BLACK FRIDAY

BLACK FRIDAY IS A STRANGE "HOLIDAY" CREATED TO GENERATE IMPULSE BUYING; A.K.A. THE FRIDAY AFTER THANKSGIVING.

PEOPLE WILL WAIT ON LINES, IN THE WEE HOURS, FOR THE DOORS OF THE EMPORIUMS OFFERING DEEP DISCOUNT GOODS ON FIRST COME, FIRST TAKE BASIS. MANY ARE TRAMPLED AND INJURED IN THE MAD RUSH TO GET THE COVETED ITEMS AVAILABLE TO THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS. HERE WE CAN SEE ALL THE SYMPTOMS OF CONSUMERISM GONE AMOK. PUSHING AND SHOVING TO GAIN ACCESS TO THE PICK OF THE CROP IS JUSTIFIABLE. SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST IN ACTION.

THIS IS AN UGLY HOLIDAY; IF YOU CAN CALL IT THAT? ALL THE EGOTISTICAL TRAITS OF HUMANS ARE DISPLAYED FOR THE CAMERAS. "KEEPING UP WITH THE JONES'ES" IS AN UNDERSTAMENT IN THIS EVENT. THE XBOX 360, NINTENDO Wii, PS3, TICKLE ME ELMO, CABBAGE PATCH KIDS , AND OTHER MUST HAVE ITEMS ARE WHAT ALL THESE MAD THRONGS CRAVE FOR. THE STATUS SYMBOLS ARE WHAT PEOPLE WANT TO BUY AND GIVE AS GIFTS. HERE I SEE THE DARK SIDE OF MATERIALISM. BUT, WHAT DO I KNOW? MAYBE IT'S JUST FREE ENTERPRISE?.

I REMEMBER BLACK SABBATH, THE BAND, AND T.G.I.F., THE WEEK-END CONCEPT. I BELIEVE THE MARKETERS HAVE BLENDED THESE TWO AND PRODUCED "BLACK FRIDAY". WHAT A SHAM? WHAT A RUSE? IT'S PERPLEXING THAT AT SUCH UNCERTAIN ECONOMIC TIMES, PEOPLE WILL SPEND THEIR MONEY WILLY-NILLY? MASTER CARD, VISA, AND DISCOVER, MUST BE LAUGHING ALL THE WAY TO THE BANK. BANKRUPTCY IS AT AN ALL TIME HIGH. FORECLOSURES IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA ARE OFF THE CHARTS. YET, SOME WILL GET A FIX OF THAT "BLACK FRIDAY" DRUG.

I GUESS IT'S ANOTHER TYPE OF ESCAPEISM. THINK, IF YOU COMBINE MATERIALISM AND ESCAPISM, WHAT DO YOU HAVE? BLACK FRIDAY.

IT'S A WEIRD HOLLY-DAY BY ANYONE'S STANDARDS. ANOTHER POINT TO PONDER: B.F. IS THE BEGINNING OF THE CHRISTMAS SHOPPING SEASON; THAT HUGE MATERIAL HOLLY-DAY. "AND THEY'RE OFF".