11:50 AM Wednesday, <August 20>, <2008>
Walked over to Grant Park to save a spot for Tracy to watch An Affair to Remember. Got a decent spot, dead center, around 6pm. Of course people wandered in, and some tall guy in a chair spots up in front and to the left of us. But we still have a decent view. Then maybe 10 minutes before the show starts, a group of women show up with chairs, and fit in to the chair space to our left, in a line, along with someone sitting in front of us, and also two squeezed in behind us, on a tiny piece of land. Next time, which means next summer, have to make sure to find a spot with no space behind a big group that doesn't plan on having chairs, and maybe a bigger blanket, big enough to lay down on, to have enough space. Took a cab home as I'm still taking the el to work so no bikes. Maybe I should look into getting the mtb up and running again, but if I wanted to do that right, it would mean it's own rack, and new wheels with an internal gear hub.