I certainly never would have gone alone. But when a friend asked if I wanted to go, I jumped at the chance. Just to say I did it. I really wasn't going to collect the figures, but as we stood in line, I decided that I would have to get a few of them.
Newspapers and camera walked down the line, just unable to believe that there were this many nuts that were THAT interested in collecting Star Wars toys. And for a movie that wouldn't' even be released for several more weeks!
We arrived at 11pm and there was already a line stretching across the parking lot. As midnight approached, the line had stretched for a city block. Fortunately we were no where near the end of the line.
The management had been smart. They allowed only a certain number of people in at a time. By the time we made it in, I stood guard over a shopping cart while another friend dove into the frenzy that was a bunch of men fighting over which toy to grab first.
I had to stand back and chuckle. There was just no way my dignity would live down jumping into the fray, so I stood aside and took the toys my friend tossed to me over the crowd.
When we left, between the two of us, we had spent over $200, probably the low end for most of the people that had gone in before us.
But now I can say that I was a part of this event. And it was quite fun. Fortunately I am a night person and staying up late did not throw my schedule off like it did so many others.
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