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They were lined up outside the Westwood Borders this morning - and by the looks of it, many had been camped out for hours. Could these be the fans of singer Josh Groban, who will sign copies of his new "Awake" CD at the store tonight? The Borders Web site says wristbands will be given to the first 500 fans (they'll have to buy a CD of course). Reminds me of the ruckus for Howard Stern some years ago when he was out here plugging one of his books and the line was a couple of blocks long. By the way, I tried calling the store to confirm what the fuss was all about. Busy signal.
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Mark Lacter created the LA Biz Observed blog in 2006. He posted
until the day before his death on Nov. 13, 2013.