Sanura from *Dreams* sent us these tshirts. The text on the front of the shirt is “DILLIGAF?”. For those of you who don’t know that would be an acronym for “Does it look like I give a fuck?” The answer of course is “Depends on what you are going on about”. On the back of the shirt it says “srsly do I? cause I do NOT”. We’re down for this as it carries the appropriate level of snark. The shirt comes in : Brown (as shown), White, Black, Blue, Gray, Green, Pink, Purple.

And coming from the I<3SL group comes these shorts by SySy.  They are called “Andy Workers”. They come in Black (As shown), navy, cream, natural, sand, and white. They have four prim attachments. Two for the leg cuffs and then two pockets. There is actually a shortage of good male shorts in Second Life. Most of them are either swimsuits or those really long shorts that go well below the knees. So I for one am glad to see more shorts.

As you have probably noticed by now, we’ve gone blond for awhile. But that is neither here nor there. At the moment. Instead, also via the I<3SL group with have these “Bono” sunglasses from  Role Optic. While I may have a very low opinion of the tax dodging sell out douchebag, he usually does have nice taste in sunglasses. The sunglasses Role Optic put out are nice, they come with a script for resizing, color change, transparency, shine, gradient, and their usual stuff. Plus when I wear them I can still pretend I am relevant and not think that the last good political rock song I did was on the Joshua Tree album.

Dimitri is wearing:

Skin – Johan SK3 – Belleza

Hair – Mark NBL III – MADesigns

Eyes – Look Into My Reflection Hazel – Exodi

Tattoo – Mahuika – Huztats

Shirt – DILLIGAF? Brown – *Dreams*

Shorts – Andy Workers Black – SySy

Sunglasses – Bono – Role Optic

Skin – Daniel – LAQ

Hair – Caught – Shag

Underwear -  Frosted Undies Frosted Silver – Vitamen

Skin – Capone – 007

Hair – Smith – MADesigns

Underwear  – Black Sheer Brief – VITAMEN

Skin – Nik – Dutch Touch

Hair – Rail – Argrace

Tattoo – Supreme Lion – Garden of Ku

Sunglasses – Spirit – Role Optic

Outfit – Vinyl Boy Black – VITAMEN

Skin – Mathieu – Belleza

Hair – Glide – Argrace

Outfit – Ribbed Cotton Tank and Boxer – VITAMEN

All eyeballs are by Exodi.

Also, I used a bunch of poses from a bunch of places. Like Get Bent, Exposeur, LAP, your mom’s house, and others.

She also made these really cool jeans that come in various colors.  They’re unisex (And if they are not well too bad I am wearing them anyways) and have musical notes on them. Which is very cool and a step away from the vast multitude of regular jeans you see flooding the grid.

The quote I suggested comes from Lao Tzu. For those of you who don’t know Lao Tzu was a philosopher in ancient China and is the central figure in the philosophy of Taoism. The quote reads as follows:

When I let go of what I am , I become what I might be.

Pretty simple to follow no?

Dimitri is wearing:

Skin – Ewan v2 Sk 1 – Belleza

Hair – Comrad Brown – Gritty Kitty

Jeans – Dreams Musical Jeans Black – *Dreams*

Eyes – Look into my Reflection (green) – Exodi

Glasses – Arcadi – Role Optic

Tattoo – Dreams Become Tattoo – *Dreams*

Avatar appearance is a very important part of dancing in Second Life. Part of what you make in L$ is directly tied into whether or not women want to look at your avatar while you are working and if they would like to see more.  So there are a few important things to know before hitting the stage concerning avatar appearance.

First off, let us start off with height. While yes, avatar height in Second Life is unrealistic at best a good number of the ladies in Second Life are rather tall. That being said, you want to be taller than them. So walking around with your avatar a realistic male height of anywhere from 6′ to 6’4 might great, you are going to want to be taller than the women when you dance. Dimitri currently stands at an Avatar height of 90. You will run into some women that via slider manipulation are taller than you, especially when they are wearing heels but that happens everywhere and you can actually work with it in your emotes. Also, when altering your shape. Do not go crazy on the sliders, while having muscles is what you are aiming for if you go to the max your skin will look distorted, it will be difficult to fit prim attachments, and you will move awkwardly when you dance. So moderation is key.

Coming next is the skin you choose. Most of the popular skins in Second Life will work actually. Tan skins usually work best, but you can indeed go paler if you wish. I myself prefer to stay in the pale to medium tan range as for some reason I have never found very dark tans to be sexy on men or women. Having a variety of skins is also helpful as it will give your avatar a different look each time he takes the stage. For the purposes of this blog post I am sticking with one of my favorite male skins. While sometimes the tshirt is true and “Chicks Dig Pale Scrawny Guys” those ladies do not usually frequent ladies only clubs, so muscles are important. You want a skin that has good muscle definition without seeming absurd, also chest hair can either be a plus or a minus depending on the customer. Personally, I prefer skins with chest hair and when I can find a skin that has it a happy trail. Shape can play a lot into the skin and look of the avatar as well. If you have a well muscled skin but no muscle on your shape it can come off looking weird and you will be lacking in the tip department.  And gentlemen, this next part is important so please pay attention. You need to have an ass. While it is true most of us of the less fair sex have been cursed with completely flat asses I have been informed on several occasions by several women that the ladies like something to grab on to. So please, bump your  butt slider up, not to the max but just to maybe a 30-40. You will thank me for it. Now, we’re on to the parts below the belt.

ONCE AGAIN. THE FOLLOWING BELOW IS NSFW (NOT SAFE FOR WORK)

When the tip jar reaches a certain amount, all the clothes come off. It is the law of the land for any strip club both in the real world and the virtual. However, the ladies you are dancing for did not pay you their hard earned L$ to see a ken doll. Second Life has no default male penis so therefore it was left in the hands of content creators. I personally own three of them and I’ll be showing them below. And let us all pause for a moment and be grateful that Linden Lab chose not to make their own cock. Could you imagine how that would look?

First up is the Lotus.

Out of the three cocks I’ll be showing you in this post The Incredible Cock Evolution Gold Edition by Midnight Lotus is the first one I owned. It is also the least expensive coming in at roughly 579L.  It is fairly realistic looking. It has custom sizing  so instead of sizing up the cock and the balls at the same time you can adjust each separately. It comes with a HUD and with that you can adjust the level of erectness, how much it talks, whether other people can touch it, and you can begin to adjust the shade of it. Adjusting the shade of a prim cock to a skin is the bane of every Second Life male out there. It can sometimes take hours and even after that you will be close but not perfect. Customization for the lotus takes place in the hud. You select an approximate base and from there you are instructed to use the edit tool to adjust the shade. While usually effective for a new user it can be confusing and in the end frustrating. The Lotus also comes with the option to buy extra foreskin to appear uncut as well as having additional tattoos and piercings you can buy.

Up next is the REALASM Gold Edition Cock. It looks more realistic than the Lotus. It’s harder to match colors even though the HUD comes with a color wheel. Basically you select the color for the balls, the shaft and the head and then you move a slider from lighter to darker or vice versa. It has no extras as of yet however, they are in the works. This cock also features an option for pubic hair. Almost all of my skins have pubic hair on them so for me personally I seldom use this option. The Realsm cock is also bigger than the Lotus. The size can actually go from it’s a really cold day outside to “Hey you try walking around with this thing”.  The REALSM Gold edition also has updates for free and costs 899L$

Finally we have the Xcite! X4. This is currently only available in Xcite Premier but that may change soon. Out of all the cocks reviewed this one is the most expensive, coming in at 1,000L$ for the core package. It however is so far my favorite in Second Life. The X4, when you purchase it lets you select from several options on shaft and balls. Anywhere from long and straightl, curved and thick (seen above),  ones that retreat when not erect, canine for the furry folk, uncut, cut, hanging to the left, the whole 9 years. The ball selection goes from tight and hanging , to pierced, covered, big, bigger on one side, and the list goes on and on. When you purchase the X4, you pick one of each. From there you can purchase additional shafts and balls and add them to the hud so they can be switched out however you see fit. It also has additional piercings, bows, sheathes, tattoos, and stuff I can’t even know how to describe for it that can be added in as well. But in my opinion, where the X4 really shines is matching prim cock to skin tone. Currently via their rather well designed HUD, you click configure and it takes you to a control panel website. From there, you can select a skin maker. So far the skin makers listed are: 007, Belleza, CheerNo, Dutch Touch, Muism, Redgrave, Reila, The Abyss, and Unique. You select the maker and then the skin tone from their line. Afterwards, you press sync on the hud and voila you are done. Skin not listed? That is okay because the hud and website control panel features a very detailed system for matching tones. Matching this cock to the Belleza Mathieu skin I am wearing for these photos took roughly two minutes of my time.  So it is worth the extra price of the cock when you consider ease of use. (Yes, I am a fan of it. Have not taken it off since I got it).

So this concludes Part Two of Diary of a Male Dancer. Next time we’ll be covering emotes, what to do, what not to do, and exactly how far can you go.

Thanks :)

Skin -  Mathieu Sk 0 – Belleza
Hair – Slide – MaDesigns
Button Shirt – Feel (Fresh White) – Argrace
Tank – Plain White Tank – Mechanism
Jeans – Classic Jeans for men *sky* – Zaara
Tattoo – Rage – Aitui
Sunglasses – React – Role Optic

Now as I have learned in my short time in Second Life, when you are choosing a club to seek employment at you need to take several things into consideration. They are the following:

• How the club looks: If you are not into the goth scene, then dancing in a club that has a goth setting probably will not be the right fit for you. The same can be said for any other type of themed build. Punk, grunge, medieval, country, the list goes on.
• The location: Clubs that are in the center of a large mall are likely to have a lot of lag, which as a dancer can be very frustrating as it is for everybody else involved in the affair. Also, this is where we can get into the debate of parcel clubs versus sim clubs. If a club is on a parcel then there is the chance that it is going to be a smaller venue. Traffic may not be very high or the owner prefers to keep things small, or they may be just starting. On the other side of that coin, clubs located on its own sim could indicate that they have a reasonably high amount of traffic, are well established, and have done well for themselves. Well enough to cover the costs of having it’s very owns sim. Of course, most of what I have just said are assumptions especially since I don’t own a club and I suspect much like the venture of owning a real life club Second Life Clubs are very pretty money pits.
• The application process: Which will be covered in the next paragraph.

After some extensive searching of the classifieds and some of the forums help wanted sections, I finally arrived at the Sixx Pack landing zone. I liked the build, it had clean lines and was well lit and you could tell that some thought went into the layout. And this may apply only to audiophiles like myself, but I liked the music I was hearing when I hit the sim.  The applications were located in plain sight when you landed. So I picked one up for becoming a dancer and the other for becoming a DJ (best to cover ones bases depending on skill set I think). The application process in and of itself is fairly straight forward. Here is a sampling of things they will more than likely ask you.

• Your Second Life Name
• How many events you can work a week. If you can only work one, you are less likely to get hired than the guy who puts down a higher number
• Any previous experience you have had
• They will ask you if this is your primary ID or if you are an alt. They want to make sure that they are not rehiring somebody they have fired.
• Your real life date of birth. Before you say that may be an invasion of privacy, it is simply a way for an adult club to cover their ass as it were. It is all fun and games till the dancer gets revealed to be a minor.
• They might ask if you are willing to change the appearance of your avatar. This is fairly self explanatory. Most clubs are going for a certain “look”. They want to know if you, the potential employee are willing to work with them to achieve this look.
• A sample emote. You are being paid to flirt with women. They want to know if you have the chops.
• Two pictures of yourself usually one head shot and one fully nude. They want to know what you are bringing to the table as it were.
• When you are available. If you are not available when they hold events then what exactly is the point of continuing the process.
• A variety of other things. From how would others describe your personality, do why you want to work at the club you are applying to.

When you finish off you application, double check for spelling errors, make sure the app is titled properly.  And turn it in exactly how they say. Sixx Pack for example, you drop the notecard off in the box where you got it from. Some clubs prefer you hand it off to a person but in my four months in Second Life I have learned that Second Life enjoys eating inventory and item transactions.  And then the waiting game begins. Have patience, most places will let you know one way or another.

When you get contacted about your application, that is when the interview process has begun. I am loathe to put this so bluntly, but when you hear from the manager you sent the application to, don’t be a dick. Club Managers are usually very busy and have little to no time for it.  You will be asked what a good time is for you. Once the time and date are settled you will meet. For Sixx Pack, I met with their dance manager, a gentleman named BigJ Zunimoor. We talked for awhile about what the job entails and a hostess came in to give me a trial run. I was asked to dance on stage (they want to be sure you have suitable dances. Do not worry if you do not, they will usually hand you a notecard telling you where to grab them). You will also be asked to participate in some roleplaying. Give sample emotes to the hostess like you would the client. From there, you are asked to disrobe and display the goods as it were. This is actually a pretty important thing since you are applying at an adult club and if all goes well you will be spending most of your time naked. I will be covering prim cocks and appearance in Part Two though, so let us move on. When being interviewed, do not be afraid to ask questions. Most places want intelligent dancers. Ones that can creatively emote and adapt to certain situations. Asking questions is an excellent way to show you have a brain in your head. After the interview process you will usually be thanked for coming and informed that they will get back to you. From there, it is a waiting game. I was informed shortly that they would love to give me a trial run as a dancer and was given a few notes about my appearance and emotes.

And that ladies and gentlemen, is Part One of Diary of a Male Dancer. Next week, I will be covering appearance, clothing, and of course the prim penis. I hope you enjoyed reading it.

Dimitri is wearing:

Skin – Ewan SK1 – Belleza

Hat/Hair – Billy Destroyed  – MADesigns

Shirt – L7 Ringer – Form

Jeans – Extrusion Low Rise – WMD

Necklace 1 – Dog Tags – SiniStyle

Necklace 2 – Power Crystal Red Jasper – EarthStones

Tattoo – The Rock Sleeves – Garden of Ku

Sunglasses – Spirit – Role Optic

Bracelets – Brutal Cuffs – Blitzed

So if you have a big event for charity or for a release, throw it my way and I’ll do my very best to get it up on Atomic Valley.

I am also a dancer over at Sixx Pack. I will be doing a series of blogs I am tenatively calling “Diary of a Male Dancer”. Kind of showing what the job actually entails and clearing up some of the misconceptions about the gig. And with that being said, while looking around Second Life Related blogs I’ve noticed there is a lack of reviews on things that fall on the saucier side of the grid. So I do plan on fixing that as well. Cheers!

Oh yeah, before I forget.

I am wearing:

Skin – Ewan SK1 – Belleza

Hair – Beanie Medium Dark Brown -Argrace

Eyes – Looking into my pastel green eyes – Exodi

Jeans – Vendetta – WMD

Hoodie – Black Sugar Skull Hoodie – Lapointe and Bastchild

Shoes – All Stars Black – Hoorenbeek

If I missed anything, I apologize.

And I did. The photos were taken at the Exodi Main Store. :)

Tatto0 is “Rage” by Aitui

Skin is Mathieu by Belleza

Hair is Modern Rail by Argrace

Tattoo is “Symbolic” by Etched

Skin is Ewan by Belleza

Hair is Yobee by Bryce

Tattoo is “Egyptian Hieroglyphs” by deVOL

Skin is Nik Deep Olive from Dutch Touch

Hair is Mark from MaDesigns

Tattoo is Carpe Diem from Garden of Ku

Skin is Ewan from Belleza

Hair is Ministry Hat from Gritty Kitty

Jeans are Essential from Deserted

Model is NOT Dancien Graves.

Julius Caesar was assassinated that day at the Theater of Pompey.

I picked up the toga at the Clothing Fair yesterday. I found it nearly impossible to get the prims completely fitted and the textures to properly line up. Also, I am not sure if the sleeves are supposed to be jagged or not. As far as raving about it. I currently stand in the “Meh” camp.

Dancien is wearing:

Outfit – Avrele Ephors Mens Toga – Avrele (House of Rfyre)

Skin – Ewan v2 SK 0 – Belleza

Hair – Yobee (bark) – Bryce Designs

Eyes – Look Into My…Pastels (Green) – Exodi

Hey… oooh…
Sheets of empty canvas, untouched sheets of clay
Were laid spread out before me as her body once did.
All five horizons revolved around her soul
As the earth to the sun
Now the air I tasted and breathed has taken a turn

Ooh, and all I taught her was everything
Ooh, I know she gave me all that she wore
And now my bitter hands chafe beneath the clouds
Of what was everything.
Oh, the pictures have all been washed in black, tattooed everything…

I take a walk outside
I’m surrounded by some kids at play
I can feel their laughter, so why do I sear?
Oh, and twisted thoughts that spin round my head
I’m spinning, oh, I’m spinning
How quick the sun can drop away

And now my bitter hands cradle broken glass
Of what was everything?
All the pictures have all been washed in black, tattooed everything…

All the love gone bad turned my world to black
Tattooed all I see, all that I am, all I’ll be… yeah…
Uh huh… uh huh… ooh…

I know someday you’ll have a beautiful life,
I know you’ll be a sun in somebody else’s sky, but why
Why, why can’t it be, can’t it be mine

Dancien is wearing:

Skin: Mathieu SK 4 – Belleza

Outfit: Streets – Avid

Hair: Edo (Bark) – Bryce

Sunglasses: Stream -  Role Optic

The song is of course Pearl Jam’s “Black”

Fast Tube by Casper

It’s been awhile since I’ve been shopping in Second Life. Apparently there were some places I had not discovered yet. So here is a fashion post in which I show off what I got. Well at least some of it. Had I posted ALL of it at once some of you whiners would have been all “OMG this is too long to read!! Why have you offended my delicate internet sensibilities?”

So at the suggestion of somebody more in the know than me I went down to this store called +grasp+. And lo and behold they had stuff which I wished to own. So I picked up these pants that are called Stone Skull Jeans and this jacket which oddly enough is called Leather Biker Jacket/Black. The leather jacket comes with an optional collar (which you have to buy seperately) that has a lot of texture options for the buttons and stars. I only really have one complaint about the store. They have their logo on everything they make in really obvious places (the buttons on the jacket, on the jeans right leg) . Now, I understand branding. I understand that content creators want to get their brand out there. But too much is overkill and the person buying the stuff could end up feeling much like a personal adboard. And I don’t know about you, but I only watch NASCAR for the crashes.

The shirt is from .:Hermony:.. Oddly enough it’s called STFU. Maybe because that is what it says? Who knows? Regardless I like the message…and the shirt.

And now for the rest of the stuff.

The Skin is Mathieu SK 4 from Belleza

The hat/hair is Ministry (Brown) from Gritty Kitty

The gloves are Biker Gloves from Tonktastic

The Eyeballs are Look Into My Eyes (Sex on the beach) from Exodi

The sunglasses are Recon from Role Optic

The Boots are Biker Boots from Hoorenbeek

If I missed anything then I guess you’re shit out of luck.

The music I was listening to while doing this post was:

Fast Tube by Casper