Bay City turned 11!

The Bay City Anniversary Celebration was a great success! Well over 50 participants joined the celebrations, either as spectator, reporter, parader or party goer.

The celebration was announced in the Bay City Post and other news outlets. After the announcement the residents went to work to create some amazing floats.

To prevent catastrophic region breakdowns vehicles are made that are attached and are low in script usage. These things are, except horses and bicycles, not available on the Marketplace so they have to be created specially for this occasion.

We gathered, wearing our floats, near the bandstand in Harwich. The ones with stronger computers could admire the creations of others.

While being there Sylvia announced she was the new Mayori, witch is odd since we have no Mayori.

We could see several slugs (or snails), UFO's, horses, wolfs, a newspaper, there even was Ahabs boat (looked like it, with a squid and shark). Did I see sheep? Tea? All under supervision of our police officer TJ Hooker.

Parade Preparations EC

Parade Preparations EC

Parade Preparations SA

Parade Preparations ST

Parade Preparations TH

The Mayori (not being Sylvia, tinm) grouped the crowd into four groups each with a leader.

Next the groups went out in sequence over route 66 towards the Bay City Fairgrounds at North Channel. This grouping is to prevent region overload.

During the route there were assigned places, with popcorn and root beer, where spectators could see the parade and throw flowers at them.

One of the spectator sites LoS

Famous people here LoS

Parade start LoS

Kenny hitched a ride with Miss Bay City. He ended up, with Miss Bay City, in the 'great void' and crashed, and returned later. Most of the parade survived without problems, but with plenty of lag.The Trolleys were at it as usual.

Kenny takes a ride KL

All end up in the Great Void KL

Parade LoS

Parade LoS

Parade SA

Parade SA

Parade ST

Some groups were more creative with the route.
On arrival of the Bay City Fairgrounds drinks went out and the party started. The conga line was filled quickly.

Conga EC

Conga EC

Kenny turned noob KL

Conga LoS

Miss Bay City at work SA

Conga TH

Party till late at night SA

DJ GoSpeed of Kona Stream, our Miss Bay City, kicked of with some fitting celebration music.

Next came Parker Static. A very good singer. One of the songs remembered some special guests that were present in spirit, BlueGin, Hyper and Ever. Ever did provide the conga as well :)

Melenda Baptiste kicked the party with her amazing voice to high gear.

Maximillion Kleen lived up to his reputation and went on to the late late late hours.

Our colleague Daniel Voyager made a similar report of this event and I invite you to read it.

See this amazing video report by RacerX Gullwing!

Happy 11th Bay City!

Images, with permission, by: EC= Evola Courois, SA= Solo Anatra, ST= Sylvia Tamalyn, TH= Thomas Hooker, LoS= Sheree Honeyflower (LifeOfSheree), KL= Kennylex Luckless

Reporter: Vick Forcella
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Group Sacrifice Inside Mount G'al

For some time now out world doesn't work the way it is intended. Crossing regions, the feed and other things are failing often lately.

Marianne McCann has identified a probable cause about a week ago. We must honour and feed Mount G'al!

For that she called out everybody she knows, even more, to join her in a special, lethal, ceremony. Following are some images and a transcript of Marianne her words. It might be shocking for some (viewer discretion is advised).

A large group of people is gathered inside Mount G'al (because LL still hasn't fixed the lethality of Mount G'al despite my ticket).

Marianne McCann (alive)

In awe we see Marianne dressed in a ceremonial cloak and a burning, smoking, hat on her head.

[12:00] Marianne McCann shouts: My friends, we live in dark times.

[12:00] Marianne McCann shouts: We are gathered this day, atop Mt G'al to do our solemn duty.

[12:00] Marianne McCann shouts: As it was written in the days of Phil, by esteemed explorer Magellan Linden, sacrifices must be made regularly at Mt G'al, lest the Grid face Her wrath.

[12:01] Marianne McCann shouts: The nearby infohub, and New Citizens Incorporated have supplied and prepared fresh noobs for years for this very purpose.

[12:01] Marianne McCann shouts: We live in a time where a great gridquake has seen the continent of Bellisaria rise from beneath the void sea, delivering the promise of new life -- and new noobs -- upon the grid.

[12:01] Marianne McCann shouts: The Great Volcano Goddess, G'al hungers in anticipation — and she rages, finding her fiery stomach, so far, empty.

[12:01] Marianne McCann shakes her arms to highlight her point

The volcano rumbles, the earth beneath our feet trembles.

[12:02] Marianne McCann: Our teleports fail, our region crossings are brutish, and we often find ourselves lost to the grid when we log in.

[12:02] Marianne McCann shouts: Some of us even end up logged out, for no reason, just a few minutes after we enter the world.

[12:03] Marianne McCann shouts: Even now, as we meet this day, the Second Life feeds fail us, leaving us unable to share this glorious moment.

[12:03] Marianne McCann shouts: The skies appear darker, and the stars themselves are like black hole suns.

The volcano rumbles louder, we almost fall due to the trembling.

Tish (Laetizia Coronet) calls out, from her helicopter far above, not to jump and drink tea.

[12:03] Marianne McCann shouts: The Enhancement of our environment is making it difficult to enjoy the wind in our light.

[12:04] Marianne McCann shouts: Today, we meet for the Greater Good!

[12:04] Marianne McCann: The Greater Good!

The group chants loudly "The Greater Good!", "The Greater Good!", "The Greater Good!"

[12:04] Marianne McCann shouts: To each of you assembled here today, I must call upon you to make the ultimate sacrifice for the safety of the Grid -- and take a flying leap!

As in trance we see Marianne jump into the lava....and vanish.... many follow....

[12:05] Marianne McCann left chat range.

[12:05] Vick Forcella: Oh my

[12:05] Robin Sojourner left chat range.

[12:05] Second Life: You died and have been teleported to your home location

[12:05] Second Life: Teleport completed from Mahulu

[12:05] Silvia Hooker (SilviaHedley) left chat range.

Radar

[12:05] T. J. Hooker (ThomasHooker) left chat range.

[12:05] Karin (Karin Sixpence) left chat range.

[12:05] Nivaya Barbosa left chat range.

[12:05] Evola Courtois left chat range.

[12:05] Yeya Zuta left chat range.

[12:05] Anne McMinnar left chat range.

[12:05] Gemma Morland (Gemma Bodenhall) left chat range.

[12:05] Sylvia Templeton Broek (Sylvia Tamalyn) left chat range.

[12:05] Kennylex Luckless left chat range.

[12:05] Vian Magic left chat range.

[12:05] Ik9. (Irishk9 Aeon) left chat range.

[12:05] Dakota Schwade left chat range.

[12:05] Solo Anatra left chat range.

[12:05] Frankie Lindman left chat range.

Solo Anatra made another sacrifice. She went to the Toxic Taco.

For a more complete transcript you can visit Sylvia Tamalyn her Flickr page.

Now that so many have given Mount G'al the ultimate sacrifice we can expect our world to become normal again soon.

Edit to add number one

Check out the sacrifice of Belle Mistwallow.  Jumping into a volcano can be art.

Edit to add number two

Tish (Laetizia Coronet) while hovering, in great danger, above Mount G'al made the following tweet:

"Taking huge risks, the SNG Military Police tried to stop members of the G'al sect from jumping into Mount G'al. Sadly, they blindly followed cult leader Marianne McCann to their death"

Tish attempting to save cult members

 

Reporter Vick Forcella

Images Solo Anatra, Sylvia Tamalyn, Yeya Zuta, Laetizia Coronet, Vick Forcella

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