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April 27, 2005
H2G2 Lives Up to the Hype!!!
I was in line round 5:30 last night. I was the third person in line for the 8pm screening of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy," sponsored by XRT, a local radio station. Mi chavo, the gem that he is, won tickets for the screening soley based on my desire to see it. (He's never read the books and considers himself "above" the dorkiness of the crowd. But I know he spent five hours in line for Episode One tix of Star Wars.)
Right, so I was concerned about the people who knew someone and got to sit down in the theatre before we were let in. But, as mi chavo pointed out, I rushed ahead of the people in front of us (they were walking too slowly to the actual theater) and snagged the best seats in the house - middle of the middle. Unfortunately, the super dorks behind us snagged the seats right in front of us, giving us a vision of what life could be like in fifteen years (inching towards forty with the highlight of your life being an early copy of the official DVD of Sahara). Right.
Anyway, I don't want to give too much away. Don't forget your towel (I saw two lads in bathrobes and towels) and Don't Panic. After all, we're only the third smartest species on the planet.
So long, and thanks for all the fish.
Posted by cj at April 27, 2005 09:12 AM