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What is there in New York City?

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Hi, all.

I live in New York City, and I'm wondering what there is around here for get-togethers, either big or small.

To introduce myself: I'm a grad student and in the arts, and I've never done anything for formal tickling activity, but it surely has my curiosity. I know I'm a 'ler, and could probably handle being a 'lee, though I think I'd want to test the water carefully to start out. I've done some tickling in dating relationships, but never with any equipment, and more casual than, shall we say, systematic.

So, how's the NYC social tickling scene?
 
Welcome to the boards WIP. I'm also from the area, but woefully can't help you too much in the way of gatherings. I know that there is one up in Albany in January (that you have to RSVP to by Nov. 1). But other than that, there isn't too much that is more local to us.
I was just thinking about this the other day too. I would love to just go out for a cup of coffee with some of you NYers (either those that are in NYC or out on the Island). I'm not looking for any intense tickling thing (mostly because I'm already married 😉 ) but rather a casual, friendly chat over a cup o' joe or something like that. I know that most are very guarded about meeting others from the internet....so am I. But I've been posting here for almost a year, and I feel like I really know some of you. I dunno. Just a thought.

Anyway, welcome again WIP. I hope you find the boards here as comforting and informative as I have. There are some really great people around here!

Maggie
 
Diner...

Tried once to get a group together at a local diner, but the logistics got to be too much, especially as some of us are married to non-tk'ers. Perhaps another time. I have a feeling it will take someone like Mistress Mia to unite the NYC/Long Island bunch eventually.... Q
 
Re: Diner...

qjakal said:
I have a feeling it will take someone like Mistress Mia
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Does anyone know if or when she'll start posting again on the TMF? 😕
 
Well Q, I'd be willing to give it the ol' college try. I think that there are too many of us, in too close a proximity NOT to at least try for something casual. Speaking from a member of the ball & chain crowd (in the marriage status meaning of the word...not my preference for bondage 😉 ) , I think that one night out would be pretty easy. I can't do something like SBG (unfortunately), but I could definitely get away for a few hours.
If Mistress Mia is the one to do it, then maybe she will read this thread and get inspired to pull something together....OR we could begin a thread just for the occasion, and post time, date and place on there and just see who pops in! I'm all for simple and easy.

I guess only time will tell.

Maggie
 
Well, I'm single, and although I live a busy life, being in grad school and all, if I know of a date to have coffee or drinks I can frequently set aside time for it.

So, there isn't any group within this forum that meets once a month in somebody's home? (Not that I could volunteer, because my apartment is a small, cluttered pigsty, and I wouldn't want to have to explain to my conservative Greek immigrant landlord's family what all the squealing was about.)
 
There hasn't been anything set up like that yet WIP, but maybe you have served as the impetus to get something going.
I think we need to hear from more of the NYC & LI crowd first to see who is interested, and who would rather not attend. I'm sure that not everyone would feeling comfortable meeting people from the internet.

I guess you can count me in...ya only live once, right?

Maggie
 
I've seen quite a few people propose NYC gatherings over the years, but they never seem to actually come together. (Some BDSM clubs in the city do occasionally announce "tickle torture nights," and the BDSM group The Eulenspiegel Society has given tickle demos, but from what I understand they aren't heavily attended by those of us in this particular community.) 7
 
Just do it

daisycrazy5496 said:
There hasn't been anything set up like that yet WIP, but maybe you have served as the impetus to get something going.
I think we need to hear from more of the NYC & LI crowd first to see who is interested, and who would rather not attend. I'm sure that not everyone would feeling comfortable meeting people from the internet.

I guess you can count me in...ya only live once, right?

Maggie
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Hi Maggie,

To stick my big nose in: if you wait to hear from people, or for somebody else to organize, it'll be centuries before you all hook up. Take it from a party and munch thrower: ya gotta pick a place and a time, post it, and have it, period. Most people don't come forward until you've already made definite plans, their quiet while things are still up in the air. You end up feeling like no one's interested when many people are in reality. Pick a night that works for you, say the 1st Wednesday evening each month, find a coffee house or other place that's friendly but where people won't feel too self-conscious, and hang out. I promise you it'll grow and be way cool.

If you plan it, they will come 😎
 
Thanks for the advice Bella...

Okay, ya caught me...I was just about to throw my hands up in the air and say "It would never work." I would like for something to happen, but feel a bit unsure of myself.
I don't know if the NYC & LI folks would like to meet in the city or out on the Island. I've also been out of the social scene so long (tends to happen to us married folk) that I've lost track of all the "hot spots" out there. I would have NO idea where to hold this thing.

I think I need a partner in crime. Hmmmm.....

Maggie
 
This may be urbanocentric (a word I just made up), but I certainly vote Manhattan.

How about meeting for drinks in a place like the Dew Drop Inn in the Village some evening? (Thursday evenings are probably the best time to get people, though I may be wrong.)

And I say, invite spouses. (I don't have one, but I know others do.) Just make it casual, a chance to say hi in person.

(When others start talking about videos, I'll join with the spouses in being the odd-ones-out.)
 
Thanks WIP! Once this thread hit page two I didn't hold a snowball's chance in hell of anything actually coming out of it. I couldn't think of anywhere to have this thing (I had a feeling that people would have picked Manhattan being that it's a whole lot more "happening.") because I almost never go into the city for anything other than the occasional broadway play. Thanks for being my eyes and ears on this one! 😀

Now, I guess it's a matter of picking an actual time & date. Fridays are a whole lot better for me than the weekdays are. I've got to get up early during the week, and the idea of commuting all the way into the city and back again and still having to get up at the crack of dawn the next morning doesn't appeal to me too much. :zzzzz:

So, do weekends work for you? Or anyone else out there that will hopefully speak up now that we have something in the works?

C'mon NYers....speak up!

Maggie
 
I'm not a NYer, though I just adore your town! 😀

BUT...I think I might have a little suggestion for you, Maggie. The first gathering I attendeed was one that I hosted. 😱 Seemed scary at first but it turned out great!

I think your best best is to to pick three dates and three locations. Then, ask folks who would be intereted in coming which they would prefer. Get yourself a Yahoo address and start a little email loop of intersted parties. If experience tells the truth, it will snowball itself into a nice little meeting of likeminds. Then you can announce the chosen place and time. I bet you'd even get a few extra folks who didn't want to step up until it was decided!

Seems from reading other threads that there are a lot of folks up there just waiting for a leader of sorts. Take the plunge! I'm sure Q or another brave NYer will be glad to help you out!

Good Luck,
Joby
 
Thanks Joby! Because of your outstanding ability to help others in need, and provide wonderful advice to those who need it most, I hereby make you an honorary Nyer :bowing:

And I bet you thought being a NYer was a simple act of living within the borders of the state of NY. Quite the contrary....most of us have been deemed NYers because of our ability to drive a car in rush hour traffic while talking on a cellphone, eating a bagel, drinking coffee (milk & two sugars please), reading the headlines in the NY times, mumbling curses under your breath at the gas station attendants as you pass by because they have raised the price of gas by a nickle since yesturday, and looking at the road just long enough to flip off the person in front of you that cut you off for no apparent reason.....BUT that kind of talent takes years to perfect. You can only imagine how hard the road tests are around here! :blaugh:
You're on your way kid!

Maggie
 
Getting together

Sure, I'd be open to a weekend; I'd just need to plan it some weeks in advance.

And maybe, in honor of those from what I like to call "the enchanted isle" (I have an M.A. from Stony Brook, so I do know your isle), maybe we could have the drinks at a bar not far from Penn Station. There are a few Irish pubs on 8th Ave. around 31st St.
 
Shem...

That sounds great! LOL...where did you find this place? Have you ever been there before?

Maggie
 
Never been there, but I walk past it on a fairly regular basis, and of course the name caught my attention.
 
Hey, Shem, that sounds good. And it should be nice and convenient for anyone who's coming in and out via Penn Station, too.

And it seems to me, a small group is fine if that's all we get.
 
Sorry...

Neeeeew baby coming into my life. Not this year most likely, but if there's one out here in Suffolk I'll try hard to drop in and at least say howdy! Q
 
Fortunately...

The diaper/bottle kind...she'll cost me less in both aggravation and $ in the long run! 😉 Q
 
Q -

That is WONDERFUL news....congratulations!!! I have one of my own, and can tell you that it is a wonderful experience (you'll already know this if this isn't your first one 🙂)
Although, I don't know about the "costing less, and less aggravation" comment though. I know that the most money I've ever spent in one store at one time was at Babies R Us. That store may look cute and inviting, but it's really an evil fortress that sucks the money right out of your wallet! :devil: There are so many things in there that you THINK you need, but actually don't....but they're so much fun to buy!!
And with girls, it's true that the aggravation in the beginning is minimal. My wee one is a little slice of heaven (she's four). I can honestly say that there is nothing sweeter than a little girl. They are so sweet and innocent. Something to truly treasure. BUT by the time she hits puberty I plan on sewing her knees shut and locking her in a closet. 😀 Teenage girls have one purpose on this earth, and that's to reveal to you the true depth of your patience. Why is it that with the hormone rush, they get so totally INSANE?!

Good luck with your little bundle Q!!

Maggie
 
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