Honolulu Blues: How Loving A Losing Team Created A Winning Man

Honolulu Blues: How Loving A Losing Team Created A Winning Man

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A Comedic PlayByPlay Of Historic Gridiron Failure Marked By Stunning Almost Wins And SawItComing Losses That Positions Detroit Lions Lore As The Backdrop For Exploring Themes Of Generational Trauma, Addiction, Mental Illness, And Deaththe City Of Detroit And Its Football Team Have Been A Punchline Since The 1960SThe Same Old Lions Seem To Have Losing Baked Into Their Dna.Joel Walkowski Is A Poor Kid From The Midwest, Cut From The Same Cloth As His Loveable, Eccentric Father, Banjo Bob, Who Pushes Forward Down The Field Amidst His Autism, Alcoholism, And Severe Childhood Trauma. They See Each Other Most Clearly On Sundays, Coming Together As The Twelfth Man On The Sidelines Of A Team Whose History Looks A Lot Like TheirsSeasons Full Of Promise Upended By A Penchant For Falling Short.In Honolulu Blues Joel Intertwines The Fate Of Two LosersThe Detroit Lions And HimselfTo Explore The Broader Impact A CityS Football Team Can Have On Its Residents, Proving That You Can Overcome Anything If You Can Learn To Love What Disappoints You.Born And Raised To Be An Addict, Joel Is Hooked On Adderall By Seven And Hops On The Fast Track To A Life Of Alcoholism, Homelessness, AndWorst Of AllA Career In StandUp Comedy. He Holds His Head High Because He, Like His Family And Their Beloved Team, Is Supposed To Lose.Learning From The Lions What His Father CouldnT Teach Him, Joel Charts His Journey To Sobriety While Caring For His Dying Father, Coming To Terms With The Fact That ThereS A Difference Between Failing And Never Having Been Set Up For Success.Honolulu Blues Proves The Lions Story Is The Story Of Being HumanCarving Your Own Path Out Of The Ruts Of The Past And Accepting That You DonT Have To Win To Be Worth Rooting For.

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