[at about 6:20 a.m.]
It’s cold. It’s dark. It’s freaking raining. But hundreds of people are in line in front of the Comcast Center, drinking coffee and trying to figure out which security people are Secret Service. Holy crap folks, Obama is really coming.
The line at the Comcast Center at about 5:20 a.m.
A little after 4 a.m., the line was modest. About 35 people were chilling out inside the Lot 6 parking garage, putzing around and talking about how they weren’t expecting to be at the front of the line. Freshman letters and sciences major Raquel Zuniga, who showed up at just before 4 after not going to sleep, was at the front of the pack.
“It’s a little epic,” she said. “He came last year and I missed it. I’m not going to miss it this time.”