Detroit Rock City
With the Eagles appropriately kicked to the curb (ok maybe I had some doubts about this one before the game), we can move on to the really fun stuff - Division play!
There's nothing quite like beating one of the regulars! Oh, sure, Detroit isn't the Packers, but we need to exercise some patience. No cheeseheads until November.
So I really want to get UP for this game. But really, what can you say about the Lions. If they didn't play every single Thanksgiving, most of America would have forgotten that they exist. So, to pass the time during halftime, I did the kind of thing that a Generation X pop-culture geek who also likes football would do - I tried to come up with the Detroit musician who most reminded me of the team.
So, first, I eliminated all artists from the Motown label. The Motown sound is legendary. The Lions are not. And I also eliminated Bob Seger. Too consistent for too long. And Ted Nugent. The Motor City Madman is just too intense for these pedestrian footballers.
Alice Cooper? Hmmm. He IS scary. But he's also a great golfer, so he covers a lot more green than the Detroit offense. Getting closer, though.
Sonny Bono? Interesting. He had some big success a long time ago, and then was essentially eclipsed by the talent around him. Very similar, but he reinvented himself as a Congressman for a successful second half comeback. No second half comebacks for the Lions.
Ultimately, I decided the Lions were most like Detroit legend Suzi Quatro. Yes, you remember Suzi. She played Leather Tuscadero on "Happy Days" (you know, Pinky's little sister - lead singer of Leather and the Suedes?).
Anyway, Suzi hit the scene way back many years ago, had a tiny little bit of success in the U.S., and is still actively performing, though you've probably not noticed her very much. If you lived in Detroit, she'd probably cross your mind once in awhile.
And THAT sounds like the Lions to me.
So, looking forward to Sunday, when we'll be "Stumblin' In" to the Silverdome to take on the Suzi Quatro Lions. Should come out of it 3-2, and 1-0 in the Division.
Go Bears!
CHILI DAN
