Starting Monday, after a long weekend media junket, the Twilight cast hits the road on the Hot Topic Store Tour.
Now wanting the scoop on how this all was going to work at the Hot Topic store near me I decided to ask what the process was for getting wristbands etc. I definitely recommend that everyone intending on going to a tour appearance do this, because procedure is going to vary site to site.
So anyway, I went down to the Hot Topic store in Paramus, NJ where Kristen was going to be and I encountered a very enthusiastic employee named Larence. Super guy, scores a 10 on the friendly and helpful scale. Seriously, the guy was uber enthusiastic, but not in an annoying way, and very nice to someone who clearly was not his usual store demographic. He helped me find the Twilight sweatshirt in the size I wanted (this was the first Hot Topic store not to have only XS and S in stock). We had a great conversation about Rob and Kristen and how Larence was totally getting into Twilight.
So Larence told me which entrance to the mall was opening early (like way early), the time they would begin handing out the wrist bands, and how this was all going to work in a pretty narrow store. Larence then says that he’s imagining lots of moms lined up for their daughters. I said, well there’s going to be a bunch lined up for themselves, and that this is really popular with people of all ages. He then tells me that he’s just starting to realize this.
Then we got to the funny part. All of a sudden Larence says to me, "You know there are a lot of Twilight sites online." My husband, who was standing next to me starts to smirk. (triggering subtle ankle kick from me) I said, "Well actually I happen to have one of those, and yes there are quite a few of them." Larence looked at me a little funny, but then we kept up our conversation on how the process for Kristen’s visit would go. He then says, "Oh, remember that when you come back with your son or daughter that each person who wants an autograph needs a writstband." At that point my husband is now trying not too successfully to supress his laughter, and says "Oh no, this is for her." Again, Larence looks at me oddly (Like I said, I’m obviously not his usual demographic, at least he didn’t call me mam.) But I smiled and thanked him for the info and said I’d look for him when I came back.
So, if you happen to be by the Paramus Hot Topic, say hi to Larence (tell him about the Lexicon because I think, he thinks I was kidding when I said I had a Twilight site) who will give you the whole scoop specific to that store. You can find the general procedures here.
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