Dear Cinderella and Prince Charming,

Are you tall, legally single, and posses a certain natural charm? Has your mother told you that you're a catch? Well, do we have the role of a lifetime for you!

If you're a member in good standing of the Portland Skyliners Tall Club as of September 2009, we want you to run for Miss Tall Portland or Mr. Tall Portland. We really do. You'd make an excellent spokesperson and I bet you have a great parade wave. All you have to do is fill out the application by December 31, 2009. Then, you'll have until March to work out your pageant presentation with your Fairy Godmother. Once you sweep them off their feet at the local pageant, then you'll be on your way to represent the club at TCI's annual convention in New Orleans next June 26.

Not sure if you've got what it takes? Wonder how to acquire fairy tale levels of self-confidence? You may be surprised to hear that many former queens and kings were shy, self-conscious types before they discovered their inner royalty. How did they do it? They turned in an application, and wished upon a star. Bibbidy-bobbidy-just-like-that!

The form can be downloaded from the members-only page of http://www.tall.org/clubs/or/portland/. Mail your application to the post office box or give it to your Vice-President at the Christmas Party. Remember, this offer turns into a pumpkin December 31!

Jane Baldwin
Miss Tall Portland 2005, 2007
Miss Tall International 2007

Tall Halloween Party!

This is the day after Halloween and what a party it was! We just posted last night's party video, check out the costumes and the activities! Piles of fun (and freakishness) - Ylian

Skyliner's News Update

Just posted the Skyliner's video news update! But we already have a correction, the Christmas Party will be on December 19th. - Ylian

Saturday night karaoke!

We once again had lots of fun at the Skyliner's Saturday Night Karaoke event. Lets is food, drinks and singing.... not all good singing but always a bundle of fun! Mr. Tall Portland and I commented on the event in this video and of course, we can't stop just having a good time in front of a camera. Enjoy! - Ylian

Gresham, Oregon 2009 Teddy Bear Parade

Last week, the Skyliners where part of the Gresham Teddy Bear Parade. We also used the occasion to post a few more videos on the Skyliner's YouTube channel. In the clip below, Dana interviews Ms Tall International and Ms Tall Portland at the end of the parade. This is also the first clip uploaded with the Skyliner's logo at the front of the video, just part of making things a little better each time.

Ylian

Interview with Mr. Tall Portland

Ha! Today before the Beaverton parade, it was raining and I got to interview Dana, Mr Tall Portland. It was fun, just posted the interview on YouTube! - Ylian

The Members Only Page

Hopefully, after last month's column, you went online to take a look at our website. While you were there, you probably wondered how to log in to the members only section and what mysterious wonders lay behind that password-protected door. This month, I'm going to give you a short tour of this useful section.

What exactly, is stored on the members only page? Currently, it hosts all electronic newsletters from the last year, applications, and sign in sheets. What could be hosted here? Any documents we'd like to share with members (such as the membership roster) that we don't want the whole world wide web to see.

To access the page, locate the yellow log in box on the main page http://www.tall.org/clubs/or/portland/index.html of the website. Scroll down below our contact info if you can't see it. After you enter the password, make sure you click your mouse on the "submit" button. It will not load if you hit the enter/return button on your keyboard. Once you're in, you simply click on any blue link text to download the documents of your choice. Depending on your browser preferences, they may open in a new web page, open in another application, or save to your downloads folder. You may need to download a .pdf viewer such as Adobe Reader.

Sounds great! What's the password again? The password will be changed with this year's membership renewal date, September 1. The ONLY way to get this new password is to renew your dues. Once your payment is received and your membership approved, our membership chair will send you the password in an email. The password is the same for everyone, so please do not share it with non-members. If you have misplaced your renewal form, you can download a new one here.

I'd love to hear if you find this information useful, and what you'd like to learn about in the future.

Your Vice-President and Webmaster,
Jane