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This Weeks Show! is up on www.slcn.tv
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Arts, culture, and the blues all came together for this week’s edition of
Tonight Live. It was an evening of entertainment with Paisley’s guests
Arnold Albert – Newseum Poobah, Von Johin – Blues Guitarist Singer, and
Phorkyad Acropolis – Theatre Director/Performer.
Our first guest, Arnold Albert, discussed journalism and it’s place in both
the virtual and real world. Arnold is Vice President of broadcasting,
education and programs of the Newseum in Washington, DC, – a museum
dedicated to educating the public about Freedom of the Press. Albert
explains The Newseum was reestablished in Secondlife to explore the issues
of free speech and free press in virtual worlds, and he raised the question
of what rights do the citizens of Secondlife hold. Visit the Newseum in
world for a fascinating interactive experience into journalism and the
United States First Amendment.
For more information on the Newseum in Washington, DC visit
http://www.newseum.org/
Cue the music as Von Johin took to the stage. Blues Guitarist and Singer,
Von performed to a lively crowd of eager fans then sat down with Paisley to
discuss his background in music, his love for the blues, and his interest in
performing in Secondlife. A fan of the blues since only nine years old,
Von performs live from his studio in Nashville, TN, and he covers songs from
greats like Memphis Jug Band, Blind Rev Gary Davis, Muddy Waters, Willie
Dixon, Blind Boy Fuller, Noah Lewis, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Sonny Boy
Williamson, and many others. He has established himself as one of the
biggest blues singers in SL impressing large audiences and Paisley as well!
Von also owns (what else) a blues club! You can catch him performing live
there, Von Johin’s Blues Note Club, every Wednesday night -
Click here to Go there
For more on Von Johin, visit his website at http://www.vonjohin.com
Phorkyad Acropolis, a Theatre Director with a PHD in Dramatic Art, was
Paisley’s third and final guest of the evening. In the real world,
Phorkyad teaches and produces campus productions at The University of
Pittsburgh. In Secondlife, he has a theatre company called “Muse of Fire”.
Phorkyad discussed his background of teaching theatre technology, his
reasons for joining the world of Secondlife to perform, and shared with the
audience some of his work. This includes performance poetry, a beautiful
piece that Phorkyad wrote and read aloud called “My Muse”. Most recently he
directed Euripides “The Baccha” which he brought to Secondlife , and he
filled us in on why he chose this Greek play and how he believes it relates
to the citizens of SL. He also gave us a sneak peak at his new play
“Immaculate Misconceptions” which contains various amusing stories from his
days as a Catholic schoolboy. To find out more about the theatre company
Muse of Fire, visit http://www.musofyr.com
To see this week’s show in it’s in entirety you can visit:
www.slcn.tv -29jun08
Please join us on July 6th for our next show with guests In Kenzo -
SecondLife Producer, Digby Smalls – Musician, and Maar Auer -
Designer/Animator.
- AutumnFoxx Sutherland
