[sl] Second Life's 4th Birthday on Teen Grid
For those of you who don't know, Second Life's 4th Birthday was celebrated this past weekend on TSL4B island. The island was opened on Friday June 22nd, and there were over 50 people in the sim concurrently for the first few hours. That same day, I (Mercury Metropolitan) held a Birthday Cake Contest on the island which was a huge success. Many residents showed up eager to create a festive cake for Second Life's 4th Birthday. Over 40 or so people entered the contest and accepted the challenge to make the most festive cake! The prizes were L$1000 for 1st place, L$500 for 2nd, and L$200 for third. I was the only person who was set to judge the cakes, but I decided to ask the Lindens who attended the event if they would like to participate as impromptu judges, and they agreed. In the end, Picard Zhu won 1st, Andrew Montagne 2nd, and zechi Uram 3rd.
On the second day, Spike Linden hosted a Dance Party on the island and DJed for hours on end. His event was an absolute success. Residents love hearing Spike's energetic British accent over the audio stream. By the time I was ready to begin my event later that night, Spike was still at it. He was glad I relieved him, because at that point he was drained. My event, which was Oldbie Show & Tell went off without a hitch. Once again, there was a high head count at this event, and many people volunteered to share things that they themselves or others had created in the past. Afterwards, we all headed over to the Fireworks Display area and sat on the bleachers. I dimmed the sim lights and pressed the big button marked Launch, which caused rockets to shoot up in the air and explode in vibrant unison. These fireworks officially marked SL's 4th Birthday. Everyone in the crowd cheered and wished Second Life a happy birthday and many more!
The third day of the birthday celebration was less eventful than the previous few days, but still fun! Daniel Voyager hosted an event in which a large group of teens could take a group photo infront of the "Happy 4th Birthday" sign. Overall, Second Life's 4th Birthday on the Teen Grid was a blast!
