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  • 09-01-2009 07:17 PM
    BurningTheory
    "Holy Crap!" - Best Buy's Magical Sweepstakes
    Well, for those lucky few who live in one of ten of those lucky areas (as will follow), you may get a chance to hit one hell-of-a Beatles jackpot.

    Many already know Best Buy will be hosting their own Beatles event on 9.9.9. This is what might not have known...

    "On 9/9/09, the festivities kick off at 8 a.m. Prizes and memorabilia giveaways, including gadgets, exclusive Beatles’ t-shirts, [and] The Beatles: Rock Band game will occur throughout the day. In addition, customers are eligible to win a one-year Reward Zone Premier Silver membership with benefits including special access to sought after entertainment events...

    One winner from each of the participating stores “will be whisked away to London, England for an all-expense-paid trip, where they will tour EMI’s famed Abbey Road Studios, where The Beatles recorded their albums.”

    In addition, winners will be taken on a walking Magical Mystery Tour including:

    -The Beatles ‘rooftop session’ location
    -Paul McCartney’s offices
    -The ‘birthplace’ of Beatlemania
    -The Beatles coffee shop
    -A Hard Day’s Night and Help! Film locations
    -Registry office where Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr both were married
    -The Beatles Apple shop"



    So yeah, if you live in near these Best Buys...:

    California (Los Angeles Area)
    West Los Angeles, CA
    11301 W Pico Blvd
    Los Angeles, CA 90064

    California (San Francisco Area)
    San Francisco, CA
    1717 Harrison St
    San Francisco, CA 94103

    Georgia (Atlanta Area)
    Buckhead, GA
    2537 Piedmont Rd NE
    Atlanta, GA 30324

    Illinois (Chicago Area)
    John Han**** Ctr, IL
    875 N Michigan Ave
    Chicago, IL 60611

    Massachusetts (Boston Area)
    Cambridge, MA
    100 Cambridgeside Pl
    Cambridge, MA 02141

    Minnesota (Minneapolis Area)
    Mall of America, MN
    340 W Market
    Bloomington, MN 55425

    New Jersey (Philadelphia Area)
    Deptford, NJ
    1851 Deptford Center Rd
    Deptford, NJ 08096

    New York (New York City Area)
    44th and 5th, NY
    529 5th Ave
    New York, NY 10017

    Texas (Dallas Area)
    Midway/L.B.J., TX
    4255 Lyndon B Johnson Fwy
    Midway/lbj Shopping Ctr
    Farmers Branch, TX 75244

    Texas (Houston Area)
    Galleria, TX
    5133 Richmond Ave
    Houston, TX 77056

    ... then check it out at 8am. And if you win, you know who to talk to.


    source: www.plasticaxe.com
  • 09-01-2009 07:18 PM
    iAmtheWalrus
    .... Holy ****.
  • 09-01-2009 07:21 PM
    ExpertDrummer
    Sounds tight. Good find, dude! Beatle lovers are going to be happy as ****! :D

    (well only if you live next to one of them)
  • 09-01-2009 07:22 PM
    BurningTheory
    Haha. Looks like there is another thread on the subject posted before me. Oops! Oh well. Its a forum. Theres plenty of space for duplicates. xD JK.
  • 09-01-2009 07:37 PM
    soup567
    Good! I live close to San Francisco :D
  • 09-01-2009 08:10 PM
    wcarnation
    None in the state of Washington :(

    I guess I'll have to wait for Rock Band: Nirvana
  • 09-01-2009 08:12 PM
    travmeatwad
    Sounds effing incredible. Too bad none of those stores are close and that I have class, so 8 AM wouldn't work for me.
  • 09-01-2009 08:13 PM
    noobert
    not only am i not even close to any of these states, im not even in the country! :(
  • 09-01-2009 08:14 PM
    Flybird
    Illinois (Chicago Area)
    John Han**** Ctr, IL
    875 N Michigan Ave
    Chicago, IL 60611


    Two simple bus rides away =)
  • 09-01-2009 09:07 PM
    Theenditaint
    omg...