Take a fold up lawn chair and thermos's full of hot drinks. Don't drink too much because you might not find anyone willing to hold your spot. Anyway, yes, you'll need to be there Thanksgiving night. I've been doing BF for at least 10 years and BB the lines start earlier and earlier every year. I've been all around balto/dc metro looking for a hidden Best Buy and all of them always have lines. If you plan on being at Best Buy to get a doorbuster, better start looking at Best Buy around 8 p.m.