Jim "Mouth" Purol of Anaheim attempts to set a world record by sitting in all 92,542 seats of Pasadena's Rose Bowl, Tuesday July 8, 2008 in Pasadena, Calif. The 56-year-old Anaheim resident, wearing a hat to ward off the heat, started his quest Monday morning to set a Guinness World Record in the newly created category "Most Seats Sat in 48 Hours."
(AP Photo/Nick Ut)
Man breaks record by sitting in 39,250 seats
Jim "Mouth" Purol of Anaheim attempts to set a world record by sitting in all 92,542 seats of Pasadena's Rose Bowl, Tuesday July 8, 2008 in Pasadena, Calif. The 56-year-old Anaheim resident, wearing a hat to ward off the heat, started his quest Monday morning to set a Guinness World Record in the newly created category "Most Seats Sat in 48 Hours."
(AP Photo/Nick Ut)
PASADENA, Calif.—Jim Purol took a seat at the Rose Bowl, and then another, and then another, until he broke a world record.
The Anaheim man set a Guiness World Record on Wednesday for "Most Seats Sat in 48 Hours" by sitting in 39,250 seats.
He began the task Monday morning, and he's still going, hoping to rest his tush in each of the stadium's 92,542 seats by sometime this week.
The 56-year-old, who already holds several other world records, says he has dreamed of tackling the Rose Bowl seats for 20 years -- ever since he sat in all 107,501 chairs at the University of Michigan's football stadium.
The feat has taken a toll on his body and his cleanliness, as soot on the seats rubbed off on his clothes. He says he loves the Rose Bowl but calls the place "filthy."
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