On The Verge is back, babies. And this one will blow your minds. The big show returns on Friday, December 9th, 2011, with a very special guest: Daring Fireball mastermind John Gruber. You probably know John from the internet, where he's amassed quite a following thanks to his special brand of Apple insight. We'll be sitting down with him for a deep, meaningful, and likely heated conversation about our industry. We'll also have news, demos, giveaways, hilarious interludes, and exciting, throbbing electronic music and sounds. It's going to be a good one!

The show is taping at 7:00PM at the BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center, located at 199 Chambers Street (between Greenwich and West Streets) in New York City. Directions to the theater can be found here. Tickets for assigned seating will be available at the theater box office starting at 12:00pm on the day of the show. Here's what you need to know:

• There is no admission fee -- tickets are completely free.
• The event is all ages.
• Ticketing will begin at the box office at the BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center at 12:00PM on Friday. Once you collect your ticket you can return for house open at 6:30pm, and the show begins at 7:00PM.
• You cannot collect tickets for friends or family -- anyone who would like to come must be present to get a ticket.
• We have limited capacity for seating, so be sure to get there early to get a ticket!
• The venue is located at 199 Chambers Street (between Greenwich and West Streets) in New York City. Check below for directions to the theater.
• The show length is around an hour.

Take M20 to the Chambers Street stop, located directly in front of BMCC.
Take M1 to Chambers, walk west.
Take M6 to Chambers, walk west.
Take M10 to Chambers, walk west.
Take M22 (Crosstown on Chambers), walk west.