Dave Smith, a proud 48 year-old African-American man in an
interracial marriage, grew up poor in North Carolina, and he's poor
today. But there was a time he almost had it all.... Five years
earlier, seeking his share of the American Dream, Dave tried his
hand at entrepreneurship and sank every penny he and his wife owned
into Dave's Bar, a former barbershop on Atlanta's historic Auburn
Avenue. The business flourished, and he believed he'd finally
achieved his Dream. He bought his wife, Linda, expensive presents,
and sent her on luxurious vacations while he stayed behind to watch
over the bar. There was little choice there, since the bar's Auburn
Avenue location attracted an eclectic but motley crew of customers
who always required a close eye, as well as the occasional
bartender who either stole or shared the bar's alcoholic bounty
with their family and friends. Life is marvelous, Dave thought. And
life was terrific . . . until a swanky new competitor opened across
the street. Within a few short months, Dave's Bar became a
statistic. Now, six months later, unemployed and with the big
Five-O fast creeping up on him, Dave reads the want ads in the
local newspaper and fends off his wife's frequent worried
questions. Within four months, he quits two jobs he feels are
beneath him. Money worries stress his marriage to the point of open
conflict. As the bills mount, so does the tension. Linda, a
Southern Belle and an assertive buxom blonde, is as supportive as
she's able to be, but is fast losing patience. The manager of a
staffing agency, she's the only one bringing home the bacon right
now. Fed up with chiding Dave for not trying harder to find steady
work, she offers him an entry-level job with her company. He
doesn't want a job his wife found for him, plus he doesn't like or
trust her boss, Charlie, a rich playboy Linda dated before they
were married. Deeply conflicted over what life even means anymore,
his marriage strained to breaking, Dave leaves to visit his family
in North Carolina, hoping to find answers to the unanswerable. The
Delivery Man is a coming-to-middle age story populated by
eccentric, fascinating characters and a window into whether a man
can reclaim the good life he once knew before it's too late.
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