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Last night I visited Apple’s SoHo location to see if I could meet the folks waiting in line for “Keep a Child Alive”. Their method is quite different than mine: rather than the marathon method, they set-up three shifts of four volunteers that rotate through the day.
From what I saw, the line at the SoHo store is more territorial than the one on 5th. Ave. Nonetheless, those waiting have taken breaks to play baseball in a nearby park, and neighboring groups are quite friendly.
To learn more about their cause, visit their website: keepachildalive.com. I’ll post video clips once I gain access to a camera dock (Sunday, perhaps).
By this point, I’ve had 7 hours of sleep in the last 65 hours, and I’ve been in line for the iPhone for the last 29. I’ve seen Manhattan sunset and sunrise.
I’ve been interviewed non-stop today about the iPhone launch. The news coverage is local, national and international in character: I’ve been asked questions by reporters from Germany, Japan and Austria.
Aaron Hurst, the CEO of Taproot, sent a staff-member to deliver a backpack full of T-shirts for those of us still waiting in line. Taproot sent out a blast to some of their New York volunteers who lived in the area, and Ken Raboi — a software exec at Fidelity National Information Services — responded to the call. He asked me if I needed anything, anything at all, and within a minute or two we were on a bus headed to Radio Shack to buy the phone charger I so sorely need.
Anyhow, at this very moment, I’m at 57th Street, between 9th & 10th Ave for the next 5 minutes, then headed back into the line to continue the wait.
I’ll write about another amazing person in a few hours.