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Cool! Can you use my extra CZ-3 figure?

In 1999, the line at the TRU West Oaks wrapped around the parking lot and we were let in in groups of about 15 every few minutes. In 2002 I went to Wal-mart Kirkman; there was a crowd, but nothing exciting. For e3 in '05 it was chaos at Wal-mart East Colonial (where Kyle and I started) then we moved on to see the Florida Mall TRU aftermath.

I'm not sure what this will be like as I'd imagine the biggest audience for this will be kids, not collectors. Maybe midnight won't bring kids out so much, and maybe cartoon toys won't mean as much as a movie. I really don't know and won't be surprised by a busy or slow night. I just want to see the spectacle of aisles' worth of SW stuff again. One thing I know from experience, almost nothing is going to be hard to find six weeks later. There will be desirable things that disappear that night, but it'll all show up later- often on sale. In '99 it was Darth Maul stuff, in '02 it was backgrounds inserted in basic figures (these didn't return, but are really just a packaging variation) and in '05 it was Target's Lava Vader (ick) and Wal-mart's illusive Early Bird Kit reproduction.

I will be there, but I will be late. I work till 11:30 tomorrow night and I'm going to do everything can to get out early. It gets better. I work at 7am on Saturday morning. It's the perfect storm of how to have a bad weekend, and it just came together by accident. Am I letting that stop me? Not a chance. See you there!

Well, for those of us not able to make it, remember, all this stuff is going to be on the shelves for months to come, and in greater numbers. The only thing you may miss out on is the excitement of tonight and the figures that sport the sticker "first day of issue."