A great time was had by all...
My first gathering; What to say?
I am not the first to say this, and I will not be the last, but let me say that TF4F and Sadira were the most gracious and hospitable hosts I have ever met. They put on a fantastic party, (fantastic is the word I am using because the smile on my face and the warmth in my heart cannot be expressed through my keyboard) and though their (repeatedly denied) exhaustion showed on their faces Saturday night, both TF4F and Sadira made EVERY effort to be absolutely certain that everyone at the party had a great time, was safe, and especially that everyone got to participate in every aspect of the party that they wanted to.
I made two dozen new friends! TF4F, (a fellow transplant from the East Coast, we talked about the Mets for half the night, and argued over the Rangers and Devils for the second half!) Sadira, the beautiful and talented hostess with the perfect nails that drive 'lees insane. (Trust me, I know.. I'm still babbling) TklCouple, (prof. Tickle and Lady Sunset)who not only appear madly in love, but also are the most gregarious people I've ever met. Amnisiac, Bagel Father, Natural Tickler and myself have got to be the single largest wealth of untapped useless knowledge in the history of mankind. Tiny Tickleshotel, I have no idea how her heart fits inside her, but it's jinormous, and she is a lovely person to be around. I had a 15 minute session of being tickled by Tickleshotel, and Damn... She's evil.
Sultry Brunette, I'm starting a new paragraph not because I want to separate anyone from the others I've mentioned, but I've hit Enter and space thrice out of habit, and it looks good on my screen. Anyway, Sultry Brunette, TickleBelly, Lebowski, ERock, and PokeyinMI I got very little chance to speak with, and I am very sorry for that, since what little conversation I did share with them was truly enjoyable. I must make a concerted effort to get to know them far better at future gatherings.
My new friend Jon was fascinated with my tales of New York City, and I felt like a moron, not being able to answer a great number of his questions, simply because I've memorized underground New York, and know so little about above ground New York!! Gigglegal, with whom I've been talking via e-mails for almost 6 months now, and who convinced me to (reluctantly and anxiously) attend this gathering; thank you thank you thank you! I'm glad we finally met!
Stloldg and his wife were also first timers, and to tell you the truth, I would never have guessed it. They, like everyone else, fit right in with the crowd and had a great time. TKguy48310 finally let me know exactly what a green shirt is meant for, and Classy and her husband (who's screen name I do not remember, and who's real name it is not my business to put on the internet, I apologize) allowed me to tickle her! (I don't know who was more nervous, Classy, or me? But that experience helped me to open up to the party! Thank you!) Ticklee1973, thank you for being patient with me whilst my car got stuck on the ice for, like, an hour. (I go forward and reverse, forward and reverse, forward and reverse, "Would it help if I got out and pushed?" "It might!")
Three others who's screen names I do not know (again, I am sorry) drove me insane during my "session", one with an electric toothbrush on my neck for what seemed like hours, one with her fabulous, manicured nails dancing all over my poor body, and her boyfriend announcing at regular intervals how much time I had left ("two minutes has elapsed"...."FELT LIKE TWO HOURS!!")
How can we forget the squirrel? Ticklebelly mentioned this creature a few posts back; for those of you who were not there, I think this squirrel REALLY wanted to get into that house! A small group of us stood outide on the stoop shooting the breeze, and this little rodent came right up to us repeatedly, at one point I thought it wanted me to pick it up! Classy told me she'd die laughing if it climbed up my leg! (She died laughing anyway when I tickled her BWA-HA-HA!
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For those that I have not mentioned, please forgive me, I got to know you far less than you deserve, and I am the worse off for it. I feel fortunate and blessed to have met so many great people, a collection of stand-up guys, and a coven of truly beautiful woman who are as lovely in person as they are online.... Which reminds me; the challenge was put on the table, so to speak, for any attendee to submit to gang tickling for thirty minutes for a twenty dollar wager. Two people took the challenge. I will let the other poor soul speak for herself, but I too took the challenge, and I emerged victorious! I want to thank all the ladies for the experience that I will never forget, and say I hope I didn't seriously hurt anyone with my spasmic thrashing. I am planning to write up a full account in the very near future.
Thank you all again, and I sincerely hope to see all of you again soon!
Thats how I feel right now 
