NYC Gathering or Munch

[Coffee]

Hey All,

I was just wondering if there were any plans for a NYC Gathering or Munch. If there is please let me know i have never been to one and would like to attend. Thanks

[WorkInProgress]

I'm thinking in terms of getting an evening of dinner and drinks going for some time in late summer or early fall. We've done it a few times over the past several years, and now it's clear that there will be a few new faces this time around. Someone else may want to move even faster on this, in which case I'll still come if I can.

[NYguy2]

I'd love to attend a gathering in NYC as well!

[TickledToDeath]

Hey All,

I was just wondering if there were any plans for a NYC Gathering or Munch. If there is please let me know i have never been to one and would like to attend. Thanks

IF you are part of a couple......there is a couples only gathering of the Hyenas Club in June.

TTD

[tulipangel]

What is the Hyenas Club? and when in June is it?

[TickledToDeath]

What is the Hyenas Club? and when in June is it?

Hyenas Club is a social club of people who love to tickle and or be tickled.
We have a few gatherings a year.

Next gathering is mid June.

If you are interested.....contact me via email or through the Hyenas Club at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Hyenas_Club

[tulipangel]

Hey there! I just joined the group! cant wait to get tickled ;)

[TickledToDeath]

Hey there! I just joined the group! cant wait to get tickled ;)


Contact me(us) via email).

TTD

[golas1964]

I'd be interested in participating in any non-couples only gatherings/munches.

[WorkInProgress]

I'll keep you on my list, then. The munches that I help coordinate in New York City are for anybody who feels like hanging out. I'm thinking in terms of late summer or September for it. No structure or format, just a bunch of people getting a table at a restaurant and chatting.

[golas1964]

Weekends I presume?

[WorkInProgress]

They've tended to be Friday nights, but there's nothing rigid about that. It could just as well be a Thursday. What I'll do, later in the summer, is start some E-mail exchanges with various interested parties to find a doable date, and anyone who's left out this time will get top priority in scheduling the next one a few months later.

Of course, I'm not in any way requesting that others wait for me or give me any monopoly on such organizing.

[TickledToDeath]

I'd be interested in participating in any non-couples only gatherings/munches.


The Hyenas Club has non-couples only gatherings most of the time but from time to time now will be going couples only for the main reason to not have people feel out of place along with overall comfort level of everyone involved at gatherings of a smaller nature unlike NYE which is an overall party/gathering.

We try to cover many levels and aspects.

I/we have on the thought burner the idea of a "singles gathering" to possibly match up singles in would be could be relationships.

We shall see.

Member distance between one another is a factor.

TTD

[golas1964]

I definitely see the logic of couples only gatherings. And distance, time, etc. is a problem, you're right.

[Feathery]

A NYC gathering would be great!

[WorkInProgress]

How about we aim for either a Thursday or a Friday night in September?

[golas1964]

A Friday night would be doable for me.

[the_Baron]

i'll be there too -

i just hope for a better turn out from the ladies than the last time.

[stacyshippen]

It's possibly do-able, but (as usual) it depends on my work and travel schedule. I enjoyed the one I went to a couple of years ago. For any ladies mulling the idea I can assure you that it is a lot of fun and in no way uncomfortable.

Peace,
Stacy

[Feathery]

If it where for couples only, I probably wouldn't be able to attend. My wife doesn't go for tickling very much, let alone any public demonstrations. :jester:

[WorkInProgress]

The NYC dinner/drinks evenings are certainly not couples only. We don't tickle, either: we just eat, drink, and converse. The conversation floats from old-time television to tickling to past personals dating experiences to tickling to academia to tickling to sports to tickling...but we don't tickle each other, which the restaurant staff much appreciates.

One thing I do care about: the atmosphere needs to be a comfortable one for persons of all backgrounds, sexual preferences, and approaches to tickling, and people should be able to share things freely--not that the conversation has to be deeply personal, of course. Not that I'm any authority figure once we arrive, but I do ask that all who come be respectful of diversity of every kind--just a personal request on my part, and it's always worked out perfectly every time so far.

[the_Baron]

so we can't beat each other senseless?????


:jester:

[Feathery]

Thurs/Fri in late Sept. is cool for me. Would it be in Manhattan?

[WorkInProgress]

Yes, definitely Manhattan, and ideally, close to either Grand Central or Penn Station.

Hey Baron, while I have you on the line, let me ask you a question. Is your friend HorriblyTklishFemale still in the picture? Might we be seeing her this time around?

[Feathery]

If you want something near Grand Central, let me suggest "The Oyster Bar Restaurant." It's right under GC, good atmosphere and cuisine, especially if you like seafood.

[the_Baron]

i don't think so.

she moved down south with her aunt a while back, and has sort of been out of the limelight.

shame.

[WorkInProgress]

I think the Oyster Bar is a little expensive. If we go with the Grand Central area, I'm inclined to suggest Annie Moore's, the same place we went to last time. Part of why I wondered if HorriblyTklishFemale was still with us is, I think she's the only one who disliked the place, and if she's not coming, the place may still be a viable option. But, we may also do well to consider the Penn Station area.

[cecilia]

I'd like to come too.

[milagros317]

It would be great to see you again, Cecilia. :D

[WorkInProgress]

Excellent, Cecilia!

I'm going to do some E-mailing and PMing over the next few weeks, and then post a suggested date here. If you've either posted in this thread or had correspondence with me about this before, you should hear from me, but for those who want to make sure, you can PM me here or E-mail me at workinprogress62@yahoo.com . And by the way, at the moment I'm leaning more toward being near Penn Station, but please let me know if you strongly think that's a mistake.

[Coffee]

Please let me know. I would like to attend.

[WorkInProgress]

Hey, everybody:

From the people who responded to me immediately when I sent out the notes, a consensus quickly emerged that Friday, September 23, 2005, is a good night to have the munch. Therefore, I'm going to ask everybody to make that the night. If you're strongly interested and can't make it that night, please let me know so that we can schedule another one six or seven weeks later on a night that's good for you. That way, in the course of the fall, everybody who's interested will get to attend at least one evening of dinner and drinks.

I'm also inclined to ask you to meet me at a spot close to Penn Station. Please let me know if that poses a major hardship for you. Please also let me know if being closer to Grand Central would pose a major hardship for you. You can all E-mail me at workinprogress62@yahoo.com .

Reminder: This is just dinner and drinks. There's no structure or leadership; all I do is show up and join the table with everyone else. I absolutely leave the organizing of tickling events to others.

[milagros317]

Although I didn't send you an email, September 23 is good for me. :D

[WorkInProgress]

Actually, Milagros, our E-mail exchange from last week was what I went by.

[TickledToDeath]

Actually, Milagros, our E-mail exchange from last week was what I went by.


Grrrr.

Fridays are never really good for us.
Saturdays are better but please don't change anything for our sakes. There will be others we will be able to attend hopefully. This one is not good for us anyway. At least I don't think it is.

TTD

[WorkInProgress]

Hey, TTD, I didn't even realize that you and Shygirl were in the market for New York events these days. But by all means, let's plan on a Saturday munch later in the fall when you can come.

[TickledToDeath]

Hey, TTD, I didn't even realize that you and Shygirl were in the market for New York events these days. But by all means, let's plan on a Saturday munch later in the fall when you can come.


Thanks! Shy and I hold semi regular gatherings still with the Hyenas Club and would like to attend other events to meet others especially other couples/friends who will can hang with on a regular basis and have some........laughs! :veryhappy :devil2: :evilha:

Hopefully we will be able to make one of your munches soon.

TTD

[ticklernyc]

Hi WorkInProgress,

I have been most just lurking these days, but I will try to join the dinner, on September 23 Friday.

It is always nice meeting people.

ticklernyc

[WorkInProgress]

Hey, TicklerNYC, it will be good to see you again.

[GoForTheLaugh]

Having been flamed many times on this "flame free forum" and having been told what a pervert I am via my mailbox, I do not know if I feel comfortable taking part in this gathering.

Are there any GLBT-identified people reading this thread who have similar concerns and are interested in a safe alternative munch only for us?

[TickledToDeath]

Having been flamed many times on this "flame free forum" and having been told what a pervert I am via my mailbox, I do not know if I feel comfortable taking part in this gathering.

Are there any GLBT-identified people reading this thread who have similar concerns and are interested in a safe alternative munch only for us?

From what I have heard and seen within this forum, WIP has had a few munches that have been very hospitable and attracted very good people.

TTD

Ps. GLBT?

[GoForTheLaugh]

From what I have heard and seen within this forum, WIP has had a few munches that have been very hospitable and attracted very good people.

I have no doubt that many of you are great people, and I have no doubt that many of the people at the munch will be fine with a gay person there. However, I have been the target of enough hate for one lifetime, and what I see in my mailbox and on this board is not fair.





Ps. GLBT?

GLBT = gay / lesbian / bisexual / transgender

[TickledToDeath]

I have no doubt that many of you are great people, and I have no doubt that many of the people at the munch will be fine with a gay person there. However, I have been the target of enough hate for one lifetime, and what I see in my mailbox and on this board is not fair.





GLBT = gay / lesbian / bisexual / transgender


So what you are saying bro is that you are going to bury your head in the sand like an ostrich and hide yourself from yourself because of a handfull of people who said nasty things about you?
You are gonna let words scar you for life and mask you in a showd of darkness?
You're gonna not go to a "meet" that consists of good people and live in a world of "what if" forever more?

Ok. Tis a sad thing indeed.
You should think again. I am reasonably sure WIP would welcome you as would others who gather with him.

TTD

[GoForTheLaugh]

That is an inappropriate response.

I have already met WIP in person--more than once--and I think he is a terrific person. I have no objection to meeting anyone from this board provided I have communicated with the person a few times in advance and have a good sense of the person.

To my knowledge, nothing I have posted on this board (save perhaps what I am posting at the moment) has been offensive or divisive. I bend over backwards to accept others no matter how much they differ from me, and I was told by one of the moderators that my behavior when flamed repeatedly has been admirable.

But right now I am simply looking to see if there are any GLBT people interested in meeting. Don't I have the same right as you to talk to people of my own sexual orientation--particularly if they share a fetish I am trying to understand? A few of my close friends (gay and straight) know about my fetish, but no one shares it. Can't I use this board to find people who understand my specific identity?

Or can I wrongfully assume that I can talk about gay M/M at a table full of heterosexuals? I think we both know the answer--and if you don't know, ask dtrell, arenactor, kenny, or any of the other members of my fan club. Dtrell alone must have posted the words "M/M" and "disgusting" at least a hundred times on this "flame free forum." He has also made it clear that all the people who appreciate his candor and talk to him off the board do not want to see or even hear about M/M or even F/M. What a board!

That's why I feel uncomfortable going to the munch. Why would I want to meet people who think I am disgusting before they even shake my hand? I won't be token boy, the one you snicker at behind his back.

[GoForTheLaugh]

At any rate: I don't want to detract from the aim of this thread, which is to unite local people for a meal and start new friendships or help them find play partners. My aim was only to see if there were GLBT folks interested in a gathering where we could be ourselves.

Any further dicussion of what I said should go on in private messages. (Note: This is not an invitation for more flames.)

Any further posts in this thread should be by people who want more information on the gathering that was being discussed before I posted.

[WorkInProgress]

Please read to the end, because once I get done philosophizing, I have a question for the people who are coming.

Speaking generically, not addressing any specific person or concern (since that dialogue is already going on via private E-mails), let me note:

(1.) The conversation at these evenings out is generally eclectic, and not particularly intense on the subject of tickling. That's not a restriction, just a tendency. Less than 50% of it is about tickling at all, and within that 50%, a substantial chunk is NEST reminiscences and other innocuous stuff.

(2.) Persons who would flame others or express bigoted opinions, including but not limited to homophobes, haven't come in the past and are cordially asked not to come now. Speaking for myself as a ticklephile, if I try to suggest that I'm normal and gays are deviant, I have a really hard time keeping a straight face for such nonsense. I'm on this board because I'm kinky, different from any conventional mainstream (which doesn't mean I'm superior to people who consider themselves conventional and mainstream, either). In any case, any gathering that I attend needs to be a sanctuary from hearing any value judgments from each other on any kind of interaction or fantasy that takes place between consenting adults.

Okay, so much for that. Now I have a question for those who do expect to come. Is 7:00 a good starting time? Also, on a related note, is there anybody who expects to be showing up substantially later, like closer to 10:00, for last pickings? Or will everybody be there from the start? I've found a restaurant that I think will be excellent. They technically close at 10, but the manager assures me that we won't get thrown out at 10; we can stick around after, like till 10:30, which is later than I remember any of these having lasted to date. The place is on W. 38th St., between 7th and 8th. I'll share the name and other specifics presently, but I"d like to get a sense of how this sounds so far, and of how 7:00 would be for a starting time.

[GoForTheLaugh]

Just wanted to say publically that I probably came on too strong (especially to TickledToDeath) in my posts in this thread. I apologize. I have real issues because of rotten things done to me in the past, but I should not be so aggressive here.

I don't know about the munch. It scares me, and that is the truth.

StacyShippen sent me two very, very kind private messages, and I want to thank her for her support. WorkInProgress is also really terrific despite my incessant whining.

[WorkInProgress]

Thank you, GoForTheLaugh, and no problem at all. And believe me, I do as much whining as you, about things that have gotten to me at various times.

[TickledToDeath]

Just wanted to say publically that I probably came on too strong (especially to TickledToDeath) in my posts in this thread. I apologize. I have real issues because of rotten things done to me in the past, but I should not be so aggressive here.

I don't know about the munch. It scares me, and that is the truth.

StacyShippen sent me two very, very kind private messages, and I want to thank her for her support. WorkInProgress is also really terrific despite my incessant whining.


Thank you. That must have taken alot for you to do this and it was very big of you TO do it. Apology accepted and all forgiven and forgotten.

On a side note........I was just trying to give you a boot in the butt so as to not see you take shit and be dictated over what you do by anyone else.
Be who and what you are and don't let others tell you what you should and or should not do.

TTD

[WorkInProgress]

The post previously in this spot had the date of the munch. For those who saw it, it is still the same. However, as noted on a subsequent post, there is a reason why the particulars shouldn't be posted here. Please PM me and I'll explain all.

[GoForTheLaugh]

Just wanted to say that I withdraw what I said about dtrell earlier in this thread. I was not happy with some of his prior posts, but I feel he really made an effort to be kind on page two of the following thread, and I would be a real troll if I dismissed what he said. It takes a real man to be as up front as he has just been.

http://www.ticklingforum.com/showthread.php?t=63278

Incidentally, I have not been flamed by anyone in about three weeks--not since I went public with my displeasure. :)

[Giggles]

I'm in! Looking forward to it. :)

[WorkInProgress]

Excellent, Giggles, it will be great to see you again. I'll be E-mailing you shortly with updates on some specifics.

[Sciamster]

Hey, i really wanna go, just need to make sure my school schedule is ok then, i only have class tues through thursday, but i go to school in Maryland. Someone keep me posted please cuz i really need to get to one of these. Unfortunately no longer with my girlfriend that was gonna come with me to the last one. But anyways, someone just let me know if there should be anyone my age (21) or if i'm gonna be the lonely kid, hehe. Either way it should be fun.

If there is an email list, hit me up

ds06178@salisbury.edu

Also if anyone wants to chat, i'm at
AIM- TheSciamSAE1856
YahooIM- Sciamster2000



~Dave

[WorkInProgress]

Hey, everybody:

Due to an extraordinary reason which has nothing whatever to do with anybody here in this board, I have decided to remove the post that was here. I will continue to be in touch with the people who are coming to the munch, and encourage interested persons to PM me, but there is a reason why the address shouldn't be here, nor should any of the other particulars. PM me and I'll be more than happy to tell you what that reason is, and again, it has absolutely nothing to do with anybody here.