Star Wars geeks in line at Grauman's will answer payphone calls

By Cory Doctorow at 8:58 am Monday, Apr 4

Jess sez, "Star Wars fans are already lining up at the Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles for the Episode III premiere in six weeks. Perhaps more interesting, however, is the fact that they are apparently answering the payphone outside the theatre. Give them a ring at (323) 462-9609 and see who answers." I just rang it and the guy who answered it did a great impression of someone answering a pay phone in line for Star Wars -- so it may even be true! Link (Thanks, Jess!)

Update Abby sez, "Just spoke to a nice guy in line named Elliot. He's 21 and got laid off from his job in January, so he's got the time to hang out in line. He says there is a site that's going up today, www.liningup.net that will have webcams and whatnot. The deal is, you sign up whenever you're in line, and the amount of time you spend in line determines your number in line when it opens. Right now, it's 46 days away. When I said goodbye, he said, 'Bye, and may the force be with you.' BTW, they know they are on Boing Boing, and are mightily stoked about it!"

Update 2: Wow, they're lining up at the wrong theatre!. Koganuts and Sean Bonner both point out this post from blogging.la: "The liningup.net folks have finally confirmed that the film is not opening at Grauman's. It will be interesting to find out what happens next."

Update 3: Mike conducted a phone interview with a line-sitter:

What did you think of the first two movies in the series?

Eh. The first two left something to be desired. But I think that third one is going to be definitely fulfilling.