Pre-McDonalding

Just got home from nearly 24 hours out on the pavement.  The company was wonderful all night and the line got mega-long come daybreak.

Despite my pout above, I am honored to claim Third One @ One First behind Rob and Larken.  They flew out from Malibu, CA, to see McDonald and hit the concrete at 5:30am yesterday.  Champions, both of them!

A few notes:

• Look for Adam Liptak of the NYT to scoop my vox populi column tonight or tomorrow.  He came out last night and this morning to cover F1@1F and the line experience more generally.
• There were far fewer gun rights supporters in line than I expected.  I deeply enjoyed getting to know those who were there, however.
• Huge thanks to ABA Journal for buying the line pizza last night!
• Thanks to Josh Blackman for teaming up with me to deliver some fun overnight coverage.  Check out joshblackman.com for some more video and commentary.
• Dick Heller came out to entertain the linegoers last night and this morning.  He was especially a hit among the fifteen high schoolers from Cupertino, CA, that braved the cold overnight wait.
• Predictions for McDonald are all over the place, from 5-4 to 9-0.  The only thing everyone agrees upon is that the Second Amendment will be incorporated against the states.
• Finally, I think I got the makings of the first Supreme Court Side Walk episode.  I hope to have it up here in some fashion by the week’s end.

Time to dethaw, get clean, suit up, and head back out.