It's a Twister! It's a Twister!

I was lucky.  Wednesday, April 27, was unbelievable.

We had already had a couple of Tornado Warnings as early as 6am that morning, but we kind of blew them off.  I was sleepy and I grew up in the South so Tornado Warnings were not terribly alarming to me.  For the last few years, most tornadoes had tracked north or south of us and 1989 was the last time one hit close (just a mile from my office, it wiped out my father-in-law's apartment building and killed nearly 20 people).  I had grown complacent and barely talked myself into getting up to check the weather reports.

By the time I had the TV on, the storm had already passed but had done some major damage to the south of us.  At this point, the TV Weather people were saying we were in the clear until around 3-4pm, when they expected the worst of the storm to hit.

Schools were delayed a couple of hours so I stayed home from work and took my son to school around 10am.  The skies were already looking strange with that greenish glow that anyone who lives in tornado prone areas would recognize.

An hour later, they announced school would be letting out just after noon because of the weather.  I finished what work I could and went to get my son.  By the time I got there, we were under another Tornado Warning and as it is school policy not to release kids under a warning, I and a hundred other parents sat in the parking lot, waiting.  The sky to the west was pitch black.  That wasn't good.  The rain started off heavy and got worse.  Within minutes it was so thick I could not see the car in front of me.  The hail started to pound the car so hard I thought the windows would break.  I could not see it at the time, but trees (big trees) were snapping and even coming up by the roots all around us.  Ten minutes later it cleared up and fifteen minutes after that they canceled the warning and school let out.

It wasn't a tornado, but only because it never touched down.

The rest of Alabama was not as lucky as I was and those students and other parents were.  Tornadoes ripped through nearly every part of the state and killed and destroyed on a massive scale.  I lived through the 1974 Super Outbreak, and this was worse.

Other than hail damage to the car and roof and some fallen trees, our biggest problem was having no power for five days, since the tornadoes decided to destroy over 80 power transmission lines feeding north Alabama.

With no power, stores could not open.  People could not get gas or food.  The water treatment plant was on a generator, so water was limited.  All phone lines (land or cell) were out, so finding out if your relatives and friends were okay was nearly impossible.  The local radio stations were our only way of knowing what was going on and how bad things really were.

It was a recipe for disaster and chaos.

Instead, it was one of our finest hours.

Within hours of the storms and the blackout, grocery stores were opening back up, running on generators, staying open as long as they could to allow people the chance to stock up on food and water.  Thousands of volunteers from all over the state and other states began to arrive and help out.  Power was restored to the badly overburdened hospitals and the water treatment plants.  The radio stations kept everyone informed as to where they could get food and gas and when power might be restored and where to bring donations and where to go volunteer.  Neighbor helped neighbor with whatever they needed to get by.

Slowly, we are recovering.  Last night the power came back on at our house.  Tomorrow I'll go back to work.  For me, things will be almost back to normal.

I was lucky.  Thousands of people in Alabama and several other states were not.

The State of the Sim

As we approach Hard Alley's Fifth Anniversary this July,
I thought I'd talk about the current state of the Alley and some of the events going on.  I've been out of game a lot since early March and haven't been as active in the Alley as I should have been.  Real life is also getting very busy now but I am going to try to be in game stirring up trouble as much as I can.  Hard Alley is going strong with good traffic and plenty of people having sex, rocking parties at the strip club, and great people hanging out and having fu.

Here are some of the events going on now at Hard Alley:

Parties every night at the Hard Core Sex and Strip Club!  Every night between 8pm and 10pm SL time we get naked and naughty to some great tunes spun by even greater DJs.  This is a great time to cum join the fun and get to know your fellow Hard Alley perverts!  New people are always welcome!  Nothing is too naughty for Hard Core, and sex on stage and on the dance floor is not uncommon.  This is the one place in SL where no one will judge you for being a slut or a man-whore!  You can be yourself and cut loose and do whatever makes you happy.  Cum be part of the fun!  IM me or our beautiful Club Manager Trixianna Saenz if you are interested in a job stripping or DJing.

The Gang Bang Club is always open and ready for Action!  There are no couple sets here.  This club is strictly for threesomes, foursomes and more!  Leave your shyness (and your clothes) at the door and let yourself enjoy the thrill of group sex with strangers!  IM our Gang Bang Princess, Deka Teardrop, if you are interested in becoming one of our "Elite" Gangbangers... the ones we call when there's a "private" party.

Lynden Labs is open for business!  Cum explore my parody of the company that brings SL to life!  Visit the office of the CEO of Lynden Labs and discover his secret plans!  Hang out in the Break Room and goof off!  See the disgusting Restroom/Customer Service Department!  Shudder at the horror of the Furry Creation Labs!  Marvel at the technological wonder that is the Main Grid Server Room!

Cycle of Sin is our Monthly Multi-Sim party that starts at Eros, moves to BarbieDollz, and ends up at our own Hard Core!  Party with us for the hottest 3 hours in SL on the first Saturday of every month!

Have you ever wanted a dream date with Hard Rust?  Now is your chance!  Click on The Dirty Rotten Bachelor sign in Hard Core and fill out your application today!  Will the Dirty Rotten Bachelor choose you?  If he does, you know you'll be doing things you don't want your boyfriend to know about!  Nor responsible for any doctor's visits or shots required after the date.

There are some areas in Hard Alley that need help!  These are great places to play but need someone to help them be more active!  Are you interested in helping out and making Hard Alley a better place for everyone?

The Hard Alley Reform School is struggling!  With nearly 800 members you would think School would be in session all year 'round, but too often this institution of naughty learning sits empty.  I need someone who can get some roleplaying action going in the school.  Organize RP classes, hold a Prom, have Cheerleader tryouts... there are a lot of ideas that I just don't have time to manage.  IM me if you are interested in becoming the School's "Warden".

The Rode Hard Biker Bar is a biker bar without a Biker Gang!  If you have Biker Gang without a Biker Bar, IM me!  Use of the Biker Bar is free and I'll put your gang's logo up and help you customize it to fit your needs (within reason).  I'll even throw in several sluts to be fucktoys for your gang!

The House of Ill Repute needs a new Madam!  Our previous Madam is unable to spend enough time with it to make it work, so she has stepped down and the position is now open!  The Brothel is RP only and not an actual escorting business (although if the girls negotiate a deal on the side that's ok).  If you are interested in running a Victorian style brothel, IM me!

Hard Alley is only as much fun as YOU make it by visiting, playing, and helping it be the naughtiest sim in SL!

Cycle of Sin a Success!

Last night we had the first Cycle of Sin party and it was a huge success!  The party started at Stroker Serpentine's Eros and then moved to Tempest Jewel's Barbiedollz, and ended up at my own club, Hard Core!  The sims were packed and there was lots of nudity (of course) and sex (openly at Hard Core, in IMs everyplace else, I'm sure)!

Huge thanks go out to my partners in crime, Stroker and Tempest, and extra licks for Tempest for filling in as DJ at the last minute during the Eros party!  DJ Dreams and DJ Dade (formerly DJ Shade) were also invaluable for keeping the crowd pumped all through the night!

If you missed this one, don't worry!  We'll be having these on the first Saturday of every month.  This is a great say to get to meet a lot of new people who all enjoy having fun, getting naked, and being naughty!

Here are a few of the pics from last night's event.  The full set of pics can be found here.

Cycle of Sin!

Announcing a hot new monthly party starting April 2nd, and taking place the first Saturday of every month!

The Cycle of Sin is a roaming party through SL's hottest, sexiest, and naughtiest Clubs!

The Cycle of Sin party will start at 7PM SL time at Stroker Serpentine's Eros for some hot, sexy fun.  At 8PM the party moves to SL's hottest new club,  BarbieDollz where Tempest gets the crowd pumping and turned on.  Then at 9PM it moves to Hard Alley for the last hour of hard core nudity and sex.

Each club has its own dynamic DJ spinning all the best music!  There will be lots of hot, sexy dancers and more than enough nudity to make sure everyone has a great time.

Stroker Serpentine, Tempest Jewel, and Hard Rust will be there through the entire party, at each site!  When SL's three biggest pervs get together, you know its going to be HOT!

All Good Things...

We all know that nothing in SL lasts.  Everything in it will come to an end sooner or later.  There are times when you have something you wish would last forever, but it won't.  You can understand the reasons.  You can even agree that it's for the best.  It won't help.  Something special you had is no more.  You just have to enjoy it while you have it, miss it when its gone, and hope that the emptiness in your heart someday heals.

I will always love you, Candace.

Announcing Our Next Project!

The next big project from Hard Candy Productions will be an on-going series called, "The Hung and the Restless".  It will be a soap opera style production with a main running plot and several side plots, and a cliffhanger ending each episode.  There will be plenty of sex, scandals, drama, and more sex.

Through this episodic format, we will be able to use more actors and actresses through the introduction of new characters and side plots.  We hope to not only use existing celebrity pornstars in guest roles, but also introduce the community to many new performers.

Only a few roles have been cast so far...

Hard Rust as Hard Rust, strip club owner
Candace Flossberg as Candy Rust, his wife
Jinx Jiersen as Lionel Messy, strip club manager
Joey Bluestar as Sugar Loving, a stripper
Jon Helfer as Jon Lynden, CEO of Lynden Labs

Filming begins in March.

OMG It's a LOVE story!

The first movie produced under the Hard Candy Production label (teamed with Ainsley Wifefly's Sick Bubblegum company) was released, appropriately, on Valentine's Day!  The movie is a called "Life Goes On:  A Love Story", and its the tale of a guy that gets dumped by his girl and re-discovers that it's not the end of the world.

Groove daydreams about his Ex

I know what most of you are saying... "OMG Hard!  Why did you do a LOVE story?  Where's the hard core, heartless sex we've come to expect from you?".  I have to admit, I was skeptical myself when Ainsley first approached me and asked me to shoot and edit the movie.  However, the story (written by the movie's star, Groove Taurus, and Ainsley) sounded like a good one, and the cast was full of people I was excited to be working with, so I agreed.

Zoey, Liz, Roxie, and Joey

A project this big involved several days of shooting, which wasn't that hard because it all involved some really hot actresses getting naked and fucking!  *grins*  It was strange shooting a movie that didn't star Candace (although she has a cameo appearance in the Biker Bar scene), but working with Roxie and Allison (Elum) and Liz and Joey and Zoey (and Ainsley as the bartender) was a wonderful experience.  Groove and EJ were great too, always cumming on cue.  LOL!

EJ having fun with Groove's Ex

The most interesting part of working on this movie was Ruff Zepp and Ainsley's voice acting!  It added a new dimension to the story and turned a good movie into a great one!  As a video editor in RL, I am used to using narration to cut the timing on a video, so this made editing sooo much easier!  The voice actors did a fantastic job, too.  Very professional.

It turned out to be a great experience and I really like the final movie.  Thanks to all the cast and crew that made it possible!