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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Relay Rockers Announce 2021 Event Dates

 

The Relay Rockers, RFL of SL’s oldest team, kicks off its 17^th season by announcing the schedule for its signature fundraising events in support of the American Cancer Society.
The team will once again host the Celebrate, Remember, Fight Back (CRFB) Top DJ Competition, Bid Me Bald Team Challenge, Bid The Lindens Bald and the popular multi-team RelayStock.  The Rockers are also planning their Blues for Life, Hard Cure for the Cure and Country fair events.

The CRFB DJ Competition begins March 27 with preliminary rounds through April 24^th. The competition is open to Club DJ and Radio Presenters who are challenged to raise funds for the Relay For Life during one-hour sets.  

The Top 4 competitors move on to the May 1^st & 2^nd semifinals rounds with the 2 remaining DJs performing in the Finals at RelayStock on May 14, 15 & 16. The event, which has been held since 2012, has raised nearly L$10 million in support of the ACS. Entry forms will be available at the team website: https://relayrockers.org/ beginning on Feb 20^th and is limited to the first 20 DJs to sign up.

The Bid Me Bald Team Challenge will be held on April 9^th through the 17^th and is open to all Registered RFL of SL Teams.  Teams fundraise to “Keep Their Hair” with the last place team pledging to go bald until RFL 2021 Weekend, June 13 & 14. Teams share kiosks with the Relay Rockers during the event.

Bid The Linden Bald will be held during the Rockers annual multi-team RelayStock weekend, May 14 -16.  Teams of Lindens and Moles compete to outraise each other and again the last-place group pledges to ‘shave’ their heads until Relay weekend 2021.

Anyone interested in participating can visit https://relayrockers.org/ for more information, sign-ups, and landmarks, when available.
 

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RELAYSTOCK AND BID THE LINDENS BALD RETURN FOR 2020 RELAY FOR LIFE

(Arinultra Cay)  The enormously popular annual ‘Gathering of the Tribes’ at RelayStock will return for the seventh year.  Teams of the Relay For Life will hoist their banners above tents and campers as they come together for ‘3 Days of Peace, Love and Hope’, at the annual event hosted by the Relay Rockers.

The event which will run May 15th through the 17th highlights entertainment and camaraderie throughout the weekend.  The main stage will be shared by entertainers from the various teams, as well as SL headliners Maxamillion Kleene, Turner Harbrough and, Todd Rumsford. The entertainment wraps up on Sunday evening with the Finals of the Celebrate Remember Fight Back Top DJ Competition, followed by T1Radio's Time Machine and a Flash Mob dance with The Roo's With a Dream.  

VW vans and tents will once again be supplied by the Rockers for registered RFL  teams to use as ‘team-sites'. The event is organized by Relay Rockers Co-Captain Arizona Ballnger. When asked about the success of the event she said, “RelayStock remains one of the most awaited events of the Relay season and offers teams a chance to hangout, listen to good tunes and dance in the mud. It’s a fun event for everyone and the Rockers love to see all the teams come together and take a breather before the sprint to the season finish.”

FOURTH ANNUAL BID THE LINDENS BALD

In addition to RelayStock, the Rockers are once again hosting Bid The Lindens Bald.   For the 4th year teams made up from employees of Linden Lab will compete to see who can raise the most donations to Relay For Life, with the last place team going bald.  The event will start on May 13th and wrap up on the 20th.  The team losing its hair promises to go bald in Second Life until the opening of Relay weekend on morning of June 6th.  Since 2017 Bid The Lindens Bald has raised more than L$ 2.5 million to support the Relay For Life of Second Life. 

Linden Lab has provided a listing of the teams competing in this year’s event

Team 1:  Darcy, Jet, Oz, Spots, Volo Team 2: Derrick, Kit, Patsy, TJ, Wendi

Team 3: Dottie, Kristin, Rocko, Vanessa, Whitney Team 4: Izzy, Madori, Patch, Roran, Vix

Voting for Bid The Lindens Bald is done by donation to Relay For Life kiosks, located at the barn in the RelayStock2020 region, and is open to ALL Second Life residents. (For a SLURL please visit relayrockers.org.

Teams wishing to take part in RelayStock 2020 can apply online for team-sites.  To find out more and to register for team-site please visit www.relayrockers.org/relaystock .

Contact: Arizona Ballinger  relayrockerssl@gmail.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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First Annual Alliez Mysterio Awards Presentation

Relay Rockers Thank You Relay Party

August 24, 2014  3-5pm

Gina Gracemount Performing Live

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:


The Relay Rockers announced today their plans to present an award in honor of their late co-founder Alliez Mysterio. 

"To honor our friend and co-founder The Relay Rockers have established the Alliez Mysterio award. The award recognizes those people who have, like Alliez, made a lasting contribution to the world's biggest virtual event, The Relay For Life of Second Life.  

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RUMBLE FOR RELAY -A Multi Team Event Saturday June 7th 12pm-8pm SLT

RUMBLE FOR RELAY

A Multi Team Event 

Saturday June 7

12pm - 8pm SLT

Brought To You By The Relay Rockers

Rumble For Relay is a jammed packed day of races, demolition derbies, car shows, pit-stop vendor shopping, and tail gate partying.

There are several opportunities for Teams to participate.

*** DAY AT THE RACES *****
    The day is packed full of race events for everyone.    And we do not take ourselves too  
     seriously about it .
    Participate in 1 race or participate in all races.... it is up to you.
    We will be running 3 - 4 races per hour.
    Each race will have a 1st, 2nd , 3rd Place winner
    You can enter each race as many times you like.  $100 L / race 
    
  http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Relay%20dAlliez/98/207/1501  

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Relay Rockers Return for 10th Consecutive Relay For Life of Second Life

Will Walk in Memory of Co-Founder Alliez Mysterio

Team Announces 2014 CRFB Top DJ Competition Schedule

Arinultra Cay, Second Life January 6, 2014 : The Relay Rockers announced today their plans to once again return to the virtual world's largest event, the Relay For Life of Second Life. The team which was formed at Rue dAlliez in 2005 is the only team to participate in every relay held in SL.  The Rockers were Co- Founded by T1Radio's Trader Whiplash and Nuala Maracas and the late Alliez Mysterio of dAlliez Estates and will be walking this year in honor of Alliez, who passed away this past fall of Breast Cancer. Their 2014 slogan will be "10 Years Walking Strong "

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