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One Last Campout for Star Wars Fans
theodp writes "27-year-old graphic artist Jeff Tweiten lives on a periwinkle blue, fold-out futon on the sidewalk in front of the Cinerama Theatre in downtown Seattle. He is not homeless, but camping out for 139 days. Waiting. For what, you wonder? Tweiten is waiting for Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith, which opens May 19. And yes, he's keeping a blog. 14 days down. 125 to go." In other Star Wars news: dbottaro writes "Who wants a JL421 Badonkadonk? NAO Design has built a functional Sandcrawler, ala Star Wars Episode IV. Complete with blaster-deflecting sidewalls, full interior carpeting, seating for five and a 400 watt stereo system." Reader dankinit writes "For all you Star Wars fans, a Darth Tater Mr. Potato Head will be released in February by Hasbro Inc. The new covers for the Episode III books due out a month before the movie were also posted today."
According to the friendly article, his life is not one big homage to "Star Wars," he says, and he has plenty of other interests, including classical music, modern dance, fine dining, dive bars, working out and reading about contemporary art.
Rock that crushes, Paper & Scissors that don't matter.
Just to let every one know i should have some nice tee shirts up online in a few day.
From the Seattle PI article...
To pass the time, he writes in a journal, posts to his blog, chats on the phone and touches up old stories from past "Star Wars" campouts, in hopes that, perhaps, a book deal will be extended one day.
He truly has the SW spirit of making a buck anywhere possible. George would be proud.
I think he is unemployed
did you forget to take your meds?
Hasn't he seen the first two?
Unfortunately, I am not Wil Wheaton
...TWENTY YEARS AGO, when these movies were actually good! Now look at them. He's waiting for THAT?
hmeh!
Usually we make fun of these extremist geeks by saying they'll never get laid. In this case, I think it's a given. Public indecency laws....
If he wants to be brave, he should camp out wearing a Jar Jar mask during the whole time. Chances are he'll succumb to injuries from being kicked to death by the 43rd day.
Don't blame Durga. I voted for Centauri.
I'll be honored to watch his shaky Divx version!
In Gothenburg, Sweden, the homeless started camping outside movie theatres too, as a way of protesting. Only place where no one told them to leave...
Reworded to something more like reality: According to the friendly article, his life is not one big homage to "Star Wars," he says, and he has plenty of other interests, including classical music [johnwilliamsmoviethemes.com], modern dance [jedifightingschool.org], fine dining [starwarscantina.com], dive bars [see previous entry], working out [see jedifightingschool again] and reading about contemporary art [starwarsasciiart.com]
Don't blame Durga. I voted for Centauri.
Anyone want to teach this geek a lesson?
If we all club together, we could raise funds to pay-off the cinema to NOT show the film on its opening night?
Hasn't this boy heard of torrents?
He can watch the movie at home the night it opens..
Doh!
I speak for the entire slashdot crowd when I say...
GET A WHAT?
He's been called a loser, a geek, a Peter Pan who refuses to grow up and get a life. A few days ago, someone called him a "bum" for the first time.
"I don't really care how people label me," Tweiten says. "If they are so narrow-minded and can only see that one aspect of me, I kind of pity them."
I'm not narrowminded. My mind is so wide, I can't decide wether to label him a loser, a geek, a Peter Pan or a bum. Hey, I think I'll label him every single one of those, right at the same time. he!
when these movies were actually good! Now look at them. He's waiting for THAT?
Dude! Haven't you heard? In this one, they're gonna surf on lava!
And now I'm late for the head of the line... I gotta get my tent!
You can't take the sky from me...
Only because he thinks Mr. Starbucks fought the Cylons with Apollo back in the 1970s.
Don't blame Durga. I voted for Centauri.
One dressed as a Klingon. You need to play in the tradition SW vs ST hatred.
Don't blame Durga. I voted for Centauri.
I sent the poor git a G-mail account, he'll need the space for the trolling.
I like muppets.
I typed 'life' into kazaa but couldn't find it.
Where did you download yours from?
You know, if he were 700 years old, this revelation would be kind of impressive.
Don't blame Durga. I voted for Centauri.
Natalie Portman's character gets knocked-up. Anakin is turned to the dark side. The Jedis are almost all killed off. The Empire takes over.
... take out a portable DVD player and show him the first two movies; he obviously hasn't seen them and doesn't know what he's getting into.
I think the situation calls for Triumph the Insult Comic Dog.
Use Ctrl-C instead of ESC in Vim!
139 days on a futon ?, in the street ?
How's he going to get lai..
Never mind, he's a Star Wars geek, he probably isn't going to notice the lack.
"What kind of horrible death is Jar-Jar Binks gonna die?" Since we have not seen him in Episode IV and later.
Yet. Just wait till Lucas finishes his next round of revisions.
Yeah, well what I want to know it... he has to go to the bathroom at some point. How's he gonna ensure that someone doesn't take his spot the second he's not looking?
Oh, wait. It's Episode III. I don't think he has to worry.
Now this is funny -- even us nerds on Slashdot think this guy is off his rocker. Who else is going to sympathize with him now? :^)
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Let's make fun of him being a huuuge dork while we READ SLASHOT..
:-P
Dorks.
I'm not here. This isn't happening.
You tell HIM to get a life when he is the one actually doing something and you are the one bitching at him on slashdot?
On the contrary...he's finally found an activity that makes bitching on slashdot seem like time well spent.
or maybe his parents needed some time alone.
It would be hilarious if the first showing got sold out through internet sales before he could buy one at the ticket booth.
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After all the publicity he'll manage to gather he might as well pull a stunt like that just to piss George off.
Preserve old classics: copy your collection onto all hard drives.