Message from Wendy Dio
Today my heart is broken, Ronnie passed away at 7:45am 16th May. Many, many friends and family were able to say their private good-byes before he peacefully passed away. Ronnie knew how much he was loved by all. We so appreciate the love and support that you have all given us. Please give us a few days of privacy to deal with this terrible loss. Please know he loved you all and his music will live on forever.
- Wendy Dio
You can leave your condolences on Facebook
Our very own April Coswell will be hosting a Relay for Life fundraiser in Dio's honor called Rock On For Ronnie this coming Wednesday 19 May 5-7PM SLT. Come on out & donate, every little bit helps on the way to finding a cure.
Showing posts with label Relay. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Relay. Show all posts
Sunday, May 16, 2010
Sunday, March 14, 2010
RFL 2010 Kickoff ROCKED!!
As most of you know, the 2010 SL Relay For Life kicked off this past Saturday, 13 March. Freakheim's home team, so to speak, is Spinners for Life. I've personally been a member of this team since its inception, and it is really a great bunch of people. The inaugural event was an Exhibition of Freakiness with myself & April Coswell sharing the stream and spinning the Freakiest tunes in the Galaxy. We raised over L$15000 at this event, a great start by any measure. Relay runs until mid-July, so stay tuned for more events as the season goes on.
Relay for Life is a personal cause of mine, the recent advances in cancer research and detection has saved the lives of many people close to me. Unfortunately, I lost a co-worker last month to cancer. It brought home the fact that there is more work to be done, and every penny donated helps. If at all possible, donate to Relay through the kiosk to the right of the front doors of the club. Or any Relay kiosk. It's not about Spinners, it's about saving lives.
Thank you all who attended the Kickoff, we had a Freakin' blast as always!! The next major event scheduled is Saturday 3 April, we're going to have a DJ Battle from 1-5PM featuring the best DJs in SL spinning the best music in SL. Come by and dance, enter the contests, and donate to Relay.
Relay for Life is a personal cause of mine, the recent advances in cancer research and detection has saved the lives of many people close to me. Unfortunately, I lost a co-worker last month to cancer. It brought home the fact that there is more work to be done, and every penny donated helps. If at all possible, donate to Relay through the kiosk to the right of the front doors of the club. Or any Relay kiosk. It's not about Spinners, it's about saving lives.
Thank you all who attended the Kickoff, we had a Freakin' blast as always!! The next major event scheduled is Saturday 3 April, we're going to have a DJ Battle from 1-5PM featuring the best DJs in SL spinning the best music in SL. Come by and dance, enter the contests, and donate to Relay.
Monday, June 15, 2009
Freakoff DJ Battle for Relay
Heyas!!! I wanted to remind everyone that this coming Saturday, 20 June, we are having a Freakoff DJ Battle from 5-8 PM SLT to benefit Relay For Life!! April Coswell, Myn Delling and myself will dig deep into our respective music libraries and try to out-Freak each other. Plenty of truly bizarre tunes have been recorded over the years, so this will definitely be a once in a lifetime event! The best news is, all proceeds will go to Relay For Life! Our team has already surpassed last year's total, but we are aiming fo a million L$ this year! We're about half way there, with a month to go, so bring your lindens, your drinks, and your sense of humor this will be the Freakiest set EVER in SL, guaranteed!!!
Sunday, March 15, 2009
L$ 75,000!!!!
Yesterday was the kickoff for Relay for Life 2009. Freakheim is part of the Spinners for Life relay team, and we hosted an all-day bash at the Funeral Home. By the time I logged off last night, we had raised L$75,000 from the kiosk in the club alone. When I popped in this morning, I noticed that the team total was over L$96,000, thanks to the generous support from the patrons of Lounge of Dreams and other locations. I'd like to offer my sincere thanks to all of you for supporting Relay, and for the tremendous kickoff we had!!
This year, the Spinners for Life HQ building is on the Freakheim sim, just before you get to Frankenlust Holiday Shoppe. Pop in and check the message board for upcoming Spinners events. There is also an option to subscribe to event notices without having to join the group. Relay lasts a little over 4 months, and we will continue to have fund-raising events throughout that time. If you happen to find yourself with some spare L$ in you pocket, please consider donating it through any of the convenient kiosks gridwide. Every little bit does help, even L$1.
In 2008, Spinners raised L$418,000 and we plan to exceed that this year. This cause is near & dear to me personally, and I know it is to many of you, too. Thank you!!!
This year, the Spinners for Life HQ building is on the Freakheim sim, just before you get to Frankenlust Holiday Shoppe. Pop in and check the message board for upcoming Spinners events. There is also an option to subscribe to event notices without having to join the group. Relay lasts a little over 4 months, and we will continue to have fund-raising events throughout that time. If you happen to find yourself with some spare L$ in you pocket, please consider donating it through any of the convenient kiosks gridwide. Every little bit does help, even L$1.
In 2008, Spinners raised L$418,000 and we plan to exceed that this year. This cause is near & dear to me personally, and I know it is to many of you, too. Thank you!!!
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
It was definitely a Monday
As most of you know, I'm a big champion of Relay for Life, having held events both at my club and on my home island. I have also donated 100% of my tips from several Saturday sets to Relay. I am a member of the Spinners for Life team but will volunteer my services for any team that asks. Except one. I was asked to wrap up a four-day extravaganza of entertainment sponsored by another Relay team. The scheduled slot was later than I usually work on a weeknight, but the cause was worthy and I agreed to a 6-9PM slot on Monday.
I arrived at the event venue about an hour before my scheduled set to listen to the live musician preceding me and send out notices to my Groups. Quite a few folks TP'ed in immediately, since I told them that the live act was awesome (he was). About 10 minutes before 6PM, I was informed by one of the event promoters that the musician would be playing an extra half hour because "he does 90 minutes". Obviously, I had already sent notices, etc. No apology was given. I IMed the Group to advise them of my later start time and continued to enjoy the live show.
There were about 25 people at the venue in addition to the folks that I had brought. I should have taken it as an omen, but at 6:23 my cable went out. I switched to my backup DSL ISP and was back at the venue by 6:25. The live act ran until 6:38, when I was notified that my stream was live. Within 10 minutes, the event promoters and their friends left. I didn't get an IM to the effect of "hey, RL calls, we're heading out, thanks for playing" or anything of the sort. The promoter said in open chat "I'm heading to X, anyone want a TP?" No mention of the DJ who was (finally) spinning, no thanks, no apology for the delays, nothing. SOB's TPed the entire audience out.
Well, tell ya what, next time you ask for a favor, the answer will be "fuck no". There is no excuse for abandoning an act who you have booked to perform. My RL schedule is hectic, and my DJ slots are usually booked at least 2 weeks in advance. My time is just as valuable as that of the live musicians. I have no tolerance for club owners who fail to do their part in promoting me, and an event coordinator who does not even extend the courtesy of attending my performance shows an arrogance and disrespect that is noteworthy. Any further bookings from you will require my standard appearance fee UP FRONT.
The set was not a total disaster, however, thanks to some loyal listeners who stuck it out & stayed for the set. They basically had a private DJ, since their requests went in queue immediately! A thousand thanks, I ended up having fun after all. And between their tips (which I paid into the kiosk) and donations sent by those who could not attend, Relay collected another L$3000. The other good news is, I have sets scheduled every day this week, so check my profile for times & venues and come on out!!
I arrived at the event venue about an hour before my scheduled set to listen to the live musician preceding me and send out notices to my Groups. Quite a few folks TP'ed in immediately, since I told them that the live act was awesome (he was). About 10 minutes before 6PM, I was informed by one of the event promoters that the musician would be playing an extra half hour because "he does 90 minutes". Obviously, I had already sent notices, etc. No apology was given. I IMed the Group to advise them of my later start time and continued to enjoy the live show.
There were about 25 people at the venue in addition to the folks that I had brought. I should have taken it as an omen, but at 6:23 my cable went out. I switched to my backup DSL ISP and was back at the venue by 6:25. The live act ran until 6:38, when I was notified that my stream was live. Within 10 minutes, the event promoters and their friends left. I didn't get an IM to the effect of "hey, RL calls, we're heading out, thanks for playing" or anything of the sort. The promoter said in open chat "I'm heading to X, anyone want a TP?" No mention of the DJ who was (finally) spinning, no thanks, no apology for the delays, nothing. SOB's TPed the entire audience out.
Well, tell ya what, next time you ask for a favor, the answer will be "fuck no". There is no excuse for abandoning an act who you have booked to perform. My RL schedule is hectic, and my DJ slots are usually booked at least 2 weeks in advance. My time is just as valuable as that of the live musicians. I have no tolerance for club owners who fail to do their part in promoting me, and an event coordinator who does not even extend the courtesy of attending my performance shows an arrogance and disrespect that is noteworthy. Any further bookings from you will require my standard appearance fee UP FRONT.
The set was not a total disaster, however, thanks to some loyal listeners who stuck it out & stayed for the set. They basically had a private DJ, since their requests went in queue immediately! A thousand thanks, I ended up having fun after all. And between their tips (which I paid into the kiosk) and donations sent by those who could not attend, Relay collected another L$3000. The other good news is, I have sets scheduled every day this week, so check my profile for times & venues and come on out!!
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