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blognroll - > Dr BLT's Blog n Roll Studio -> What? No Room at the Best Buy "Inn" for Baby Jesus? (hear sneak preview of protest song)
What? No Room at the Best Buy "Inn" for Baby Jesus? (hear sneak preview of protest song)
It seems like history is repeating itself again.  Well, sort of.  If Best Buy were an Inn, and Bakersfield were Bethlehem of yore, would Mary, Joseph, and the Christ Child be turned away, along with the shepherds, the wisemen and the three kings?  It seems to me that there are no wise men to be found at Best Buy this year, and there will be no Christmas cheer.  It has been stolen by the Grinch and replaced by a politically correct holiday greeting.  What are your feelings and opinions about this?  Voice them here, before the grinch tries to silence them.  Also, BTW, what do you think of my modern form of folk protest rock I call "poke"?

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lyrics:

Best Buy Inn
words and music by Bruce L. Thiessen, aka Dr. BLT (c) 2006

history repeats itself
where baby Jesus has 'bin shelved
like Santa Claus
and his tiny elves
I won't shop there myself

the Best Buy Inn
is closed my friend
to baby Jesus
and his kin
the shepherds and
the three wisemen
they cannot get in
at the Best Buy Inn

if you're walkin'
down the isle
and you flash
that Christmas smile
you'll be banned
just like the babe
it ain't my kinda place

the Best Buy Inn
is closed my friend
to baby Jesus
and his kin
the shepherds and
the three wisemen
they cannot get in
at the Best Buy Inn

just like it was
in the old days
just like it was
in days of yore
no place could be found
in Bethlehem
just like the
Best Buy Inn

the Best Buy Inn
is closed my friend
to baby Jesus
and his kin
the shepherds and
the three wisemen
they cannot get in
at the Best Buy Inn
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Topics: Best Buy bans Christmas in advertising, no room at the Best Buy "Inn", Dr. BLT, music, bakersfield
posted by blognroll on Thursday, November 16, 2006 at 08:52 AM
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posted by randomfactor on Nov 16, 2006 at 10:57 AM
'Cuz you know that Baby Jesus was *ALL ABOUT* the PS3.   It just won't be Christmas without a manger full of consumer electronics.
posted by dusty1215 on Nov 16, 2006 at 11:04 AM
I for one, always talked down the gifts/presents crap to my son when he was little. Now that he is an adult, we don't even do the whole tree and present's bs.
posted by randomfactor on Nov 16, 2006 at 11:36 AM
Well, I plan to do the tree because it pleases one of my spouses and pisses off the other.  Balance.  Besides, we're Druids.  Well, Reformed Druids.
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That's what tickles me about the whole "War on Christmas" brouhaha.  I can see some middle-ages O'Reilly standing up on the fir-tree stump and loudly declaiming, "Wait!  You can't put a yule tree in your 'Christian' Church in December without paying proper tribute to Bacchus!  It's *OUR* holiday!  Are you with me, guys?  Hey--where'd everybody go...?"
posted by blognroll on Nov 16, 2006 at 11:37 AM
How you parent your son is none of my business, dusty.  All I can say is that as a child, I had a lot of fun opening presents, decorating the tree and all of that fun stuff.  The experience did not cause me to lose perspective and it never robbed me of a deep understanding of the real meaning behind Christmas. 
posted by jbgage on Nov 19, 2006 at 08:22 AM
outstanding.  big retail chain stores, such as best buy are attempting to be politically correct and not post anything in the store that could be referred to as Christian.  I think by doing this, they believe that they will increase sales by creating a more inviting environment of non-Christians.  On the other hand, I need to trim my finger nails. But really... I think not posting any Christmas decorations that reflect the true meaning of the holiday may be more harmful to the store and deter some Christians from shopping in these establishments.  Just my opinion but I believe that American society has evolved with Christian undertones and those that do not celebrate in the holidays are most likely not affected by the posters, figures and images.

poke 'n' roll - sorry, dr. blt... I don't think it's gonna stick.

j.b.gage
posted by dgrealish on Nov 19, 2006 at 12:16 PM
It didn't sell at Wal-Mart Doc, it won't sell at Best Buy.  You'd think they would have learned from the #1 retailer in the world. But as with children,  the best lessons are learned first hand. 
posted by blognroll on Nov 20, 2006 at 10:16 PM
Well stated, dgrealish. Well stated.   
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