Uhhhhh.

Told you.

I can and can't believe it.

Apparently when asked about the possibility of Michael Jackson following in 2Pac's footsteps -one of the "surviving members" of the Jackson 5- Jackie gave the idea the thumbs up....

"It could have been Michael — absolutely. Wouldn’t that be wonderful? As a matter of fact, we had that idea two years ago for Michael’s Cirque du Soleil show."

Yeah, that'd of been a real treat.

I remember watching some knackers MTV awards show years ago and they had a Yoda hologram presenting an award. I found it more embarassing than anything else. And that was ages ago, why the sudden clamour for Holograms now?

Having had more time to reflect on the 2pac hologram I'm now of the opinion that it was a total waste of time and nothing more than crass nostalgia.
The muted response from the audience was enough to suggest that holograms of other deceased artists are unlikely to move a crowd further than a state of 5% awe 95% bewilderment. So I hope this stops now before it becomes a craze.

Also I think it's important to remember that with all the advances in Techonology we wouldn't be that far off local pubs projecting holograms of the stars a few years down the line, thus making tribute acts, the likes of "Beatloaf" "Fred Zeppelin" & "Ron Jovi" redundant.

The only exception I would make is if anything ever happened to Rik Waller and he was taken before his time.

Holo-Grim

I noticed 2Pac was "trending" the other day.

My initial response was to sigh and let out a "for fuck sake" in the assumption that another rumour about how he's not dead was circulating.

Nor but mate, If he was dead, how did he sing "Ghetto Gospel" with Elton John?

Curiosity eventually got the better of me and I decided to scope out the latest buzz.

Turns out he was a hologram all along.

Or rather he did actually die back in 1996 and He was "revived" briefly at the weekend at Coachella in the form of a hologram.

I can only shrug my shoulders at the footage I've seen.

It's alright. But it hardly adds anything to his legacy. The same can be said for the majority of albums released after his death.

But then again I wasn't at Coachella and didn't see him in the flesh....or rays....of laser beam or whatever.

That said the crowd didn't seem to be going overly nuts. Suppose even for the most ardent fan it'd of been hard to digest.

Once the clip finished I closed the browser and carried on with my business...for about 30 seconds until it dawned on me.....

...There are almost definitely going to be calls for some kind of Michael Jackson hologram. Probably a full length arena tour. And people will pay crazy money for tickets.

Horrendous.

I thought "The Michael Jackson experience" on Nintendo wii represented the final scrapings of a barrel once brimming with shit.

But I'm 100% convinced this will happen on some scale in the next year or two.

Be warned.

Since it's Wrestlemania...

Q: What do they call that wrestler who's a hypochondriac?







A: The Ultimate Worrier

Sugs

Captured another lookalike the other week at Sunderland Dogs.



Alan Sugar no less.

We even got him to say "You're fired"

Good sport.

TFI Friday

Yes, I buzz off the end of the working week.




So I can waste time from the comfort of my own home.

Valentine's Day

Taking "our lass" to Nando's tonight.

There's nothing more Romantic than feeling obliged to take your bird out just because everyone else is.

Can't believe the Pandora "charms" craic is still going strong.

It's quite ironic really because more often than not the lads buying them as gifts are the most charmless people you could meet.

26 Years Wandering The Planet

The answers I seek may be at the bottom of this rather splendid jar.