Isle de Casanova &
Isle de Paradise have a Las Vegas style theme which provides a variety of
exciting activities to Second Life residents.
You can find the Chippendale's
Tribute of SL showcasing their goods, Rio; a Las Vegas style showplace featuring
popular game show nights, romantic locations, Casanova’s Theater & Lounge
which showcases a sexy burlesque show, movies and other events. We can’t forget
to mention original shops to splurge Lindens and a great group of people who
host the various forms of Las Vegas style entertainment.
The SL Enquirer sat down with the man behind
it all.
Interview with Clint
Quandry
Lanai: Hi Clint, it is a pleasure to be interviewing you. You
have been actively involved on the grid since 2008. I remember going to see
some Chippendale Tribute shows years ago and handing out paper cuts like no
one’s business. I am glad to see you are still going strong in Second Life.
Clint: Great to
be here. *kisses her hand* Yessss, I trust you still have the..
'momentos' you received at those shows? *wiggles his eyebrows*
Lanai: *blushes* Yes I do still have my autographed handkerchief thank you and I’m not ashamed to say I had a great time with all the hot
dancers. I hope they are healing up well from those papercuts. So…before we get into all of the things that
you have to offer the SL community, I’d like to give our readers a little
background on you and your team. What brought you to Second Life and who else
is involved in doing what you do?
Clint: My real
life family is guilty! We already enjoyed The Sims, and transferring over to
Second Life was more than intriguing. The idea of meeting people from all over
the world, still boggles me to this day. Our time in SL was pretty normal
from the start... going to shows, clubs, dancing and basic socializing.
When we started looking into aquiring land, my real life wife and I
turned to our entertainment experience from our younger days in real life, and
said "Let's see what we can do!" We found a small parcel on
mainland and bought a pre-fab club and tried to open a Burlesque style club.
It didn't last long, so we replaced the club with a house, and decided it
would be easier to find jobs in entertainment and see where it took us.
I started out as a
dancer.. pretty typical.. I quickly learned the ropes, because I had actual
real life dance experience.. so I knew what I wanted my performances to be
like.. I just needed to make it happen in this environment. My wife would
watch me and give me her opinion, and when one club would close, I would move
on to the next. She was always my biggest fan, and I did it for her.
When I had reached a level that impressed my wife, she turned her
critiques to the clubs where I danced. We would spend an hour after each show I
did, talking about what could be improved, what we saw that we liked.. and what
was completely unacceptable.
Lanai: That is pretty interesting. I think it is great that you
are able to share this experience with your real life wife and family. The way
you explained observing your performances and discussing them with your wife
was a great way to master your skills here. So, what inspired you to become
Chippendale Tribute of SL and event manager?
Clint: One day,
my wife told me to log in.... she wanted to show me something she found. She
saw an events notice for a Chippendales show. She attended and I watched over
her shoulder. She turned to me and said, "You need to call Corporate and
tell them about this untapped source of publicity." Little did I
know, this was the first step into representing the most famous male revue.. in
Second Life. When we started up, the traffic to the real life Chippendales
website (www.Chippendales.com) jumped 30%.
After a few phone
calls, I turned to my wife and said.. "They don't know anything about
this... and I know I can do better" and so I started contacting the people
that were already doing shows and using the Chippendales name. I
introduced myself, and checked out their shows, but most were either
non-existent or just men dancing on poles... or a line of guys on a stage, all
dancing on one dance HUD. In my opinion, their shows were nothing like the
shows I was involved in, in the late 1980's, in Los Angeles. I started
gathering the best dancers I had worked along side. The word spread fast..
women I had known were sending me dancers, saying "You need to make this guy
a Chippendale!"
It had been a long
time, but I set up a format for how the shows should flow, knowing full well,
it would take a lot of effort to reach the final product, but.. time was one
thing we were willing to contribute. We started gathering animations,
dances, costumes.. all we needed was a club to call our home.
Lanai: Wow, Your sexy points just went up. I didn’t know you
were REALLY a Chippendale! (no disrespect to your Wife) But it all makes sense
now. Since I’ve mentioned you are an SL
Chippendale, let’s start by talking about that.
How often are the SL
Chippendales featured and what should the ladies of SL expect from these shows?
Clint: Our
Chippendales Tribute Show performs at The Rio on the
first Thursday of every month. Shows start at 6pm slt and
last 90 minutes, with a brief after-party taking us to 8pm slt.
For those who have a
special occasion coming up, we also do special bookings, where we can perform
at The Rio, or off site at another club or venue.
The ladies can expect
the most realistic male revue show available on the grid. If you have ever been
to see the Chippendales in real life.. you can expect to see the SAME SHOW
here.
When ladies enter the
club, they are greeted and encouraged to take a seat.. and get comfortable. Our
customized chairs from Luna Animations set us apart from all the rest! The
ladies take their places by sitting on one of the pink balls... and shortly
afterward, the blue ball hides away.. until the dancers leap down to 'visit'
with their guests.
We get several ladies
who arrive and are quite shocked that we ask them to sit... if they frequent
male strip clubs in Second Life... they most certainly have never been asked to
sit upon their arrival before! Yes, some ladies resist sitting.. but we
assure them.. the animations are not going to allow anything to occur.. that
would not normally occur during a real life Chippendales show. *SMILES*
Lanai: o.O I need to get
out more and work less in Second Life!
Besides the ladies being taken care of with attention by these
hot and steamy dancers, the men have a place to go too! What can you tell
me about Minsky’s Burlesque Shows that takes place at Casanova’s Theater &
Lounge?
Clint: Ahhhh,
yessss... When we formed Minsky's Burlesque, people questioned the name...
but.. that just proved to us that they were not familiar with the history of
Burlesque in real life. In New York City, the Minsky family ran several famous
Burlesque venues... and they were the first to bring the concept of runways to
the United States! (Models should appreciate that little known fact)
So, after trying
several different formats, we have settled with our original concept... and we
offer authentic, vintage style shows! The ladies create their own stage sets,
put together their costumes and dances... and once a week, on
Friday nights.. they raise the movie screen up, at Casanova's
Theater, and turn the classic theater into Casanova's Theater & Lounge..
where the men can experience the heavenly bodies in a classy, chic show which
is second to none.
Lanai: Nice thank you for that interesting fact, I did not know
that. It sounds like you have the concept of these sexy performances down. What
other things happen at Casanova’s Theater?
Clint: When the
ladies are not on stage, the theater is just that! A real theater, where
everyone is welcome to enjoy a movie, a snack.. a beverage.. all for free, 24
hours a day, 7 days a week (except of course Fridays from 7pm - 10pm)
Donations go towards the purchase of more movies.. and we ask our guests
to vote on which movies they want added to our current list of over 70 of
Hollywood's favorite films.
Lanai: That is quite the collection of movies! For the
couples in Second Life©, a nice movie
date would be perfect. You also have a beautiful venue rightfully named
Almost Heaven. It is definitely like floating in the clouds. You’ve done a fantastic job of creating that romantic
atmosphere that couples love to enjoy together. What types of activities happen
there? BTW thank you for the wings, that was a sweet gift to receive at
such a place!
Clint: *smiles*
There is a bit of history to our little piece of Heaven. When I
retired from being a gigolo here in SL, I put together a platform above our
house.. rezzed all my animation balls along the rock edges of the platform..
and brought my wife up to show her... that I was "hanging up my
balls".. hehe She suggested we open the platform up to the
public, and.. it has been ever since. It is quite popular for weddings, as
well.
Now, we have DJ's and
live singers / musicians featured whenever possible. It is usually very quiet;
the dances are organized so that even inexperienced dancers can match the tempo
of the dance to the music. It's quite unique.
Lanai: Hanging up your
balls, brilliant play of words lol. You
seem to have something fun for everyone covered with Mavendorf Entertainment .
The Rio is very nicely designed. I really like the Las Vegas style entrance
with palm trees swaying in the breeze and the open space where you host game
shows! Now this is something I do not come across often in Second Life. Can you
give our readers a rundown of the different game shows you host as well as days
they operate and prizes?
Clint:
Certainly! I would love to!
As a business owner..
in real life or in second life.. you have to be different. In order to attract
people, you have to offer something that no one else offers. One thing I have
never seen in SL, is game shows. I had seen the games made, so you can play the
games with your family and friends, but I had never experienced anyone turning
the games into actual events.. so when we opted to make some changes at The
Rio, I suggested Game Shows, and although they are very new on the grid,
everyone that has attended, seems to like what we are doing!
On
Tuesday nights, at 6pm, DJ Cybercat Bekkers puts your music knowledge
to the test with "Tune Smithy".. the SL version of Name That Tune.
Wednesdays the Wheel
of Fortune spins on stage and the contestants try to solve the puzzles and
compete for great prizes from our Sponsors.
Thursdays, we call out
to all those people who have large inventories... because that's when we play..
"Let's Make A Deal"
We also have Bingo,
Deal or No Deal, The Gong Show (a quarterly talent contest) and Hollywood
Squares.
Our Sponsors donate
wonderful prizes for our winners! We are very thankful to have the support of
businesses such as The SL Enquirer, Luna Animations, sf Designs, X-Clusive
Animations, PlantPet Warehouse Breedable Plants, Bootgasm, Bikers BrAAtz and
Bastards, Reasonable Desires, Funny F*ckers!, United InshCon and more.
Lanai: Wow you have all the classic type of game show lineups. I
might just participate in let’s Make a Deal because my inventory is just ridiculous! Thank
you for sharing all of these amazing activities you provide for residents of
Second Life© . I am sure it keeps you very busy. Before we wrap up this
interview is there anything else you would like to share with our readers?
Clint:
In the middle of where
our two sims meet.. we have details about all of our businesses under one roof.
If you are looking for entertainment... look no further!
The entertainment
industry in SL is more vast than most people seem to realize. There are numerous
clubs with DJ's, dancing, live singers etc. but what is overlooked most
often, is actual theater experiences. Not only do we feature the shows we have
discussed, but we also perform the Award Winning Trans-Siberian Orchestra
Tribute, Authentic Luaus starring a live singer tribute to Don Ho, and we have
other Tribute shows we are putting together currently.. The Muppets and a Patsy
Cline Tribute show, starring live singer, Patsy Petrov.
What makes all of our
shows possible.. is team work. We take one show, repeat that successful
business plan, and make the show ... ummm... 'virtually' reality.
*smiles*
Additional
Information:
SLURLs
Online Calendar:
https://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=secondlifeevent%40gmail.com&ctz=America/Los_Angeles%22
Twitter:
ChippendalesBossman
Preferred Contact:
BetinaValentin Biler ~ Show Coordinator and Co-Owner
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