I think Second Life is pretty cool.
I have a close friend (singer/songwriter Rob Koenig) who has been having an amazing time on Second Life. This very nice, talented fellow has a wonderful wife (an Assistant Director of a Nassau County Library actually!), a fine son, and a few pets. A good job, etc. And he has also recorded a few albums. But like most original musicians, he finds it hard to get gigs playing his songs ... in THIS world, anyway!!!
But in "SL", as the folks who reside there like to call it, he has been performing at Arlo Guthrie's club ... invited there by Arlo's avatar. Really. Honest. Can you say "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!"
Is it great for him? Absolutely. Am I happy that he's found this new outlet, where he is picking up fans, being written up in "SL" magazines, etc.? Yes. But it boggles my mind.
I am registered in SL by the way. You can call me Liston Avedon in this life and I might ... just MIGHT ... answer as myself ... or as my alter ego. The trouble is that despite my technical abilities, this whole SL thing just makes me go "HUH??". So much so that my alter ego, y'know Liston, has NOTHING goin' for him. No job, no money ... I guess he has no personality. He is a full grown SL adult with nothin' happenin' for himself. Kind of an orphan of technology, I guess.
The funniest part of all this? My friend Rob will tell you that he knows next to nothing about computers. Now, I've installed software for him. He's kinda ... well ... right, really. But somehow he, like millions of other people, have been able to figure this out. And he's having a blast.
Did I mention that he is also a member of the Green Lantern Corps? That is just sooooooo cool.
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