Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Aether Salon, the First Three Years

So, what is a memory you have of Aether Salon? A speaker? A topic? Amusing chatter in the audience? An unexpected event?
Please share your thoughts and remembrances, funny, striking, or sad as a comment to this post.

I typically don't say much during salon because I am constantly switching screens, afraid I will crash and lose the transcript, so I didn't get to share on Sunday. The lag monster was in force as well that day.

I have been so impressed by the quality of our speakers. Seriously. I realize one can fake pretty much anything nowadays and look like an expert, but the Aether Salon speakers have been able to answer almost any question thrown at them which tells me they were knowledgeable about their subject. They've made insightful comments on the fly, based on a remark by someone in the audience. In other words, you all are smart people. Our speakers have wowed us with visuals, from slide shows, posters, models, and yes, even submarines.

Thank you to anyone who attended Salon. Thank for for stopping by and spending time with us. Many times speakers were made more brilliant by clever questions and comments by the audience. Thank you, too, to the faithful salonistas. Many of you have made an effort to join us on the third Sunday of the month, and I humbly thank you.

Please share a memory.
Thank you, Ceejay, for giving us the idea of a memory page.

Forks! Edited Transcript

Jedburgh30 Dagger: Hello everyone! Ladies and Gentlemen, Viv, Serafina, Jasper and I are pleased to welcome you to the August edition of the Aether Salon - Forks!. I would like to thank each and every one of you for joining us today.

As many of you know, the Aether Salon met to discuss steam and Victorian topics on the third Sunday of each month, in Palisades and Academy, New Babbage. This is the 28th and final salon under the direction of the founding staff. While I hope you are all excited to be here, I know that I stand before you with mixed emotions.

Just a few matters of housekeeping before we get started. If you are standing in the back, please move forward onto the maze so that you can be assured of hearing the speaker. Please hold your questions until the end, and as a courtesy to all, please turn off everything that feeds the lag: all HUDs, scripts, AOs and so on. Please no rags, bones, bottles, rhythm, music, or unauthorized versions of ‘Porgy and Bess’. Since this is my last introduction, I will take the time to say that this was my bit to make something close to a relevant wisecrack, typically taken from the week’s events in the Steamlands, or ‘real life’. Yes, I picked the non-Euclydian geometry and several of the other ‘things’ here…so…Your cooperation is appreciated.

Edited and unedited transcripts will be posted this week on aethersalon.blogspot.com so you can revisit today’s merriment, read transcripts of past salons, and for a laugh, peruse “overheard at the salon.” Please join the Aether Salon group and receive notifications of future salon events, click the lower right hand corner of the large brown sign by the entrance. We sincerely appreciate the support we receive from everyone in the community and we humbly thank you all.

The thank you section will be covered during my talk, so I will be skipping that bit for the moment. Yes, several of you will either be embarrassed or not speaking to me afterwards

Now I will turn the stage over to Miss Viv for my introduction. Since she said I couldn't do it myself, or risk sounding like Charlie Sheen... Viv?

Viv Trafalgar: Who doesn't love Charlie Sheen? Thank you all for coming today! Before I introduce our speaker, I want to thank everyone from the bottom of my heart. You've been an amazing part of Salon and we couldn't have done it without you, our witty audience, our fabulous fashionistas, our bright and shining speakers - all of you filled with so much wisdom and knowledge. You are brilliant, each and every one of you.

I especially want to thank Tenk and Shaunathan, for New Babbage - which is a very special place - and Canolli Capalini for being an incredibly special and generous sponsor of the Salon.

Thanks to Beq and Doc O for keeping us rolling. And to Bookworm and PJ for making sure we always look very pretty. Lastly, for Sera, Jed, Jasper, and our Salon Cat, Storm, you all are amazing people, and we've been a fantastic team. Congratulations on all the successes, and here's to more great things in the future. Love you guys.

Oh, and Wait until you see what Jasper's done for a craft. Now, To our Speaker:

Viv Trafalgar cracks her knuckles

It is my great pleasure to introduce the intrepid ironclad captain, as well as best friend a salonista could have, and generally the only person ever allowed to bear arms at Salon, Miss Jedburgh Dagger.

Many of you have served with her in various forms of NB's navy and militia. Others know her as a builder and developer. She's also a sworn enemy of the short-lived concept called the Salon Auction, and, most importantly someone who always has my back. Ladies and Gentlemen, please welcome Miss Dagger.

Jedburgh30 Dagger: It is a far different thing to be back up here as a speaker. I know many of you who are our long time Salonistas are used to me being the stern sister or the smart aleck intro chick...

I would like to take you back to a time when all of this was just a dream (and no, not the time my sinus medicine kicked in...). During the 18th century, the place to discuss politics, or science, or art, was at the local coffee house. The coffee houses of London were full of humor and spirited discussion. For those of you into the Georgian era, get a copy of Boswell's London Diary.
Anyways, as time went by, artists and intellectuals would gather to discuss art and ideas... Thus was born the concept of the salon in the Victorian era. So...segway to a smoky digital city, in 2008

Someone had an idea, that Second Life could be about more than just poseballs and bling. That it could be possible to discuss real topics of import and historical things relevant to the steampunk era we found ourselves in. The story of the Aether Salon has been the idea of one, embraced by others and carried forward by the community. While Viv would be quick to point out that the crew she brought together carried the Salon to where it is now, it was her idea that made all of this happen.

So the first Salon was in October, and was topically about Curses in New Babbage... I was asked to speak, as I had been involved in a roleplay scenario that 'grew legs and ran', much as Mr Undertone's fish story did later. Sidebar-yes the wiggyfish all of you now know as a Babbage staple was just a one off idea that became much larger than anyone expected. Anyway, so we had out first Salon, I spoke a bit with Beq about our quest to recover the Necklace of Harmonia. It grew from there, and became a much larger and well thought out affair, with slide shows, and props...

Many of you learned about submarines, and underwear, and music, and science... I know many of the attendees have been speakers. What I hope is that all of you saw the seamless, informative, well presented things we hoped you would all see. We have a good time doing this. In spite of some of the things we've had happen. I want to thank our EMs. I do know we had restarts on the sim in this location before we started on some occasions, because of the "where did the Academy go" incident.
I think we came close to crashing the sim when we were just in Palisades

One thing I'd like to say is thank Sera for all the work she did in preparing the transcripts. She has to deal with all the AO chatter, and fruity comments, and god knows what all else. So staff-wise, Jasper and I were here all along, doing stuff behind the scenes...and I know that they have been a lot of fun to work with. Again, there are so many things we have to do to pull this off and make it look smooth and professional. I hope we succeeded, most of the time :) We have had a good time, even if it is a lot of stress and work on the hundreds of things that you folks never saw.

We have dealt with church musicals, stormy weather, vacation, wifi outages, last minute cancellations... and the occasional "I was doing what this time?" So as time went on, we got better at what we did, and developed the now-familiar format that you now "enjoy"

For those of you that didn't know, I rented the loft here... for a long time actually. One thing I had to do was pack up on Salon days, so we'd have prims for the snack trays and such. Sera would IM me and ask if I was picked up... there was the time I showed up for salon in the maid uniform... eventually Viv started talking to me again. Of course, we don't talk about the Humvee incident anymore... If you can't kill your besties in vehicles, what fun is there to be had? And yes, we had a salon chair dash, and yes it was hysterical to see.

Viv thanked the Mayors of New Babbage, and rightly so. I do know that Mr Tenk and the EMs did a lot for us, and I know we had to play with the avatar count in Palisades once

I want to thank Jasper, for his work on so many of the crafts you guys enjoyed over the last three years. While he wasn't the only one who did, I know he did a lot of work just because he's a swell guy and providing the solid manly anchor to our staff :P

So now that I have talked for my allotted time, does anyone have any questions?

Ceejay Writer: Can we all take souviner bricks from the building tonight?

Elilka Sieyes: How does one determine the gender of an anchor?

Blackberry Harvey: Two prongs or three

Rhianon Jameson: It involves submarines and undercrackers.

Viv Trafalgar: Well, usually, they're underwater, and attached to a boat, so...

Ceejay Writer: (If they drag the bottom, male. If they hold the ship safely, female)

Viv Trafalgar: We hope after the grilling/questioning, you'll stick around - we have a very special guest today. But first, I want to say thank you to the Baron, who has begun plans for keeping the idea of Salon alive. You'll be hearing more about that soon.

Now, we are going to break slightly from salon tradition and invite you all to dance us out - We've asked Victor to DJ a little

Jasper Kiergarten: the box on the stage contains the craft. It's free

Ceejay Writer: THANK YOU SALONISTAS BOTH STAFF AND AUDIENCE FOR MANY YEARS OF GOOD MEMORIES!

Monday, August 22, 2011

Forks! Unedited Transcript

[13:25] Viv Trafalgar: Apparently, Ordinal's posting something about Salon on her blog sooner or later
[13:26] Viv Trafalgar: though she regrets she can't be here.
[13:26] Bookworm Hienrichs: Pity.
[13:26] Viv Trafalgar: Yes. Personal obligation. Something about the bee gun falling into the wrong hands.
[13:26] Bookworm Hienrichs: Huh. Coulda sworn I got a Salon sash, but I can't find it in my inventory.
[13:26] Bookworm Hienrichs: Oh, dear--that's not good!
[13:26] Viv Trafalgar: She said she'd try to stop by once the complaints from the UN had ceased
[13:26] Jasper Kiergarten: for speaking, Book?
[13:27] Bookworm Hienrichs nods.
[13:28] Jasper Kiergarten: search for Sash (Female)
[13:28] Bookworm Hienrichs: I looked for Sash, but the only two showing up are in outfits.
[13:28] Jasper Kiergarten: hmm
[13:30] Jasper Kiergarten: did you speak in 09 ot 10, Book?
[13:30] Bookworm Hienrichs: 2010 and 2011, actually.
[13:30] Jasper Kiergarten: ah ok
[13:30] Viv Trafalgar: hmph
[13:30] Viv Trafalgar: you should have at least 1
[13:30] Bookworm Hienrichs: I know I *had* one. I did wear it once.
[13:31] Bookworm Hienrichs: Either I accidently deleted it, or SL did it for me.
[13:31] Bookworm Hienrichs smiles wryly.
[13:31] Viv Trafalgar: Hee. This is the first time I've ever been sitting on stage.
[13:32] Bookworm Hienrichs gets a picture of that for posterity.
[13:32] Viv Trafalgar: You're taking photos of my posterior?
[13:32] Vic Mornington: hmmmmm brb somethins up with the dang dance machine
[13:32] Bookworm Hienrichs laughs.
[13:33] Bookworm Hienrichs: And thank you, Mr. Kiergarten.
[13:33] Jedburgh30 Dagger: viv has got back
[13:33] Bookworm Hienrichs smiles.
[13:33] Sera: You want to sit up here, Viv? I can move
[13:34] Viv Trafalgar: nah. i'm good here
[13:34] Viv Trafalgar: you should sit here too
[13:34] Sera: k
[13:34] Viv Trafalgar: I'll tell you when you need to get up
[13:34] Bookworm Hienrichs thinks all 4 of you should sit there.
[13:34] Viv Trafalgar: I completely agree
[13:34] Sera: yep. Good idea
[13:34] Jedburgh30 Dagger: Peg!
[13:37] Jedburgh30 Dagger: Woot!
[13:37] Jedburgh30 Dagger: Young Blood!
[13:37] Jedburgh30 Dagger: sorry, I love this song
[13:37] Sera: I am so tempted to say something maudlin
[13:37] Sera: Maybe I should go for immature
[13:37] Jedburgh30 Dagger: I got ya covered
[13:38] Jedburgh30 Dagger: I'm maudlin for the lot of us
[13:38] Bookworm Hienrichs is giggling like mad at the Jimmy Stewart drunk scene in 'The Philadelphia Story.'
[13:38] Jedburgh30 Dagger: and not Bill Jasper
[13:39] Jedburgh30 Dagger: I lost count. Which number is this?
[13:40] Jedburgh30 Dagger: 26?
[13:40] Bookworm Hienrichs: Twenty...seven?
[13:40] Jedburgh30 Dagger: Merde.
[13:40] Jasper Kiergarten: 8
[13:40] Jedburgh30 Dagger: yay!
[13:40] Viv Trafalgar: 28
[13:40] Viv Trafalgar: wow
[13:40] Viv Trafalgar: that's a whole lot
[13:41] Jedburgh30 Dagger: Google translator can say shit
[13:41] Bookworm Hienrichs: That is a lot.
[13:42] Jedburgh30 Dagger: It's a lot lot
[13:42] Bookworm Hienrichs smiles.
[13:43] Jasper Kiergarten: what am I missing here?
[13:43] Jedburgh30 Dagger: no wonder I had so many word docs called Salon Intro
[13:43] Bookworm Hienrichs laughs.
[13:43] Viv Trafalgar: Hah
[13:43] Bookworm Hienrichs: Hello, Mr. Lacombe!
[13:43] Viv Trafalgar: Hello Linus!
[13:44] Vic Mornington: ok dance machine in each side, the couples pose balls wont cross the sim border....rofl
[13:44] Sera: Welcome Linus!
[13:44] Linus Lacombe: Good afternoon, everyone
[13:45] Jedburgh30 Dagger: Linus!
[13:45] Jedburgh30 Dagger: hey
[13:45] Linus Lacombe: Jed! How are you?
[13:45] Sera: Hello Ms Fairlady!
[13:45] Jasper Kiergarten: greetings
[13:45] Jedburgh30 Dagger: I just realized
[13:45] Bookworm Hienrichs waves to Ms. Fairlady.
[13:45] Jedburgh30 Dagger: Jasper spoke
[13:45] Jedburgh30 Dagger: I spoke
[13:45] Sera: *gasp*
[13:45] Viv Trafalgar: hmm?
[13:46] Jedburgh30 Dagger: and Sera didn't
[13:46] Solace Fairlady: hello Miss Puchkina, Miss hienrichs, m Mornington, M Kiergarten, Mis jed, mr Lius, Miss trafaklgar!
[13:46] Solace Fairlady: *Linus
[13:46] Viv Trafalgar: Hello Miss Fairlady
[13:46] Jasper Kiergarten: greetings
[13:46] Linus Lacombe: Hello Ms Solace
[13:46] Sera: ppppppppppppfffffffffffftttttt to Jed
[13:46] Bookworm Hienrichs: Good afternoon, Ms. Ember.
[13:46] Vic Mornington: rofl
[13:46] Darlingmonster Ember: hullo all
[13:46] Jedburgh30 Dagger: but she's done all of the transcripts
[13:46] Sera: Hello Miz Ember
[13:46] Viv Trafalgar: Hello Miss Ember
[13:46] Darlingmonster Ember: rez rez rez
[13:46] Darlingmonster Ember: rez rez rez
[13:46] Jedburgh30 Dagger: Heya Dimmie!
[13:47] Darlingmonster Ember: grins
[13:47] Darlingmonster Ember: waves to Miss Jed
[13:47] Linus Lacombe: Hello ms DME
[13:47] Darlingmonster Ember: greetings M Lacombe, nice to see you here
[13:47] Darlingmonster Ember: on this sad occasion
[13:48] Bookworm Hienrichs: Bittersweet, at least.
[13:48] Vic Mornington: brb im gonna get a cuppa and some cake....
[13:48] Darlingmonster Ember: I'm sitting up front where the urchins can hit me from behind with spitballs
[13:48] Sera: *chuckles*
[13:49] Jedburgh30 Dagger: hey wait, does that mean I can shoot back now?
[13:49] Viv Trafalgar: hah
[13:49] Viv Trafalgar: NO SHOOTING
[13:49] Sera: can someone post the slurl in steampunk chat?
[13:49] Viv Trafalgar: Unless it's warranted
[13:49] Linus Lacombe: I shall miss these great salons, and I am honored to have had the chance to present one.
[13:49] Sera: please?
[13:49] Jedburgh30 Dagger: heh
[13:49] Jimmy Branagh: Hoy all!
[13:49] Linus Lacombe: Hello Master Jimmy
[13:49] Bookworm Hienrichs moves out of the landing area.
[13:49] Viv Trafalgar: Hello Jimmy!
[13:49] Bookworm Hienrichs: Hoy, Jimmy.
[13:50] Solace Fairlady: Hello Master Jimmy, Dr Watson
[13:50] Jedburgh30 Dagger: JIMMEH!
[13:50] Viv Trafalgar: Did someone post it?
[13:50] Darlingmonster Ember: hullo M Branagh
[13:50] Bookworm Hienrichs: I did.
[13:50] Darlingmonster Ember: waves
[13:50] Viv Trafalgar: Hello Watson!
[13:50] Darlingmonster Ember: yes Book just posted
[13:50] Viv Trafalgar: Thanks Book
[13:50] Linus Lacombe: Hello Mr Holmes, Mr Watson
[13:50] Jimmy Branagh: LL ate me Salon chair. Are there any spares aroun'?
[13:50] Viv Trafalgar: Hello Holmes
[13:50] Sera: Welcome Mr. Holmes and Mr. Watson. Hello Jimmy!
[13:50] Viv Trafalgar: oh sure. Hey Jasper, can you get Mr. Jimmy a chair?
[13:51] Elina Koskinen: Hello everyone.
[13:51] Bookworm Hienrichs waves to Dr. Watson and Mr. Holmes.
[13:51] Jasper Kiergarten: sure
[13:51] Jimmy Branagh waves to everyone coming in
[13:51] Solace Fairlady: hello M Holmes
[13:51] Elilka Sieyes: Good evening - I've missed far too many of these, I'm afraid.
[13:51] Elilka Sieyes nips to get a coffee
[13:51] Vic Mornington: COFFEEEEEEEEEEEE
[13:51] Jimmy Branagh: Thenks Mr. Jasper!
[13:51] Jedburgh30 Dagger: I'm hoping that this one ends up being worth the effort
[13:51] Darlingmonster Ember: waves to M Ying
[13:52] Bookworm Hienrichs: Hello, Ms. Ying!
[13:52] Jasper Kiergarten: you're welcome lad
[13:52] Kimika Ying: waves back, Hello!
[13:52] Jedburgh30 Dagger: Heya hon
[13:52] Dymphne Dinzel: Good day everyone
[13:52] Dymphne Dinzel smiles...
[13:52] Kimika Ying: hi dear :)
[13:52] Jimmy Branagh: Hallo Herr Baron!
[13:52] Viv Trafalgar: Hello Baron!
[13:52] Jimmy Branagh: G'dye Miss!
[13:52] Sera: Welcome Miz Kimika, Baron
[13:52] Baron Klaus Wulfenbach (klauswulfenbach.outlander): Guten Abend, everyone.
[13:53] Vic Mornington waves
[13:53] Solace Fairlady: hello Miss Dinzel, herr Baron
[13:53] Baron Klaus Wulfenbach: Fraulein Trafalgar, we need to talk about arrangements when convenient for you.
[13:53] Sera: Welcome Miz Dinzel
[13:53] Sera: I love Victor's tag
[13:53] Vic Mornington: ohhhhhhh your back Mr Holmes?
[13:53] Vic Mornington: XD
[13:53] Elina Koskinen: Yes, still here :D
[13:54] Dymphne Dinzel smiles...
[13:54] Dymphne Dinzel: Thank you!
[13:54] Elilka Sieyes: He is all in one piece, thanks to young Nat and Gadget.
[13:54] Vic Mornington: ahhhhhhhh :)
[13:54] Elina Koskinen: And Watson too
[13:54] Jasper Kiergarten: if anyone needs a chair, ping me
[13:54] Elilka Sieyes: My role was limited to holding a revolver.
[13:54] Sera: Hello Miz Jameson
[13:55] Rhianon Jameson: Hello, Salonistas.
[13:55] Vic Mornington chuckles
[13:55] Jimmy Branagh: Yay found me sash!
[13:55] Sera: Chairs are free and you wear them
[13:55] Vic Mornington: better you holding it than young nat, ive seen him with a firearm, its not a pretty sight
[13:55] Solace Fairlady: hello Miss jameson, Clockwinder
[13:55] Sera: Welcome Mr. Tenk
[13:55] Viv Trafalgar: Hello everyone!
[13:55] Viv Trafalgar: Welcome Clockwinder!
[13:56] Mosseveno Tenk waves
[13:56] Rhianon Jameson: Greetings, Miss Fairlady!
[13:56] Vic Mornington: ello Mr Tenk
[13:56] Jimmy Branagh: Hoy Miss Viv!
[13:56] Bookworm Hienrichs: Hello, Miss Jameson.
[13:56] Rhianon Jameson: Hello, Miss Hienrichs!
[13:56] Jimmy Branagh: Hoy Mr. Clockwinder
[13:57] Elilka Sieyes: Good evening Definitely Not Mister Tenk.
[13:57] Bookworm Hienrichs grins.
[13:57] Viv Trafalgar: Thanks so much for the notice Book
[13:58] Viv Trafalgar: Jed, Sera, y'all are crazy.
[13:58] Sera: Welcome everyone! I do not want to leave anyone unwelcomed, ungreeted. Unwashed? Humm have to think on that one
[13:58] Bookworm Hienrichs chuckles.
[13:58] Viv Trafalgar: Welcome Breezy!
[13:58] Baron Klaus Wulfenbach: Quite an entrance.
[13:58] Sera: Hello Breezy!
[13:58] Jimmy Branagh: Hoy ta anyone Oy missed too!
[13:58] Baron Klaus Wulfenbach smiles
[13:58] Bookworm Hienrichs waves to Breezy.
[13:58] Jimmy Branagh: Hoy Miss Breezy!
[13:59] Breezy Carver Fabre smiles hello .. wavess back :)
[13:59] Vic Mornington: ellooooo Breezy
[13:59] Solace Fairlady: hello Lady Breezy!
[13:59] Darlingmonster Ember: woot, waves to Miss Breezy
[14:00] Jimmy Branagh: brb
[14:00] Breezy Carver Fabre: grins waves to Victor sends carrots to thumper ah smiles and waves to the darlings heheheh whispers congrats On team Spirit !!!
[14:00] Bookworm Hienrichs: Hello, Miss Gabi!
[14:00] Vic Mornington: elloooooo Gabrielle
[14:00] Solace Fairlady: Hooo Miz Gabi!
[14:00] Vic Mornington: XD
[14:00] Sera: Hello Miz Gabi!
[14:00] Baron Klaus Wulfenbach: Miz Gabi, how goes the flash flood?
[14:00] Elilka Sieyes: Flash flood?!
[14:01] Jedburgh30 Dagger: Hurricane season
[14:01] Gabrielle Riel is terrified to move
[14:01] Bookworm Hienrichs chuckles.
[14:01] Breezy Carver Fabre: sends ..dry waves to Miss Gabi .. with a brave smile :)
[14:01] Linus Lacombe: Ceejay! Hello
[14:01] Jimmy Branagh: Hoy Miss Ceejay!
[14:01] Baron Klaus Wulfenbach: It was up to my neck. I had to change before coming here.
[14:01] Bookworm Hienrichs waves to Ceejay.
[14:01] Charon Heliosense slips in the door, hearing people's chatter buzzing out into the street
[14:01] Bookworm Hienrichs: Goodness!
[14:01] Ceejay Writer: Hello Everyone!
[14:01] Jimmy Branagh: ((brb))
[14:01] Bookworm Hienrichs: Greetings, Mr. Beresford.
[14:02] Jedburgh30 Dagger: My marines had a time of it
[14:02] Breezy Carver Fabre: waves to Ceejay .. Looks franticly for sash .
[14:02] Solace Fairlady: Hello Miss Ceejay!
[14:02] Sera: Howdy Miss Ceejay
[14:02] Ceejay Writer: Sash! *gives Breezy big eyes*
[14:02] Sera: Howdy Mr. Beresford
[14:02] Linus Lacombe wonders what the sashes are for.
[14:02] Breezy Carver Fabre: in tiny not the size of a sim inventory smiles at Vic :)
[14:02] Simeon Beresford: Good evening Ladies, Gentlemen
[14:02] Bookworm Hienrichs: Welcome, M. Heliosense.
[14:02] Breezy Carver Fabre: grins at Ceejay :)
[14:02] Viv Trafalgar: Hello Simeon!
[14:02] Viv Trafalgar: Hi Ceejay!
[14:02] Gabrielle Riel apologizes if she is running anyone over or sitting on anyone
[14:02] Viv Trafalgar: Oh I love seeing everyone wearing sashes. Awesome
[14:02] Jasper Kiergarten: as usual, if anyone needs a chair, ping me
[14:02] Simeon Beresford: Hello Viv
[14:02] Vic Mornington: ceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeejay :)
[14:02] Baron Klaus Wulfenbach: Ah, sashes? Good idea.
[14:02] Charon Heliosense bows to his greeter "Hello ! I hope I do not intrude"
[14:03] Baron Klaus Wulfenbach: Fraulein Sinclair.
[14:03] Viv Trafalgar: We're about to begin, if you can take your seats
[14:03] Ceejay Writer: Gabi, me too. The grey is slowly becoming salon folk.
[14:03] Bookworm Hienrichs: Not at all, Mr. Heliosense. This is a public event, and all are welcome.
[14:03] Bookworm Hienrichs smiles.
[14:03] Blackberry Harvey: Hello Miss Ceejay
[14:03] Charon Heliosense smiles back and bows once more in thanks.
[14:03] Aisling Sinclair smiles... hello, everyone
[14:03] Ceejay Writer: Hi Blackberry!
[14:03] Simeon Beresford: half my world seems to have disapeared
[14:04] Bookworm Hienrichs: Do move forward a little, Mr. Heliosense, onto the pattern, to be sure you hear everything.
[14:04] Jedburgh30 Dagger: Can everyone hear me?
[14:04] Bookworm Hienrichs smiles.
[14:04] Elilka Sieyes nods to Miss Jed
[14:04] Darlingmonster Ember: nods
[14:04] Ceejay Writer tugs at sash, grumbling that it has 'shrunk' in two years.
[14:04] Charon Heliosense does as bid and moves closer to the kind lady in his favorite color.
[14:04] Jedburgh30 Dagger shouts: Step onto the maze to ensure hearing the speaker
[14:04] Rhianon Jameson: They tend to do that, I'm told, Miss Ceejay.
[14:05] Jedburgh30 Dagger: *clears throat*
[14:05] Ceejay Writer smies at Miss Jameson and nods.
[14:05] Jedburgh30 Dagger: Hello everyone! Ladies and Gentlemen, Viv, Serafina, Jasper and I are pleased to welcome you to the August edition of the Aether Salon - Forks!. I would like to thank each and every one of you for joining us today.
[14:05] Linus Lacombe: `*.¸.*´ APPLAUSE `*.¸.*´APPLAUSE `*.¸.*´
[14:05] Vic Mornington cheers
[14:05] Blackberry Harvey applauds
[14:05] Baron Klaus Wulfenbach applauds
[14:05] Ceejay Writer claps heartily.
[14:05] Darlingmonster Ember applauds
[14:05] Sera applauds
[14:05] Jedburgh30 Dagger: As many of you know, the Aether Salon met to discuss steam and Victorian topics on the third Sunday of each month, in Palisades and Academy, New Babbage. This is the 28th and final salon under the direction of the founding staff. While I hope you are all excited to be here, I know that I stand before you with mixed emotions.
[14:05] Solace Fairlady cheers
[14:05] Elilka Sieyes claps.
[14:05] Breezy Carver Fabre: ✰·.·´` Claps Very Loudly!! ´`·.·✰
[14:05] Charon Heliosense looks on with interest
[14:05] Aisling Sinclair: ~~~ * APPLAUSE!! * ~~~
[14:06] Gabrielle Riel smiles
[14:06] Breezy Carver Fabre: whew i found it just in time .. beams quietly :)
[14:06] Bookworm Hienrichs sniffs and applauds.
[14:06] Darlingmonster Ember applauds
[14:06] Ceejay Writer grins at Breezy.
[14:06] Breezy Carver Fabre (breezy.carver) big smile
[14:06] Viv Trafalgar grins and nods approvingly
[14:06] Jedburgh30 Dagger: Just a few matters of housekeeping before we get started. If you are standing in the back, please move forward onto the maze so that you can be assured of hearing the speaker. Please hold your questions until the end, and as a courtesy to all, please turn off everything that feeds the lag: all HUDs, scripts, AOs and so on. Please no rags, bones, bottles, rhythm, music, or unauthorized versions of ‘Porgy and Bess’. Since this is my last introduction, I will take the time to say that this was my bit to make something close to a relevant wisecrack, typically taken from the week’s events in the Steamlands, or ‘real life’. Yes, I picked the non-Euclydian geometry and several of the other ‘things’ here…so…Your cooperation is appreciated.
[14:06] Breezy Carver Fabre stands straight
[14:07] Bookworm Hienrichs grins.
[14:07] Sera golf claps
[14:07] Darlingmonster Ember smiles
[14:07] Jedburgh30 Dagger: Edited and unedited transcripts will be posted this week on aethersalon.blogspot.com so you can revisit today’s merriment, read transcripts of past salons, and for a laugh, peruse “overheard at the salon.” Please join the Aether Salon group and receive notifications of future salon events, click the lower right hand corner of the large brown sign by the entrance. We sincerely appreciate the support we receive from everyone in the community and we humbly thank you all.
[14:07] Ceejay Writer: Always loved the warnings.
[14:07] Jimmy Branagh: ((kback))
[14:08] Jedburgh30 Dagger: The thank you section will be covered during my talk, so I will be skipping that bit for the moment.
[14:08] Rhianon Jameson whispers, "You missed all the good stuff, Jimmy."
[14:08] Viv Trafalgar: hee
[14:08] Jimmy Branagh: Awwww darn it ...
[14:08] Jedburgh30 Dagger: Yes, several of you will either be embarrassed or not speaking to me afterwards
[14:08] Vic Mornington:-o
[14:08] Bookworm Hienrichs laughs.
[14:08] Gabrielle Riel takes out her notepad
[14:08] Ceejay Writer: YAY!
[14:08] Baron Klaus Wulfenbach chuckles
[14:08] Viv Trafalgar raises eyebrows
[14:09] Sera eyerolls
[14:09] Jedburgh30 Dagger: Now I will turn the stage over to Miss Viv for my introduction. Since she said I couldn't do it myself, or risk sounding like Charlie Sheen...
[14:09] Jedburgh30 Dagger: Viv?
[14:09] Elilka Sieyes: Win ;)
[14:09] Vic Mornington bursts out laughing
[14:09] Bookworm Hienrichs coughs back a laugh.
[14:09] Viv Trafalgar: Who doesn't love Charlie Sheen?
[14:10] Viv Trafalgar: Thank you all for coming today!
[14:10] Ceejay Writer stifles.... such a look.
[14:10] Viv Trafalgar: Before I introduce our speaker, I want to thank everyone from the bottom of my heart.
[14:10] Viv Trafalgar: You've been an amazing part of Salon and we couldn't have done it without you,
[14:10] Viv Trafalgar: our witty audience
[14:10] Viv Trafalgar: our fabulous fashionistas
[14:10] Ceejay Writer smiles at Saffia.
[14:10] Breezy Carver Fabre: whispers hello Saffia
[14:10] Jimmy Branagh waves to Miss Saffia
[14:11] Viv Trafalgar: our bright and shining speakers - all of you filled with so much wisdom and knowledge
[14:11] Viv Trafalgar: You are brilliant, each and every one of you.
[14:11] Bookworm Hienrichs applauds the past speakers.
[14:11] Elilka Sieyes applauds the lot of 'em.
[14:11] Darlingmonster Ember applauds
[14:11] Vic Mornington cheers
[14:11] Saffia Widdershins applauds
[14:11] Sera applauds loudly
[14:11] Jimmy Branagh applauds
[14:11] Solace Fairlady: me Huzzahs!
[14:11] Ceejay Writer whistles
[14:11] Viv Trafalgar: I especially want to thank Tenk and Shaunathan, for New Babbage - which is a very special place;
[14:12] Magdalena Kamenev whistles inappropriately.
[14:12] Saffia Widdershins waves discreetly to people
[14:12] Viv Trafalgar: and Canolli Capalini for being an incredibly special and generous sponsor of the Salon.
[14:12] Darlingmonster Ember: nods
[14:12] Darlingmonster Ember applauds
[14:12] Linus Lacombe: `*.¸.*´ APPLAUSE `*.¸.*´APPLAUSE `*.¸.*´
[14:12] Solace Fairlady finger waggles at Miss Saffia
[14:12] Jimmy Branagh claps
[14:12] Viv Trafalgar: Thanks to Beq and Doc O for keeping us rolling.
[14:12] Bookworm Hienrichs applauds the absent Ms. Capalini.
[14:12] Viv Trafalgar: And to Bookworm and PJ for making sure we always look very pretty.
[14:12] Solace Fairlady cheers loudly
[14:12] Jedburgh30 Dagger: Woo!
[14:12] Ceejay Writer claps loudly for her absent friend.
[14:12] Elilka Sieyes applauds
[14:12] Charon Heliosense claps softly
[14:12] Rhianon Jameson smiles and applauds
[14:12] Viv Trafalgar: Lastly, for Sera, Jed, Jasper, and our Salon Cat, Storm,
[14:12] Kimika Ying: applauds
[14:13] Aisling Sinclair: ~~~ * APPLAUSE!! * ~~~
[14:13] Viv Trafalgar: you all are amazing people, and we've been a fantastic team.
[14:13] Sera applauds
[14:13] Bookworm Hienrichs: YAY!
[14:13] Darlingmonster Ember: yes indeed
[14:13] Ceejay Writer: YAY!
[14:13] Darlingmonster Ember applauds
[14:13] Viv Trafalgar: Congratulations on all the successes, and here's to more great things in the future.
[14:13] Solace Fairlady applauds vigorously
[14:13] Solace Fairlady: YAY!
[14:13] Saffia Widdershins applauds
[14:13] Viv Trafalgar: Love you guys.
[14:13] Baron Klaus Wulfenbach smiles
[14:13] Ceejay Writer: (okay I will turn off that lagmonster now)
[14:13] Linus Lacombe thinks the Steamlands without the Salon will be lik tea without crumpets. But thank you all for so many great memories!
[14:13] Viv Trafalgar: hahah.
[14:13] Viv Trafalgar: Oh, and Wait until you see what Jasper's done for a craft.
[14:13] Sera: It is impressive!
[14:13] Viv Trafalgar: Now, To our Speaker:
[14:13] Blackberry Harvey's ears perk as he hears someone think of crumpets
[14:14] Viv Trafalgar cracks her knuckles
[14:14] Jedburgh30 Dagger cringes
[14:14] Viv Trafalgar: It is my great pleasure to introduce the intrepid ironclad captain,
[14:14] Viv Trafalgar: as well as best friend a salonista could have,
[14:14] Viv Trafalgar: and generally the only person ever allowed to bear arms at Salon,
[14:14] Viv Trafalgar: Miss Jedburgh Dagger.
[14:14] Darlingmonster Ember: yay
[14:14] Kimika Ying: Hooray!
[14:14] Darlingmonster Ember applauds
[14:14] Viv Trafalgar: Many of you have served with her in various forms of NB's navy and militia.
[14:14] Ceejay Writer: Woo hoo!
[14:14] Rhianon Jameson claps
[14:14] Baron Klaus Wulfenbach applauds
[14:14] Jimmy Branagh applauds loudly
[14:14] Solace Fairlady: Hooo
[14:14] Viv Trafalgar: Others know her as a builder and developer.
[14:14] Bookworm Hienrichs applauds.
[14:14] Elilka Sieyes: Hurrah!
[14:14] Viv Trafalgar: She's also a sworn enemy of the short-lived concept called the Salon Auction,
[14:14] Jimmy Branagh: Yay Miss Jed!
[14:14] Aisling Sinclair claps and smiles
[14:14] Magdalena Kamenev claps!
[14:14] Viv Trafalgar: and, most importantly someone who always has my back.
[14:15] Bookworm Hienrichs chuckles.
[14:15] Viv Trafalgar: Ladies and Gentlemen, please welcome Miss Dagger.
[14:15] Ceejay Writer chuckles and makes tsk tsk noises.
[14:15] Vic Mornington cheers
[14:15] Rhianon Jameson applauds
[14:15] Sera applauds wildly, almost falling off her perch
[14:15] Solace Fairlady cheers
[14:15] Kimika Ying: cheers and applauds
[14:15] Blackberry Harvey: Hurrah!
[14:15] Linus Lacombe: `*.¸.*´ APPLAUSE `*.¸.*´APPLAUSE `*.¸.*´
[14:15] Jimmy Branagh claps and roars
[14:15] Saffia Widdershins applauds
[14:15] Jedburgh30 Dagger: It is a far different thing to be back up here as a speaker
[14:16] Jedburgh30 Dagger: I know many of you who are our long time Salonistas are used to me being the stern sister or the smart aleck intro chick...
[14:16] Simeon Beresford: Courage!
[14:17] Jedburgh30 Dagger: I would like to take you back to a time when all of this was just a dream.
[14:17] Jedburgh30 Dagger: (and no, not the time my sinus medicine kicked in...)
[14:17] Ceejay Writer makes the wiggly fingered backflash signal.
[14:17] Viv Trafalgar makes the bill & ted noise
[14:18] Vic Mornington chuckles
[14:18] Viv Trafalgar: and the waynes' world noise too (which is what I meant to do)
[14:18] Rhianon Jameson giggles
[14:18] Darlingmonster Ember: grins
[14:18] Simeon Beresford: hmms doctor who theme
[14:18] Jedburgh30 Dagger: During the 18th century, the place to discuss politics, or science, or art, was at the local coffee house
[14:18] Vic Mornington: COFFEE!
[14:18] Ceejay Writer: COFFEE HOUSES WOOO!
[14:18] Baron Klaus Wulfenbach: Heh.
[14:18] Ceejay Writer: Oh, sorry.
[14:18] Sera: *chuckles*
[14:18] Jedburgh30 Dagger: Time lords don't exist Simeon
[14:19] Darlingmonster Ember: mmmmm caffe
[14:19] Vic Mornington chuckles
[14:19] Jedburgh30 Dagger: The coffee houses of London were full of humor and spirited discussion
[14:19] Jedburgh30 Dagger: For those of you into the Georgian era, get a copy of Boswell's London Diary.
[14:20] Jedburgh30 Dagger: Anyways, as time went by, artists and intellectuals would gather to discuss art and ideas...
[14:20] Jedburgh30 Dagger: Thus was born the concept of the salon in the Victorian era.
[14:21] Ceejay Writer nods, smiling a lot.
[14:21] Jedburgh30 Dagger: So...segway to a smoky digital city, in 2008
[14:21] Blackberry Harvey: Coffee truly is the source of everything.
[14:21] Gabrielle Riel: 2008....so long ago...
[14:21] Vic Mornington nods
[14:22] Elilka Sieyes: Time flies! 0.o
[14:22] Jedburgh30 Dagger: Someone had an idea, that Second Life could be about more than just poseballs and bling
[14:22] Ceejay Writer: Quite the shocking notion at the time.
[14:22] ::: ・Skye McLeod・::: (skye.fairywren): smiles
[14:22] Darlingmonster Ember: ideas will be the death of us
[14:22] Darlingmonster Ember nods sagely
[14:22] Magdalena Kamenev whispers, "We're doomed ... DOOMED!"
[14:23] Jedburgh30 Dagger: That it could be possible to discuss real topics of import and historical things relevant to the steampunk era we found ourselves in
[14:23] Jedburgh30 Dagger: The story of the Aether Salon has been the idea of one, embraced by others and carried forward by the community.
[14:24] Bookworm Hienrichs nods.
[14:24] Jedburgh30 Dagger: While Viv would be quick to point out that the crew she brought together carried the Salon to where it is now, it was her idea that made all of this happen.
[14:25] Viv Trafalgar points that out quickly, about the carrying
[14:25] Rhianon Jameson laughs
[14:25] Bookworm Hienrichs laughs.
[14:25] Vic Mornington chuckles
[14:25] Darlingmonster Ember smiles
[14:25] Jedburgh30 Dagger: So the first Salon was in October, and was topically about Curses in New Babbage...
[14:26] Vic Mornington:-o
[14:26] Ceejay Writer: I remember that one.
[14:26] Jedburgh30 Dagger: I was asked to speak, as I had been involved in a roleplay scenario that 'grew legs and ran', much as Mr Undertone's fish story did later.
[14:27] Bookworm Hienrichs chuckles.
[14:27] Ceejay Writer wonders when wiggyfish grew legs and ran.
[14:27] Vic Mornington would be worried if wiggyfish grew legs and ran...
[14:27] Jedburgh30 Dagger: Sidebar-yes the wiggyfish all of you now know as a Babbage staple was just a one off idea that became much larger than anyone expected.
[14:28] Ceejay Writer: the best ideas are of that sort of start.
[14:28] Ceejay Writer lowers gaze at Saffia and thinks of the Quest.
[14:28] Saffia Widdershins grins
[14:28] Jedburgh30 Dagger: Anyway, so we had out first Salon, I spoke a bit with Beq about our quest to recover the Necklace of Harmonia.
[14:30] Jedburgh30 Dagger: It grew from there, and became a much larger and well thought out affair, with slide shows, and props...
[14:30] Rhianon Jameson: Props. Indeed.
[14:30] Jedburgh30 Dagger: Many of you learned about submarines, and underwear, and music, and science...
[14:31] Ceejay Writer: undercrackers.
[14:31] Vic Mornington: O.O
[14:31] ::: ・Skye McLeod・::: : eeps
[14:31] Viv Trafalgar: (thinks Miss Jed just wanted to mention submersibles and undercrackers in the same sentence)
[14:31] Jedburgh30 Dagger: I know many of theattendees have been speakers
[14:31] Charon Heliosense murmurs "I must have issed the underwear salaon... maybe one of you could demonstrate later...."
[14:31] Jasper Kiergarten: (thinks Viv is right)
[14:32] Jedburgh30 Dagger: Great. Now I have submarines in underwear stuck in my head...
[14:32] Jedburgh30 Dagger: *coughs*
[14:32] Viv Trafalgar: (ooops)
[14:32] Vic Mornington: XD
[14:32] Bookworm Hienrichs laughs.
[14:32] Darlingmonster Ember: is better than the...nevermind
[14:32] Rhianon Jameson: Imagine the audience clothed, then. It might help.
[14:32] ::: ・Skye McLeod・::: : heh heh
[14:32] Ceejay Writer: Scandal.
[14:32] Kimika Ying whispers: *sings quietly to herself, "...these are a few of my favorite things.."
[14:32] Solace Fairlady: is that a submarine in your underwear....
[14:33] Jedburgh30 Dagger: Whay I hope is that all of you saw the seamless, informative, well presented things we hoped you would all see.
[14:33] Tubby looks around
[14:33] Tubby: ooh, no food...
[14:33] Tubby runs
[14:33] Bookworm Hienrichs nods.
[14:33] Jimmy Branagh wonders why anyone would put a submarine in their underwear.
[14:33] Jedburgh30 Dagger: Ironically, the bit you just heard is what normally goes on in the staff chat
[14:34] Viv Trafalgar: ::quietly nudges the salon back to focus on the speaker::
[14:34] Vic Mornington chuckles
[14:34] Viv Trafalgar: IT does NOT
[14:34] Viv Trafalgar: mcuh
[14:34] Viv Trafalgar: much
[14:34] Rhianon Jameson: The secret is out!
[14:34] Ceejay Writer blinks and gazes upon Jed.
[14:34] Bookworm Hienrichs snickers.
[14:34] Jedburgh30 Dagger: often
[14:34] Darlingmonster Ember: snerks
[14:34] Viv Trafalgar: ::quietly nudges the salon to focus on the far wall, away from the speaker::
[14:35] Jedburgh30 Dagger: We have a good time doing this. In spite of some of the things we've had happen
[14:35] Magdalena Kamenev: In spite?
[14:35] Jedburgh30 Dagger: I want to thank our EMs
[14:36] Jedburgh30 Dagger: I do know we had restarts on the sim in this location before we started on some occasions, because of the "where did the Academy go" incident
[14:36] Elilka Sieyes: :)
[14:36] Jedburgh30 Dagger: I think we came close to crashing the sim when we were just in Palisades
[14:36] Ceejay Writer thinks that was a bit fun.
[14:36] Vic Mornington: wasnt my fault!
[14:36] Simeon Beresford: looks innocent
[14:36] Jasper Kiergarten: some griefers too :/
[14:37] Rhianon Jameson fails to look innocent, even though she *is* innocent.
[14:37] Ceejay Writer: Two words. Bob and Bombs.
[14:37] Magdalena Kamenev: Bah! Target practice! Extemporaneous target practice.
[14:37] Viv Trafalgar laughs and laughs and cries and cries
[14:37] Jedburgh30 Dagger: One thing I'd like to say is thank Sera for all the work she did in preparing the transcripts
[14:37] Darlingmonster Ember: nods
[14:37] Ceejay Writer: *WILD APPLAUSE*
[14:37] Baron Klaus Wulfenbach applauds
[14:37] Vic Mornington cheers
[14:37] Jimmy Branagh applauds
[14:37] Sky Melnik nods and claps for Sera
[14:37] ::: ・Skye McLeod・::: BRAVO!!!!!!
[14:37] ::: ・Skye McLeod・::: ***** APPPPPPPLLLLAAAUUUSSSSEEEEEEE***********
[14:37] ::: ・Skye McLeod・::: .;:+*'`'* APPPPPPPLLLLAAAUUUSSSSEEEEEEE *'`'*+:;.
[14:37] ::: ・Skye McLeod・::: ♫~~♫~~APPLAUSE~~♫~~♫
[14:37] Ceejay Writer: It is REALLY hard work! Really!
[14:37] Darlingmonster Ember applauds
[14:37] Blackberry Harvey: Woo!
[14:37] Solace Fairlady huzzahs!
[14:37] Baron Klaus Wulfenbach: That is ponderous work.
[14:37] Aisling Sinclair: ~~~ * APPLAUSE!! * ~~~
[14:37] Bookworm Hienrichs applauds Sera enthusiastically.
[14:38] Violet MacMoragh cheers
[14:38] Magdalena Kamenev claps!
[14:38] Jedburgh30 Dagger: She has to deal with all the AO chatter, and fruity comments, and god knows what all else
[14:38] Saffia Widdershins applauds
[14:38] Kimika Ying: applause!
[14:38] Serra Anansi: Applause Applause!!!
[14:38] Blackberry Harvey: Fruity comments? I resemble that
[14:38] Rhianon Jameson: "Fruity comments"? Sounds like sour grapes.
[14:38] Ceejay Writer really likes peaches.
[14:38] Viv Trafalgar applauds Sera madly
[14:39] Simeon Beresford: so much work!
[14:39] Magdalena Kamenev looks for bad apples in the room.
[14:39] Sera: What? *looks up from her paper*
[14:39] Simeon Beresford: goes bananas
[14:39] Jedburgh30 Dagger: So staff-wise, Jasper and I were here all along, doing stuff behind the scenes...and I know that they have been a lot of fun to work with
[14:40] Jedburgh30 Dagger: Again, there are so many things we have to do to pull this off and make it look smooth and professional. I hope we succeeded, most of the time :)
[14:40] Sky Melnik grins
[14:40] Baron Klaus Wulfenbach applauds
[14:40] Darlingmonster Ember: oh yes
[14:40] Darlingmonster Ember: quite
[14:40] Darlingmonster Ember applauds
[14:41] ::: ・Skye McLeod・:::BRAVO!!!!!!
[14:41] ::: ・Skye McLeod・::: ***** APPPPPPPLLLLAAAUUUSSSSEEEEEEE***********
[14:41] ::: ・Skye McLeod・::: .;:+*'`'* APPPPPPPLLLLAAAUUUSSSSEEEEEEE *'`'*+:;.
[14:41] ::: ・Skye McLeod・::: ♫~~♫~~APPLAUSE~~♫~~♫
[14:41] Ceejay Writer: A success EVERY time, yes.
[14:41] Jedburgh30 Dagger: We have had a good time, even if it is a lot of stress and work on the hundreds of things that you folks never saw
[14:41] Linus Lacombe: `*.¸.*´ APPLAUSE `*.¸.*´APPLAUSE `*.¸.*´
[14:41] Jimmy Branagh applauds
[14:41] Aisling Sinclair: ~~~ * APPLAUSE!! * ~~~
[14:41] Solace Fairlady nods enthusiastically
[14:41] Solace Fairlady applauds
[14:41] Gabrielle Riel: The unsung heroic moments :-)
[14:41] Saffia Widdershins applauds
[14:41] Bookworm Hienrichs nods.
[14:41] Viv Trafalgar: Oh someone was usually singing in the background...
[14:41] Gabrielle Riel grins
[14:42] Jedburgh30 Dagger: We have dealt with church musicals, stormy weather, vacation, wifi outages, last minute cancellations...
[14:42] Jedburgh30 Dagger: and the occasional "I was doing what this time?"
[14:42] Viv Trafalgar: Giant Frogs!
[14:43] Ceejay Writer: And bob.
[14:43] Viv Trafalgar: And Bob
[14:43] Jimmy Branagh chuckles
[14:43] Jedburgh30 Dagger: ...and Bob
[14:43] Vic Mornington: bob *chuckles*
[14:43] Sera laughs
[14:43] Violet MacMoragh snickers
[14:43] Bookworm Hienrichs: One doesn't need to say more than his name, does one?
[14:43] Bookworm Hienrichs grins.
[14:43] Ceejay Writer: Nope!
[14:44] Viv Trafalgar hopes the Salon doesn't catch fire just because we've invoked him.
[14:44] Bookworm Hienrichs laughs.
[14:44] Jedburgh30 Dagger: I miss the little guy. For those of you who didn't know, he was a big supporter of salon back-channel, and was...Bob in character
[14:44] Viv Trafalgar: Agreed
[14:44] Ceejay Writer: *smiles and nods and quietly misses her stinky friend*
[14:44] Jedburgh30 Dagger: He is the reason there is a strict no weapon policy now.
[14:45] Bookworm Hienrichs chuckles.
[14:45] Sky Melnik looks down at her belt and tries to hide her decorative weaponry :-/
[14:45] Heim Ormenthal hides his swords by sitting on them
[14:45] Simeon Beresford: an acheivement to be proud of
[14:45] Solace Fairlady drapes her gown over her daggers
[14:45] Viv Trafalgar: Better than Falling on them Mr. Ormenthal
[14:45] Rhianon Jameson fails again to look innocent
[14:45] Jedburgh30 Dagger: So as time went on, we got better at what we did, and developed the now-familiar format that you now "enjoy"
[14:45] Jimmy Branagh watches his thumbs twiddle
[14:46] Simeon Beresford: Practice Rhianon m'dear
[14:46] Rhianon Jameson grins
[14:46] Blackberry Harvey "applauds"
[14:46] Vic Mornington cheers
[14:46] ::: ・Skye McLeod・::: BRAVO!!!!!!
[14:46] ::: ・Skye McLeod・::: ***** APPPPPPPLLLLAAAUUUSSSSEEEEEEE***********
[14:46] ::: ・Skye McLeod・::: .;:+*'`'* APPPPPPPLLLLAAAUUUSSSSEEEEEEE *'`'*+:;.
[14:46] ::: ・Skye McLeod・::: : ♫~~♫~~APPLAUSE~~♫~~♫
[14:46] Baron Klaus Wulfenbach applauds
[14:46] Linus Lacombe: `*.¸.*´ APPLAUSE `*.¸.*´APPLAUSE `*.¸.*´
[14:46] Solace Fairlady cheers loudly
[14:46] Saffia Widdershins applauds
[14:46] Jedburgh30 Dagger: For those of you that didn't know, I rented the loft here...
[14:46] Magdalena Kamenev whistles.
[14:46] Sky Melnik applauds
[14:46] Sky Melnik: And had an office!
[14:46] Jedburgh30 Dagger: for a long time actually
[14:46] Ceejay Writer: Ah, those simpler days.
[14:47] Vic Mornington nods
[14:47] ::: ・Skye McLeod・::: sighs
[14:47] Jedburgh30 Dagger: So one thing I had to do was pack up on Salon days, so we'd have prims for the snack trays and such
[14:47] Vic Mornington: always seen jed pop onto the radar when i was loafing around in the hotel up the road
[14:48] Ceejay Writer: She kept me company as I puttered in MY loft in Her Dark Materials.
[14:48] Heim Ormenthal aspires to lofts rather than lofty spires
[14:48] Jedburgh30 Dagger: So Sera would IM me and ask if I was picked up...
[14:48] Ceejay Writer: I didn't realize you had to pack up for Salon.
[14:48] Gabrielle Riel: Prims, prims, prims!
[14:48] Jedburgh30 Dagger: ...and there was the time I showed up for salon in the maid uniform...
[14:49] Heim Ormenthal applauds
[14:49] Jedburgh30 Dagger: eventually Viv started talking to me again.
[14:49] Baron Klaus Wulfenbach chuckles
[14:49] Bookworm Hienrichs laughs.
[14:49] Viv Trafalgar: hahaha
[14:49] Gabrielle Riel's eyes grow very round
[14:49] Rhianon Jameson laughs
[14:49] Sky Melnik laughs!
[14:49] Jimmy Branagh: Did anyone get pics?
[14:49] Vic Mornington: O.O
[14:49] Jedburgh30 Dagger: Of course, we don't talk about the Humvee incident anymore...
[14:49] Ceejay Writer clears throat.
[14:49] Simeon Beresford: dash it I missed that
[14:50] Jedburgh30 Dagger: or the airplane Writer.
[14:50] Jedburgh30 Dagger scowls
[14:50] Darlingmonster Ember: grins
[14:50] Baron Klaus Wulfenbach nods at the Sultana
[14:50] Magdalena Kamenev sighs and wonders if there's an Archive of such happenings.
[14:50] Bianca Namori: waves and plops to the floor.
[14:50] Jedburgh30 Dagger: If you can't kill your besties in vehicles, what fun is there to be had?
[14:50] Viv Trafalgar: hey!
[14:50] Bookworm Hienrichs laughs.
[14:50] Violet MacMoragh chuckles
[14:50] Ceejay Writer: So true Jed.
[14:51] Viv Trafalgar: (Thinks Jed is planning on writing a seekrit Tell-All about the salon)
[14:51] Vic Mornington chuckles
[14:51] Heim Ormenthal shifts uneasily in his chair; it might be the swords but he can't be sure.
[14:51] Darlingmonster Ember: ((think she just did))
[14:51] Rhianon Jameson places a pre-order
[14:51] Bianca Namori: ((agrees))
[14:51] Ceejay Writer: (thinks we need a Memory Page, all can submit memories to)
[14:51] Bianca Namori: ((agrees again))
[14:52] Viv Trafalgar: oh good idea Ceejay!
[14:52] Jedburgh30 Dagger: I want to toss a few more thank yous
[14:52] Viv Trafalgar: we can open up a page on the blog if you want
[14:52] Ceejay Writer: :)
[14:52] Ceejay Writer: Please do! I have a memory to share.
[14:52] Jedburgh30 Dagger: Cannolli, for one
[14:52] Baron Klaus Wulfenbach applauds
[14:53] Vic Mornington claps
[14:53] Ceejay Writer: CANOLLI! *applauds till her sash falls down one arm.
[14:53] Darlingmonster Ember applauds
[14:53] Jedburgh30 Dagger: She made those chairs all of you enjoy, so we could keep the prim count down and have a stylish place to sit
[14:53] Sky Melnik claps
[14:53] ::: ・Skye McLeod・::: BRAVO!!!!!!
[14:53] ::: ・Skye McLeod・:::: ***** APPPPPPPLLLLAAAUUUSSSSEEEEEEE***********
[14:53] ::: ・Skye McLeod・:::: .;:+*'`'* APPPPPPPLLLLAAAUUUSSSSEEEEEEE *'`'*+:;.
[14:53] ::: ・Skye McLeod・::: ♫~~♫~~APPLAUSE~~♫~~♫
[14:53] Linus Lacombe: `*.¸.*´ APPLAUSE `*.¸.*´APPLAUSE `*.¸.*´
[14:53] Magdalena Kamenev applauds!
[14:53] Baron Klaus Wulfenbach: Brilliant work.
[14:53] Solace Fairlady applauds and applauds
[14:53] Saffia Widdershins applauds
[14:53] Dymphne Dinzel applauds!
[14:53] Heim Ormenthal shouts "Bravo!"
[14:53] Blackberry Harvey: Hurrah for effective furniture!
[14:53] Jedburgh30 Dagger: and yes, we had a salon chair dash, and yes it was hysterical to see
[14:53] Bookworm Hienrichs grins.
[14:54] Elilka Sieyes: XD
[14:54] Aisling Sinclair: so sorry I missed that
[14:54] Jedburgh30 Dagger: Viv thanked the Mayors of New Babbage, and rightly so
[14:54] Baron Klaus Wulfenbach wonders how he missed that.
[14:54] Ceejay Writer: chairsa on bums are ALWAYS good for a grin.
[14:54] Bianca Namori: chuckles. and applauds.
[14:55] Jedburgh30 Dagger: I do know that Mr Tenk and the EMs did a lot for us, and I know we had to play with the avatar count in Palisades once
[14:55] Ceejay Writer: (I recall playing with that count and sweating bullets, thinking I would break all of SL)
[14:56] Viv Trafalgar: Yes, Ceejay was the EM for that one - awesome too
[14:56] Ceejay Writer shudders at the memory.
[14:57] Magdalena Kamenev: One day you will, Miss Ceejay. One day.
[14:57] Jedburgh30 Dagger: I want to thank Jasper, for his work on so many of the crafts you guys enjoyed over the last three years.
[14:57] Baron Klaus Wulfenbach applauds
[14:57] Sera applauds
[14:57] Vic Mornington claps
[14:57] Bookworm Hienrichs enthusiastically applauds Mr. Kiergarten.
[14:57] Jimmy Branagh applauds
[14:57] Sky Melnik applauds
[14:57] Viv Trafalgar: (one of which is on the stairs here)
[14:57] Solace Fairlady applauds
[14:57] Ceejay Writer: Jasper is the BEST! *claps*
[14:57] Darlingmonster Ember: yesss
[14:57] Darlingmonster Ember applauds
[14:57] Dymphne Dinzel applauds!
[14:58] Jimmy Branagh: It wos good stuff too!
[14:58] Sera: Jasper does brilliant work!
[14:58] Violet MacMoragh whistles
[14:58] Baron Klaus Wulfenbach: I have often wondered how he kept up.
[14:58] Kimika Ying: applauds!
[14:58] Aisling Sinclair: ~~~ * APPLAUSE!! * ~~~
[14:58] Jasper Kiergarten: bows
[14:58] Jedburgh30 Dagger: While he wasn't the only one who did, I know he did a lot of work just because he's a swell guy
[14:58] Linus Lacombe: The crafts are always nice
[14:58] Rhianon Jameson nods
[14:58] Viv Trafalgar: man, the build-your-own toolbelt
[14:58] Ceejay Writer: He's also a very talented builder.
[14:58] Viv Trafalgar: a lot of us had a part in that one -
[14:59] Ceejay Writer missed the toolbelt, alas!
[14:59] Jedburgh30 Dagger: ..and providing the solid manly anchor to our staff :P
[14:59] Bookworm Hienrichs chuckles.
[14:59] Sera cheers
[15:00] Jasper Kiergarten: :)
[15:00] Ceejay Writer: My boat needs an anchor........
[15:00] Jedburgh30 Dagger: So now that I have talked for my allotted time, does anyone have any questions?
[15:00] Ceejay Writer: Can we all take souviner bricks from the building tonight?
[15:00] Rhianon Jameson laughs
[15:00] Vic Mornington facepalms
[15:00] Bookworm Hienrichs chuckles.
[15:00] Elilka Sieyes: How does one determine the gender of an anchor?
[15:01] Dymphne Dinzel smiles
[15:01] Blackberry Harvey: Two prongs or three
[15:01] Rhianon Jameson: It involves submarines and undercrackers.
[15:01] Elilka Sieyes: Ahhh.
[15:01] Viv Trafalgar: Well, usually, they're underwater, and attached to a boat, so...
[15:01] Ceejay Writer: (If they drag the bottom, male. If they hold the ship safely, female)
[15:01] Baron Klaus Wulfenbach chuckles
[15:01] Viv Trafalgar: HAH
[15:01] Blackberry Harvey: Ouch!
[15:01] Viv Trafalgar: Ceejay ftw
[15:01] Jedburgh30 Dagger: You want me to say 'balls', right?
[15:01] Dymphne Dinzel laughs
[15:01] Ceejay Writer: *laughs*
[15:01] Vic Mornington chokes on his coffee and bursts out laughing
[15:01] Jedburgh30 Dagger: SCORE!
[15:02] Sky Melnik applauds to Jed, Sera, Viv, Jasper and all of the other Salon folks as she's pullsed away.
[15:02] Viv Trafalgar: We hope after the grilling/questioning, you'll stick around - we have a very special guest today
[15:02] Sky Melnik: *pulled
[15:02] Ceejay Writer waves to Sky!
[15:02] Sky Melnik waves to all and poofs
[15:02] Darlingmonster Ember: ?a guest?
[15:02] Viv Trafalgar: But first, I want to say thank you to the Baron, who has begun plans for keeping the idea of Salon alive.
[15:02] Viv Trafalgar: You'll be hearing more about that soon.
[15:02] Thermite Ultima blinked repeatedly at the amount of people in the establishment. "Goodness, what is going on here?"
[15:02] Baron Klaus Wulfenbach: My honour, Fraulein.
[15:02] Rhianon Jameson applauds the Baron
[15:02] Bookworm Hienrichs applauds the Baron.
[15:02] Darlingmonster Ember: ah, thank you Herr Baron
[15:03] Darlingmonster Ember applauds
[15:03] Blackberry Harvey: Welcome, Mr. Ultima
[15:03] Baron Klaus Wulfenbach bows from his chair
[15:03] Sera applauds
[15:03] Ceejay Writer whistles for the Baron!
[15:03] Solace Fairlady applauds slowly
[15:03] Riven Homewood: Applauds The Baron
[15:03] Vic Mornington cheers
[15:03] Jimmy Branagh applauds
[15:03] Aisling Sinclair: wonderful to hear!
[15:03] Saffia Widdershins applauds vigorously
[15:03] Viv Trafalgar: Now, we are going to break slightly from salon tradition
[15:03] Viv Trafalgar: and invite you all to dance us out - We've asked Victor to DJ a little
[15:04] Darlingmonster Ember notices the vibratory applauding is shifting the sim out of true
[15:04] Vic Mornington: XD
[15:04] Viv Trafalgar: maybe Bob will show up if there's dancing
[15:04] Ceejay Writer: I'd love a dance with Bob.
[15:04] Ceejay Writer: Just to watch his terror.
[15:04] Elilka Sieyes grins.
[15:04] Violet MacMoragh giggles
[15:04] Viv Trafalgar: Victor, the salon is yours, temporarily
[15:04] Vic Mornington: Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!! :D :p :D :p :D
[15:04] Darlingmonster Ember: thank you Miss Jed
[15:04] Darlingmonster Ember applauds
[15:04] Sera: Thank you Jed
[15:05] Solace Fairlady: Thank you indeed Miss jed!
[15:05] Rhianon Jameson: I have to leave, but I thank you all for the years of wonderful Salons
[15:05] Solace Fairlady Hooooooooos!!!
[15:05] Viv Trafalgar: Thank you so much Jed!
[15:05] Solace Fairlady Hooooooooos!!!
[15:05] Solace Fairlady Hooooooooos!!!
[15:05] Ceejay Writer: What fun! Dancing at salon! Hasn't happened since.... Burlesque!
[15:05] Rhianon Jameson applauds loudly
[15:05] Jimmy Branagh: V^^V HOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWLLLLLLLZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ V^^V
[15:05] Magdalena Kamenev laughs.
[15:05] Breezy Carver Fabre claps
[15:05] Linus Lacombe: Aww, I'd love to stay and dance, but RL calls. Three cheers for the Salon staff! HUZZAH HUZZAH HUZZAH!!
[15:05] Bookworm Hienrichs: Thank you, thank you, thank you, Salonistas!
[15:05] Breezy Carver Fabre: ✰·.·´` Claps Very Loudly!! ´`·.·✰
[15:05] Baron Klaus Wulfenbach applauds
[15:05] Jimmy Branagh: Yay!
[15:05] Darlingmonster Ember: Huzzah!
[15:05] Gabrielle Riel smiles
[15:05] Riven Homewood: Huzzah!
[15:05] Viv Trafalgar: Please don't forget to pick up your craft!
[15:05] Jasper Kiergarten: did everyone get the craft?
[15:05] Aisling Sinclair: Bravi tutti!!
[15:05] Viv Trafalgar: It's a Salon Teapot
[15:05] Rhianon Jameson: Huzzah!
[15:05] Kghia Gherardi applauds the organizers, hosts and the guests who imparted such excellent ... information
[15:05] Elilka Sieyes applauds the whole salon team, and those brave souls taking over too.
[15:05] Solace Fairlady cheers and claps wiildly
[15:05] Thermite Ultima: I didn't get one.
[15:05] ::: ・Skye McLeod・:::: BRAVO!!!!!!
[15:05] ::: ・Skye McLeod・::: ***** APPPPPPPLLLLAAAUUUSSSSEEEEEEE***********
[15:05] ::: ・Skye McLeod・::: : .;:+*'`'* APPPPPPPLLLLAAAUUUSSSSEEEEEEE *'`'*+:;.
[15:05] ::: ・Skye McLeod・::: ♫~~♫~~APPLAUSE~~♫~~♫
[15:05] Gabrielle Riel: Hello Vic!
[15:05] ::: ・Skye McLeod・::: I did not either
[15:05] Jasper Kiergarten: the box on the stage contains the craft
[15:06] Jasper Kiergarten: its free
[15:06] ::: ・Skye McLeod・::: Lovely! Thank you!
[15:06] Bookworm Hienrichs starts the dancing, just because.
[15:06] Ceejay Writer: THANK YOU SALONISTAS BOTH STAFF AND AUDIENCE FOR MANY YEARS OF GOOD MEMORIES!
[15:06] Vic Mornington: dance ball thingys are at either side of the building folks! :) they double up as couples dance balls as well
[15:06] Magdalena Kamenev: Mambo No. ?
[15:06] Viv Trafalgar grins at Ceejay
[15:06] Darlingmonster Ember: my thanks to all
[15:06] Magdalena Kamenev: Oh, 8.
[15:06] Solace Fairlady: Thank you Mr jasper, your crafts are always so good and pertinent to the topic
[15:06] Vic Mornington: Mambo No.8
[15:06] Saffia Widdershins: Thank you so much for all you've done!!!!
[15:07] Linus Lacombe: Enjoy the dancing everyone
[15:07] Jimmy Branagh: Thenks all Salonists!