Post #241364 by GatorRob on Thu, Jul 6, 2006 4:58 PM

You know, I've been visiting TC regularly for maybe 2 1/2 years now. Then about 2 years ago I started posting. Then this year, my wife and I started meeting some of the TC ohana at parties and get-togethers. I can't tell you the feeling we had at meeting these people who included us in their circle immediately. You feel like instant friends. You may come from totally different walks of life, but yet you share so much in common. That's what TC is for me. The poly pop research posts are wonderful to read, but they're not what makes TC so special for me. What makes it special is the people. People that we've met and want to see again. People that we haven't yet met, have only read their posts, but can't wait to meet them. They may live on the other side of the continent. Doesn't matter.

Yes, I've noticed a lack of good original posts lately. Posts that bring up something that you didn't know before. But that's bound to happen. I've often asked myself, "what else is there to talk about?" But as long as I come to TC and find posts about someone's party where they had a fantastic time or a group of people meeting at the Mai Kai and here are the pictures... well, I'll keep coming back. I don't expect other people to carry the load. TC is what I make of it. Agreed on that point.

So, I haven't yet shared a drink with everyone here. But I plan to try. Everything else sets the stage for the meeting. But isn't that feeling of community and shared friendships what it's all about, even if they are long distance?

Long live TC and its eclectic and fun-loving family. Maybe we are going underground. Doesn't matter to me. As long as there is still a "we".