In The Spotlight With Angie Heart Steerpike

The Jokers Playhouse;  You weren't always a DJ. Please tell us how you got your start in DJing?

 Angie Heart Steerpike;   I was a dancer at a couple of different clubs for over a year. Several people encouraged me to become a DJ because they thought I would be good at it. Chad had been trying to get me to DJ for over a year, but I kept telling him no because it made me nervous. After a year, he set me up with SAM. He worked with me on how to use it until I felt comfortable. I started downloading music and just getting a feel for how everything worked. I went to Tristain Savon, and he set me up with a stream and some drops. He taught me a few more things about SAM. I had a conversation with Viper about possibly DJing for him, and he told me I was always welcome. With the support of my family and them giving me the final push to do it, I went back to Viper and asked if he would let me start DJing for him. He agreed, and that is where my journey has currently taken me.

 The Jokers Playhouse;   You are a loving and caring mother. Everyone who knows you sees this...Do what mothers do best tell us about your children.

Angie Heart Steerpike; Oh my SL cubs are each so different yet alike in a way that makes our family so special. They came to me around this time last year and have brought so much light into my world and heart. Triple B, Baby Boy Balance, is my only son. He was the first I bonded with, and the one to really seal my fate with the others. We talked daily, and I gave him advice just as I would my own RL kids. I am not one to sugar coat something. I say what I think and what I mean. To that end, they starting calling me Mama Bear, and I became an SL mom. Bal is loving and caring. He loves to be right, and we tease him pretty much relentlessly because of his deep rooted need to be right. BLT, my beautiful lil Tiff, is so quiet that I didn't know if I would ever bond with her. One day I reached out to her, and we had a lovely chat. She is funny, witty, and smart. She isn't afraid to speak her mind, and I love that about her. Jaden, my Baby J, has this free spirit. I have laughed and cried with her. She always has a way of making me laugh and making the bond with the others so much stronger. When I am quiet to others, I have usually shared my inner thoughts with her. LaLa, my Lil Serendipity, was the last to come to me when the girls asked me to adopt her, and she accepted. Her southern charm tickles me all the time. She says and does things that can only be deemed 'southern'. None of them are perfect, but they are truly great people that I love deeply. Get to know them, and you will see what I have been blessed to see in them.

The Jokers Playhouse;  What are your hopes and dreams in life?

Angie Heart Steerpike;  My hopes are to live long enough to watch my RL kids grow and find a love that makes them feel happy and whole. I'm still at a point in my life where so much revolves around my children, so it's hard to think about other things. I know I want to marry Chad one day. I know I want to go to Italy one day. I have two wants career wise - 1) to do my work as an accountant for the government and 2) to teach accounting to college students.

 The Jokers Playhouse; If you could marry any celebrity who would it be?

 Angie Heart Steerpike; I guess I would say Blake Shelton. It's hard to know what celebs are really like outside of their 'roles', and personality is so important. He is funny, and everyone says he likes to joke around. I love to laugh. Of course if he smokes, that's a deal breaker. LOL!

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In The Spotlight With DJ Junglist Diesel

The Jokers Playhouse; When and how did you get your start in DJing?

Junglist Diesel; I actually started in a program called RLC (Utherverse). At that time i knew nothing of Internet Djing. My time there i met an awesome and super funny DJ who kind of took me under his wing. I loved the way he was able to make large crowd laugh and i loved the thought of being able to move people with a certain song, EX: If someone was having a bad day and you played the one song or said that one thing that turned their day upside down, i wanted to be able to do that. There were no tips in that program, no way to make any money, it was all about the entertainment.

The Jokers Playhouse; You have a definitive sound that I feel people don't get immediately, but when they do they love it. Where did you come up with some of you "catch phrases' that you do?

Junglist Diesel; Its basically me up there, i bring in from where and how i was raised. "Keep it Locked" is just me saying keep being yourself,  keep it together, keep it tight, keep it right, locked it up and keep it., don't let it go. I said it one night and it just kinda stuck.

The Jokers Playhouse; What's your advice, if you could give it to newer DJs trying to get up and running?

Junglist Diesel; Be yourself 110% Don't put on any facades. Be energetic. No one likes a boring monotone DJ. Don't be afraid to talk, even during a song. Your not a jukebox, if someone wants to listen to the radio they can do that at home, DJing is as much about the music as it is about your personality. Anyone can play music, not every can entertain a crowd.

The Jokers Playhouse; Whats a MUST in your playlist?

Junglist Diesel; Good music? I play such a wide range of genre's at all times, theres really no definitive genre that anyone can put me to. I play what i like, i play what moves me or makes me laugh, i hope it does the same for anyone else listening and I'm always open to requests, no matter what it is or what genre, no matter what i might be playing at the time, so if what i am playing isn't what they like, at least they can get one they do.

In the Spotlight with Jokers Girl THost Resident

 

                The Jokers Playhouse; Thank you for taking the time to answer a few questions for us today Tiff.  Lets start off with, how did you get your start in Hosting/Dancing? What was your first job?

 

THost Resident;  I was maybe a week old in SL when I somehow came across Rez Nightclub. I loved the idea of clubs in general from that point on. So many people interacting and just having a good time. Granted I hadn't even been to the other Ambro clubs let alone any other at that point, so in this case Rez was my first and only love as far as clubs went. Then I got to shopping, and we all know that's a downward spiral. Freebies can only get ya so far, so I applied to be a dancer there the day I came to be three weeks old (which was a requirement at that time). I've been doing it ever since and in 4 clubs since then for a year of SL hosting and dancing. I'm usually shy and closed off, but for some reason I can open up more while dancing. Especially when working with my amazing SL family. Then things really start to get interesting, and its a good time for everyone. Its all about having fun. Now all that aside... I also really need the $L to fuel my shopping and blogging addiction... Its a problem. If there's an anonymous group anyone knows of please hit me up! Ha-ha

 

The Jokers Playhouse; Names such as Tom Nook...The Able Sisters...Mr. Ressetti are probably not known to everyone out there. That said, word is you are an Animal Crossing fan, so tell us, what’s the big deal? And who is your favorite villager?

 

THost Resident; Oh my goodness. I somehow should've expected a question like this! Umm I don't know how to explain the Animal Crossing addiction. I love gaming mostly on my Xbox, but it’s also fun to play kind of immature seeming games like what Nintendo is more known for. It sounds so silly to play a real time game where you interact with animals, and do odd jobs to make currency called Bells. But it sucks you in. As a matter of fact my DS is on sleep mode right now with this game so I can do this interview. And as far as favorite villagers go I favored Kitty till she moved this week (very sad), because she addressed me as Your Highness. And I like Isabelle. If she were an average villager, she would be my fave.

 

The Jokers Playhouse; you have now officially worked with both, and there has always been a verbal war of the words between them. (In good fun mind you) Settle the debate...DJ Balance or DJ VipeR? And please remember who the boss is?

 

THost Resident; Wow. You are really trying to get me in trouble with this one huh? Lol Balance is one of my best friends. We disagree on music quite a bit, but he does play some tunes that blow my mind, and I can't help but dance in my chair. He's a pretty great DJ. He also supplies my AudioSurf music. So if I diss him too much I'm likely to lose my source! On the other hand, Viper is also an awesome DJ. He plays some tried and true favorites of mine, and knows how to work a crowd. It’s always a good time with either, so I plead the fifth. I'm a woman and reserve the right to be indecisive.

 

The Jokers Playhouse; If you had one piece of advice for up and coming Jokers Girls, what would it be?

 

THost Resident; Have fun. If you're not having fun, neither are the club goers. Get involved. For the love of Linden, don't just gesturebate. That alone sets Joker's above some other clubs. People want to interact with people, not get pretyped messages and half your attention. Every dancer has their nights where their heart just isn't into it, or their mind is elsewhere, but you owe it the crowd (no matter how big or small) to at least try. What you do, say, and sometimes even wear reflects on the club and other members of staff or management. Sometimes it’s good to keep that in mind.

 

In the Spotlight with Jokers Girl Miss Jaden

- Jaden, can you tell us how you got your start in Dancing/Hosting?

Miss Jaden; how I got my start in Dancing/Hosting was actually playing another game, Red Light Center. I worked for a couple DJs on there as their host. I’ve always been the type of person in RL and SL that loves meeting new people. I also love to make people laugh and even at times I enjoy making things a little awkward Lol. Talking to people just comes naturally and entertaining as well. Hosting and Dancing is just something I enjoy doing, especially when you have an awesome crowd to talk to.

- A lot of women in Second Life do fashion blogs. You have been doing one for quite some time. Tell us about it...What got you started? What do you enjoy about it? What’s the name of it and how do we find it?


Miss Jaden; I started my Fashion Blog back in December 2012. It was just something I had always wanted to do just for fun but never got around to doing it until then. In RL I have a love for everything beauty & fashion related, so why not bring that over to Second Life? Also it's a great way to pass the time when in world with nothing to do. It keeps me busy and I don’t get lonely when all my friends have other stuff going on. It actually started out because I was bored and I just did it from time to time. Now I at least blog maybe once a day or once every other day and love absolutely everything about it. I get to sit around, play dress up, and take pictures of myself. What girl doesn’t like doing those things? Lol. Until people start a fashion blog they have NO earthly idea how much hard work and time goes into them. It seems easy, but really it’s not as simple as it seems.
The name of my blog is *Glamourazzi Bomb.Shell* to find my blog you can visit one of the three links below:

Blog: http://missjadenxo25.wordpress.com/
Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/90254107@N02/
Facebook Blog Page: https://www.facebook.com/Glamourazzibombshell

- If you could offer any advice to new Jokers Girls what would it be?

Miss Jaden; The advice I would give new Jokers Girls would be to simply have fun. If you aren’t having fun at your job you will never be able to entertain a group of people. Make sure you interact and jump in their convos. Get to know new people and develop a friendship with them. That way when they come back into the club they will know you and you will recognize them and it will be so much easier to keep them entertained and keep a conversation going. Another word of advice would be to remember you are a face of the club you are working at. What you do and say reflect on the club. Whether you think it will or not, but one thing you think might not be offensive to you could be to others and could lead for them not to come back which hurts you and the club. So always respect everyone who steps foot on that sim and they will respect you back.

- What’s your fondest memory of working in SL?


Miss Jaden; I have so many fond memories working in Second Life, but the one that sticks out the most is meeting my best friend, Tiff AKA "Thost." She’s one of the sweetest most generous girls I’ve ever been able to meet in Second Life. She’s the type that always has my back even when she knows I’m in the wrong Lol. I love that girl to the moon and back and she means the world to me. I know I can always count on her to be there when I need her. I’m very blessed to have met someone like her in this crazy world we call Second Life. So yes... meeting her is def one of my fondest most treasured memories. She’s actually the reason I’m a dancer today because I wanted to hang out with her more. Ha-ha. Corny I know... but it’s so true.

- What is a dream of yours?

Miss Jaden; I asked if this question was SL or RL related. I was told which ever I wanted it to be. I think I'll take the RL route on this one. A dream of mine is to open a huge no kill animal shelter in my home town. Sad, but we don’t have one. After a while the animals if they aren’t adopted are put down. I’m a huge animal lover and sometimes I think I care more about animals than people. I would love to have enough money to build a big enough shelter to take in all stray animals and hurt animals. I would nurse them back to health and find homes for them. No matter how long it took I would just wait it out until I found them the perfect home. I know this dream is very farfetched as it would cost lots of money in food and supplies for them, but it’s really what I wish I could do.

In the Spotlight With Libby Belle

Libby Belle is the original Jokers Girl. When Viper was putting the club together initially he went to Libby and asked her to become the host manager for what he would dub “The Jokers Girls”. Libby agreed and the club was off and running. We grabbed Libby in between shifts at the Jokers Playhouse and shopping for hair… Lets take a quick peek inside.

The Jokers Playhouse Blog: When did you start working in SL Clubs and tell us what was the first club your worked at?

Libby Belle: I’ve been working in SL Clubs over 3 years. I started out working on my first account. Although, I don’t remember the name of the first place I ever worked at, I've hosted at clubs such as Southern Shores, Eclipse, Gossip, Sk8ed and of course, The Joker's Playhouse.

The Jokers Playhouse Blog: As the first Jokers Girl Manager what would be your advice to new or potential Jokers Girls / Jesters?

Libby Belle: My advice to anyone wanting to become a host is to interact with the crowd. People will more likely return to a club if people talk to them. If all a host does is use gestures, that will quickly kill the mood and cause people to leave. Word of mouth is important in this industry.

The Jokers Playhouse Blog: Ok, like any woman in SL we know you love to shop. So some fashion advice for the ladies? Where is your “go to” store for Women’s hair?

Libby Belle: My go to store for Women's Hair would have to be Truth, Exile and Magika.

We want to thank Libby for taking time of out her busy schedule to answer these questions for us. Be sure to come out to The Jokers Playhouse and see Libby in action. She works Thursdays 6p-8p and Fridays 4p-6p SLT.