In 1999, Star Wars Episode I - The Phantom Menace was released in theaters.  This was the first new Star Wars movie in 16 years.  There was no option for online tickets back then in Lexington, KY, so we had to get in line.  The tickets went on sale Wednesday.  I got in line at the Woodhill Theater Sunday night.  I was third.  I went by the theater just to have a look and see if anyone was already there, so I didn't tell anyone I was getting in line yet.  I can remember my girlfriend at the time coming home late and calling me on my cell (we were living together).  The call went like this:

REBECCA:  Where are you?
ME:  I'm at the Woodhill theater.
REBECCA:  It's kind of late, what are you seeing?  Don't you have to work tomorrow?
ME:  Well...yeah, but I'm not going.  I'm not coming home tonight either.
REBECCA:  ...
ME:  I'm in line for Star Wars tickets.
(I hear her walking through the house).
ME:  Hello?
REBECCA:  Where the fuck is the bed?
ME:  Oh yeah, I brought the mattress out here.  You know, for me to sleep on.
REBECCA: ...
ME:  Do you want to come out here?  It'll be fun...like camp-- <CLICK>

So I lived outside the Woodhill theater for 4 days to get tickets.  It was a great time.  By the second day we had couches, a cover, TV, cable, a Nintendo 64 (with a plethora of games from the Electronics Boutique where I worked), DVD player, and beer and pizza being delivered in shifts by people who wanted tickets by weren't hard enough to stay out there.  Or perhaps they took their jobs a little more serious...either way.  I scanned these pictures, so the quality varies.  Also, I tried to fix some of the lighting problems as best I could.
 

Me	Me, sleeping	The first few guys in line.  I'm back row far right.
The first few guys in line.  I'm back row far right.	Me and "the Tarp" under which I lived.	Me and "the Tarp" under which I lived.  The car was integral to the structure's design.
The tickets went on sale a week before the movie was released.  On the day of the movie, I uhh...dressed up like Darth Maul.  I was not the only one dressed up, but I was the best (a dubious honor).  Since there was no reserved seating, we had to get in line at the theater about 8 hours before the screening (about 4:00pm for the midnight show).  Unfortunately for me, grease paint and custom contact lenses are not meant to be worn that long.  After some pictures were taken and some interviews with the local news were done, I tried to remove my costume.  Much to my chagrin, I found out that grease paint is not water-soluble and only comes off with lots of soap and hot water.  So all I ended up doing was smearing red and black paint over my face and into my hair.  This look was later dubbed "Goth Travis".
Me as Darth Maul with Curtis Manning.  Curtis was first in line for tickets.	Jeremy Leber, Me, and Kim.  Kim and I were not dating.	Jeremy Leber, Me.
Curtis Manning, Me	The guy who was second, Me, Curtis Manning with our ticket stubs.	Goth Travis.  I ruined the sink.
Goth Travis	Jeremy Leber, Me