From Oklahoma City's newspaper, The Oklahoman:
Hundreds of people spent the night outside Hastings Books — and several hundred more joined them this morning — to get wristbands giving them a chance to get Sarah Palin's autograph.More from The Oklahoman here and Tulsa's KOTV here.
The former vice presidential candidate and governor of Alaska is due at 7 p.m. to begin signing copies of her memoir "Going Rogue." Norman is her only Oklahoma stop on a national book-signing tour.
The first 500 people in line got wristbands that were handed out at 6:30 a.m. today, but Hastings officials said the actual number who will get their books signed will depend on Palin. Another 250 wristbands went to a standby crowd who will get a chance for an autograph if Palin continues signing after the first 500.
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Karen Vermelis and Jana Stuart of Norman spent the night bundled in coats, wrapped in blankets and sitting in lawn chairs underneath a tarp.
"We didn't get much sleep. It was noisy, but it's fun," Vermelis said.
By morning, she said, the line went all the way to the east end of the strip mall where Hastings is located, then curved around a corner and snaked down an alley.
"It almost surrounded the mall," she said.
Updates:
NewsOn6: Freezing fans give Sarah Palin a warm welcome in Norman here.
The Oklahoman: For Sarah Palin fans, a signing bonus here.
- JP
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