Man is waiting for 139 days in front of theater for "Star Wars" movie
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Jeff Tweiten, a 27-year-old graphic artist, is encamped in front of the Cinerama Theatre, on a blue sofa, in the northwest city of Seattle, Washington. Tweiten plans to wait 139 days for the premiere of "Star Wars: Episode III — Revenge of the Sith," which opens May 19, 2005. He has received help from a community of friends and local business people who have supplied changes of clothes, coffee, food, and a nearby restroom. City authorities have chosen not to enforce vagrancy laws that would force Tweiten to move between the hours of 7AM and 9
Jeff Tweiten, a 27-year-old graphic artist, is encamped in front of the Cinerama Theatre, on a blue sofa, in the northwest city of Seattle, Washington. Tweiten plans to wait 139 days for the premiere of "Star Wars: Episode III — Revenge of the Sith," which opens May 19, 2005.
He has received help from a community of friends and local business people who have supplied changes of clothes, coffee, food, and a nearby restroom.
City authorities have chosen not to enforce vagrancy laws that would force Tweiten to move between the hours of 7AM and 9PM local time.
Tweiten also camped out for the previous two episodes of the Star Wars movies, "Episode I" and "Episode II".
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