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There is a guy on TikTok named Rocky Paterra who makes these videos that perfectly capture the dynamic between me and my sports-loving family. He plays a theater kid hopelessly trying to connect with his dad over football, asking questions like, “Dad, when the quarterback brings the team into a huddle, do you think they’re being supportive or stern?” The whole affair makes no sense to him, but he’s trying to find a way in, in the only way he knows how. “A hundred yards telling a hundred stories!” he breathlessly exclaims. It’s funny because it’s such a mismatch of subject and sensibility. Here’s this flamboyant little lad, trying to apply dramaturge to the big game! One chuckles at the…
