oye....
we passed by the park on our way home at 3:30am from a party, debated on going and hopping in line right then...
but we opted for sleep.
We hit the park around 4pm, stayed for the ceremonies at 4:45, took some pictures, went to the festival arena and bought some day of merchandise, and left. Nothing too spectacular, but hey, we were there on the 50th, thats what matters
we heard all the stories and everything from friends in line at 5 and 7am... so very glad we did not endure that... sleep was more important then
Anyhow, ran into BarTopDancer & MickeyD, saw hastin, lisa, chris (and the people they were with, sorry, couldnt put faces with names) right before the 445 ceremonies, right as you moved up closer to the center of the street.