Just watched on News 5 Tonight that today, at about 7am, the new
Harry Potter book was launched here. There's a worldwide launch
today to coincide with the launch in the UK at midnight their
time.
Can you imagine one girl actually queued for 13 hours to get hold
of the book? 
Apparently, Borders stayed open the entire night last night so
these kids could hold their place in the queue! They
were entertained by cheerleaders, magic shows, etc. and their staff
were dressed as Harry Potter characters. All the cashiers wore
black wizard hats with a silver star at the tip. Borders had even
arranged for breakfast for folks who have been queuing the whole
night for the book's launch.
Gee, when I was a wee kid, there wasn't such hoo-ha over the
release of any book! I remembered being crazy over Sweet Dreams,
Sweet Valley High, Catalina, etc... but these kids have taken
things a whole lot further! 
Much ado over Harry Potter!
Aaaaahhh... explains why Kinokiniya had crazy queues when I was
there today. All their staff were wearing black wizard hats with
silver stars at the end too!
