2022 Bid The Lindens Bald

 

PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release

May 5, 2022
For More Information Contact: Trader Whiplash, Captain, Relay Rockers

2022 Bid The Lindens Bald Teams Set
Nearly 40 Lindens and Moles To Put Their Hair On The Line to Support Relay For Life

Governor Linden announced today the team lineups for the 6th Annual Bid The Lindens Bald (BTLB) fundraiser, sponsored by the Relay Rockers in support of the Relay For Life of Second Life.  The challenge takes part during RelayStock, the annual weekend gathering of Relay Teams for 3 Days of Peace Music and Hope, to be held May 13, 14 & 15.

Bid The Lindens Bald challenges the different Linden teams to raise as much as possible in support of the American Cancer Society.  The team raising the Most Linden$ during the week of May 12 through the 19th will be awarded a pair of scissors with which they will shave the heads of the team raising the least amount of Linden$. Last year the Linden and Mole teams combined to raise L$840,639, or $3361, raising the event’s all-time total to more than L$3.5 million and helping the virtual Relay held in Second Life since 2005, to be ranked 4th largest, out of more than 1600 Relay communities in the United States, with an astounding total raised of more than L$100,000,000 in 2021. 

2022 Bid The Lindens Bald Line Up

Team 1: Grumpity Oberwolf Izzy Oatmeal KB Hobbes TJ Itsa Mole

Team 2: Signal Kreide Mister Mole Madori Chipper Obi Cosmic Simon

Team 3: Patch Vanessa Kady CyndiB Star Mole Theresa Whitney Cammy

Team 4: Derrick Sequoia Jbo Milli Mole Frosty Wendi Kit

Team 5: Maximus Mole Anna Mole Vix Volo Spots Dottie Tommy

The BTLB Kiosks will be placed at the RelayStock region on May 13th. The final tally and haircut party will be held from noon until 3pm on Thursday, May 19th in the RelayStock region adjacent to the American Cancer Society office in Second Life

RelayStock, which is in its 9th season opens on May 13th with Live and DJ entertainment through Sunday evening May 15th.

The original Bid Me Bald event was created by the Relay Rockers in 2007 as both a fundraiser and a show of solidarity with cancer survivors. Bid Me Bald recognizes with respect and support that chemotherapy and other lifesaving treatments can lead to side effects, notably hair loss.  Bid Me Bald participants choose to ‘shave’ their heads as an act of support and fellowship with our honored heroes.  

Find out more about either event at:  RelayRockers.org

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NAYDEE McGETTIGAN JOINS T1RADIO AIR STAFF -Naydee's Blue Notes Kicks off Friday Nov. 10

Longtime Club Owner and DJ Naydee McGettigan will be bringing her unmistakable style and music to T1Radio and LEGENDS.    Naydee's Swingin' Blue Notes will debut on SL's oldest Rock station Friday November 10th,  at 7pm.

Naydee has been an On Air Host in SL since 2005 and is the owner of the iconic Blue Note Nightclub which she founded in 2005.  Her weekly show  promises to bring the same flair and atmosphere to T1Radio's LEGENDS venue every Friday evening.

T1Radio co-founder Trader Whiplash stated, "Naydee has always been a friend and colleague and a broadcaster who I have always admired.  Her musical tastes, set blendings and style, combined with her on air presence make her a perfect compliment to T1's broad scale of popular music and classic rock n roll shows. We are immensely honored that she has chosen to join our T1 family and look forward to Nov 10th and beyond!"

"I am so happy to be joining T1Radio," said Naydee, " I can't wait to get back on the air and look forward to  exploring a fresh musical pallette on Friday nights!"

Friday Nights in SL are for swingin' music  from Jazz to Blues to Rock n Roll and Naydee provides the soundtrack!  Come party at T1Radio's LEGENDS - Naydee McGettigan's Swingin' Blue Notes - Fridays @ 7pmLEGENDS Classic Rock - Arinultra Cay

T1Radio is Second Life's oldest continuously broadcasting Classic Rock stream. Founded in 2005 by Trader Whiplash and Nuala Maracas T1 streams 24/7 in and out of Second Life.  The station holds events every evening from 5pm at LEGENDS Classic Rock in Arinultra Cay and is the Official Broadcast Partner of the Relay For Life of Second Life.

Listeners can tune in at: http://t1radio.serverroom.us:8242 ; www.t1radio.com or http://tunein.com/radio/T1-Radio-s113797/

For More Information Contact: Trader Whiplash  trader@t1radio.com

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T1Radio is pleased to announce an addition to the best and oldest 24/7 Classic Rock stream in Second Life

Blue Monday begins September 18th featuring Tazzie "Tazz" Tuque from 5-7pm

Tazzi3 has been an On Air host specializing in the Blues since her earliest days in Second Life.  She brings her style and musical knowledge to T1's award winning lineup.

According to T1Radio's Trader Whiplash "Tazz is a perfect fit for T1.  Her shows are full of great tunes, anecdotes and are mixed with a smooth and easy to listen to flow that is synonymous with all of T1's presentations. She is among the best Blues presenters on SL and we are extremely pleased to add her to our line up."

Tazzie will be streaming from T1's home in Arinultra Cay each Monday from 5 - 7 pm SLT  beginning September 18th.

www.T1Radio.com

http://t1radio.serverroom.net:8242

http://tunein.com/radio/T1-Radio-s113797/

Contact Trader1 Whiplash

trader@t1radio.com

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Bid The Lindens Bald-A Bid Me Bald Challenge – April 1st to 19th

In celebration of the 10th Season of the Relay Rockers signature fundraiser Bid Me Bald, the team announces a very special Bid Me Bald Challenge Event: BID THE LINDENS BALD to be held during the first 2 weeks of April.

Three teams of Linden avatars will join with the Rockers to support the Relay For Life of Second Life by challenging each other to ‘put their hair on the line’ for donations to Relay.

The teams, from the Concierge and Land Operations & LDPW and Customer Accounts departments, agree to dress their avatars without hair for a period determined by the total donations in the ‘winning’ team’s Kiosk.  The teams with the highest totals will get to keep their hair and the challenger will go bald 1 day for every L$5000 (or part of) raised by the top team.

The participating Lindens are:

The Concierge Team: Kat Linden, Whitney Linden, TJ Linden, Izzy Linden, Madori Linden, Vix Linden, Derrick Linden, Boris Linden, Theresa Linden and Lillian Linden .

The Land Operations & LDPW Team: Dee Linden, Patch Linden Bianca Linden, Silent Mole, Vitae Linden, Kona Linden, Kiera Linden, Magic Mole, Ancient Mole  and Shaman Linden.

The Customer Accounts Team: Ami Linden, Corki Linden, Kristin Linden, Ginger Linden, Jagix Linden, Solo Linden, Sparky Linden and Tommy Linden.

Each Team will place a special Kiosk at Relay dAlliez on April 1st and donations to the kiosks will continue until Haircut Day – April 19th @ 2-pm.  Kiosks will be totaled and Governor Linden will shear each of the Team Members during a special Bid Me Bald Party at Relay dAlliez

SLURL to kiosks at Relay dAlliez: 
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Relay%20dAlliez/103/24/22

*Bid Me Bald recognizes, with honor and respect,  those for whom the choice was made, not by themselves, but by Chemotherapy and other cancer treatments.  We have the choice and we choose to sacrifice our hair to honor these Survivors and to help the American Cancer Society Save Lives, Celebrate Lives and Lead The Fight for a World Without Cancer*

For More information contact:
Trader1 Whiplash
Bid Me Bald Coordinator
Trader@t1radio.com

Arizona Ballinger
Captain, 2017 Relay Rockers

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Relay Rockers to Present Second Annual Alliez Mysterio Awards This Sunday, August 23rd

Entertainment to Include EffinJay and T1Radio's Trader Whiplash

August 17,  Relay dAlliez - The Relay Rockers announced today that they will present the Alliez Mysterio  Award thisSunday, August 23, 2015 at 3pm SLT.  The ceremony will feature entertainment by EffinJay (Frogg Marlowe and JayCatt Nico), and conclude with T1Radio's Time Machine Show featuring Trader Whiplash.

The Alliez Mysterio Award is presented each year to the person or persons who, in the opinion of the team's award committee, have exhibited "Relentless Dedication" and have made an "Enduring Contribution" to the Relay For Life of Second Life.  The award, which memorializes team co-founder Alliez Mysterio, who was lost to Breast Cancer in the fall of 2013, was first awarded in 2014 to Nikki Mathieson and Dwen Dooley.

Alliez, one of the original Second Life Estate owners, helped found the Relay Rockers with Nuala Maracas (2015 Relay Event Coordinator) and T1Radio's Trader Whiplash during the SL's first Relay season in 2005.  The team, which has participated in all 11 virtual relays was the top fundraising team this season, earning the Ruby Fundraising award and amassing more than $15,000 of support for the American Cancer Society.

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T1RADIO ANNOUNCES TENTH ANNIVERSARY PARTY TO BENEFIT RELAY FOR LIFE OF SECOND LIFE- June 14, 2015

OLDEST CONTINUOUS RADIO STREAM IN SECOND LIFE WAS BEGUN JUNE 12, 2005

Arinultra Cay, Second Life   T1Radio announced their plans for party on June 14, 2015 to celebrate their 10th anniversary.  

The party will take place from 3 to 7pm at Relay dAlliez and will feature T1Radio's current air-staff, alumni and special surprise guests.

T1, the long time Official Broadcaster of  Relay For Life of Second Life, is the sponsor of the Relay Rockers team, and the party will be held as a benefit for Relay.

In January 2005, Trader Whiplash, who began the station along with Nuala Maracas, was a host for the late Alliez Mysterio's La Vie En Rose.  When Alliez and Tony Beckett decided to begin broadcasting to the club as Radio dAlliez, Trader was given the opportunity to learn to DJ.  He crafted his sets around classic rock and roll, a change from the pop and electronic music popular in SL clubs at that time.  The station broadcasted to La Vie en Rose and the Rue dAlliez sim, one of the first private 'islands' created in world.  By June of 2005 Alliez and Tony had turned their attention to the establishment of dAlliez Estates and were about to close the station and the club when Trader reached an agreement to maintain both. He changed the name to T1Radio and along with his best friend Nuala Maracas, began to build a staff.  Early members of T1Radio included Anthony Wesburn, Java Mama,  Sassyblonde Hebert and Rex Tardis, and Radio Riel's Gabby Riel.  Diana 'Dee' Wolfe and Madelyn Majestic also joined the station and continue to broadcast weekly shows.

The station remained in Rue dAlliez where it operated its home base club LEGENDS Classic Rock until 2011 when it moved to its own sim.

T1Radio and Relay For Life have become almost synonymous. When Jade Lily organized the first Relay For Life in Second Life T1Radio was there to support the fundraising.  Trader, a leukemia survivor, Nuala and Alliez began a team based at La Vie en Rose.  The team became known as the Relay Rockers and has participated in every Relay held in world. In 2006 T1Radio was asked to fill in when the scheduled audio was unable to continue following a grid crash and Trader and T1 stepped in and rocked the track well into the night.  The following year Fayandria Foley asked T1 to return and thus began a 10 year relationship between the biggest event and the oldest station in Second Life.  In 2014 the American Cancer Society and Relay For Life recognized Trader, Nuala and T1Radio for its dedication and contributions to what has become one of the largest Relay For Life fundraisers in the world by inducting them in the RFL of SL Hall of Honor. 

Today T1Radio remains a fun station with friendly DJs, great mixes of music and 24/7 Classic Rock the Way YOU Like It.  Hosts and DJs can apply to T1 by contacting Trader, Nuala or LEGENDS Manager Xyza Armistice.

T1Radio, Trader and Nuala remain dedicated to providing entertaining music for everyone. They remain dedicated to supporting Relay For Life as well as the Dreams community and the AviChoice Awards.

Some Other T1Radio Highlights:

•    2006  – 1st Relay For Life weekend broadcast

•    2007 –  Provides voice to Opening, Closing and Luminaria Ceremonies

•    2008  – 1st Broadcast of Kick Off, Halfway There and Wrap Up

•    2010 –  Sponsors 1st Holiday of Hope Ball

·         2011 - Moves To Arinultra Cay

•    2012 – Introduces Relay Rap – the Talk Show For and About the Relay For Life of Second Life

•    2012 – Becomes AviChoice audio producer

•    2014 – Nuala, Trader and T1Radio Inducted into Relay For Life Hall of Honor

•    2015 – Trader and T1Radio are AviChoice finalists and T1Radio and staff garner 5 nominations over all

You can tune to T1Radio at http://t1radio.serverroom.us:8242 or on the TuneIn App http://tunein.com/radio/T1-Radio-s113797/ 

Second Life residents can keep up to date with T1 by joining the T1Radio Listeners Group: secondlife:///app/group/609a700e-65bd-a3dc-5629-a720a5b58cef/about

Current T1Radio DJ Line Up :
(All Times SLT)
All Events Held At Arinultra Cay http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Arinultra%20Cay/197/46/27 except as noted*

Sunday
3.30-4.30pm              Trader Whiplash                  Relay Rap - Talk Show for and about the Relay For Life                                                                                     of Second Life
5.00-7.00pm  Trader Whiplash                  The Time Machine ( 60s Classic Rock )
7.00-9.00pm  Scott  Criss                            The Sunday Show

Monday
5.00-7.00pm  Nuala Maracas                     Rock N Roll Stew
                                                                        (1st Monday of Month - Musical Speed Build at            Dreams                                                                                    http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Dreams/47/41/26 )

Tuesday
5.00-7.00pm  Dee Wolfe                             Rockin' The 80s

Wednesday
5.00-7.00pm  Trader Whiplash                  Rockin' Happy Hour

Thursday
5.00-7.00pm  Nuala Maracas                     Rock N Roll Stew Too

Friday
5.00-7.00pm  Trader / Nuala                      Friday Blues

Saturday
5.00-7.00pm  Madelyn Majestic                 It's Saturday Night
7.00-9.00pm  Fuzzball Ortega                    Saturday Night Dance Party


CONTACT: TRADER1 WHIPLASH (trader@t1radio.com)

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Spotlight on Relay Rockers and T1Radio- Interview with Trader1 Whiplash and Nuala Maracas

Everyone in Second Life has a unique story. How they discovered the virtual world and what inspired them to do what they do various from person to person.  Some may see Second Life as just another online game and to others it is much more than that.

Trader1 Whiplash is a cancer survivor and an avatar whose name is familiar to many who are involved in Relay for Life in Second Life. He is also co owner of T1 Radio and a founding member of Relay Rockers. Together with his best friend Nuala Maracas, they have worked tirelessly in the Second Life community with T1 Radio and Relay for Life events. 

It is people like them that add humility, purpose and inspiration to this virtual world, but you don’t have to take SLE’s words for it.

Interview with Trader1 Whiplash and Nuala Maracas

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You are Invited to 2014 Relay For Life of Second Life Honor Ball- May 25 from 1-3pm SLT

An event to honor cancer survivors and caregivers

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Relay%20dAlliez/118/137/22

The 2014 Relay For Life of Second Life Commitee will hold it's 2014 Honor Ball for Cancer Survivors and Caregivers, on Sunday, May 25, 2014 from 1pm to 3pm slt. The location of this very special event is the Relay d' Alliez sim.

The 2014 Honor Ball will feature music and entertainment by T1 Radio's Trader1 Whiplash.  A special broadcast of the T1 Radio broadcast program,  Relay Wrap, will take place immediately following the Honor Ball.

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