Writes Barbara Hoffman: "It was pouring rain in NY, so I got on the subway for the trip to Wall Street. Saw a man wearing a Ron Paul hat; he came in from Westchester for the signing. We went to Borders together and saw just two small signs advertising the signing. We walked in and it was chaos; there were so many people showing up that the clerks were overwhelmed. People bought 2, 3, 4 books. We were directed upstairs to the end of the line which was, at about 12:30 pm, very long already. There were all different kinds of people; some came from other states like Pennsylvania. One older man made a 3-hour trip from Reading, PA.
"The line was getting longer and longer and I learned later that Borders sold out all 500 copies (and wished they had more). Some who couldn't get the book bought others to get the autograph. The store people were shocked; one man on line said that he had bought his book there on Friday and they said they expected about 30 people to show up for the signing!
"At 1 pm we heard cheers and claps and we knew (but couldn't see) that he had arrived. A few minutes later, we saw him get off the elevator (we were luckily standing near it) and went wild cheering and clapping. I'm a baby boomer and I felt like a like a groupie! He waved and smiled; what a gentleman.
"We made it to the table at about 2 pm. Just seeing him, so gracious and smiling, shaking hands and speaking briefly with people, it was thrilling. When it was my turn I thanked the Borders exec standing near him and just said hello Dr. Paul, thank you for coming and that I was happy to meet him. He shook my hand and smiled. I know there were lots more after me but I knew he'd accommodate everyone."
