# Event Details - **Event Name**: Author talk: Joel Walkowski - **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 02 Oct, 2026 at 04:30 pm – Fri, 02 Oct, 2026 at 05:30 pm (-04:00) - **Event Description**: Author Joel Walkowski discusses his book: "Honolulu Blues: How Loving A Losing Football Team Created A Winning Man"About this EventHonolulu Blues: How Loving A Losing Football Team Created A Winning ManA comedic play-by-play of historic gridiron failure marked by stunning almost wins and saw-it-coming 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 1960s—the 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 theirs—seasons full of promise upended by a penchant for falling short.In Honolulu Blues Joel intertwines the fate of two losers—the Detroit Lions and himself—to explore the broader impact a city’s 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, and—worst of all—a career in stand-up 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 couldn’t teach him, Joel charts his journey to sobriety while caring for his dying father, coming to terms with the fact that there’s a difference between failing and never having been set up for success.Honolulu Blues proves the Lions story is the story of being human—carving your own path out of the ruts of the past and accepting that you don’t have to win to be worth rooting for.Joel will be joined in conversation by Sydnee Little, host of Lit Club with Syd on Fox 2 News. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/detroit/author-talk-joel-walkowski/100002002177236010 - **Event Categories**: comedy, art, sports, literary-art, football, entertainment - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 - **Event Highlights**: - Duration: 1 hour - Location: Main | Detroit Public Library - Languages: English ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Detroit - **state**: MI - **country**: United States - **location**: Main | Detroit Public Library - **lat**: 42.3585457 - **long**: -83.06677280000001 - **full address**: Main | Detroit Public Library, 5201 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Author talk: Joel Walkowski - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events8/banners/a5a8e1f4710001a82f65ace32d166e49620e2ad69b9b61aba0a96feb17dd2603-rimg-w600-h440-dc18a8d8-gmir.jpg?v=1790365568 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Author talk: Joel Walkowski being held? - **A:** Author talk: Joel Walkowski takes place on Fri, 02 Oct, 2026 at 04:30 pm to Fri, 02 Oct, 2026 at 05:30 pm at Main | Detroit Public Library, 5201 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing Author talk: Joel Walkowski? - **A:** Author talk: Joel Walkowski is organized by Main | Detroit Public Library. - **Q**: Who is this event for? 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