Alright I finally pre-ordered my book I was waiting to see if I could get someone to work my shift for me so now I am number 149 in line looking forward to a great day. 

Welcome to the party

crap what about numbers and preoder i thought we jsut showed up dang it

Sorry, no   It's not going to be like the signing for TC.  To have a book signed, you have to order from Andersons.  When you buy the book, they give you a number.  They line up folks according to those numbers for signatures.  If you would, take a look at on page 2 of this thread.  Emgirl, Lany, Chiro, Alilisa and myself have all pre-ordered and received numbers.

Actually, I am glad it won't be like that last signing in this area.  Lots of people arrived very early that day to check into the store and several of the staff I talked to said you could just show up.  Well, it turns out they were giving out wrist bands showing your order of arrival.  Some people had been there, like me, for hours but ended up being closer to the end for signatures because of the lack of information on the bookstore's part.  I would think they were unprepared excepting the fact that they had plenty of books for all.  That just tells me whoever was in charge didn't manage things correctly.

I believe I have to wait until Chiro gets off work, I think. I'm free all day, but I think that'll be around 4 or 330 in the afternoon arriving in Dundee, so we may not get there until around 430? is it an hour from Dundee?

I'm thinking the same thing...wow I hope I didn't lose my number, I thought I had it on the counter, now I don't remember.

Yep   Roughly an hour, counting traffic.  Regarding your number, just call the place back and tell them your name, they should have your number in the system.  I was only told my number via phone.  I'm sure they will have something there.  They do a lot of author signings, from what I see at their site.

There are a bunch of places to eat within walking distance of the bookstore.  Folks can get to the area to early and walk to one of the places to eat.  That way parking won't be an issue when the time comes.

Just a thought

What exactly is/are rush hour(s) in Naperville? 

I would say any time after 2PM.  Although, with it being summer time, school out and nice weather, even if hot, I expect the walk area to be busy, even for midweek.  Also, considering 7PM still sees the sun in the sky, I expect plenty of folks enjoying the evening.

I'm just planning to spend the day up there.

Two behind you MX - #116. 

We can pass notes!!!  We'll have to enlist the aid of our in-betweener.  Just hope we don't get caught...

You know that panel is four days before GS' official release, right?  An ARC wouldn't be too terribly "advanced."

Okay, I'm not 100% sure if I'm clear to share this information, but as the news is bound to come out in the next few days anyway... Thanks to an agreement between Penguin and Mysterious Galaxy, Ghost Story will be available for sale at San Diego Comic Con.

Ok, now thats just cool   To give folks out there a chance, maybe, to get a signature while not being a part of the tour.  Very awesome of Jim and all associated.

Thank you, MX, are they pretty easy routes to follow, considering i've rarely driven at night outside of Wisconsin *L*

Welcome   The good thing is that it will still be light out when we get under way.  The event starts at 0700 and there should be plenty of light still at that time.  Jefferson is pretty well lit, in the times I've been there.  59 is well travelled, especially with the mall and all the shops/restaurants in that area.  There should be plenty of light to get you where you need to go.

If you get the chance, just check out Google maps and do a satellite overlay of the route and zoom in the the turning points.  The turn from 59 to Jefferson, for example, has a big Target store on the North side of Jefferson and a Portillos on the South and both are visible from 59.