I’m reporting live from a store MacBook in the Burlingame Apple Store. In 30 minutes, this store will be closing, which will mean that every Apple Store across the continental 48 states will be closed.

Here in the store, the Genius Bar is totally closed, and has been closed since 1 PM. I can’t remember the last time the store itself was this empty. The Apple Store employees just ordered themselves a cake from the local Copenhagen Bakery (and by the way Bay Area readers, if you’ve never had a Copenhagen cake, you’re really missing out on a sweet part of life). There is already a long line with caution tape out here going around to the back of the store–there’s unconfirmed rumors that people here have ordered catering!

I’ll be hanging in the store until 2 PM, when they close, then I’ll be spending about an hour taking pictures and chatting w/ people in the line until we start recording our podcast. Here’s hoping that my MacBook’s battery holds out!

Anyway, hope to see people drop by for when we interview the people in line and in the area after we record PreviewCast… we’ve got a special surprise!!!

Douglas Bell, over and out.