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Blindly copy-pasted from apple-insider:
*www.appleinsider.com/articles/07/0..._line_forms_in_manhattan_four_days_early.html
Two individuals can now flaunt the crown of "the very first iPhone line waiters", having camped out Monday morning on a Midtown Manhattan sidewalk more than four days before the Apple device is due to go on sale.
At 5:00 a.m. on Monday, the two iPhone enthusiasts stationed themselves outside Apple's Fifth Avenue flagship shop in New York City's Manhattan borough, assuring their first and second places in line. Yes -- they plan to remain there till Friday evening and are seeking food and MetroCards as donations.
The two were first discovered by local blog site Vicarious Music , which spotted them Monday afternoon holding signs pronouncing their early arrival.
In a later interview with Gizmodo, the head of the line (known thus far only as Greg) explained that he was a single retiree, affording him all the time in the world to 'get his iPhone.' Greg's plan after buying iPhone? To "take a look at it" and "see how it works." His left-hand man remains unidentified.
Both campers are equipped for the remaining four days of the wait with soft seats, soft drinks, and coolers full of grub -- including, as the interview (below) reveals, at least one bright yellow banana.
*images.appleinsider.com/first-iphone-waiters-2.jpg
*images.appleinsider.com/first-iphone-waiters-1.jpg
Engadget link: *www.engadget.com/2007/06/26/first-iphone-camper-smelled-at-apples-5th-ave-store/
PS: Read the comments on Engadget...especially the one where they reason this to be the one "this is why the world thinks we Americans are idiots."
*www.appleinsider.com/articles/07/0..._line_forms_in_manhattan_four_days_early.html
Two individuals can now flaunt the crown of "the very first iPhone line waiters", having camped out Monday morning on a Midtown Manhattan sidewalk more than four days before the Apple device is due to go on sale.
At 5:00 a.m. on Monday, the two iPhone enthusiasts stationed themselves outside Apple's Fifth Avenue flagship shop in New York City's Manhattan borough, assuring their first and second places in line. Yes -- they plan to remain there till Friday evening and are seeking food and MetroCards as donations.
The two were first discovered by local blog site Vicarious Music , which spotted them Monday afternoon holding signs pronouncing their early arrival.
In a later interview with Gizmodo, the head of the line (known thus far only as Greg) explained that he was a single retiree, affording him all the time in the world to 'get his iPhone.' Greg's plan after buying iPhone? To "take a look at it" and "see how it works." His left-hand man remains unidentified.
Both campers are equipped for the remaining four days of the wait with soft seats, soft drinks, and coolers full of grub -- including, as the interview (below) reveals, at least one bright yellow banana.
*images.appleinsider.com/first-iphone-waiters-2.jpg
*images.appleinsider.com/first-iphone-waiters-1.jpg
Engadget link: *www.engadget.com/2007/06/26/first-iphone-camper-smelled-at-apples-5th-ave-store/
PS: Read the comments on Engadget...especially the one where they reason this to be the one "this is why the world thinks we Americans are idiots."
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