The end of Club Elite

Yes some most Excellent! amazing parties there!

*shakes head*

And this is why I don't post on the forums.

you have read this all wrong...i am not trying to silence an opinion...i was trying to silence gossip, slander, and inuendo...if all you do is complain and do nothing to make things better...what good is your opinion...second...i have opened my own club....it's having it's grand opening on Friday night....so please...stop assuming things....and i don't complain about stuff unless i have tried to do better than what i'm complaining about....third i wasn't refering to you

Patrick said on closing night the sim was sold. He didn't want to say whether the sim would keep the same name or location. If it changes both its name and location It isn't Elite Island anymore imo.

[edited to add]
I just looked at the map. Elite Island is no longer a sim name and there is no sim 2 squares south of Eden either.

First of all......................



THATS why clubs are closing - THATS why event support was withdrawn - If you cant beat them,take them over.

Secondly, since I've been playing this game I realised my biggest mistake ever - coming to these forums.After reading this thread I just want to fking puke,some of you people are such horrific hypocrites it's beyond belief!!!!!!!!!!! I've read every single post in this thread and three quarters of you slagging clubs and club goers off make every $L you have from these people - beyond belief.

Even worse are those of you in this thread on your high handed soap boxes & dancing on the grave of Elite sniggering how you never go to clubs are outright liars cus I've seen most of you at my club on more than one occasion!!

Patrick Playfair made a sincere post here about the closure of the thing he loved,WHAT that thing was is irrelevant,he could have been built statues of shaven donkies miles away from anyone and it shouldnt have mattered.Then someone else posts about the loss of something they loved and you vultures tear them apart in both threads

WTF is wrong with you people?WHY do you feel the need to come into a thread about a club closing when you have ZERO interest in clubs?????? You come to tell people who are your neighbours how much you hate them and what wankers they are for doing what they enjoy!

I'm a great believer in community & if this is supposed to be one then you people make me ashamed to be a part of it so I'll be bowing out.

The fact of the matter has already been stated by Blake Rockwell - if its going to cause lag then it shouldnt be possible to do - thats a fucking design fault on the part of Linden Labs and NOT on the part of the players.And for your information Mr Midnight I didnt lag anyone out with my club because I was the first on our sim and so were 90% of the clubs I know - if people choose to move there then who's fault is that?

Yes I'm a club owner - but I'm not so moronic as to judge someone by what their activities are in game,I judge them on WHO they are not WHAT they are or what they do to enjoy Second Life......something some of you cross burners should try sometime.

I started this thread and wish to make my feelings known now. Club Elite has a big, sometimes harsh history, but not with Patrick. I don't go to clubs often. Once in a while. I've talked to Patrick and been to his club just a couple of times. It is clear to me he ran his club for the love of it to create a community, and also spent a lot of time and money doing so. It is quite sad when a person feels they cannot do this anymore due to external circumstances changing. If there is one thing SL should be promoting and seems to be sadly lacking right now, it is ways of creating communities of many types (not just clubs). Find incentives for clubs, events, meeting spaces where communities can grow.

I think alot of the bashing has to do with some people being just basic glass is half empty types. I know a few of the bashers and they are mainly not happy unless they are bitching or tearing someone or something down just shows their deeply rooted infantile insecurity. Their impersonation of a two year olds temper tantrum I just basically laugh at shake my head and hope they get therapy or prozac if they are trully That negative and Miserable lol me their silly rantings bother about as much as a rainy.

Ugh, punctuation and paragraphs please!

When I was new, Club Elite was one of those places that you just had to visit. First time I was there in June 2004, it was intimidating. A full adult shopping area, dozens of people mobbing the raffleball, naked people!!! Ana was always very nice, but BJ always scared the hell out of me!

I probably went to the one in Federal a dozen times - heck, he had a L$2,000 raffle! What I liked about it was that besides the regulars, there was always a few people who were wandering in for the first time and it was always fun to watch them take it all in.

Also, I had the good fortune to buy a 64sm in Federal for around L$100. Sold it to BJ for L$1,000. I enjoyed that.

when, in my little tribute to Club Elite, I mentioned the lag I noticed. I was refering to something that actually "introduced me to BJ" (I even recall being polite when we talked). And it was that instance that built the friendship we had.

which ironically when I look at my post, is exactly what I said. And was not a bash on CE for lagging.

Did it lag out the sim? yes. initially when the scripts were nasty and everywhere. did it lag it out later? yes when a zillion people came over. But that never bothered me. it was like the fact that those sims (the outlands) were all set damage zones and you usually died about a dozen times a day trying to build your house.

it was part of the charm of the place.
that memory is why I'm still there.

I did not cuss or disparage CE, or really even the Edge (save to poke a bit of fun).

If you want to take something seriously - take seriously the fact that these things are a part of SL - good or bad doesnt matter. If that is changing that doesnt mean it's better, it just means things are changing. Be serious about *why* there is change. So that you can see where SL is headed, what things are replacing what, becoming the *in* thing.

That's far more exciting to talk about then venting spleen.

and on that subject

Sox, Blake - it's alright you can pull your heads out of your asses now.

You both speak very well.
but if you leave your ears uncovered as well as your mouths, you might actually make a RELEVANT point.


That wasnt nice of me. So I guess I'm offensive.

But hey, At least I dont lag *winks*

Sox, Blake. I'm sorry if it seemed I was picking on you.


All the rest of you idiots who would rather shout that reason. bitch than talk

You can have a rectal cranial extraction as well.

Does anyone know when Club Elite opened? The earliest mention on the forums I can find is December 2003. If you know more then please add it to the SL History Wiki - http://history.secondserver.net/index.php/Club_Elite

Right before Nexus Nash took ownership I did my repect to Elite Island.As the near was coming I took of my tops and bottom and danced naked by myselve for 30 mins......But 25 mins later pat showedup and scaried me Nexus Nash showed up and that was the end of a elite island..............Sad but everything must come to a end..........Good Bye elite. atleast I had some nice memories of that place. and it does not mean naked or escorts ( which neither did I do there during my work life there).

Ask Big John.

I vaguely remember the first versions of Club Elite around the Aug-Sept. 2003 timeframe.

Yes..I came in at the end of December 2003, and it was already well-established, and possibly the second build (I'm not sure but they were working on the basement).

I also visited Club Midnight around that same time. Clu Vogue was still around but no one was ever there (employees, owners or customers). Club Midnight (that version), was also very cool. Smaller and more intimate. The worst part about it was getting to it. I'd get trapped under that sky platform and end up spending several minutes making my way to the entrance.

I just learned of this thread, as I have been very busy lately with the sellng of ELite Island and the Club. But I would like to set a few things straight for the record.

I bought Elite Island in November, along with the rights to the name Club ELite. I have read all of the previous history about the problems in Federal, the lag, and the bullshit.

When I bought he Club, it was on a private Island, lagging no one. I changed the whole atmosphere of the club and provided good clean fun. And I had 100's of loyal customers who enjoyed the new CLub Elite.

Those of you who want to dance on the grave of the OLD CLub ELite, please do so. But those of you who had never been to the CLub after I purchaased it, know nothing about how the club had changed. I loved the club, the island, and treated everyone with resapect. I had 40 staffers, who all were sorry to see the club go, they called it home.

I also had a mall there and an apartment complex. Of all the people associated with the Island, EVERYONE was genuinely saddened by its loss. All of the negative comments in this thread are from people who were NEVER at the island since I bought it.

I devoted a lot of time and energy to the club and it will always be in my most cherished memories of SL, along with many others. I am sorry for those of you who had bad experiences in the past, but I have not seen a sngle customer of the NEW Elite post a negative comment in the forums.

Please let MY Club ELite die with dignity.

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Cristiano, I have never had any dealings with you, and have been a customer of yours. But you need to bury your hatchett with the old CLub ELite. You have never been to the Club ELite that just closed, and I have nevr done anything to you nor made a negative comment about you. The Club Elite that just closed is not the one you had issues with.

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Thank you for the pictures Essence, it was a night I will never forget. It was filled with wonderful friends and memories.

*finds it odd a lot of people bashing elite had not been to the one on elite island or they had been and spent a nice bit of time there* if it was that bad why stay and if you have not been why comment? or is it a go with the crowd thing now that you're in the company of other bitter hateful people?

Is it meant for me Cristiano?

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Not to beat a dead horse, but did you honestly expect to gain the name recognision from the club and not get the stygma? That to me seems unrealistic; you can't have it both ways.

Astrin,

You were a great supporter of the Club and brought new life to it as well. Thank you for being a part of the rebuilding of Club Elite after Patrick purchased it from BigJohn and Ana. Your support and participation during the time Patrick (and I) owned Elite Island will always be appreciated.

Madison Playfair
Former Co-Owner of Elite Island and SL wife of Patrick Playfair

I had hoped to turn it around, yes. And I think I was successful. But that can only be judged by the people who were there and saw the changes. I think that a LOT of people would agree that the CLub had changed 100% for the better. I can deal with it Hiro, but I also think that I should post, the thread is about the end, and I put a lot of effort, time and money into Elite to try to make it a place where people would enjoy themselves.

It is disturbing to see people piss on all of my hard work, when their issues are with someone elses work. Yes, I probably should have changed the name, but I didn't. I would just like to see it end with some dignity.

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have you not been paying attention to what the "POSITIVE" reviews have been saying or are you dense. patrick has worked hard to change that reputation. let it go dude, move on, let the past die. the elite that closed was not the same elite. please think before you speak.