{"id":25701,"date":"2011-06-11T09:25:10","date_gmt":"2011-06-11T16:25:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/blog\/?p=25701"},"modified":"2024-05-25T11:23:38","modified_gmt":"2024-05-25T18:23:38","slug":"saxophone-iconography-in-the-virtual-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/blog\/2011\/saxophone-iconography-in-the-virtual-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Saxophone Iconography In The Virtual World"},"content":{"rendered":"

Over the years I’ve shown many examples of how our instruments have become iconic, and how saxophone imagery has permeated our culture. Well it is not only the real world in which the saxophone enjoys this level of stardom. Even the virtual world is not immune to the saxophone’s popularity.<\/p>\n

In the online virtual world Second Life<\/a><\/em>, you will find a place called Cafe Tropicalia. This Bay City establishment features a large saxophone prominently displayed at its entrance. (At least I think this is its entrance. I’m not a member of Second Life<\/em>, so I can’t be 100% positive.)<\/p>\n

  Cafe Tropicalia, Bay City 10\/20\/08<\/h3>\n

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     Photography by: Shadoe Landman<\/a>  Source: Flickr<\/a><\/h6>\n

This sax from the Cafe Tropicalia reminds me of the saxophone sculpture<\/a> outside The Horn restaurant in Houston, Texas.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, unlike the VW Beetle-based sculpture in Texas\u2014which recently was saved from destruction when the restaurant got new owners\u2014the Cafe Tropicalia’s saxophone seems to have gone “poof” into the virtual dust.<\/p>\n

According to location-based linking in <\/a>Second Life<\/a>,<\/em> the entire Bay<\/em> region\u2014including the saxophoned-Cafe Tropicalia\u2014no longer exists. Perhaps the area was the victim of a gigantic earthquake, or tsunami, or some other virtual disaster. Oh well, I guess not even in the virtual world is architecture safe from the wrecking ball.<\/p>\n

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…this is just my blog<\/em>. <\/span> My \u201creal\u201d <\/b> website is<\/span> www.bassic-sax.info.<\/a> If you\u2019re looking for <\/span> sax info<\/strong>,<\/span> you should check it out too.<\/span>There\u2019s lots<\/em> there! <\/span><\/div>\n
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