16 Hours of Virtual Blues Benefit

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16 Hours of Free Virtual Blues Today

Talented live performers and DJ's in Second Life, have volunteered to stream 16 hours of non-stop blues today for a free concert to benefit the The Autism Society of America. This program can be heard at http://stream.bluesforautism.org:11308 through 12 Midnight Pacific Coast Time. The Blues For Autism 2009 Main Event is 8:00am DJ IronGut McCallister; 9:00am Artist Danny & Randy; 10:00am DJ Joelle Lustre; 11:00am Live Artist Jimmy49 Dukes; 12:00pm Live Artist Allister Westland; 1:00pm Live Artist Jimmy49 Dukes; 2:00pm DJ Lucinda Bergbahn; 3:00pm Live Artist Detritus Rau; 4:00pm Live Artist Srv4u Conacher; 5:00pm DJ Fiery Otaared; 6:00pm Live Artist Tone Uriza; 7:00pm Live Artist Von Johin & Daughter Kelly; 8:00pm DJ Angellica Lemieux; 9:00pm DJ Jaeger Runo; and at 10:00pm DJ IronGut McCallister will provide the final two hours of entertainment. Those blues fans and performers who are in the metaverse, are welcome to attend the event on The Depo Sim in Second Life. Donations are accepted at the event and on the website www.ironcladradio.com/bfa/ for those who have not taken their Blues experience virtually, yet.

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Blues People You Should Know

You won't find them in a City, or Chapter of any Blues Organization, and depending on your exposure and knowledge of 3D Virtual Worlds, your first thought might be, "SCAM."

For the second year in a row, a "Blues for Autism Event" is being held in Second Life until April 25th. A collective of real life musicians, DJ's, a consulting company, one of the most fun Blues Club's on Second Life and a Texan Grandmother with a vested interest and their friends came together in the spirit of fundraising for a great cause. And, they were successful.

The result, is surprising for a world where people are represented by pixels, but it reflects the camaraderie, inspiration, and dedication to help others, are near universal qualities in any blues community.

According to the CDC, Autism now occurs in 1/94 boys. The money raised will go to the Autism Society of America. A fellow blogger who is covering this event first hand, can give you an insider's peek and more detailed specifics. Click on the title for a link to her site, Blues For Autism 2009.

If you want the newswire version go to www.topix.com/music/blues

If you are not in Second Life and want to be, leave me a comment. If you love The Blues, you won't want to miss it!

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And last, but certainly never least, two ladies of Second Life; Magi McBride, the originator of the event and veteran virtual Blues Club owner, (with a lucky boy named Joey in her life) and Lucinda Bergbahn, a multi talented asset to the virtual world, who owns Dreamcatchers, a Blues Club in Second Life, and is employed by depo consulting.