We had missed our chance of being on today's show. But have no fear, we will be on tomorrow's show!
January 8, 2007 7:30pm
After making a trip to Target and picking up a sand chair, a blanket, pillows, food and some warm clothes, we finally got back to the CBS Studio and took our place in line for the next day's show. Now one would think that by getting there 12 hours early, we would be the first group in line. To our surprise, we were only the second group in line, taking spots five through nine. The couple in front of us were from Wisconsin, very friendly, and they had been waiting in line since 4:00pm that day.
Knowing what awaited us, we made ourselves as comfortable as we could on the sidewalk. We layed down newspapers to cover the dirt, set up our pillows and blankets and set in for a long, cold night.
Around 9:30pm, the group we had met early that day had showed up. Sure enough, we kept our word and let them in the spots behind us. In the group was Robyn, Nicole and Dustin, and were all 20 years old. During the long night we found out more about them and basically became a little hobo family...seeing as how all seven of us were sleeping on the streets of LA. We killed time by playing cards, sharing headphones and music, talking about our long Price Is Right adventure thus far, and making deals about sharing any loot that anyone of us could win.
As the night progressed and stores began closing, it became colder and much harder to stay awake. So we took shifts running to the one place within a 5 block radius that was open to get coffee and go to the bathroom. By the end of the night I had gotten to know the clerk at the gas station.
By midnight, more and more people began showing up and taking their places in line. At this point, the line had stretched a quarter of the block and was full of sleeping bags, tents, and air matresses. Everyone got to know everyone, we became closest to those that were in close range of our spot in line, but we also had people from farther back coming up to say hello, and find out why we were so crazy for getthing there so early. But getting there early had its payoffs; not only were we fifth in line, but we also got the best view...
Thank god for The Box Depot providing even more humor to the night.
As the night turned into morning, the anticipation grew stronger and stronger for everyone in line, which at this point had reached the end of the block and was rounding the corner. Even though we didn't more than an hour of sleep the whole night, we were so full of anticipation that it didn't even matter.
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