Spending Our Dough: The SL Extravaganza Blog

-The Vault- Vintage Jazz Club was recently featured on the popular fashion blog, SL Extravaganza! Cutie Vault Cupcake Jennifer Corbeau is a contributing writer to it and wrote some really nice stuff about our crowd and our DJs and and our live talent. She takes a bunch of pictures at -The Vault-, so if you see her around, be sure to put on your best smile!

You can see the post here: SL EXTRAVAGANZA: TVDH No3 & The Vault

and you can view Jennifer's own fashion blog here: What About Meh?

One of the reasons *I* am so excited about Jennifer's blog write-up is that I found -The Vault- via a fashion blog. I wish I could remember which blog it was, because I'd love to give the writer a big kiss for helping me find my "home" in SL. That was way back in May of 2009... Almost two years ago. My, how time flies! Think about it! Another lost noob could now be surfing the 'Net and stumbling across -The Vault- like I did... There could be another me here! Lingering like some stray cat, drinking all our liquor... Oh jeez. Jennifer, get your post off the Internet! Now! (LOL just kidding! Keep it live!)

So hey, we have a super lineup tonight for you! At 7 tonight, it's time to get rude and skanky with DJ Gwillym and hostesses Sig and Belli and SKA music! At 9, Bosco takes over the airwaves with his eclectic library of jazz and "jazz" (I dunno how to label some of his music so we'll just stick some quotes 'round it, ok hmm?) hosted by the tequila girl herself, Miss Liz Barrrrrrrrrramm!


Pssst Jennifer... I'll have Q get that payment to you in the next couple days, OK? *wink*

The Vault Va-Va-Voom Burlesque Special!

Old Hollywood has kicked off 2011 with a wink and a tease! Last night, Miss Owl Sweetwater and I took the stage for some bumpin’, grindin’, and teasin’ to fantastic old-timey jazz DJ’d by our own Bosco Rumsford. You Jazz Cats and Dollfaces and Cupcakes were such a fun audience. Owl and I had a blast and I think you did too! We had a couple fainters in the crowd, but that’s to be expected with the kind of heat we were generating.

I was up first, and it had been a long while since I performed on stage. After a quick stumble and getting my hips warmed up (Dork Dance ftw!) I quickly shed my clothes and my inhibitions in classic cabaret style. Hey Gemson… I’ll be needing my hat back, fella!

Next up was the boobilicious bodacious body and sparkling sharp-like-the-edge-of-a-knife wit of the beautiful Owl Sweetwater, decked out in feathers AND lace AND satin AND silk. She made the crowd work for glimpses of her pretty flesh. For each time they made her laugh, another scrap of her coverings would come flying off. A special thank you to Jet and Ouchie for keeping the laughs coming. The rest of us were too busy drooling to try to be clever.

We’re hoping to make this a monthly event, with each show featuring different ladies… Employees and Vault patrons alike! Contact me if you’d like to be on our stage to shake your goodies and flutter your eyelashes and lose your lacy bits and have a really fun time!

Neko Night at -The Vault-!

Violet's picked out two hours of kitty cat songs... This should be a purr-fectly wonderful evening! Find those ears and tails we all seem to have in our over-stuffed inventories, wipe the kittylitter off your paws, and bring your catnip to share with all!

I will say... I'm not overly fond of the Neko look. It seems avatars sporting the talking tails and wiggly ears are always rocking an ARC (that's Avatar Render Cost) of 4000+. For a slow, sad computer like mine, that is framerate death. I have proof, though, that you can pull off a beautiful, sexy Neko look with an ARC of less than 1000!

Rawr!

With the talking, swishing tail you can't see in this picture, and my talking, wiggling ears, AND a gorgeous cat and pearl necklace from Alienbear (super high prim stuff, exquisite but lagtastic), my ARC is 768. No, that is not a typo.

ARC = 768

I also want to issue a warning: Do not fall asleep at the bar in -The Vault-. Bad things tend to happen, like Gee Vectroscope found out last Saturday night when he parked his butt on a barstool and promptly fell asleep.

Anyways... Calling all Jazz Cats tonight for our special Neko event! Mee-ow!

Annabel and Bluemonk both TONIGHT at -The Vault-!

Bring your heart meds... all kinds of upbeat hippity-hoppity swing and boogie woogie happening TONIGHT at -The Vault-! First up, Miss Annabel Malibu brings her eclectic library of music for your listening pleasure. And then! Mr Bluemonk Rau unpacks his groovy organ on-stage for an hour of boogie woogie and blues, along with his own home-grown style of talkin' atch'ya! These are both always fun shows... Thursday nights, -The Vault- is THE place to be! The fun starts at 8 pm -- Don't be late!

It's Boogie Woogie, Baby! Let's Swing!

Torch Songs Tonight!; Annbel Swings Back Into Action

~~Torch Songs Tonight!~~

I played a lot of swing the last couple times I played music for all you Cupcakes and Jazz Cats and Dollfaces. Tonight, I'm gonna slow it down some, and let you get snuggly with that somebody special. Well... honest fact. I'm just tired, and I can't be dancing like a madwoman for 2 hours! Q would say I'm just lazy:

If being lazy looks this good, I'd say he's right! Be here at 7 tonight for lots of sultry-voiced ladies singing their tales of woe.

~~Annabel Swings Back Into Action!~~

Join us at 9 tonight when Annabel takes over the airwaves here at -The Vault-, playing all that fun swing I know you guys LOVE!

I am being really lazy... I'm not fussing with the slurl here. Scroll down a bit to get it!

*Lays back in the soft green grass and stares at the clouds* See you later!

Ska DJ Gwyllem Wycliffe tonight at 7!

Have you been to one of our ska parties? If not, it's time to check one out. Gwyllem plays the skankiest ska... It's nonstop mayhem!


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Calling All Jazz Cats!; SegmentationFault String Does The Twist!

~~Calling All Jazz Cats!~~

Last night here at -The Vault- Vintage Jazz Club in uber-glam Old Hollywood, Miss Violet played some fantastic 1950s jazz standards for us. About midway through her set, I looked around, wondering where YOU might be... and saw this unbelievable phenomenon. Take a real close look at the picture below, and see if you can figure out what I mean.

A nice crowd, beautiful dresses, everyone's dancing and having a great time. But take a closer look... *crooks finger, beckoning* cloooooser... And see if you see what I saw.


-The Vault- attracts the smartest, wittiest, classiest (hey, I heard you laugh! sheddup!), most stylish women in the grid. So, fellas... All you uber-cool Jazz Cats... Would you like a date? A dance partner? Someone to sweet-talk, just for the small chore of donning your tux and adjusting your bowtie just right?... *nods* -The Vault- is THE place to be.


~~Mr. SegmentationFault String Does The Twist!~~

So yeah... A few weeks ago this character started hangin' around... A real wit, contributing lots of bon mots to local chat and a great new dance anim (hillybilly hoedown!)...

Then we noticed he never seemed to leave. When Q found Seg's (yeah, "Seg." SegmentationFault is kind of a mouthful, and not in a good way.) shoes under the couch upstairs, he said: "Earn your keep, or you're back in your box in the alley." And aren't we lucky! Seg has a super library of 1950s doo wop sh'bop and rock 'n roll, guaranteed to get you OFF your barstool!!! Be here at 8 tonight for Seg's -The Vault- debut and welcome him Jazz Cat/Cupcake/Dollface style!

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Boogie Woogie Re-Cap; Crooner's Back in Town

Hey, all you hep cats and cupcakes... Were you at -The Vault- last night for Bluemonk Rau's boogie woogie and blues organ show? If you were, can you be sure to NOT tell me what I did there? I have these vague, disconnected memories. Like, of trying to pickpocket this handsome fellow beside me, name of Rudi.

Ater he nearly broke my fingers (jeez, I was just gonna LOOK at his wallet!), I bought him a drink and we got to be friends. Well... holding-up-the-bar-drinking-whiskey-together friends. Which really are the best kind of friends, and I sincerely appreciate his forgiveness. Appreciation turned into adoration when he pushed Quentin around for trying to impugn my character.

Mr Bluemonk Rau, Boogie Woogie Meister

A second bottle of whiskey followed, and from there I'm really iffy on the details. But I *do* remember that Bluemonk rocked the joint, and if you weren't here you missed a fantastic show... Lucky for all of us, he'll be here next week!

But the fun doesn't end ...Tonight we have the smoke-and-velvet-voiced Crooner Carlucci here in Old Hollywood. Q suggests packing an extra pair of panties in your pocketbook when you attend this show. Come down around 7 pm, Crooner'll be here to serenade you!

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Thursday Nights Mean Boogie Woogie at -The Vault-!

Mr Bluemonk Rau, his Hammond organ, and his bootleg whiskey take the stage tonight at -The Vault- at 10 pm... Bring your dancin' shoes, this man will boogie away your blues!

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The last time she saw....June?

Oh my, where 'did' June go? Well, I know how I am going to spend my last Tueday night of the month. Tonight at 7pm, SL time, I am going to be listening to the fabulous tunes one Miss Daisy Ogleby! Where will 'you' be?

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I'm Playing My Old Victrola Tonight at 7

Come down and dance... Let's see if you can make the needle skip!

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*blinks blearily* Did Last Night Really Happen?

I woke this morning with a bowler under my pillow and sand in my eyes... Stumbled to the bathroom and saw I had red lipstick smeared across my face all the way to my ear! Yes, last night at -The Vault- was THAT fun!!! I hope you were here to see Violet dressed as Alex from Clockwork Orange, Dita as Marilyn Monroe, Q as Elvis in Blue Hawaii, Darwin as Yoda (with tuxedo!), and me as Sally Bowles (Liza Minelli) in Cabaret.



Violet played for two hours and that party was the standard mayhem you've come to expect at events here at -The Vault-, with the added bonus (burning sensation?) of Gee on the mic with Violet. Then Louise took over the stream and really... things went downhill. Isn't that slide fun!!?? Robert1971 passed out a naughty monkey and Q felt the need to stretch his groin... ew.

To all of you who joined us at -The Vault- last night... Thank you! YOU make the party FUN!!!

Songs from the Silver Screen Tonight 9 pm sl time

Join Violet and me tonight at -The Vault- Vintage Jazz Club for tunes from your favorite movies. And, if you like, dress up as your favorite movie star or character. Or as a star or character you can pull off without buying a bunch of new stuff. If you want to create a Josephine Baker or Louise Brooks look, be sure to check out the shops around -The Vault- here in Old Hollywood. You're sure to find the perfect dress/shoes/accessories to perfect your vintage style.

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It's Dean Martin! No, wait--It's Crooner Carlucci!

Crooner Carlucci is here tonight, folks!

-The Vault- Vintage Jazz Club is THE place to be tonight at 7 pm sl time as Crooner takes the stage and steals your heart. Enjoy a martini or 3 as he sings our favorite pop standards Rat Pack style.

And just for fun, a Dean Martin quote:

"I'd hate to be a teetotaler. Imagine getting up in the morning and knowing that's as good as you're going to feel all day."

Ooh... Crooner's left the stage and is singing right in front of me! Serenading me! *swoons*

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10 pm Tonight: Mr Bluemonk Rau

First your foot starts tapping... Then your head starts bobbing to the beat... Then you just gotta get up and dance! Bluemonk Rau brings his Hammond organ to -The Vault- tonight. This man could coax the boogie-woogie outta peanut butter. Come check him out!

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30s and 40s Big Band and Swing Tonight 7-9 pm sl time

I'll just put some of the bands/singers I'll be playing at -The Vault- tonight and you can decide how badly you want to be there!

Glenn Miller, Artie Shaw, Tommy & Jimmy Dorsey, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holliday, Etta James (rawr!), Peggy Lee, Frank Sinatra, Cab Calloway, Louis Jordan, Louis Armstrong, Louis Prima (those Louis's were some fabulous dudes!), Mel Torme, Dean Martin, Eartha Kitt, Bobby Darrin, Count Basie, Charles C. Trenet...

In other words, you wanna be there really bad. See you at 7!

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DJ Louise Henusaki Loves The Beatles!

She loves you, yeah yeah yeah!

Come to -The Vault- tonight at 8 pm sl time for Louise's Beatles set... all Beatles! For two hours and maybe more, for the benefit of Mr Kite, and all of you too!!!

And, today's question: Who is your favorite Beatle? Do you like Paul's boyish good looks? John's uber-cool laid-back vibe? George's quiet wit? Or Ringo's goofy head-bob? Leave your vote in the Comments for this post!

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Summertime at -The Vault- Sat Jun 12 9 pm slt

It's "Summertime" here in Old Hollywood and it's just "Too Darn Hot." Quentin has a "Fever" (though he really can't blame it on the weather), but other than that it's "Blue Skies" on this corner of the grid. We'd welcome a "Cool Breeze," but instead we'll make "Tangerine" and "Passion Flower" martinis. Join us from 9-11 pm sl time at -The Vault- for Violet Ormenthal's musical tribute to summertime. Wear your beach/swimwear and see what it's like "On the Sunny Side of the Street." Cheers!

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-The Vault-'s Loveliest Flowers

Date: Saturday, June 5
Time: 9 pm sl
Location: -The Vault- Jazz Club, Old Hollywood
Event: Violet and Daisy are back together again!!!

Put on your dancing shoes and join us tonight! Violet's spinning the sweetest swing, jazz, and blues, and I'm back as your host.... You knew I couldn't stay away too long! I've missed all of you!!! Come say hi, see old friends, make some new ones, and boogie-woogie the night away with Violet and me!

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Miss Violet Ormenthal Spins Every Saturday from 9-11pm

Drop in every Saturday night and dance the night away to tunes brought to you by miss Violet Ormenthal. Violets collection of over 50,000 vintage jazz, swing, big band and blues tunes will ensure a good time! If you still not having a ball after all this, have a few more drinks and a rail of coke from the bar!

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