Crazed and amazed: Zoned out, fans!  

Brand us, "loyalty" Almost like saying we, the crazed fans who have craved for even just one more win than a (perennial) losing season, have what our "proud sponsors" like to refer to as "brand loyalty" -- you know, the brand, manufacturer, that you have aligned yourself with...generation after...until you, whatever that gen was that finally discovered..."not your (grand) father's Oldsmobile" A commercial that was often shown during sports, football games, on behalf of what's touted around this town, the "Motor City" (AKA "MOTOWN🎜!"...one of the BIG THREE, one which used to carry the name plate "Olds") Not no Mo. A name that has fallen out of fashion around here, along with what used to be touted as "American made" -- the label for which has to technically indicate...designed in...contents from...assembled in...and finally, arriving here, on or about our shores and then "trucked" in...So, how does one stay loyal, under such "game conditions"? Thank goodness for temporary tattoos...as well as those crazed fans who, after their favorite player went through the so-called "transfer portal " (whereas we lowly loyals, the "paying public" are directed both in and out via a turnstile...they get us coming and going...)...end up layering them-selves...some ending up with what appears to be (don't bother with full dis-clothier here) full body coverage..."all tatted up" with team logos, numbers, stats...Roman numerals even (odd!)...LVIII ! (If OUR team finally makes it, let alone win...just maybe...I'll give it some serious consideration but only if the team makes a "clean sweep" -- I think I'm safe, for now...)

"All jacked up!" We R: The fans around here, in the midst of a winning streaker...which is frequently accompanied by a few frozen fan fannies, after those who appear to be jacked up on "Jack" are willing to bare them-selves to the elements, which may see them taking an early exit ("to the showers!" is what a player is told, if kicked out of the game). While the rest of us, already having "taken a bath" in the form of jacked up ticket prices, which seem weirdly coincidental with the current winning streak...😕😖

Fans with been-a-fits: "How suite it is!" Probably not, as only a few fans can afford such fare. But there's also some "special benefits" in the form of "special events" even in what used to be called "off season" to those who come from a long line, generations of season ticket holders. And now comes, in the "fare-ness to those with youngsters" and the all-inclusive "Friends and Families" blocks of tickets which may, the way things are going in professional sports these daze, see you, literally, sitting on blocks, in the aisle-ways, next to those with seat-backs...

Zone defense: What seasoned fans, no matter what the viewing angle, are able to detect, on the field of play, as the ones that are defending against those that are offending, line up a little different, a little less personally than "man-to-man"...a defensive posture and attitude I experienced as a long time season ticket holder to what I thought was my "alma mater" --and when I found that "all that mattered"...when I was "invited" to make yet another donation to "the department of your choice" in order to keep your current position (kind of like "pay to play" eh?) Great, pour out even more life blood in order to avoid ending up in what seasoned fans call the "nose bleed" section...

Sieging the moment: Every opportunity to capital-ize on being in the lesser position, of being picked on for being the "perennial loser!" when I/we/you visit the opposing team's venue, town, city, stadium...like they kick us both coming and going...While we have been on the defensive side of the field for a long while, we are starting adopt a more offensive posture. Which has, of course, eventuated in the theme, way before it was a meme, slogan, brandish-meant...before our town, city, and it's team both, in tandem started OUR! (now we all claim it as ours) comeback story..."Detroit Against Every-Body!" Which, if I were ever to submit to ink on my pink (skin) would be reduced in size and shape to "Us Versus Them...I vs. You...I.V." The latter also symbolizing what a lot of fans around here might need in our team wins it all. Or, I could just put it in the form, the highly identifiable, ever popular as in "Old English" style: "D". Nice. 

Sum thing a-miss: As in what's missing from this equation, of how things have gotten so out-of-hand, in the form of losing streak-ers, along with "Ticket Masters" -- the latter being allowed to add on what are sum times called "holding fees" Which what us, "paying public" as well as seasoned fans end up, screaming "that's holding ref!" or other-wise just sense there's "funny business" going on...it's like "They" (the owners) are in "Cahoots!" with each other, in the "OFF season" as in forming an alliance of fan-chises...so it's only natural to ask, inquire...

Next: "Who's taking owner-ship?!" 

   

  

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