9-11 : We Remember

At the NYC sim, at (215, 40, 23).

Fireman’s Prayer

When I am called to duty,
whenever the flames my rage,
give me strength to save some
life whatever be their age.
Help me embrace a little child
before it is too late,
or save an old person from
the horror of that fate.
Enable me to be alert,
and hear the weakest shout.
And quickly and efficiently
to put the fire out.
I want to fill my calling
and give the best in me.
To guard my every neighbor,
protect his property.
And if according to my fate
I am to lose my life,
please bless with your protecting hand
my children and my wife.

9/11/01 - We will never forget

Poem by Firefighter A.W. “Smokey” Linn

Find more articles on 911 in the EXTRA EXTRA section from Gemma Cleanslate and Kim Trefusis

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Memorials to Michael Jackson and Farrah Fawcett

Thursday June 25 saw the deaths of two famous performers in the US, Michael Jackson and Farrah Fawcett. In real life, people expressed their sorrow for their departures. And in Second Life, people did so by erecting memorials to them.

Of the memorials to Michael Jackson, probably the best one was in the Paradise Plantation sim. It had a pagoda, a number of pictures, notably of the singer throughout his career, and numerous flowers and candles. Above it was a circle of pictures that had flowers emitting from it a short distance.

Talking to one of the people at the sim, the large memorial had small beginnings, “... tried to find a memorial, and couldn’t the night he, passed. So we cleared the beach, and put a rose on the stand. Um, and that, *points* happened.” Others had added their own items to that lone stop-animation rose until it had grown to what we saw. People were still placing items there. He went on to say, “Here in Colorado, when a tragedy happens, everyone joins together and makes a big memorial.” When someone thanked him for building the memorial, he answered, “No, YOU did.”

The memorial is at (25, 243, 21) in the Paradise Plantation sim. I was told the sim was being used as a nude beach, though those not wearing much were some distance away and when walking near the memorial usually put their pants back on.

Farrah Fawcett’s passing after a long struggle with cancer did not make the news as big as Michael Jackson’s sudden heart attack. This may be why there were fewer memorials. I was told about one by a friend in the “caLLiefornia” sim, and it was at (165, 156, 25 ). There were a few pictures of the 70’s actress, and a number of candles. People can still put flowers, candles, and other items there. The sim has another memorial, one to Michael Jackson, not far away.

Rest in Peace

Bixyl Shuftan

Source: Cait's Finds in Second Life

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Memorial to a Friend

The other day, a friend of mine told me the following:

“Yesterday evening, when I got home from work, I found out that a friend on here finally lost her battle with cancer. Julie Apocalypse, who was the Queen of Bohemia in Tiny Empires until her battle depleted her enough that she had someone else take her place.”

He went on to say he had built a memorial to his friend, at Bohemia Castle. I ported there, and found a small crowd around the structure, her portrait on a shrine with candles with flowers and butterflies all around, in the middle of a grove of white blossom trees.

The following day, I thought of the place and decided to port there again. Once there, I found the builder, sitting alone among the marble seats in front of the memorial, thinking of his friend whom now had departed. He looked my way, spoke a few words, then apologized for not having much to say.

Some might say he already has spoken plenty.

The memorial to Julie Apocalypse is at Insula Inferi Hills (143, 218, 22), at Bohemia-by-the-sea

Bixyl Shuftan

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