Dec 25, 2007 5:48 pm US/Eastern
Goof On The Roof Will Come Down On Sunday
BALTIMORE (WJZ/AP) ―
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Perched high upon the roof of Canton Crossing Bar, Ronnie Stack and his friends celebrate Christmas.
All he wants for Christmas is a Ravens win or for Coach Brian Billick to be fired.
Ronnie Stack has been up on the roof of Canton Station for more than two weeks, after a dare by his friend and bar owner Darren Petty. But now he plans to climb down after the season finale on Sunday, whether the Ravens win or not.
He hopes to persuade other fans to donate to charity and take shifts on the roof until the next preseason.
Jessica Kartalija reports how Baltimore's "goof on the roof" celebrated the holiday.
"I call it the hang loose, I give the hang loose to everybody. Just wave hi to them. The Ravens have some really good fans that do support the team," said Stack.
He could be Baltimore's biggest Ravens' fan or goof ball. Stack has vowed to stay on the roof of the bar until the Ravens win one or Billick is fired.
"Both Sundays the winds have been high. On the Miami Sunday, the wind was 40 miles per hour, gusting. It was tough all the way around," Stack said.
Stack's been shacked up for two weeks now, so here's hoping the birds beat the Steelers Sunday.
"If we go on a 10 game losing streak, we'll stop this, and the first game of the regular season, we'll come back up," he said.
Stack celebrated his 41st birthday on the roof with his best buddies.
"I think it is kinda crazy that he would do this, but I think it's a Baltimore thing when a guy does something like this that he really sticks to his guns and goes through with it," said Stack's friend David Gerdon.
But all he's wishing for this holiday is a win.
"Merry Christmas to everybody--to all the fans of the Baltimore Ravens who supported me. Go Ravens!" Stack cheered.
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