[Originally published on a now defunct web magazine in 2002]There was a release party for the CD of the Buffy musical, "Once More, With Feeling" at Tower Records in West Hollywood on Saturday, September 28, 2002. Joss Whedon and Amber Benson were scheduled to appear and sign autographs. I absolutely had to go, of course; I stood for over two hours in the parking lot, in the rain, doing some serious bonding with a bunch of Buffy-obsessed strangers, and all for five minutes of sign-y goodness. But it was worth every minute of the wait for the opportunity to talk with Joss Whedon, Amber Benson, and Michelle Tractenberg, who appeared as an extra added attraction.