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Random youtube searches turn up the wildest things sometimes, is it me or is it meez?*Building Suzanne Vega's Guitar in Second Life*In August 2006, Suzanne Vega became the first major recording artist to perform live in Second Life avatar form. This forms part of a larger project sponsored by The Infinite Mind, a public radio show which has hired Infinite Vision Media to create a permanent presence in Second Life.Robbie Dingo was commissioned by Boliver Oddfellow (CEO, Infinite Visions) to make the Guitar and animation for the Vega avatar (created by Munchflower Zaius). The following is a fantastic short video that shows Robbie's considerable building skills at work while he whips into shape a lifelike replica of Suzanne Vega's guitar for the event.*Suzanne Vega live from Second Life on The Infinite Mind*This is a machinima animated movie of singer/songwriter Suzanne Vega's performance and interview on August 3, 2006 with John Hockenberry of The Infinite Mind, public radio's premiere health and science program. The entire event took place live within Second Life. It was the first broadcast to emanate live from 3D virtual cyberspace and the first major musical artist to perform live in Second Life.Visit http://www.lcmedia.com/secondlife/ for more on the broadcast and upcoming live The Infinite Mind programs from Second Life.