in our shack! Hear quotes from the beat greats and hang out a while. We're no red onion, we've got it all going on! Point your lead sled at Bay City - Mashpee and sail on by! Can't miss it!

Need breakfast on the go? Grab a doughnut at Donut Head in Dennis. Located by the water trolley for commuting convenience!
Atomic Bu's..... the best sandwiches in Sandwich! And treats too!
Cafe Deco …..cuz the moles made it!
Drop Kicks... ultra modern dancing and music in Sandwich!
R Pub in the Harwich region of Bay City. With a friendly staff, plenty of seating, and a large open space for dancing. Brought to you by Sylvia Tamalyn; R Pub, where our pub, is your pub.
Sunday's are for Pickin' That is live music with Yaro Pinion at the Pickin' Parlor in Moloch
Europhiles and South American friends meet up regularly at the sultry beachside blues club: The Anchor in Handa.
discoverA takes pride in our ability to showcase some of the best and brightest artists for all to see.
Please enjoy touring our and visiting our gallery in the discoverA Tower downtown Bay City.
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Bay%20City%20-%20Falconmoon/74/249/25
The Living Room
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Bay%20City%20-%20Brewster/211/89/26
For those that don’t have a place to go… remember: Where can you stay for one linden a day??? It’s Fun to Stay at the Y!!! a' course!
But um...it's even BETTER to stay at the “stinky” Pink Motel!!!!!!



Rod Humble visits Bay City