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What has brought you to New Babbage and SL Steampunk?

My memory is poor, but I recall chancing across Mayor Shaunathan Sprocket and two fine young ladies; Molly Underwood and BeatriceOphelia Slade, I believe it was, picnicking within the Botanical Gardens of Straylight one afternoon. I commented them on their most wonderful garb and inquired as the place from whence they had traveled. They pointed me on my way to New Babbage, Antiquity, and Caledon. Upon first arrival in New Babbage, I felt immediately at home and was made welcome by Cornell Mondrian. I'd never heard the term "steampunk" before, but I had always been interested and enthralled by the Victorian era tales of wonder and invention such as those imagined by Jules Verne and H.G. Wells. Soon, I met the amazing Sir ArthurConan Doyle. He took me under his wing, mentored me, and introduced me to Thomas Swindlehurst who gave me my start in the dauguereteering trade. After the aimless wandering of Second Life amongst the over-glitzy clubs, lagging commercial centers and fields of billboards, finding New Babbage felt like finding, and indeed, coming home.

Could you provide a bit of background about yourself?

My childhood had been spent in the environs of the Brooklyn Navy Yard, as my family has a long tradition of Naval service. My childhood best friend, also a child of a Naval family was swept away from me, as her father was reassigned to a secret location at some unknown port. When I came of age, I also followed the path of Naval service in the hopes of tracking her down. This was not to be. It was as if she had dropped from the face of the Earth. I became bitter. I went the way of the privateer, air pirate, and cad, and was branded as the black sheep of the family. Eventually, I found my way to New Babbage where I have been attempting to carve a life for myself as an industrial and portrait photographer and to try to put my past behind me. Then came the opportunity to take over Ruby's Pub from the loving, but much too busy, hands of Sir ArthurConan Doyle. In my search for ways to spruce up the venerable old watering hole, I was led to a winery in the hills of Tuscany, where much to my surprise and delight, who should I find but my childhood friend! There she was after all these years! My dear Breezy Carver! Her father had perished at sea, and she had taken up with the owner of the winery. He had also perished many years earlier in a horrible accident involving an all to stubborn mule and a wine press. But she had persevered and turned the winery into a successful operation. Soon we were a merry pair again and she returned to New Babbage with me, leaving the winery in the capable hands of her underlings.
We can usually be found somewheres in the vicinity of Ruby's or at Piermont Landing in the Wheatstone Waterways extension of the Babbage Canals.
I now have a gallery of my photography over Ruby's Pub, and a tattoo parlor on the ratty old houseboat out back.
I am also the Founder of the New Babbage Polar Bear Club - after many absinthe induced stumblings into the canals, I felt quite invigorated and deemed that more appropriate garb might be needed. The club was born.

Do you have a website?

http://skustinghouse.blogspot.com/

Perhaps a second one?

http://www.koinup.com/Skusting/works/

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A Winter Morning and a startling discovery

Breezy and I woke early this morning and went down to the study to sit by the fire and break our fast. Some wonderful hot coa coa and french toast with some bulging sausages did the trick and warmed us for the day.
Then the commotion started. The windows of the study were being pelted with snowballs. Bob. Aye, Bob was out and about early and making mischief already. And the lad was not alone. Aye, young master Django Yifu has returned from travels unknown. But it was not the lads versus the grow… Continue

Posted on December 5, 2008 at 1:00pm — 5 Comments

Content Theft

OOC here...

Not for nothing, but I am always disheartened when I see folks upload works that are not their own, even if they do give credit.

Second Life is a place where people do create their own content, and work very hard to do so. They create their own textures, or obtain textures with which they have been given permission to use. Sure, you can go all over the grid and find tee shirts and flags and posters made with pictures and photos that people have simply downloaded and made thi… Continue

Posted on November 21, 2008 at 2:30pm — 5 Comments

Portraits: Past and Present

Currently on display in my gallery over Ruby's Pub, is a small selection of the portraits I have done over the past year of the good citizens from the Victorian and Steampunk sims. Here's the coordinates which will land you somewheres nearby.
Most likely at the tattoo parlor ou… Continue

Posted on October 16, 2008 at 3:04pm — 8 Comments

I have been honored!

Why a be a child in Second Life? Loki Eliot knows! I had the extreme pleasure and honor to be on hand to help judge the Great Second Life Children's Pogo Race. Thank you, young sir!

Support Second Life Childeren! Our own New Babbage street urchins are an integral part of the city! It wouldn't be the same place without them.

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Posted on October 5, 2008 at 9:00am — 3 Comments

Black Barnacle Tattoo Parlor

It has been quite a while since any new tattoos have arrived at the shop (conveniently located on the ~~floating rat trap~~ houseboat behind Ruby's Pub in the Canal District, but that is about to change. New designs are being created as we speak and should start arriving at the parlor over the next couple of weeks. (if not sooner). The new offerings will all be mono-toned and fully tintabl… Continue

Posted on September 5, 2008 at 11:30am — 5 Comments

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At 5:18pm on February 25, 2008, Skusting Dagger said…

At 7:42pm on February 26, 2008, Canolli Capalini said…: Well.. I bit the bullet and joined.

At 1:22pm on February 29, 2008, Skusting Dagger said…

At 1:53pm on March 3, 2008, Jimmy Branagh said…: 'ello Mr. Dagger sir!

At 5:49pm on March 4, 2008, Myrtil said…: Thank you for the welcoming Sir "Bud" Dagger! :) Nice to see your half-evil yourself here too.

At 7:46am on March 5, 2008, Dr. Augustus Dayafter said…: Hello there sir!

At 11:42am on March 10, 2008, Talia Tokugawa said…: *smiles*
Don't worry too much about the fishing gear at the moment..
That project has unfortunately been relegated to the back burners while I get some bigger fish sorted out :)

At 6:51pm on March 13, 2008, Rafael Fabre said…: I'm stunned that of all people, I hadn't had you friended,sir! Welcome aboard officially (lol)!

At 6:18pm on March 14, 2008, Artesia Beaumont said…: Greetings Mr. Dagger,
Ahh yes. I do remember you and the entire event so very well (my kidnapping and the battle to rescue me from you and the apppropriately named -Scourge (sighs). ;)
Yes, all is forgiven and I see that you are a true gentleman. I look forward keeping up with your adventures...uh steampunk adventures that is. ;)

At 4:44pm on March 17, 2008, Skusting Dagger said…: I've got the Ruby's re-opening jitters here!

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