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Maui Strong 

Joe Agogo & Josh 86 present a benefit for 
MAUI STRONG

Hosted by Jose Dynamite

Featuring performances by: 
Tavana 
FRNTBZNZZ ◦ Zack Shimizu 
Jason Tom ◦ Jonny Random 
DJ Monkey ◦ Tropic Bomba Cedric Clinton

Venue: Anna O'Briens 
2440 S Beretania Blvd 
Honolulu, HI 96826

Date: Saturday, September 2, 2023

Time: 8PM 

Cover: $10

Sponsored by 
C E N T E R E D 
In4mation - I Shall Proceed and Continue  
Jus Bone Presents 
BlackFlys 
Comedy U 
Volcom 
Island Greaser

 

Detroit Lions 🦁 Football 

4x NFL World Champions Detroit Lions 🦁 are Super Bowl Champions in the making and are celebrating the Club’s 90th season throughout the 2023 season. #OnePride #RestoretheRoar #DefendtheDen

I recently visited my local state library to borrow “Lions Pride: Sixty Years of Detroit Lions Football 🏈” book, published in 1993. It appears that the last time I borrowed this book was also during the same year of the most recent season that the Detroit Lions 🦁 were a playoff team. I realized that after the fact.

Here are pictures of some inside pages, especially the incredible two-page splash of Lions number 54 Chris Spielman versus the Los Angeles Rams 🐏 that read: a salute to the past and a commitment to the future. I 🩵 growing up watching this era of the Lions as a young Lions fan. As a lifelong Lions fan from Honolulu, I love looking through the pages of this book to learn more about the history of the Lions and looking through all the great pictures in this book with the Lions in their HNL Blue and Silver uniforms.

I 💙 how the Brand New Lions recently unveiled their new HNL Blue alternate helmet with the Lions historic logo to be worn with their dark steel grey alternate uniforms (pictured here with DL Aidan Hutchinson and Pro Bowl WR Amon-Ra St. Brown). I 🩶 the look.

Lions will look great in the new HNL Blue alternate helmet with the dark steel grey alternate uniforms at Ford Field in week 8’s Monday Night Football primetime show down versus the Las Vegas Raiders ⚔️ and week 18 versus the reigning NFC North Champion Minnesota Vikings 👿.

I see Lions winning in week 8 and week 18. I’ve always wanted the Lions to wear a helmet in their team’s primary color: HNL Blue in the modern NFL era.

Interestingly enough, both the HNL Blue alternate helmet and the dark steel grey alternate uniforms are an homage to Lions uniform history. In the 1940s, Detroit Lions wore a grey alternate jersey for one regular season road game and Lions won that game as well as finished that season with a winning record. The steel grey alternate uniforms is an homage to the era of when the Lions wore a grey jersey in the 1940s. The 1940s were also one of the Lions roughest of eras before they persevered and bounced back.

During the first era that the Lions wore an alternate blue helmet, the Lions persevered through the 1940s and had the grit to win their 2nd and 3rd of 4 NFL World Championships in the 1950s.

In my humble and honest opinion, I believe that the 2023 Lions have what it takes to win 13 games or more to win the NFC North Division title in the upcoming 2023 NFL season over the Chicago Bears 🐻, Green Bay Packers 🧀 and Minnesota Vikings. All the Lions haters and naysayers can keep on underestimating the Lions. I won’t. I will root for the Lions week in and week out to win 13 games or more to win the NFC North Division title. Let’s do this.

HNL Blue and Silver FTW.

Metromix Cover Story: Hawaii’s First Beatbox Star Jason Tom 

Esh! Saturday, June 10th was National Beatbox Day. The celebration of the 5th Element of Hip-Hop culture: Human Beatbox continues throughout the month of June. August 11th celebrates Hip-Hop culture’s 50th anniversary.

Esh some aloha everyone. Here’s a throwback video shoot from the Metromix cover story: Hawaii’s First Beatbox Star Jason Tom https://youtu.be/dp7Tm6qMH9Q

An oldie and a goodie. Timeless. Classic. This original video is older than many of the current beatboxers of today. This was my homage to Hawaii’s Human Beatbox pioneers
- “Radical Rob” Onekea
- ACE aka Gizmo of Princes of Percussion (Keoni Wilson)
- Re-Run of TMT
- Joevon Brown “J.B.”

Let’s go. Boots and cats!

NFC North Champion: Detroit Lions 

📸: Detroit Lions 🦁 on Twitter 🐥

What could the 2023 Detroit Lions 🦁, going into their 90th season, winning the NFC North Division look like? Realistically. Lions 🦁 “realistic” target goal would look like 13 wins or more. #RestoretheRoar #DefendtheDen #OnePride #DrivenbyDetroit

The 9 most recent NFC North Division Champions:

2022 NFC North Champion Minnesota Vikings 😈 - 13 wins
2021 NFC North Champion Green Bay Packers 🧀 - 13 wins
2020 NFC North Champion Green Bay Packers 🧀 - 13 wins
2019 NFC North Champion Green Bay Packers 🧀 - 13 wins
2018 NFC North Champion Chicago Bears 🧸 - 12 wins
2017 NFC North Champion Minnesota Vikings 😈 - 13 wins
2016 NFC North Champion Minnesota Vikings 😈 - 10 wins
2015 NFC North Champion Minnesota Vikings 😈 - 11 wins
2014 NFC North Champion Minnesota Vikings 😈 - 12 wins
^——5 out of the 9 most recent NFC North Champions finished with 13 wins. 13 wins was the minimum for 5 of the NFC North Champions of most recent seasons. The NFC North had the 2nd-highest win percentage in the conference in 2022.

 
In my lifetime, the Detroit Lions won their division 3x, was a playoff contender 11x, and finished 2nd in the division 6x. With that said.. it’s a realistic possibility for the 2023 Detroit Lions 🦁 with 3x Pro Bowl Jared Goff to have a break out and breakthrough season.

 
The Wild Card Playoff Round, Divisional Playoff Round, Conference Playoff Round and the Lombardi Trophy 🏆 Round: Super Bowl Championship is not out of reach for the 2023 Detroit Lions 🦁. And though an NFL team doesn’t have to win their division to play in or win the Super Bowl.. it does help. Winning the NFC North Division is the perfect target for the Detroit Lions to get into the NFL playoffs, and that helps the Detroit Lions 🦁 inch much closer to contending for the
a. Playoff Round 1: Wild Card Round (or a BYE week if Lions were to be the NFC number one seed)
b. Playoff Round 2: Divisional Round
c. Playoff Round 3: Conference Round to win the NFC Championship 🏆
d. Lombardi Trophy 🏆 Round: Super Bowl Championship 🏆 

 
The 2022 Detroit Lions finished 2nd in the NFC North yet they didn’t get into the playoffs. Finishing 2nd in the NFC North would not be a high enough of a target goal for the Mighty Detroit Lions 🦁. Winning the NFC North would be a great target goal for the Detroit Lions 🦁, not 10 wins, but 13 wins or more, minimum.

 
With that easier said than done.. I’m rooting for our 2023 Detroit Lions 🦁 to win the NFC North Division. Let’s go.

Bonus: Below are awesome pictures of NFL team as music album covers and their alternate team logos as seen at the 2023 NFL Draft in Kansas City.  
 
NFL Teams Reimagined as Music Vinyl Album Covers 📸: @BenVolin on Twitter
 
AFC East: Buffalo Bills 🦬, Miami Dolphins 🐬 , New England Patriots 🎖️, New York Jets 🛩️   
AFC North: Baltimore Ravens 🐦‍⬛, Cincinnati Bengals 🐅, Cleveland Browns 🦮, Pittsburgh Steelers ✨

 
 
AFC South: Houston Texans 🐂 , Indianapolis Colts 🧲, Jacksonville Jaguars 🐆 , Tennessee Titans 🛡️   
AFC West: Denver Broncos 🏇, Kansas City Chiefs 🏹, Las Vegas Raiders ⚔️, Los Angeles Chargers ⚡️ 

 

NFC East: Dallas Cowboys , New York Giants 🗽, Philadelphia Eagles 🦅, Washington Commanders 🐷   
NFC North: Chicago Bears 🧸, Detroit Lions 🦁, Green Bay Packers 🧀, Minnesota Vikings 😈

 
 
NFC South: Atlanta Falcons 🪽, Carolina Panthers 🐈‍⬛, New Orleans Saints ⚜️, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 💀  
NFC West: Arizona Cardinals 🪶, Los Angeles Rams 🐏, San Francisco 49ers ⛏️, Seattle Seahawks 🐦

 
 
Alternate NFL Team Logos 📸: @DopeStallion on Twitter  

AFC East: Buffalo Bills 🦬, Miami Dolphins 🐬 , New England Patriots 🎖️, New York Jets 🛩️ 

 
 
AFC North: Cleveland Browns 🦮, Pittsburgh Steelers 🏗️, Baltimore Ravens 🐦‍⬛, Cincinnati Bengals 🐅   
 
 
AFC South: Houston Texans 🐂, Indianapolis Colts 🧲, Jacksonville Jaguars 🐆 , Tennessee Titans 🛡️ 

 

AFC West: Denver Broncos 🏇, Kansas City Chiefs 🏹, Las Vegas Raiders ⚔️, Los Angeles Chargers ⚡️   

 

NFC East: Dallas Cowboys ✭, New York Giants 🗽, Philadelphia Eagles 🦅, Washington Commanders 🐷  


 

NFC North: Chicago Bears 🐻, Detroit Lions 🦁, Green Bay Packers 🧀, Minnesota Vikings 😈  



NFC South: Atlanta Falcons 🪽, Carolina Panthers 🐈‍⬛, New Orleans Saints ⚜️, Tampa Bay Buccaneers ☠️

 

NFC West: Arizona Cardinals 🪶, Los Angels Rams 🐏, San Francisco 49ers ⛏️, Seattle Seahawks 🐦  

Detroit Lions Uniform Record 

Detroit Lions are working with Nike to unveil a new alternate helmet to go with their steel grey alternate uniform for the 2023 NFL season. They’re also working with Nike to unveil new uniforms for the 2024 season.

Since NFL alternate, color rush and throwback uniforms aren’t worn often in games.. I wanted to feature all four of them here #OnePride


📸: Jeff Nguyen/Detroit Lions 🦁

Detroit Lions Honolulu Blue and Silver Home Game Uniform introduced in the 2017 NFL season.

2021 to 2022 record: 3 wins, 6 losses, 0 ties
2017 to 2020 record: 9 wins, 12 losses, 0 ties
Total 2017 to 2022: 12 wins, 18 losses, 0 ties

Detroit Lions won 12 games in the Honolulu Blue and Silver home game uniforms thus far versus

HC Jim Caldwell (3): Arizona Cardinals 🐣, Cleveland Browns 🐕 and Green Bay Packers 🧀 in 2017.

HC Matt Patricia (6): New England Patriots 🇺🇸, Green Bay Packers 🧀, @ Miami Dolphins 🐬 in 2018; Los Angeles Chargers ⚡️, New York Giants 🗽 and Washington Football Team 🏈 in 2020.

HC Dan Campbell (3): Arizona Cardinals 🐥 in 2021; Washington Commanders 🐷 and Green Bay Packers 🧀 in 2022.

 

White Jersey & Blue Pants Away Game Uniform introduced in the 2017 NFL season.

2021 to 2022 record: 1 win, 4 losses, 0 ties
2017 to 2020 record: 9 wins, 11 losses, 0 ties
Total 2017 to 2022: 10 wins, 14 losses, 0 ties

Detroit Lions won 10 games in the White jersey and Blue pants away game uniform thus far versus

HC Jim Caldwell (5): New York Giants 🗽, Minnesota Vikings 👑, Green Bay Packers 🧀, Chicago Bears 🧸 and Tampa Bay Buccaneers 🏴‍☠️ in 2017.

HC Matt Patricia (4): @ Philadelphia Eagles 🦅 in 2019; @ Arizona Cardinals 🪺, @ Jacksonville Jaguars 🐆 and @ Chicago Bears 🧸 in 2020.

HC Dan Campbell (1): Chicago Bears 🐻 in 2022.

 

White Jersey & Silver Pants Away Game Uniform introduced in the 2018 NFL season.

2021 to 2022 record: 1 win, 5 losses, 0 ties
2018 to 2020 record: 2 wins, 6 losses, 1 tie
Total 2018 to 2022:  3 wins,  11 losses, 1 tie

Detroit Lions won 3 games in the White Jersey and Silver Pants away game uniform thus far versus

HC Matt Patricia (2): @ Arizona Cardinals 🪶 and @ Green Bay Packers 🧀 in 2018.

HC Dan Campbell (1): @ New York Jets 🛩️ in 2022.

 

4 Current Alternate Uniforms

Detroit Lions All Honolulu Blue Alternate Uniform introduced in the 2017 NFL season; not worn in 2019 & 2021.

2021 to 2022 record: 2 wins, 1 loss, 0 ties
2017 to 2020 record: 0 wins, 4 losses, 0 ties
Total (2017 to 2022): 2 wins, 5 losses, 0 ties

Detroit Lions won 2 games in the All Honolulu Blue alternate uniforms thus far at Ford Field versus

HC Jim Caldwell (0): 1 loss.

HC Matt Patricia (0): 3 losses.

HC Dan Campbell (2): AFC South Champions Jacksonville Jaguars 🐆 and NFC North Champions Minnesota Vikings 👑 in 2022.

 

Detroit Lions All Steel Grey Alternate Uniform introduced in the 2017 NFL season.

2021 to 2023 record: 1 win, 3 losses, 0 ties
2017 to 2020 record: 3 wins, 3 losses, 0 ties
Total (2017 to 2023): 4 wins, 6 losses, 0 ties

Detroit Lions won 4 games in the all “Steel Grey” alternate uniforms thus far versus

HC Jim Caldwell (1): Saturday Night Football Chicago Bears 🧸 Primetime Game in 2017

HC Matt Patricia (2): Carolina Panthers 🐈‍⬛ in 2018 and @ Atlanta Falcons 🐦 in 2020.

HC Dan Campbell (1): Minnesota Vikings 👑 in 2021.

 

Detroit Lions All White Alternate Uniform introduced in the 2021 NFL season.

2021 to 2022 record: 2 wins, 2 losses, 1 tie

Detroit Lions won 2 games in the All White alternate uniforms thus far versus

HC Dan Campbell (2): @ playoff winning New York Giants 🗽 and Sunday Night Football @ Green Bay Packers 🧀 Primetime Game in 2022.

 

Detroit Lions Honolulu Blue and Silver Throwback Alternate Uniform introduced in the 2017 NFL season.

2021 to 2022: 2 wins, 0 losses, 0 ties
2017 to 2020: 0 wins, 4 losses, 0 ties
Total (2021 to 2022): 2 wins, 4 losses, 0 ties

Detroit Lions won 2 games in the Honolulu Blue and Silver throwback alternate uniform thus far versus

HC Jim Caldwell (-1): 1 loss.

HC Matt Patricia (-3): 3 losses.

HC Dan Campbell (2): NFC North Champions Green Bay Packers 🧀 2021 and division rival Chicago Bears 🧸 in 2022.

 

Here’s an alternate uniform from the past…

Detroit Lions Black Jersey & Silver Pants Alternate Uniform: 2005 to 2007 NFL season.

2005 to 2007 Record: 2 wins, 4 losses

Steve Mariucci (1-1-0): Win versus Green Bay Packers 🧀 in 2005. Thanksgiving Loss to Atlanta Falcons 🐥 in 2005.

Rod Merinelli: Losses to Seattle Seahawks 🪹 and Chicago Bears 🐻 in 2006. Win versus Tampa Bay Buccaneers 🏴‍☠️ and loss to Dallas Cowboys in 2007. 

 

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