It's that time of year again...
KBCO CDs! Every year, our local radio station puts out a CD with tracks of songs recordered here in Boulder. The CD has Blues Traveler, Jack Johnson, G. Love and Special Sauce, Feist, and lots of others. Proceeds benefit the Boulder County AIDS Project, too! It's all good fun, and they sell like hot cakes. They're distributed all over the state, and they sell out within hours. My family has been collecting them since I was eight or so, and of course, I refuse to let the tradition die. Despite the bitter cold, I decided to camp out over night with a few friends!
My car battery died from the cold and old age the night before...so we were forced to take the bus to Ultimate Electronics. Suguna, my roommate from freshman year, and Ryan found ways to entertain themselves during the ride. 
The site of the sale! We arrived around 9:30pm Friday night...the store opened at 8am Saturday morning. We were 5th in line!
It was snowing (obviously), and so aside from bringing a ridiculous amount of layers, we decided to bring a tent.
Danny arrived at around 11:30pm...although the photo may not show it, he was definitely excited. Also, I don't think Ryan is capable of taking a normal picture. Ever.
It was a long, cold night...but my parents dropped by with lots of hot chocolate and snacks (thank you, mom and dad!). The night wasn't as eventful as it was last year when we camped out...last year, Ryan and Danny cornered some pigeons in the parking garage, and scared them into pooping on a really nice, shiny Mercedes-Benz. This year was a little more mellow, and involved more sleeping! Starbucks opened at 5am, and we all rushed to relieve our bladders and replenish warmth with some hot beverages. At around 6, KBCO set up their publicity tent. At 8, the doors opened, and....mission accomplished!
5 comments:
How come I never knew about this?
-Natalie
Guess who my mom stood in line with?
Mr. Stensrude! Do you remember him?
Congratulations!
-Rose
P.S. I cannot wait to hear the CD! Is that the cover you voted for? It was my favorite.
ohmygawd - have we (you + mom & dad) really been collecting them since you were 8?!?!?
Natalie, I can't believe you never knew about it! It seems like the kind of thing your parents would be into.
Rose, that is crazy! How long did she stay in line for? I didn't vote for covers this year, I completely forgot. :(
Well, she got up at five, so what is that--two or three hours? And she said she probably walked right past you--I asked her if she saw a tent and she said she was too tired to notice anything but the cold.
-R
P.S. It still hasn't snowed here and it is like 50 degrees, and I got hot wearing a sweat shirt. What kind of winter is this? I want to be in Boulder, where we keep it real, yo!
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