Second Life

Second Life? What was wrong with the first one? Well, for one thing, you couldn't fly...

The picture above is an early glimpse of my on-line personality in Second Life, an online virtual community. Collaborator Steve Schrum introduced me to this world last year during the production of Immaculate Misconceptions. Steve is much more adept at this sort of thing and always seems to be on the cutting edge. He's already got an avatar, some land and a virtual book publication under his belt (not to mention an interview in the Philadelphia Inquirer for same).

At first I was skeptical on whether or not it would be worth my time to investigate this new realm, but after a year of debating it I decided to jump in and see what I could learn.

Suffice it to say that this sort of thing can really get addictive. The seemingly limitless variety of people and places alone is enough to keep you browsing for hours. Since I do not have that kind of time, I am trying to find some suitable ways to focus my energy on this medium while still accomplishing other tasks such as music promotion and collaboration.

With that in mind, and with Steve's help, I'm sure visitors will be seeing a Second Life presence for MINDSPEAK.COM, Blue Buddha Records and other aspects of my current on-line web persona. So if you have a broadband connection, a computer with a modern video card, and a little bit of time, check it out.