Dueling Showcase Showdown!

Much of the dueling community and many new faces gathered for a Dueling Showcase Showdown in the Arena Tuesday night! The bash was hosted by Deliciously Sinful Sin and we hear that he was in rare form. It certainly didn’t hurt that he looked absolutely, incredibly yummy! We hear that he was dressed in all black but with a flash of red suspenders. And Sin certainly knows how to throw a good party! That can’t be in doubt!

We hear that when G’naughty G’nort came in for his Swords’ demonstration match against the Wrecking Crew’s Maria, he was wearing a sequined robe and was flanked by hot young women…. who were probably young enough to be his daughters. In fact, knowing G’naughty G’nort’s reputation, they very well could be his daughters without him even knowing it! That must make it  awfully difficult to sleep with the women of RhyDin. We think we’d have to request a family tree before we’d bed them! We’re not sure if G’naughty G’nort bedded any of them but Speedster Nova was sure giving it a try. Our sources tell us that he was busy trying to get one of the women’s phone numbers! We’ve got a feeling that it didn’t work out well for him.

There was quite the discussion in the ring over the news that leaked out in a pamphlet on the match that G’naughty G’nort and Crew Maria actually had one date years ago. At least that’s one woman he knows he’s not related to! Crew Maria seemed not the least bit happy that the news saw the light of day and G’nort seemed determined to throw her off her game by using it to his advantage. Unfortunately for him, it didn’t seem to work. After a closely fought match, Maria was able to take him down for the win!

Smokin’ Sartan and Slutty Pirate Girl Teagan continue to get cloooooser and cloooooser. They spent Tuesday night again in one another’s company and our sources tell us that Smokin’ Sartan was even giving S.P.G. Teagan a little showing of what he’s working with. This can’t possibly end well! Our Darling Taneth(s) seem(s) determined to find Speedster Nova and Randy Rix some ladies. We hear Randy Rix wasn’t interested which can only mean one thing! He must be dating someone again. Speedster Nova was but only if the woman was a natural blonde and had never been with Rix or G’nort. Really, that eliminates most of the single women in RhyDin. Good luck with that task, Taneth!

AJ and her husband Stas were there and had their pair of three week old twins — Orla and Seamus — in tow. We’re not really digging the names all that much. Those names are better on little old people rather than cute kids. The babies are adorable, though, and did cause quite the stir among the womenfolk. Simmering Sivanna, in particular, seemed absolutely thrilled to see her friend, AJ, and to get to spend some time with the little ones. Maybe her man, Alec, should pay attention! Could Simmering Sivanna be hoping to be the next pretty young thing around here that’s knocked up??? And then again maybe not. Aja was overheard saying that seeing Sivanna with a baby in her arms was a very rare sight indeed! It’s too bad. She’d make one hot lil’ mama!

Don’t make the mistake of thinking Simmering Sivanna is going soft, though! She was 100% on her game Tuesday night in the Duel of Magic demonstration! The Keeper of Fire faced off against the Keeper of Water, Neo, and she showed why she is one tough chick! Even though she was dressed in a gorgeous gown, she busted down her competition with a complete shut out! No lie! And Neo’s skills are certainly nothing to scoff at either! Way to go Simmering Sivanna!

Aja was overheard reading an old edition of our printed version aloud! Which one caught her eye? The one that talked about how we think it was a mistake that she dumped the hot Kidd brother. Reeeeaaaally? Did that reeeeeeaaaally catch your attention, Aja??? We have to wonder now if she’s not completely over him. Maybe she’s rethinking the very bad move to dump him! She was heard saying that we never liked him. WRONG! We didn’t like how quickly the pair of them were moving. Relationships take time to build. They can’t be forced overnight. We think she should try to find him. What do YOU think?!?!

The battle between the Gov MAN-tastic Matt and his wife FLAWLESS Koy in the Duel of Fists demonstration was nothing less than BRUTAL! Husband and wife going toe-to-toe, blow-to-blow? If it was any other politican and any other wife in any other setting it would be career ending! Instead, it’s seen in MAN-tastic Matt’s world as good publicity to stay in the public eye by facing off against his lovely wife. It was a very closely fought match but in the end it was MAN-tastic Matt that emerged victorious. Good for him, we guess. That’s definitely a no-win situation for him!

We hear that it was a fantastic event and really displayed the duels at their finest! Yay for that!

Edited: December 31st, 2009

Launch of the GangSTAR Children’s Foundation / Fio and Ali’s Wedding!

We here at the Den of Gossip have been discussing how we may be able to give more back to the community that we love for well over a year. The GangSTAR Children’s Foundation came out of just these talks and we were thrilled to be able to launch it with a fantastic cocktail party in the Red Dragon Inn Friday night! It was, of course, all PINKED out! We named some great pink cocktails after Ehz’s nicknames for us — the Pinkoodle Fluff consisting of iced pink lemonade with a light rum in a hurricane glass and the Farfenpooter combining vodka, triple sec, cranberry juice black currant juice, and a dash of sour mix into a chilled martini glass. There were also waiters in well-tailored black suits complimented with pink ties making the rounds around the Inn with trays of hors d’oeuvres and a full spread of more filling foods laid out on the bar.

We were so thrilled to see some of our favorite people in attendance and, of course, we followed up with as many as we could to see how things in their lives were going.

Our Darling Taneth was looking ever the young beauty that she is! She gave me the great pleasure of FINALLY being able to meet Sullen Sal. We definitely can see what Deliciously Sinful Sin sees in him. Never one to change for anyone he was in jeans and a t-shirt and while we may not HEART his fashion sense we do HEART the way he is always himself. Definitely a HAWT guy and anyone who is sweet and caring to Our Darling Taneth gets biiiiig kudos in our book! She’s the best!

Lucky Lawyer Lucien was present and accounted for as well. Despite rumors that he has been seen looking quite melancholy and somber over the past month (come on, it’s L.L. Lucien after all, being somber is what makes him HAWT), he seemed to be in an excellent mood. He told yours truly that he brought out his best smile for the event. That smile, unfortunately, did not last the entire evening which we’ll explain later!

Ballerina Katarina looked to die for in a strapless yellow sundress! Certainly practically anything on that body would look expensive but we did question her about her fabulous fashion sense that we believe comes from her boyfriend, Lil’ Boy Blue Locke. When we questioned her on it she was a wee bit illusive but did admit that L.B.B. Locke occasionally supplies her with a dress or two. Who wouldn’t take his help??? He’s one snazzy dresser! She also confirmed that they have not yet gotten engaged. Although, we are hearing that they are shacking up together.

SPLENDIFEROUS Kairee never fails to bring attention to herself! She was wearing an uber sexy black strapless gown with white and gray vines printed into the fabric. It had quite the slit as well to show off more than a little of those famous/infamous legs. She greeted yours truly by jumping from the bar into my arms. She’s awfully lucky I have good reflexes or she may have gotten hurt! Knowing SPLENDIFEROUS Kairee she would have merely landed on a bed of magical roses instead.

I also got to catch up with one of our most avid readers in Cutie Carley! She was certainly enjoying the great food and the company. We hear that she definitely made the rounds and was even seen chatting with a number of people that we didn’t know she was familiar with. That young lady can make a friend out of ANYONE!!! We do have to wonder where she has been the past several months. All she told us is that it is “fun out of RhyDin”. Iiiinteresting!

Prof. Jolyon was busy giving his nightly lecture to Lil’ Lirssa when we found our way over to them. Lil’ Lirssa was again looking mighty spiffy in an adorable hunter green skirt and matching jacket. Such a little lady! Unfortunately, I only had a brief opportunity to discuss our shared interest — the plight of poverty-stricken children in this city.

But we’re quite sure that you would rather here of our discussion with her handsome tutor than our charity work anyway, you gossip scoundrels! Well, we did in fact discuss the nature of Prof. Jolyon’s relationship with Real Estate Mogul Rena (who joined us at the hearth as well). Unfortunately, he continued to remain koy about what exactly is going on there. From our very brief discussion with R.E.M. Rena in which she called him a “puzzle” it seems we are not the only ones confused by his behavior! The two did chat for quite a while afterward! Maybe a discussion on the state of their relationship???

We hear that Renna was in an amazingly sexy black number and was seen catching up with Icer. Unfortunately, Renna had moved on by the time I made it over to Icer’s couch where she was chatting with Drake…. who is yet another one of her relatives, according to our sources. Evidently the first of the current batch of Icer’s brood has begun hatching. It’s no wonder she’s trying to stay out of the house…. or den or cave or whatever!

Our sources caught more details on the upcoming wedding of Overlord Tormay and Our Darling Taneth! O.D. Taneth was overheard telling Sex Pot Kitty and Old Man Tass that the pair had decided to ask Therapist Chryrie to marry them! How cuuuute! Knowing T. Chryrie she will insist on pre-marriage counseling. Wouldn’t you love to just be a fly on the wall for one of those meetings? How much fun would pre-marriage counseling with O. Tormay and O.D. Taneth be???

Doc Anya was there on the arm of her man, Alper. She had the nerve of welcoming us to the cause of helping children in this city… which we find completely insulting to all the time, talent, and money that we here at the Den of Gossip have sunk into our favorite charities over the past two years we have worked in this city… and, really, that’s all we have to say about either of them. Thankfully, our night was brightened by some of the yummy eye candy that was occupying the table! Simmering Sivanna truly is TO DIE FOR! The woman just oooooozes sex! She was in a fantastic strapless black number that was cinched around the middle to show off her teeny tiny waist. Love her! The dashing Neo was also present. We hear some fantastic things about his exploits within the rings of the dueling venues. We may have to make a special trip there to see him for ourselves!

That lovely new girl AJ was around and chatting with Doc Eva and Ballerina Katarina. We’re hearing rumors that the girl might actually be pregnant. Wowzers! She and that man of her’s juuuuust hooked up and started living together as well. Now that’s a lot of pressure on a brand new relationship. We don’t understand why these kids can’t just slow things down. Why are they in such a damn hurry??? Well, perhaps speaking with Doc Eva gave her some perspective. Doc Eva isn’t exactly on the rocket express with her own relationship. They seem to be taking it nice and slow… which is probably a good thing since there’s still a TON of tension between her and her ex.

And then it was time for the big EVENT! We were so honored and delighted when The Many Faces of Fio and Awful Ali asked yours truly to unite them in holy matrimony! T.M.F.O. Fio looked delicious in a short, sassy indigo silk dress with a drop waist and ruffled skirt. And while we all knew A. Ali is suuuuper HAWT, he looked especially elegant in his black silk jodphuri jacket. Their witnesses seemed to be RhyDin’s Redheaded Stepchild, Tara, and a goat. We were straight and to the point and before the crowd knew it, T.M.F.O. Fio and A. Ali were JOINED!!! And they looked radiantly happy (and a bit nervous as to how everyone would react) about it!

Who doesn’t love a good surprise wedding???

Well, it seems that it didn’t take long for us to find out! Deliciously Sinful Sin and Old Man Tass stood in shock giving us the evil eye. And we must admit that it pained us to see it from D.S. Sin! Sex Pot Kitty and Lucky Lawyer Lucien stormed out of the Inn even! Shock reigned supreme for quite a while before people began congratulating the newly married couple.

We hear that the celebrating went on laaaate into the night and we must admit that these two are incredibly cute together. Only time will tell if they can stick it out in the harsh limelight of RhyDin but we certainly are hoping for the best for them. We certainly wouldn’t want the first marriage we officiated to end in divorce!

TO THE BRIDE AND GROOM!

Edited: June 27th, 2009

Charity Auction!

Well, the friends of the Riverview Clinic never fail to provide fine entertainment! We hear that the decor for the Charity Auction held this past Saturday night was very tasteful. There were white velvet cushioned chairs and black and white fine linens. The Great Hall was decked out in similar curtains and a stage had been set-up for the evening’s entertainment. Who knows how much it cost to deck out the building in such a manner?

At least the event was being headed up by the sole member of the Boob Club with any sense about her — Sivanna. We hear that she was absolutely to die for in a stunning silver one-shouldered gown. Her hair and her make-up were appropriately elegant without taking away from her beauty. Our sources said she was totally SWOON worthy! And she certainly had the event running like a well-oiled machine!

The young doctor Stas brought his new lady to the event! And AJ did look quite hot in her own right! There’s something about this girl that we like! She really knows how to be good eye candy at an event like that. We hear that her man is a ob/gyn. A young man like that delivering babies??? That must freak out some women when he walks into the delivery room with his gloves on!!! He looks like he’s 12! Good job to the pair of them for looking smart (which they most likely are), grown-up (which they are not), and HAWT (which they are absolutely)!

Kid Not-Doc Anya was, of course, decked out in an outfit that could have fed all those poor children she’s constantly trying to raise money to support for an entire season! We hear there was a finely designed dress, platinum, gold, etc, etc. She was playing belle of the ball (although, the jury’s still leaning towards Sivanna or AJ on that one) and greeting all of her friends. As usual, the event for her was about herself, not the Clinic.

She-devil Aja was there as well with her whiny man, Nikki. Her dinner cruise was a big hit and raised quite a bit of money for the “Clinic” (a.k.a. K.N-D. Anya’s dress and jewelry fund). We do have to admit that she’s onto something here. We suspect that the business will be a big hit!

OMG! Say it ain’t so! We hear that the Good Witch Elly was overheard telling Therapist Chryrie and Merchant Antonio that she’s pregnant! She and T. Chryrie had a lengthy discussion on maternity clothes. Now we love T.G.W. Elly to death but… a mother??? We’re just not entirely sure that she is up to the task! We sure hope that it was some sort of baaaaad joke.

Other than that brief conversation with T. Chryrie and T.G.W. Elly, Merchant Antonio really had nothing much else to say for the rest of the night! In fact, our sources said he barely spoke to Kid Not-Doc Anya. We’re telling you! That realtionship is most certainly drawing to a close.

Queen of Class Sylvia never fails to impress! That plum wine colored gown was very flattering! She spent a good portion of the evening chatting with Shy who wore an understated black empire gown to the event. Both ladies were unescorted which is really a crying shame!

The Overlord Tormay played emcee for the night and looked quite nifty in a black tux with coattails. We hear that he did a fine job at the event, keeping it light hearted and moving along at a good pace. Well, we suppose if his career in dueling has a sudden end, he can always put those hosting skills to good work! Maybe he can make a career of hosting charity events or something! Riverview Clinic will surely have another as Kid Not-Doc Anya goes through the money they earned Saturday night!

SPLENDIFEROUS Kairee was present with BOTH White Knight Julian and Black Knight Verin! While B.K. Verin was very much hanging onto her every word, it appears that she has finally lost W.K. Julian! He was accompanied by the fair Rhian and even bid heavily at some jewelry which he presented to her. Well, well, well… are you really going to let that stand, SPLENDIFEROUS Kairee??? That’s not like you at all. We will be sorely disappointed if you let some other woman swoop in and snatch away such a fine hunk!

And just when you thought the event was going to go off without a hitch… it doesn’t! Evidently Deliciously Sinful Sin snuck into the event, crept onto the stage, threw off his trench coat and revealed all his naughty bits for all the party-goers to see! PERFECT! This is why we LOVE D.S. Sin!

Edited: May 13th, 2009

Beltane!

Our favorite night to be a citizen of RhyDin is Beltane! Nobody knows how to welcome spring like this city welcomes spring! Every year the celebration is big, bold, and absolutely wild. This year was no exception! The Southern Glen was the place for the festivities and it was decked out like a scene straight out of a romantic fantasy! Faerie lights lit the path (while creating quite a few dark nooks for people to slip off into) and musicians played throughout the night!

A fabulous time was had by all!

RhyDin made an interesting pick for it’s May Queen this year! But who can really be surprised that this city went for an alternative sort of May Queen. Fierce Aly was chosen for the honor and she did not disappoint! The one thing we know to expect from her is that she is who she is. She didn’t even bother to play the role of the virginal, sweet May Queen. Even her completely over the top blue gown which clung in all the right places (and that she completely WORKED) set the tone that she was no ordinary May Queen. She was accompanied by her looooong time hubby to be, Wolv, who served as Green Man! When are these two going to get married, by the way???

Drum roll, please! Best dressed couple of the night goes to…… Lil’ Boy Blue Locke and Ballerina Katarina! HANDS FREAKIN’ DOWN!!! They were absolutely HAWT in their gear. We never would have guessed we would have given the award to a pair in such a surprising lack of color but what they did, they did well! The bold black and gray floral pattern creeping up L.B.B. Locke’s white tux jacket was absolutely stunning and the same pattern mirrored on B. Katarina’s white dress was fantastic. We loved her relaxed style of hair which toned down the formal tone of the dress. Fantastic looking couple! Bravo!

Lil’ Miss Anger Management Jewell looked DROP. DEAD. GORGEOUS. We hate to admit it. We’re literally choking on the words but the girl was HAWT! Whomever designed that dress deserves a big pat on the back and she should get major props for choosing something so original and so very her! Her ex, the Dread Pirate Stephen, did show up and our sources were absolutely STUNNED that she accepted his offer of a dance. We’re not stunned but we are very, very disappointed! We thought L.M.A.M. Jewell was waaaay stronger than that! Hopefully, she’ll remember why she kicked him to the curb in the first place.

What would a celebration be without Queen of Class Sylvia and her youngings? We hear that all three were in attendance and were having a grand time. They only stayed for a bit as Q.O.C. Sylvia made sure to cart them off before the adults began causing too much trouble! We hear that they all headed off to Prof. Jolyon’s for a party of their own!

Brale Brothers Baker and Reap were trying awfully hard to get a young unsuspecting woman to go off with them into the privacy of the bushes. A pair of classy, classy men, no??? Derby Girl Sami was one of their targets and she was not following them into any brush any time soon! Thank the Lord! Word has it that she looked stunning and almost unrecognizable for the celebration in very becoming sleek dress. At least those two boys have some good taste!

Merchant Antonio was making the rounds to say hello to the lovely ladies that were gathered! He paid particular attention to SPLENDIFEROUS Kairee and her saucy knee-length dress of green and white with bold black stripes. We hear that he certainly liked the dress! We’re definitely starting to feel some tension between Merchant Antonio and Kid Not-Doc Anya who showed as well in a flirty number. We would not be the least bit surprised if Merchant Antonio found himself in his dear old friend SPLENDIFEROUS Kairee’s arms!

Further proof that Reality Check Brandon has moved on! He was seen asking Lilli to dance and she certainly didn’t waste any time accepting the offer. He was also seen cutting glances towards the pretty Niamh. We hear that Niamh has a man but when has that ever stopped any man in RhyDin from moving in on a unescorted female???

Yours truly told Awesome Alain and Deliciously Sinful Sin to cause some trouble and they certainly didn’t disappoint! The girls were in a tizzy over just how smashing they both looked (Alain in a well-tailored khaki suit and Sin paired a dark suit jacket with jeans) but these two weren’t looking for a woman to play arm candy for the evening! While Awesome Alain was in the kissing booth, D.S. Sin dropped a gold coin and got QUITE THE SMOOOOCH! No lie! How fan-freaking-tastic! THAT IS EXACTLY WHY WE LOVE THOSE TWO MEN!!!! We hear the criticism that we go too easy on them but they NEVER EVER EVER EVER fail to entertain us! A standing ovation!

Now we love Doc Eva. We really do. But would it be too much to ask her to be happy??? It’s Beltane for Pete’s sake! You attended with one of the hottest men in RhyDin in Manly Mason! As usual, she remained uptight and quiet. To make matters worse, the dress she wore had a beautiful flirty cut BUT IT WAS IN GRAY!!! It’s a celebration of spring, Doc Eva. Green, blue, yellow, white! Anything but drab old gray! We’re almost starting to wonder if she’s actually trying to get Manly Mason to break up with her. She actually KISSED Awesome Alain (who was manning the kissing booth at the time) right in front of Manly Mason!!! Wow. Is A. Awesome stupid or does he simply have a death wish???

As for Cougar Patrol, She-devil Aja was seen hugging up on Randy Rix. Yeah, yeah. We know these two are old, old friends but we’re not buying that She-devil Aja is a one man kind of girl. We just KNOW she’s got a little action on the side and Randy Rix is certainly the sort that would be more than willing to play boy toy! Sivanna was off with Neo trying to land Kid Not-Doc Anya in the dunking booth. We’re not sure what’s going on between this magical pair but we don’t really think Sivanna is all that into him. We’ll have to wait and see! We hear that Sivanna’s gaze strayed to Old Man Tass as he walked around NAKED!!! Ewwww! Not surprising. Not the least bit surprising.

Awful Ali is quite the little man whore!!! We’re not entirely sure what has gotten into him. He was seen flirting it up with a number of lovely ladies. Chief Mischief Maker Eless who was in a fab white dress with blue and purple floral print seems to be one of his favorites! However, he was also seen laying a smoooooch on the lovely Eleanor. Perhaps Awful Ali has been spending a bit too much time with D.S. Sin!

Edited: May 7th, 2009

Opening Night After Party!

We’re hearing GREAT things about the production of Coppelia! We have fantastic tickets for tomorrow evening and just cannot wait! Intern Pain in the Ass is a biiiiig fan of Ballerina Katarina! But then… who isn’t??? We are so sad that we couldn’t make opening weekend for we hear that the after party Saturday night was fan-freaking-tastic! The Great Hall was actually decked out in a duplicate of the set which allowed party-goers to get an even closer look at the hard work that went into creating the town square.

Lil’ Boy Blue Locke once again had the honor of escorting Ballerina Katarina for the evening. It was a task that he seemed to take great pride in. She was spotted in a downright elegant gray gown. While we’re not entirely sold on these two as a couple, L.B.B. Locke has certainly upped B. Katarina’s fashion sense, no??? She’s starting to look like a grown-up! We do appreciate a man who can help turn a fierce girl into a potential fashion icon. These two just may have “power couple” stamped on their clasped hands!

It seems it was date night for Yummy Ewan and the DIVINE Mrs. Storm! The pair were in attendance and were wowed by the performers. We hear that they were quite taken with the ballet and were overheard discussing the story. So cute! We love watching their version of married bliss. These are one of those couples that should they ever split would take a big hit to our belief in the concept of marriage! We love to see that they’re still going strong and proud!

On the other hand, we were quite disappointed to see that Prof. Jolyon had brought Saucy Serena! When is he going to learn??? Heck, when are all the men of RhyDin going to learn to stay away from the bad girls??? They’re far more trouble than they are worth. We do hear that she behaved pretty well and never left his side. Still no word if they went as friends or if it was a “date”. We doubt that Prof. Jolyon would give us a straight answer even if we asked!

Hm… Mama Hen Sianna and Head of the House Johnny were seen arriving together but M.H. Sianna stayed and H.O.T.H. Johnny took off! M.H. Sianna spent some time talking to her friend Svelte Syvlia and checking out some of the May Day baskets. We’re dying to know where H.O.T.H. Johnny went, though! He’s starting to act a weeeee bit shady and we’re starting to wonder what he’s up to. He couldn’t possibly be cheating on the lovely M.H. Sianna…. right?

Svelte Sylvia isn’t one to show up the star of the party but she certainly was very much a hit! When is she not a hit in a social situation, though??? We’re desperate for someone to start teaching the women of RhyDin how to act like ladies and we couldn’t think of anybody better to do the job! Maybe we should re-christen her “The Queen of Class” because she truly is!

By all reports, a fabulous time was had by all! We already have our outfits picked out and are so incredibly thrilled that within twenty-four hours we too will have seen the ballet that EVERYBODY is talking about! You better catch it before it closes!

Edited: May 1st, 2009