Tall Club of Long Island

We are a social organization whose goals are to promote friendship and good fellowship among tall people, and sponsor activities of interest and benefit to all members. The Tall Club of Long Island (TCLI) is the Long Island, New York, chapter of Tall Clubs International ® (TCI).

Membership Requirements:
Minimum Age: 21 years old
Minimum Height: Men 6' 2" Women 5' 10"
(in stocking feet)

For More Information
Call/text: (718) 843-2623
E-mail: TallClubOfLongIsland@nyc.rr.com
Postal: Tall Club of Long Island
P.O. Box 1653
Valley Stream, NY 11582-1653

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October 2021 Social Calendar

FRI OCT 1 TCNYC FIRST FRIDAY @ BEER AUTHORITY - MANHATTAN 6:30 pm

The NYC tall club welcomes you to join in the fun at the Beer Authority (300 West 40th Street, on the corner of 8th Avenue). The event will either be at the rooftop bar (weather permitting) or the 2nd Floor bar. The club hotline is 212-332-0067. COVID restrictions are in place. Therefore, you must RSVP via rsvp@tallny.org.

TUE OCT 5 TCLI FIRST TUESDAY @ FORTUNE WHEEL - LEVITTOWN 7 PM

TCLI will be checking out this popular Chinese restaurant next door to BJ’s at the Nassau Mall. While the menu features seafood and dim sum, there are also beef, pork, chicken and vegetable items. Call/text 718-843-2623 to let Arlene know that you’ll be there. This is an open event. See the 'Maps' section below for business information.

SAT OCT 9 FALL STREET FESTIVAL @ 7TH STREET - GARDEN CITY 12 PM

Garden City is holding this fun, family-friendly event on 7th Street, between Franklin and Hilton avenues. Vendors will be selling arts & craft items and food to nibble on. You can enjoy some entertainment and do some window shopping. We'll meet at 12 noon in front of Leo's Midway restaurant - on the southwest corner of Franklin Avenue and 7th Street. We may go to a nearby restaurant afterwards. Please call/text Brian at 516-474-6405; have this number on you on October 9th. This is an open event. See the 'Maps' section below.

SUN OCT 10 OKTOBERFEST @ TOWN PARK AT MALIBU - LIDO BEACH ** POSTPONED **
Due to predicted inclement weather, this event has been postponed.

SAT OCT 16 LUNCH @ CHOWDER BAR- BAY SHORE 1 PM

It has been a while since TCLI did a Suffolk event, so let’s have lunch at a place highly recommended by Linda. The Chowder Bar, founded in 1946, is just a stone’s throw away from the Great South Bay. Karen and Brian checked the menu online. There’s something for both landlubbers and seafood lovers, all reasonably priced. Are you hooked? If so, call/text 516-474-6405 to RSVP with Brian. This an open event. Bring your appetite. See the 'Maps' section below for business information.

SUN OCT 24 COUNTRY FAIR @ ROCK HALL MUSEUM - LAWRENCE 1 PM

Saddle up, and mosey on over to Rock Hall Museum to enjoy an outdoor country fair. Colonial historians, harvest market, craft vendors, antique cars, pumpkin patch, make your own scarecrow, pony rides, farm animals, live bluegrass music - so many fun activities. Admission and parking are free. Call/text Brian at 516-474-6405. See the 'Maps' section below for business information. This is an open event. Hope to see you there!

TUE OCT 26 TCLI BOARD MEETING @ GOLDEN REEF DINER - ROCKVILLE CENTRE 7 PM

We welcome you to join the TCLI Executive Board meeting at the Golden Reef Diner. All members are invited to give their input for what events TCLI will put on our social calendar. Please remember that is YOUR club. We want to have events YOU enjoy. The more members that are active, the better our club becomes, and the more members we will have. Call/text Arlene at 718-843-2623 in advance.
This is an open event. See the 'Maps' section below for business information.

TUE NOV 2 TCLI FIRST TUESDAY @ TGI FRIDAYS - ROCKVILLE CENTRE 7 PM
Everybody knows that TGI Fridays has great food at decent prices. We will be going to the Rockville Centre location at
716 Sunrise Highway. It's on the south side of the highway, next to a Ramada hotel.

FRI NOV 5 TCNYC FIRST FRIDAY @ BEER AUTHORITY - MANHATTAN 6:30 PM
See the October 1st blurb above for details.

Save the Date

November 13 1 pm lunch at Salvotore's, 312 Meacham Avenue, Elmont, NY. Contact Brian.
July 1-10 2022 TCI Pre-Con and Convention in Providence, RI. Flyers will be posted in the near future.

Highlights of the 2021 TCI Pre-convention & Convention

TCLI was there to celebrate the 2021 TCI pre-convention (July 2-5) and Convention (July 5-11) in Louisville, KY. Brian, Karen, Arlene, Carol, Bernard, Eleanor, Rich, Laurie, and Sarah (Eleanor's daughter) attended. This is the first time for Rich and Laurie. Sarah took so many photos during both . Our hotel was the Radisson Louisville North in nearby Clarksville, Indiana.

Saturday, July 3rd, was most action-packed day for the pre-convention. We got to tour the Barton 1792 Distillery (and do some bourbon tasting), enjoy a train ride at the Kentucky Railway Museum, spend some free time in downtown Bardstown, enjoy dinner at the Old Talbot Tavern, and watch a spectacular performance at the Stephen Foster Story amphitheater. Fireworks concluded the busy day.

Other fun activities during the pre-convention included a visit to a Casesars casino, a tour of the Falls of the Ohio State Park, trail walking at the Bernheim Arboretum, and wine tasting at the Forest Edge Winery. So many great activities in such a short time!

The convention was also loaded with fun events: the National Corvette Museum, the Lost River Cave, Keeneland Racetrack, Kentucky Horse Park, a dinner cruise on the Ohio River, Churchill Downs, the Derby Museum, and a performance of the musical 'Grease' with dinner. There was free time to explore various museums in downtown Louisville and the neighboring hamlet of Jeffersonsville, IN, which is home to Schimpff's Confectionary and the Red Yeti restaurant. Music and dancing followed the banquets for the auction & raffle, Miss Tall International, and the Awards ceremony. TCLI received certificates of recognition for being a finalist for both Best Newsletter and Best Homepage. Everyday ended with an after hours party.

A great time was had by all! TCLI is looking forward to having a blast at the 2022 TCI pre-convention and convention in historic New England! Providence, Rhode Island, will be the home base. Stay tuned for further details.

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Pre-convention

Convention

Recent Events

October 24, 2021

Karen and Brian went to a country fair on the grounds of the Rock Hall Museum in Lawrence, NY. This was Brian’s first visit. Karen has been here before. There was a big crowd at this family-friendly event. Activities included a petting zoo, pony rides, a hayride, live music, face painting, a pumpkin patch, and checking out vendors’ wares. Food vendors were located in one section. The potato tornado was so yummy. Brian and Karen will definitely come back here next year. Enjoy the slideshow, which appears after the next blurb.

October 16, 2021

TCLI went to the Chowder Bar, highly recommended by Linda, at the Maple Avenue Marina in Bay Shore. It is next door to the Lake House restaurant, which is Karen's favorite restaurant in town. Parking at this marina is free from October through April.

It has been a while since TCLI did a Suffolk event, and I look forward in doing more events east of Nassau County. Feel free to share your suggestions. I'll then take it from there. I don't mind doing the grunt work.

Anyway, I made reservations for eight people, including Linda and Wade. Alas, they had to back out due to a family emergency. Everybody in our group wished everything worked out well for Linda and Wade. We still had eight people showing up. Arlene and Carol RSVP'ed the day before. That's fine. After hosting so many lunch outings, I have learned to go with the flow.

The Chowder Bar is a small, quaint place. Our server was also the bartender. The service was very friendly. The chef stopped at our table to say hello, and to see if everybody was enjoying the food. I can honestly say the food was fresh and delicious. Linda was right when she told me earlier that the soups here are so yummy.

A relaxing time was had by all. Nobody rushed us, so we chatted while eating. The upcoming Holidays luncheon at Domenico's in Levittown was a popular topic. Arlene will provide further information about this event in the near future.

Also, we decided the venues for the next monthly lunches. TCLI is going to Salvatore's on Meacham Avenue in Elmont on November 13th. Thanks to Rich and Laurie for this suggesting this Italian restaurant. Carol, Arlene, Rob and Suri love the Lido Kosher Deli on East Park Avenue in Long Beach, so TCLI will have lunch there some time in December. The exact date in December is TBA. I'll keep you informed.

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October 16, 2021

October 24 , 2021

More Past Events

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On the Island

Off the Island

Maps

10/05/2021 TCLI First Tuesday @ Fortune Wheel - 7 PM
Nassau Mall, 3601 Hempstead Turnpike (Route 24)
Levittown, NY 11756
Phone: (516) 579-4700

10/09/2021 Fall Street @ 7th Street - 12 PM
Meeting place: Leo's Midway restaurant
190 7th Street
Garden City, NY 11530

10/10/2021 Oktoberfest @ Town park at Malibu - POSTPONED
1500 Lido Boulevard
Lido Beach, NY 11561
Phone: (516) 670-1050
www.hempsteadny.gov

10/16/2021 Lunch @ Chowder Bar - 1 PM
123 Maple Avenue
Bay Shore, NY 11706
Phone: (631) 665-9859
www.thechowderbar.com

10/24/2021 Country Fair @ Rock Hall Museum - 1 PM
199 Broadway
Lawrence, NY 11559
Phone: (516) 239-1157
www.friendsofrockhall.org

10/26/2021 Board Meeting @ Golden Reef Diner - 7 PM
329 Sunrise Highway (Route 27)
Rockville Centre, NY 11570
Phone: (516) 764-9273
www.goldenreefdiner.com

Bulletin Board

Click here for the TCLI Bylaws.
On behalf of the Church of Good Deeds, Eleanor Feingold and her son Leon are accepting donations of gently used shoes and clothing for the needy. Donations are tax deductible and should be placed in black plastic bags. Donors should contact Eleanor for additional information.

New York Times Article

THE ISLAND: IN THIS CLUB, YOU HAVE TO MEASURE UP

It may be a long island, but it's a tall world -- at least for the members of the Tall Club of Long Island. The club's formal mission, according to its Web site, is ''to promote friendship and good fellowship among tall people.'' More practically speaking, the mission is to eat, drink and meet other tall people at club dinners, dances, holiday festivities, barbecues and pool parties.

Members must measure up: 6 feet 2 inches for men and 5 feet 10 inches for women. Applicants are carefully measured against a large ruler that club officials hang from a doorway or ceiling. If a married couple wants to join, both have to measure up. A too-short spouse can become an associate member. Certain people who do not measure up but whose contributions to the community exemplify ''the goal and spirit'' may become honorary members.

Club members fight for tall causes, including opposing the shrinking of headroom in cars and legroom in airplanes and for the right to buy a decent-fitting suit at a clothing store. The club raises money to fight Marfan syndrome, which affects tall people.

By Corey Kilgannon. Published on 2/25/2007.
Copyright © 2007 by The New York Times Company. Reprinted with permission.

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Tall Clubs International™ (TCI) is a social organization for tall adults! Our stated purpose is “to promote tall awareness among tall men and women, and in the community." With dozens of member clubs and over 1,000 members across the U.S. and Canada, we are truly an international not-for-profit organization.

Every year Tall Clubs International™ engages in social activities of mutual interest, travel for gatherings of members from several TCI clubs, a convention to conduct the business of the Corporation (with representatives of all clubs) and the selection a new Miss Tall International®, the official public representative and goodwill ambassador for TCI.