In January 2016 I visited LEA
Eiffelicious to write a review for an arts magazine. This build was the
Eiffel Tower with two floors of art studios, first floor expansive club area
and fantastic music. The entire build was encased within a snow
globe. The day I landed there I was greeted with a superb dance mix of
Blonde’s Heart of Glass. The entire installation was built by one
person. It was artist and fashionista R e g i Y i f u.
I also had the great fortune to meet both R e g i and T y. Within a few
moments of meeting them, it was obvious that they share an easy rapport.
They are two ends of a book shelf, working together. Both Y i f u’s are
extremely talented. Regi also DJs in world. R e g i makes custom voice
gestures
[like:Goodbye cruel
world! I am leaving Second Life forever!!!!] and T y makes custom mesh
lettering and logos. These talents are but the tip of the iceberg named Y
i f u.
The most amazing fact to learn about this couple is that
they have been together 6 ½ years now In a world where many romances can barely
make a month, this is astounding. Meeting this couple, you will
completely understand how they made it so long. I can easily see them
together many more years. Each has a phrase in their profile that is an
accurate phrase to describe themselves. For R e g I it is “I am a
gregarious bohemian artist from Texas”. For T y it is “Say hi or not,
whatever. :P”. And in a phrase, those are all you really need to know
about each of them. R e g i released a cookbook IRL titled “A
Mouthful of Yum! Cookbook”
and I am almost certain the name he chose is a double entendre. He wrote, photographed and designed the
book. R e g i has an excellent eye for
details so I expect this food to be delicious.
Regi has attached a sex engine to these items:*dock
* clam * cloud * drift wood * sand * chair * wall * sofa * picnic basket * sand
dollar * knuddelfick lounger * twisted sofa * picnic table * pizza * mistletoe
* screw * fortune cookie * pool table * car keys * buddy * inferno * pickle *
matches * clock * bed * sex bomb * sex button*….and one called *anywhere*
Let me share the
thoughts of this power couple with you today:
Seersha
Heart: I am not going to start off by being cliché and asking
you how succeeded in maintaining your relationship for 6 ½ years. I will
just say that it is fabulous, and I look forward to the party!
Congratulations gentlemen. I do want the answer to one cliché question:
Will you tell me the story of how the two of you originally came together?
Regi:I was building a
club for Ty and his friend when we met, I loved his wit and charm and decided
to keep him! lol
Ty: We actually FIRST
met one night when he had an impromptu DJ set at 4am to try out some new tunes.
I saw the notice and went because I was bored. He asked me where I was from and
when I said Texas he got super excited and started passing me all his gestures
that included the word TEXAS lol. The second time was a couple of months later
when he built the club and we've been together ever since. He's a very special
man, I'm so happy we found each other.
Seersha
Heart: Warehouse 69 is unique in many of the products it carries. In common,
each item has a name that leaves no doubt what the product is used for such as “[list
including one I purchased called F##kin’ Get Nailed Anywhere HUD] Sex products with panache. This store
doesn’t carry many of the things you make. What is your vision for Warehouse 69? Is there another store? Where are your products
listed on Market Place?
Regi: We love making
novelty sex engines like Sex Car Keys, Sex Cloud and Sex Grass to name a few, I
also make cloths for the Aesthetic Mesh body. I make fun toys for all to share
and custom gestures and DJ Drops and custom items like Cigarettes where the
smoke spells your name.
Ty: All of our sex items are on MP under Regimade but a lot of the non- sex
stuff Regi makes are given away for free. There's a freebie box at the Warehouse 69 with a lot of stuff in it. We have some ideas for new sex items
bouncing around, stay tuned!
Seersha Heart:
Car keys? Pizza? Fortune cookie? What inspires such unusual sex devices?
Regi: We wanted to make some fun novelty type sex
engines.
Seersha
Heart: I am happily aware that R e g i gives great gifts at
parties. I confess to loving the F##knKnuddelfick Lounger he shared at a birthday party!
The two of you throw the most fantastic parties down to the most
intricate detail. On New Year’s Eve you built NYC Times square.
Every detail was constructed from the marques on the faux buildings to the cars
and the people in the street, including drunks and a limousine running over
Santa. What have you planned for your anniversary? [Note Knuddlefick comes from German slang for
Cuddle F##k]
Regi: Every year on
our anniversary (this year is 7) we rent a sim and either use the TIME SQUARE
set or I build a special build. Too early to know what we might come up with
this year but I can assure you it will be awesome!!
Ty: We've played around with different ideas over the years but always seem to
come back to Times Square. It's an iconic place for NYE and people really seem
to enjoy it. So do we!
Seersha
Heart: The Times Square set is fantastic…all the
details. You also have a talent for
picking relevant and snappy names. The
last part I attended was called ‘Bashiversary’.
You gave out some gestures in a phone booth with a passed out drunken
woman at the floor of it. Loved
it!! When did each of you begin building
in SL? I notice that Regi came to SL in 2007 and you Ty came a couple
years later in 2010. Do you or did you collaborate on builds?
Regi: I have been
building things in SL since 2007 when I first entered this fabulous creative
heaven I know as my second home! Typically, I build the larger builds by
myself. But Ty is always there for suggestions and finding me anything I need
on Marketplace! Ty manages the Regimade Light Gallery and if you have not seen that you should go right now!
Ty: I've built a few sets for Regi's rez day or birthday but he's really the
builder of the family. He's able to spend much more time in SL than I am so
he's all over it! I really enjoy making mesh logos. If anyone is interested in
one they can contact me directly or submit a request through the website vendor
at Warehouse 69.
Seersha Heart: The readers love “how I came to SL”
stories. Will you share yours?
Regi: I was at dinner
with friends one night and one of them mentioned he played this fun social game
and I should give it a try....needless to say here I am 10 years later.
#Addicted
Ty: Well, I blame my
Second Life on tequila. I broke bones in both my feet and was sitting around
bored as f*** then remembered seeing some story on tv about a Second Life
singer. I tried it out not having a clue what to expect. It was kind of weird
at first but then I met Regi and it all seemed to fall into place.
Seersha
Heart: Let’s talk about your gallery.
You like to play with light and lighting and you provide instructions for the
viewer to set their Windlight. I have seen a hologram picture floating
around of Regi, and there seems to be a never-ending flow to the ideas.
Do both of you create the art displayed in the gallery?
Do you have a “fun” requirement when you are creating?
Regi: One-day Ty was
showing me how projectors worked and I ran with it! lol I was curious if the
images projected could be colored Red, Blue, and Green and then focused on the
same spot would make a full color image just like on a TV, and it worked!!!! So,
I built the gallery
to showcase photographers from SL.
Ty: We like to display various photographers in the SL community. Some have
never had an installation before and some have. We've both shown our own work
in the past and are now focused on showcasing more of the extraordinary
photography that comes from the Second Life community.
Seersha
Heart: Both of you are very active in SL’s gay men’s
community. Any words of wisdom for the new person to SL on how or where
to contact this vibrant community? Set phasers to pizzazz?
Regi: I would say
enjoy everything SL has available. See amazing builds and meet wonderful people
from all around the world! SL is always getting better so I just suggest
getting out there and finding the things that make you happy while leaving any
drama at the curb!!
Ty: I suggest just
doing what I did. Search GAY and start sim hopping LOL. Eventually you find your people like
I did.
Seersha
Heart: I enjoy speaking to the two of you. You are both
inspirations of the potential in SL for other residents. Is there
anything you would like the readers to know about you, your stores, your
parties?
Regi: Well I am just a
regular guy... feel free to ask question or just say hi!
Ty: Just thank
you to everyone for all their support through purchasing our sex items or
coming to Regi's DJ sets. We truly appreciate it.
These are first run
questions; I will probably have small follow ups after these are filled in…I am
SO excited to have you in the SL Enquirer…and anything you think of A N Y T H I
N G that you want to include that I left out…tell me…it is IN
Regi: Kiss kiss
Saoirse Heart: Kiss kiss: 😉
There is another stand out
feature at Regi and Ty’s events. Most of
the men in attendance are gorgeous. The
detail to their avis to express their personal identity is the best I have seen
in SL. Regi and Ty are beautiful
specimens as well. If you haven’t
checked out Warehouse 69, use the SURL below and go. There is also a LM for the gallery. I have been in a lot of galleries in SL. Ty’s is a treat, a little edge, a lot of
don’t miss….#FABULOUS
Seersha Heart [saoirseheart resident]
saoirseheart@gmail.com
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