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The Hula Party
I accidentally stumbled on this Hula Party one night while cruising the Palace. Apparently, the party was a spontaneous event. Note the use of theme specific avatars, props added to the background image, and painting onto the background - all as decorations to visually enliven the event. Although I didn’t have any Hawaiian type props in my collection, several of the members generously gave me some of theirs. Here you can see me attempting to assemble the props onto my avatar. Once appropriately dressed, I changed my name to “TanakaOwl.” Members often alter their names, as well as their props, to match the situation at hand.
(1996)
My sister and I used to spend a lot of time on Palace Chat in the mid 90s. We would make our own custom avatars on Paint and then start groups based around various themes. I was allowed one hour of internet use during the weekend, and it cost me my full £1 of pocket money each time!
