Once I scraped myself off the floor from the flu on Saturday, I was enthusiastic to start anew on Sunday. I felt in good spirits, and it was my last chance to redeem my weekend so I was determined to make the best of it. Not to mention that we had our first Cubs game of the season on the rooftop.
As you know, we are bartering our garage for access to coveted rooftop games, so as they say…Sunday was payday and I was ready to indulge …

I previously wrote about our favorite rooftop owner in a stalemate with Cubs on a fair rooftop rent agreement. Seems like Tom now is paying the rent to the Cubs in a new agreement announced in today’s press release.
Since we are bartering our garage for access to coveted rooftop games, we have a vested interest in this squabble over rent. Thank God the rent is paid and the Cubs won’t obstruct his view…or should I say “our” view? Remember, rent paid to …

If we lived on Grace Street, this title would be clever…instead, it is just sad.
My last entry screamed of the euphoria of being “back on top.” Mostly this was in reference to getting in the good graces of the “Most Powerful Rooftop Owner in Wrigleyville.” There is no greater reward than bartering your garage for access to the glorious rooftops on Sheffield Ave . But, I must admit, there was one other small advantage…
Last year, at this time, this car was parked in our garage. …

In a strange twist of fate, we got a THE call yesterday. A call that we had hoped for all off-season long.
Our friend, the anonymous and powerful rooftop owner, wanted to barter for another year. He parks his VERY expensive car in our garage and in exchange, we get to come up on the roof top all season long. Now, this is a very valuable trade. One parking spot in Wrigley sells for $20-25 per game. On Opening Day and for big …