I dropped by my corporate VZW store. Of course they knew about the Galaxy Nexus. I told the first guy I'd like to see their demo phone. He said they didn't have any they could show, but he thought they had some "in the back." Then he walked us over toward the manager, asking him if they had a Galaxy Nexus they could show me. The manager looked down at the phone he had sitting on the counter, unplugged the USB cable, and quickly stuck it into his pocket. I smiled and asked if I could look at the Nexus, and he said he couldn't let anyone demo the phone. I asked if he could just let me see the screen with him holding it, and he said he couldn't even do that. Of course I left my card, and he agreed to call me as soon as there's a release date.
Yes, we know they have the phone in the stores, demo phones in the pockets of the top guys, and they are ready to let us buy them. All we need is for Verizon to give a release date!