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New York City Munch - 01/24/2009

Raytheon said:
damn lol ... not going to New York for a good 15 months yet! curse 7000 miles of ocean! you Americans get all the fun 🙂
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I agree.
We soooooooooo miss out sometimes. :rant:
I'm migrating North. lol 😛
 
Excellent! I've signed up, been e-vited, RSVPd and I'm going. I am officially on the move!

See you all then.
 
OK, I'll bite...

...what, exactly, is a "munch?"

Sorry if that's a dumb question...
 
studm883 said:
...what, exactly, is a "munch?"

Sorry if that's a dumb question...
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No it's not a dumb question at all. My original post was sloppy and should have provided a definition of a munch for those unfamiliar. That has been corrected now. Here's what I said there:

"For those unfamiliar, a munch is a get together of people in the tickling community to hang out, make new friends, and reconnect with old ones over food and drinks. The NY munch is held in a very spacious, comfortable lounge in Manhattan. A munch is generally not a play gathering because it is usually held in a public location like a restaurant, but because we have a lot of space and relative privacy, we have had some light tickling in the past, which is fine as long as it's consentual and not bothering the lounge staff or other patrons."

Hope that answers your question.
 
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nervous first-timer

Hi Guys

Soooo I've been surfing the TMF for probably a good 12 years now (yep, even before it started!) and this is the first time i've ever posted.

This munch has brought me from lurker to poster, because I plan to attend, and to be honest I'm pretty nervous. I feel like this whole community knows eachother and i'll feel like an outsider, though it's pretty obvious that aside from this not being high school party, you guys seem to be a uniquely great and welcoming bunch of people. Nevertheless I'll probably feel panicy when I'm en route, instead of giddy like I should be. I can't even imagine being in a large group of people and knowing every single one has a tickle fetish. It will be so surreal.

I'm in my low 20's....am i gonna be a kid at a grown-up party here? any other young folks gonna be attending?? I've always felt left out of the tickle gatherings and wondered why NYC didn't have them; stroke of luck that i stumbled upon this post!

anyway, can't wait to meet you guys. I think it will be a very significant night in my life, meeting fellow tickle-minded people. It's been a long time coming since finding googling websites with the word "tickle" at age 14.

Of course, this is all predicated on me not having to work...it's busy season and i've been told i'll be working most if not all weekends. cross your fingers for me :blushes:
 
Radiohead 7140 said:
Soooo I've been surfing the TMF for probably a good 12 years now (yep, even before it started!) and this is the first time i've ever posted.

This munch has brought me from lurker to poster, because I plan to attend, and to be honest I'm pretty nervous. I feel like this whole community knows eachother and i'll feel like an outsider, though it's pretty obvious that aside from this not being high school party, you guys seem to be a uniquely great and welcoming bunch of people. Nevertheless I'll probably feel panicy when I'm en route, instead of giddy like I should be. I can't even imagine being in a large group of people and knowing every single one has a tickle fetish. It will be so surreal.

I'm in my low 20's....am i gonna be a kid at a grown-up party here? any other young folks gonna be attending?? I've always felt left out of the tickle gatherings and wondered why NYC didn't have them; stroke of luck that i stumbled upon this post!
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It is GREAT that you have made your first post! Congrats!

I am 25 and am attending the munch. I know for a fact there are a few coming that are even a little closer to your age. Also, there are plenty of first-timers, myself included. You wont be alone in that. Baldadonis, the organizer, is an extremely friendly guy.

Hope your work schedule allows you to attend!
 
Radiohead 7140 said:
Hi Guys

Soooo I've been surfing the TMF for probably a good 12 years now (yep, even before it started!) and this is the first time i've ever posted.

This munch has brought me from lurker to poster, because I plan to attend, and to be honest I'm pretty nervous. I feel like this whole community knows eachother and i'll feel like an outsider, though it's pretty obvious that aside from this not being high school party, you guys seem to be a uniquely great and welcoming bunch of people. Nevertheless I'll probably feel panicy when I'm en route, instead of giddy like I should be. I can't even imagine being in a large group of people and knowing every single one has a tickle fetish. It will be so surreal.

I'm in my low 20's....am i gonna be a kid at a grown-up party here? any other young folks gonna be attending?? I've always felt left out of the tickle gatherings and wondered why NYC didn't have them; stroke of luck that i stumbled upon this post!

anyway, can't wait to meet you guys. I think it will be a very significant night in my life, meeting fellow tickle-minded people. It's been a long time coming since finding googling websites with the word "tickle" at age 14.

Of course, this is all predicated on me not having to work...it's busy season and i've been told i'll be working most if not all weekends. cross your fingers for me :blushes:
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First of all, I'm really glad you are planning on coming. The primary reason I started organizing these munches is to give newbies and lurkers a safe and comfortable setting to meet other people from the community, and hopefully, if they choose become more active.

This post reminded me very much of my own perceptions and fears regarding this tickling community as recently as a year ago. When I was a lurker frequenting this forum for years, I remember feeling like everyone was great friends and that I would be the guy that showed up and everyone was wondering why he was there. After finally getting the courage to go to NEST last year, and since going to two more gatherings and starting these local munches, my perception is different now.

I know it can seem like everyone on here knows each other, but believe me, appearances are deceiving. There is a small contingency of very active, vocal posters, that have met each other at gatherings, and have indeed become very close in real life. But the vast majority of users on this forum are like you; they have never been to a gathering and know few if anyone from this forum.

While there is a nice mix of some people coming to this munch that are more prominent presences on the forum or at gatherings, most people attending will be meeting people from the forum for the first time. And you will not be the young person out of the place. There are a number of people in their early 20's going. Heck, I'm only 27 myself.

I hope that you will be able to attend. I think you'll have a great time and be pleasantly surprised how many people there have those same fears and nervousness.
 
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Wow - seriously - I feel like I just went back in time and read something I, myself, wrote before attending my 1st gathering, just this past November!


Radiohead 7140 said:
I feel like this whole community knows eachother and i'll feel like an outsider, though it's pretty obvious that aside from this not being high school party, you guys seem to be a uniquely great and welcoming bunch of people.
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You couldn't be more right. I felt exactly the same way before I went to Ohio. It's true that there alot of really close friends around here, but take it from me, welcoming isn't even the word. I have never, in ANY situation, had more people seem genuinly concerned with making me feel comfortable, welcome, and making sure I had an amazing time. It's impossible to be left out. Also, there are a shit-ton of newbies coming to this munch from what I understand, so you won't even be in a situation where alot of folks already know eachother 🙂

Radiohead 7140 said:
Nevertheless I'll probably feel panicy when I'm en route, instead of giddy like I should be. I can't even imagine being in a large group of people and knowing every single one has a tickle fetish. It will be so surreal.
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Again -you're so right 🙂 I spent the last 24 hours before the gathering I went to throwing up I was so nervous. And walking into Bella's house and seeing people tickling eachother here and there, something that usually caused me to become severely embarassed and turn my attention elsewhere as soon as possible, was absolutely surreal. Knowing that all these people shared something I was so ashamed of and embarassed about, and they were expressing it freely while I was cringing at the thought of them "finding out" I liked it too, as ridiculous as that sounds -- it was one of the most surreal experiences of my life. HOWEVER, once I got past that feeling (and it didn't take long) it became like, an amazingly liberating experience. I even talked about tickling somewhat openly at a public restaurant 😱 I felt so normal. Seriously - wait and see - it'll be awesome.

Radiohead 7140 said:
I'm in my low 20's....am i gonna be a kid at a grown-up party here? any other young folks gonna be attending??
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I'm 23. Sasaxrah, Baldadonis, Musicroxmysox, Homer28, punkrockergirl -- we're all in our 20s. Slacker2114, Knot Amwezed are in their 30s. I don't know who else is coming (like I said - alot of newbs 🙂) but you're definitely not going to a kid at a grown-up party. Although that question did put the cutest picture ever in my head 😛

Seriously, RELAX. You're going to have a great time (if you can manage to get the time off!! Tell them you're great Uncle Fred died or something 😛). And it's not a play party so you get to totally avoid the "omg does he/she want me to tickle them? do they want to tickle me? will this person freak out if i tickle them?" There's no pressure 🙂 Just eat some food and chat 🙂 You'll be fine!!!!!
 
How´s the munch going?

I´ll be sending you a PM with some more details like my private e-mail and some more details about my location 🙂

By the way, for those who do not know, i´ll be in New York for a week, really soon!!!!

It´s still not likely i´ll have dinner with all of you at munch but i will be around and it´s quite possible to show up sooner and hang out with some of you before dinner. Unfortunately, after work i´ll be tagging with a friend and she´s not from our TK world so this is why i may have to go and be with her for dinner 🙂

Still, i´ll be there for a week so if anyone wants to have a coffee or whatever, feel free!!!

I´ve seen Chaneda is around also, i´ll send you a PM to see if you have some free time.

Others are all welcome as most of the time i´ll be sightseeing by myself around NY.

I know it´s a shame i did not warn anyone else sooner 🙂 I did warn Baldadonis so you are in for at least a coffee or something!

I´ll be looking here tomorrow and tuesday night before heading west

See you soon,
 
:omg::omg: It really sucks to live in NC right now! I would love to meet new tickle friends! oh well maybe one day in NC huh? I hope you guys have fun! :gathering::tickling:
 
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