The sun went down Tuesday evening and the wait for fans stretched an hour past Mariah Carey’s advertised 6 p.m. arrival, but the excitement outside Looney Tunes Record Store in West Babylon never faltered.

"We expect fashionably late," said Carlos Moreno, 35, who flew from his Los Angeles home to New York to catch Carey's first signing for her new record on Saturday in Manhattan before heading to Looney Tunes on Tuesday.

"If Mariah’s not late," Moreno said, "you’re not getting the Mariah experience."

Carey’s flock started lining up outside Looney Tunes about 3 p.m. All 650 fans allowed entry to the limited-capacity event purchased a CD copy of the Huntington native’s latest album, "Here for It All," which dropped on Friday. The West Babylon record store announced Monday Carey would appe

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