'Twilight' stars hit Hot Topic L.A. for first leg of tour, tape appearance on Jimmy Kimmel

November 7, 1:24 PMTwilight ExaminerAmanda Bell

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Last night, The Twilight Saga: New Moon's tour kicked off in Los Angeles, and what a great start it was.

The lovely Kate from Rob & Kristen Lovers, was so kind as to summarize what took place at the event.

The November 6th Hot Topic Event New Moon Saga Event was in one word: AMAZING! After a quick stop at Sprinkles cupcakes in H’Wood, we headed to the Hot Topic event and entered line “Yellow Wristband”…Since we had camped overnight to get our wristband we were luck enough to choose which cast group we got to meet (there were two groups). The line moved quickly and was super well organized. The Hot topic staff answered all of our questions and the crowd of Twi-hards were decked out in their New Moon tees and I heart Edward signs! We lucked out when we got into Hot Topic as there was four cast members anticipated and we got six! Billy Burke was first and we asked him if he was tired from the long day of press and he said not really…we thanked him for coming out for the fans and he said the fans were amazing. Next up, was Alex Meraz…we told him to look out for us on twitter and he said her recognized us from the time we had seen him in Vancouver. Next we said hello to Elizabeth Reaser. We told her that we loved her in Grey’s and The Family Stone and she said she doesn’t always watch herself in her movies but she really enjoyed that one. Ashley Greene looked drop dead gorg! She was next…we mentioned how much we loved her Halloween costume and she said she had a lot of un that night and that she had a little extra added to her peacock costume so it wasn’t too short. Bronson Pelletier gave us a what’s up nod…Then we asked Jamie Cambell Bower how he was doing and he said in his adorable accent, “I’m living the dream…I’m living the dream.” The cast was gracious and sweet and signed a New Moon poster for each of us. After we headed downstairs for the concert and cast Q/A.

The bands were great and we got to hear music from Sea Wolf, Anya Marina & Death Cab for Cutie. Then after a few minutes…they announced that they had three people they thought we’d like to meet... Out sauntered Rob, Kristen, and Taylor…AMAZE. Rob had his million dollar smile and Kristen shouted out “Let’s hear it for Death Cab for Cutie” Rob Kristen and Taylor weren’t on the roster so it was the surprise of a lifetime for any Twi-fan (ourselves included).

After Rob, Kristen, & Tay headed out the entire group came out for a Q/A session. There was Billy Burke, Elizabeth Reaser, Nikki Reed, Kellan Lutz, Bronson Pelletier, Cam Bright, Ashley Greene, and Jamie Cambell-Bower.

They asked the cast what their favorite all time movies were and here are a few of the answers:

Ashley: Breakfast at Tiffany’s
Kellan: Casablanca
Elizabeth: Dirty Dancing

And then they asked the cast what they’d be doing if there weren’t there at the event right now…

Billy: said he’d be at the poker tables
Ashley: said a game night like Taboo
Kellan: said a game night also and he’d invite all the fans.
Nikki: said ice skating in Rockerfeller Center

There were more questions asked but it was hard to catch it all with all of the excitement of Rob, Kristen, & Taylor popping in last minute and the general “noise” known as excited Twilight Fans…what a great night to love Twi!

Meanwhile, others took a few videos of the event as it happened!

A local ABC news channel did a wonderful story on the event, covering fan responses both before and after the show was complete. They also spoke with Band of Skulls about their contribution to the New Moon soundtrack ("Friends"), and they revealed that it relates directly to the motorcycle sequences with Bella and Jacob.

The New Moon Hot Topic tour continues tomorrow with more than a dozen shows in the line-up. You can see the full list and event details (including cast members appearing at the various locations) here.

In addition to kicking off the first leg of the Hot Topic tour, New Moon stars also taped a segment for Jimmy Kimmel's late night television show. They were spotted going into the studio.

Gossip Cop has reported that the appearance will be shown on November 20th and that Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, and Taylor Lautner are all on the show together.

The Twilight Saga: New Moon hits theaters in less than two weeks!

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