It is sometimes difficult to understand my prose when I am forced to make it brief. Summaries are not my forte. In the future I will try to offer details that make my point clear.
While many people believe that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, there is a darker side to the practice, which occasionally rears its ugly head in the Big Ass Everything State. The Baghwan Hotair Windbag of Antelope recognized this long ago this and speaks of it often as the concept of "blessed (“BLESS-ed”) originality in spirit," a philosophy of abstaining from activities that are tainted by the evil force of the Devil With the Copycat Blue Dress On. Early converts to the Baghwan’s philosophy, a group of musicians known as Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels, paid homage to this notion with a popular, energetic song whose title was of similar phrasing. It is said that they were inspired to “get the word out” after experiencing the regrettable practice of another of their profession, whose trademark off-stage was to offer wine to guests from a bottle that had not been cleansed of the Unholy Dirt of Ages. I am speaking of course about Dusty Springfield. [The linked photograph has been pronounced “clear of all unholy copycatism” (not to be confused with catechism!) by the Baghwan himself. Amen.]
