When the laws of survival collide with the abandon of Halloween…
Halloween is on the horizon, so ‘liven up’ the occasion with enriched clichés (with the originals in italics):
As Halloween approaches the end of next week, it’s worth remembering that this time of year marks the 40th anniversary of the initial release of The Rocky Horror Picture Show, widely considered the most popular cult classic film.
There were many memorable songs; here is an excerpt of probably the best known…
It’s astounding. Time is fleeting.
The Rules – one for all:
(a) “Even a film that was shot in six weeks…has hundreds of people bringing their contribution to the table. That the initial vision of the screenplay page remains intact by the time it hits the screen is miraculous considering how many fingerprints get on it along the way – even when those fingerprints are well meaning fingerprints. So when you see something intact, you really have to take pleasure in it, if you’re the guy who put the words on the page in the first place… To see those components having all sailed in the same direction and landed safely, instead of hitting the rocks, is fantastic.” (more…)
October’s rich in overlapping sports, so how about more enriched clichés (with the originals in italics):
the watch of time 
Customer Disloyalty
The service industry, especially as relates to retail, is replete with offers supposedly designed to engender a degree of identification and loyalty in its customers. We see ads in various media promoting ‘loyalty programs’ rewards or discounts based on committing to multiple services. Sometimes this extends to inferring one is part of the glow of the ‘family’, benefitting as if actually working for the promoting company.
However, it is anecdotally clear that the loyalty wave is one directional. (more…)
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