{"id":5209,"date":"2015-07-18T20:26:04","date_gmt":"2015-07-18T19:26:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sl.governormarley.com\/?p=5209"},"modified":"2015-07-18T20:26:04","modified_gmt":"2015-07-18T19:26:04","slug":"second-life-going-gothic-as-h-p-lovecraft-festival-approaches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sl.governormarley.com\/?p=5209","title":{"rendered":"Second Life Going Gothic As H.P. Lovecraft Festival Approaches"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"SL Going Goth, by Ciaran Laval On Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ciaran_laval\/19594773200\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm1.staticflickr.com\/544\/19594773200_fa18234e30_n.jpg?resize=85%2C320&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"SL Going Goth\" width=\"85\" height=\"320\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I saw the above advert for Second Life last night, it says &#8220;<em>Explore The Gothic Scene<\/em>&#8220;, which straight away made me think of Marsha Warwillow and <a href=\"http:\/\/slgoth.net\/\" target=\"_blank\">SL Goth Magazine<\/a>. The magazine is as you would expect, largely about gothic culture in Second Life :<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>slGoth Magazine is an independent showcase of gothic Second Life residents, places, philosophy, fashion, entertainment and events. The articles are written by resident avatars and cover a variety of topics in the gothic community. It is published monthly in-world and is a wearable HUD which supplies landmarks and gifts from sponsors.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>I interviewed Marsha back in January, the interview came in two parts, <a href=\"http:\/\/sl.governormarley.com\/?p=4593\" target=\"_blank\">part one<\/a> and unsurprisingly, <a href=\"http:\/\/sl.governormarley.com\/?p=4600\" target=\"_blank\">part two<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"In The Graveyard by Ciaran Laval, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ciaran_laval\/15761625614\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8575\/15761625614_91d0fa0e4d.jpg?resize=500%2C281&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"In The Graveyard\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>During the interview I discovered that SL Goth magazine had been launched in 2009 and was active until 2010. Then it took a break until 2014 and was relaunched with a H.P. Lovecraft special and has been going ever since. This is relevant because a H.P. Lovecraft festival is coming our way in Second Life in August.<\/p>\n<p>In a blog post on SL Goth Magazine entitled\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/slgoth.net\/the-heart-of-llhao-lovefest-2015\/\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cThe Heart Of LLHAO\u201d @ Lovefest 2015<\/a> we learn :<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>This year marks H.P. Lovecraft\u2019s 125th Birthday! Come celebrate this August at the 2015 LoveFest in Second Life. Are you a designer and would like to have a booth? <a href=\"https:\/\/hplrpg.wordpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Visit the LoveFest website<\/a> for more information. Portions of proceeds go toward the charity <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autcom.org\/about.html\" target=\"_blank\">AutCom \u2013 Autism National Committee<\/a>. slGoth will be making a Special issue again this year and we look forward to seeing you there.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Follow the links to LoveFest website to find out about vendor information. I don&#8217;t know what the current situation is regarding availability.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"SL Goth Magazine HQ, by Ciaran Laval On Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ciaran_laval\/19185261333\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm1.staticflickr.com\/295\/19185261333_61a8976edb.jpg?resize=500%2C294&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"SL Goth Magazine HQ\" width=\"500\" height=\"294\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>On the official website for LoveFest we learn :<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em><strong>The 2015 Love Fest Is Coming . . .<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Celebrating the 125th birthday of H.P. Lovecraft,\u00a0The 2015 Love Fest\u00a0Second Life&#8217;s Ultimate Adventure.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>August 15th through the 23rd<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Featuring the Dark Carnival\u00a0with Music, Rides, Events\u00a0and the Lovecraft Vendor Faire<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Unsurprisingly, The H.P. Lovecraft website has links to Innsmouth in Second Life, which is a wondeful region that has been battling against closure. Innsmouth is still there.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Innsmouth Sea Monster, by Ciaran Laval On Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ciaran_laval\/15093686527\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm4.staticflickr.com\/3888\/15093686527_dda5d317ac.jpg?resize=500%2C294&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Innsmouth Sea Monster\" width=\"500\" height=\"294\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ll post more about the H.P. Lovecraft festival when I get more news, I&#8217;m also hoping to catch up with Marsha Warwillow at the festival, it should be fun.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Begin Second Life Destination Link --><\/p>\n<div id=\"sl-dg-widget\" style=\"border: 1px solid #2c2e30; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; height: auto; width: 450px; display: block; background-image: none; background-color: #2c2e30;\"><a style=\"border: none; color: #5cb192; display: block; margin: 0; padding: 5px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"http:\/\/secondlife.com\/destination\/innsmouth-2?sourceid=dgw1\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 440px; display: inline; border: initial none initial;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lecs-destinations-secondlife-com.s3.amazonaws.com\/new\/destinations\/en\/_img\/fullsize\/4639.jpg?w=525\" alt=\"\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"color: #5cb192; display: block; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; font-size: 20px; line-height: 22px; padding: 6px 0px 3px 2px; margin: 3px 0px 0px 0px; border: initial none initial;\">Innsmouth<\/h1>\n<p style=\"border: none; display: block; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0px 7px 5px 0px; padding: 2px 0px 3px 3px; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; color: #bbbbbb;\">Why was this New England coastal town abandoned in the 1930s? Perhaps the giant sea-monster emerging from the south ocean might be the answer. Nevertheless, Innsmouth remains a dark, damp place with perpetual rain and ruined buildings well worth exploring.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"sl-dg-widget-btn\" style=\"-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.496094) 0px 1px 3px 0px; background-color: #ff5c00; background-image: -webkit-gradient(linear, 0% 0%, 0% 100%, from(#FFB23F), to(#FF9A03)); border-bottom-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.246094); border-bottom-left-radius: 5px; border-bottom-right-radius: 5px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-top-left-radius: 5px; border-top-right-radius: 5px; cursor: pointer; color: white; display: inline-block; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; height: 20px; line-height: 20px; margin: none; outline-color: white; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding: 3px 0 5px 0; position: relative; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; text-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.246094) 0px -1px 1px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 100%; border-width: 0px;\">Visit in Second Life<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span id=\"dgw-pix\"><\/span><!-- End Second Life Destination Link --><\/p>\n<p>SLURL To Innsmouth : <a href=\"http:\/\/maps.secondlife.com\/secondlife\/Innsmouth\/14\/243\/1005\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/maps.secondlife.com\/secondlife\/Innsmouth\/14\/243\/1005<\/a><\/p>\n<p>SLURL To SL Goth : <a title=\"SLURL To SL Goth\" href=\"http:\/\/maps.secondlife.com\/secondlife\/Snow%20Crash\/44\/42\/21\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/maps.secondlife.com\/secondlife\/Snow%20Crash\/44\/42\/21<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I saw the above advert for Second Life last night, it says &#8220;Explore The Gothic Scene&#8220;, which straight away made me think of Marsha Warwillow and SL Goth Magazine. The magazine is as you would expect, largely about gothic culture in Second Life : slGoth Magazine is an independent showcase of gothic Second Life residents, &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sl.governormarley.com\/?p=5209\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Second Life Going Gothic As H.P. 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