I Know Someone Who's Already In Line At Santa Monica

[ibookin']

I was surprised to learn that there are already two people in line at the Santa Monica Apple Store in preparation for the opening at 6PM tomorrow.

Read what he wrote about it at

http://www.emayhem.org

Crazy, ain't he?

[voicegy]

Oh Mr. Bergman...Steve loves you.:)

(he'll dig you even more if you actually BUY something after waiting so long!)

Odd...there are quite a number of Apple stores now in the greater LA area...I went to the first one that opened on opening day, and since that was one of the two first ones in the company, boy, you could FEEL the excitement...what a day. So I guess I can "relate" a little to Mr. Bergman's odd behaviour, but it's not like it is the first store to ever open or anything within reasonable driving distance of him.

Whatever! Hey, anyone ever get excited about Gateway stores? There ya have it...

[jbomber]

jeezus...

that guy's insane. hope the police don't arrest him for loitering.

[Rower_CPU]

So, is that your iBook he borrowed? ;)

[ibookin']

Originally posted by Rower_CPU
So, is that your iBook he borrowed? ;)

Actually it's a different Josh.

I myself am getting there about 3PM tomorrow.

Re: The police:
I was talking to him earlier and he said the cops were "harassing us on principle". They are breaking some laws designed to keep homeless people away, so we'll see what happens.

[Rower_CPU]

Originally posted by ibookin'
Actually it's a different Josh.

I myself am getting there about 3PM tomorrow.

How many Joshs with iBooks are out there?!? :eek: :p

Have fun!

[MacFan25]

That is pretty crazy. But, it would be fun. :D

Have a good time!

[MacBytes]

Category: Photos
Link: Ongoing log of a... um.. "Dedicated Mac User" camping out outside of Santa Monica's Third Street Promenade Apple Store. Someone drop off a few charged Powerbook batteries to this guy. (http://www.emayhem.org/ramblings/1057927137.shtml)

[Mr. Anderson]

After having been to a couple Apple Stores - I don't see the reason behind this......its not all that great and they're not getting anything special for being first.....and what are they going to do when they get in the store?

But hey, if you've got the time.....

D

[thekaiser]

I am impressed, that is dedication. I have done that many times for concert tickets, and sneak previews to movies. Apple users are a unique breed. Because of people like these guys, Apple will never die.

[arn]

makes for an amusing weblog

arn

[Wardofsky]

The catagory should be changed to humor!

Oh well, the Mac deticated come in all shapes and sizes...

[Mr. Anderson]

True, but they've been working at making things happen. And I'll be checking back to see what happens, so in that sense it does work.

Still, I'd not be the one waiting overnight ;)

D

[jayscheuerle]

Originally posted by thekaiser
Apple users are a unique breed.

Now that can be taken a number of ways..

;)

[thekaiser]

Originally posted by jayscheuerle
Now that can be taken a number of ways..

;)

haha, that it could...

[Doctor Q]

He says there are "under 10 people in line" as of 9am. Is Hal the first person in line or isn't he? And exactly how many is "under 10"? Maybe the 15 hours he's been there weren't enough for an exact count? We need more precise news on this important news story.

Imprecision for no reason reminds me of the way people say "I was one of the top 17 in my graduating class" as if you'll think it means "between 1 and 17" when you know it means exactly 17th.

[Pancake]

I fully understand these people. It not entirely about being the first at a new Apple Store, it about doing something that feels like you have been doing something.

I've been out of high school for two years. I had no direction what so ever. I've held several jobs, taken a handful of classes at the local college and basically just sat around doing nothing. I finally have direction now, I'm going to study film in London, but I can understand being truly bored.

[scem0]

Originally posted by MacBytes
Category: Photos
Link: Ongoing log of a... um.. "Dedicated Mac User" camping out outside of Santa Monica's Third Street Promenade Apple Store. Someone drop off a few charged Powerbook batteries to this guy. (http://www.emayhem.org/ramblings/1057927137.shtml)

and drop me some too.... along with a powerbook ;).


Very cool that he's doing this.

Can One be too dedicated to apple?

scem0

[janey]

i'm currently at the apple store lol
it looks cool...:p

[tazo]

that is a very cool weblog. i tried to chat with him on aim but he wasn't on : lol.

that requires the ultimate dedication, but like Mr. A said, this guy is not getting anything special. it all seems sort of odd.

[janey]

Originally posted by tazo
that is a very cool weblog. i tried to chat with him on aim but he wasn't on : lol.

that requires the ultimate dedication, but like Mr. A said, this guy is not getting anything special. it all seems sort of odd.
i think he's trying to save his battery on his pismo which is running out...
anyway I'll try to be online @ aaplgoddess, IM me with questions and if he's nearby i'll ask him

[janey]

got back from the apple store lol
i think they ran out of t-shirts :p
i got two heehee
anyway, i didn't see any macrumors people!!! sheesh!!!
me and josh were among the first 10 people to get in, plus our friend Hal was the one who made the first purchase there (12" powerbook, airport extreme card, applecare) :p

[wdlove]

I can see that being young and a Mac fan, why not. It would be very memorable to say I was the first to enter the store or the first purchase. This is trully a Mac thing. An example where smaller is better. We are just a close knit group with a very special bond that brings us together. Windows can have all of there hassels, we get to have fun! ;)

[jefhatfield]

i am too old and rickety to be out there in the early am sitting on the hard, cold (or hot) concrete for hours and hours...i would be seen as some dirty old man

the only people my age (40ish or 50ish) that i know of willing to sit out overnight on some sidewalk would be some hard core rolling stones fans...or in the recent past, grateful dead fans when garcia was still with us...what a sight, teens and their aging parents camping out to get the first dead tickets sitting outside of wherehouse records:D

[hvfsl]

Are you sure you don't get anything for being first in line. When ever a new PCWorld (they are like Compusa in the US) opens in the UK, they do a special sale where everything is half price for the first day. I got a lot of Mac stuff when my local one opened a few years ago.

[scem0]

Originally posted by hvfsl
Are you sure you don't get anything for being first in line. When ever a new PCWorld (they are like Compusa in the US) opens in the UK, they do a special sale where everything is half price for the first day. I got a lot of Mac stuff when my local one opened a few years ago.

Am I the only one who finds it ironic that they sell Mac stuff at PCWorld?

Is everything half price? Like could you get something thats $5,000 for $2,500?

Seems too good to be true to me.

scem0

[hvfsl]

Originally posted by scem0
Am I the only one who finds it ironic that they sell Mac stuff at PCWorld?

Is everything half price? Like could you get something thats $5,000 for $2,500?

Seems too good to be true to me.

scem0

They came up with the name in the early 80s before Macs came to the UK, at first they sold dos PCs, Amigas and Acorns. Now they just sell Windows machines and a few Macs.

Well I can't help it that you don't believe me. Anyway PCWorld generally does not sell computers that cost more than £2000 (about $3000) so they often don't sell the high end Macs.

I am supprised they don't do this kind of thing in the US, it is a good way to advertise about the store.

[Doctor Q]

Originally posted by scem0
Am I the only one who finds it ironic that they sell Mac stuff at PCWorld?Some people claim that PC means "any personal computer" and that you have to qualify it if you mean a particular kind, e.g., "Windows PC", "Macintosh PC", "Linux PC", so in that sense PCWorld makes sense. But I think "Macintosh PC" sounds awful and I don't think many people think of the word PC that way.

There are a number of organizations that found themselves with out-of-date names and had trouble deciding whether to change names and sacrifice their tradition and name-recognition. Some that come to mind:

NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People), which has not changed names but doesn't emphasize the long form.

AARP (American Association of Retired Persons), which dropped the long form and now goes only by AARP.

ACM (Association for Computing Machinery) - an association of computer professionals that has considered changing its name for years but has yet to come up with a replacement everyone likes better. That name was poorly chosen when the association was founded and everyone knows it.