Boing Boing posted the phone number of the payphone outside Grumman’s Chinese Theater in Hollywood, where a bunch of Star Wars geeks are already lined up for the release of Episode III, due out May 16th.

So I called it.

[this is how he picked up]

Star Wars line, where it’s too hot for costumes, but we wear them anyway!

What’s the temperature down there?

It’s kind of warm, low 70s.

What’s your name?

My name’s Elliot, what’s yours?

Mike.

Hi Mike.

You hanging out in the Star Wars line?

Yeah.

How long have you been there?

I’ve been here since Saturday at 1:45.

It’s the payphone right?

Yup.

What’s the location of the payphone?

The payphone is on Hollywood Boulevard and Orange Drive.

Have people been calling all day?

Yeah. Every time I hang up the phone, it rings again.

Just people, or is it all radio shows?

Well, we got one radio station, we got one reporter, a lot of prank calls, and a lot of people.

Prank calls? What’s the best prank call you got?

This guy asked me if I lived with my mom. And I told him I lived with his.

Funny. When does the movie come out?

It comes out the sixteenth.

So you’re going to sit there for six weeks?

Off and on.

Do you have someone holding your place?

No, the way it works is you sign in and out of line, and the more hours you spend standing in line, the closer you are to the front when tickets go on sale.

How many hours do you have?

Just less than 40.

How many do you think you’ll rack up?

I’m going for clear over 110.

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.

You think all this waiting will be worth it?

Oh, yeah. A lot of people here don’t like the spoilers, don’t like to know about it, but I know everything about the movie.

If Han Solo and Kirk get in a fistfight, who’s going to win?

Oh, Han Solo.

Kirk’s gotten out of a lot of tough situations.

I have a lot of respect for Kirk, but Han Solo is a pretty tough cookie.

Who’s going to win, Worf or Jar Jar?

Worf?

He’s a klingon.

Oh, he is? Then he’s going to kick Jar Jar’s ass.

Yeah, Jar Jar will lose to anybody.

Jar Jar is pretty much just going to die.

What’s the best costume you’ve seen?

Best costume? A Twi’lek.

Cool.

A Twi’lek is like a slave dancer in Jabba’s palace.

Good times. Thanks, man. Have fun down there.

Thank you.