New Moon Premiere Tonight part 2

The premiere was great!  We went to happy hour at Palomino first and then wandered over to the red carpet.  It was definitely a madhouse, but we managed to push our way into the crowd and we were about 4 people away from the barricades where the stars were walking by and signing autographs.  My arms are definitely worn out from holding my camera up above my head for two hours, but I got tons of pics--check out my flickr site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ashleyjberry/

...i already have tickets to see the movie on Saturday--can't wait!

New Moon Premiere Tonight

I can remember, after seeing Twilight in the theater last December, thinking that it was going to be so hard to wait for the next movie.  Well, it has been almost a year since Twilight hit theaters and the time has finally come for the next episode: "New Moon".  

Living in LA definitely gives the whole event a more immediate impact because the US premiere is happening tonight in Westwood just minutes away from my house.  For the past week, the buzz has been building as people from all over the world have come to take part in the event.  I have seen many premieres come and go through Westwood, but I have never seen anything like this.  Last Thursday, people started lining up on the sidewalks of Westwood.  It wasn't clear what they were lining up for exactly...tickets to an advanced screening? entrance to the premiere event (pretty unheard of) ?  It must be something really spectacular because the line stretched for about 8 or 9 city blocks and people were not leaving.  Since Thursday, this line of Twilight-crazy fans has been camped out in Westwood with lawn chairs and sleeping bags and New Moon posters.  

I finally rolled down my window to ask what they were waiting for one day when I was driving by.  The woman responded, "For the New Moon premiere," as though I was crazy to not be getting in line, too.  I could not believe it.  I have never seen people lining up just to view a premiere event.  These people have been living on a sidewalk for days, just to hopefully catch a glimpse of the stars as they walk from their limos down the red carpet to the movie theater!

Well, tonight is the night and my mom and I have decided to go join in on the madness, if only briefly.  We are going to head over to Westwood just before the red carpet event is supposed to begin and I am very interested to see what happens.  I am sure it is going to be crazy and loud and if they let one of those people who have been camped out onto the red carpet or into the premiere, I might just wish that I had slept on the streets of Westwood for the last four nights...maybe...

I'll let you know how it goes, but regardless, you should definitely check out this article on the Twlight fans in Westwood: http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-twilight15-2009nov15,0,4909479.story