Black Friday

Lately I seem to find it interesting when a word or phrase out there today brings up a different connotation for me.
Black Friday -
For me, a good Steely Dan song on a very good album, (Katy Lied) 1975 - had absolutely nothing to with going shopping the day after Thanksgiving.

" When black friday comes....
gonna do just what I please...gonna wear no socks & shoes...
with nothin to do but feed all the kangaroos"

I just know when Donald Fagen wrote this he was not at all thinking about a $199 flat screen tv ... or a $399 Whirlpool Washer.. or a $498 Ge Refrigerator... but, alas, this is my world now as I am a retailer making plans for the holiday shopping season, including Black Friday Sales!

"When black friday comes....I'm gonna dig myself a hole
Gonna lay down in it til I satisfy my soul"

Didn't I used to take off the day after Thanksgiving?? I think I did. Have I progressed?

"Gonna let the world pass by me...
the archbishop's gonna sanctify me...
and if he don't come across I'm gonna let it roll"

I think my best idea for my Black Friday promotion just hit me - a free Steely Dan Cd for anybody who actually reads this and buys something from us on "Black Friday"!

Rocky