Seriously, Greg Packer, you are the worst
The Night Before the 3G iPhone Launch at the 5th Ave Apple Store
The line outside of the Apple store on 59th street in NYC is definitely an event. There are about 100 people wrapped around the block, patiently waiting for the iPhone 3G. We'll be up all night checking out the scene and talking to the diehards who can't wait to get their hands on the new phone. We've got games,…
BREAKING: Greg Packer is Still Alive
Remember Greg Packer, the shameless guy who sat shirtless at the front of the iPhone line? I'm sorry if you do, that might be partially my fault. Well, Greg is still around, and our intrepid videographer Alex Goldberg happened to run into him this weekend. He still has that first iPhone and actually saw our horrible…
Greg Packer Seen in the Wild, Still First in Line
Greg Packer
Sweaty iPhone Linesitter Photoshop Contest: Pure Horror
Click to viewMy God. This was by far the biggest response to a Photoshop contest yet, with entries filling my inbox every minute or so for the past 24 hours. Stop! For the love of everything holy, please stop! I can't take looking at this guy any more! I feel completely dead inside. Consider this the last post focusing …
Storms Ahead for The Brave 40 on 5th Ave
We've seen some comments asking for more details about the action on 5th Avenue. Well here it is, as requested. At the fore, of course, is the man who by now needs no introduction. Greg Packer was incredibly amiable, talking to anyone who approached him. He even paused for a moment to let us snap the photo above.…
All Quiet on the 5th Avenue Apple Store Front
Proving the old adage, "The media loves a whore," the man with the pole posish at the 5th Avenue Apple Store iPhone line, Greg Packer, was besieged by microphones and cameras. A CNBC news van was on its way out as I came in, and it looks like Fox News woke up one of their reporters for a quick stand-up. No comb, buddy?…
Greg Packer, iPhone Camper: Drunk Toy Edition
Noted iPhone waiter Greg "The Line" Packer
Photoshop Greg "Sweaty Linesitter" Packer for the Good of Humanity
Greg Packer enjoys attention. He sits in lines for all sorts of events just so the media will ask his boring opinion on things and he can read about himself in newspapers. You like publicity, Packer? I'll give you some goddamned publicity. It's time for another Gizmodo Photoshop Contest.
Breaking: First in Line Guy is a Pro Linesitter, Sweats a Lot
[UPDATED: Nipple Shot by Infoweek] You know that guy who's first in line at the 5th Ave Apple Store? Greg Packer? Turns out he's no Apple fanboy. No, he's an obsessive linesitter. He was the first person to see Ground Zero when the viewing platform opened, the first to sign the condolence book at the British consulate…
