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Tuesday June 23, 2015
On the ill-advised second coming of Patsy Cline. Or anyone (except, you know, Jesus).
Eternal rest: denied
When I heard that a 2Pac hologram was appearing at the 2012 Coachella festival I thought it was a bad joke. Unfortunately imaginary 2Pac did indeed take the stage with Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre, and others. The results were what you’d expect: weird, creepy, and unnecessary.
The company that brought 2Pac back from the dead (if he is dead – dun dun dun!) is now bringing country icon Patsy Cline back to life for a planned tour. The Onion’s AV Club had fun with the announcement, as many did, referring to Cline as “the first country singer – and first woman – to be denied her eternal rest by Hologram, U.S.A.” and wondering if the show will include “onstage patter like ‘please let me die’ and ‘seriously, these songs were sad enough when I was alive.’”
It’s in the name
A hologram of Buddy Holly is scheduled to “appear” in Texas next year. Which begs the question: would it be called a Buddy Hollogram or a Buddy Hollygram? Since the second option sounds like a bad greeting card service (think a guy dressed up as Holly serenading a young lady) I’ll go with the former.
Stop the insanity: exhibit A
Doesn’t this video just give you the willies? Hearing 2Pac talk to the crowd and “interact” with a positively weirded out Snoop? It doesn’t help that it’s painfully obvious that the people onstage can’t see the hologram.
Erik Ritland is a writer and musician from St. Paul, Minnesota. His blog and podcast Rambling On features commentary on music, sports, culture, and more. He was also Lead Staff Writer for Minnesota culture blog Curious North. Support Erik's music via his Patreon account, reach him via email, or find him on Facebook and Twitter.
Erik Ritland is a writer and musician from St. Paul, Minnesota. His blog and podcast Rambling On features commentary on music, sports, culture, and more. He was also Lead Staff Writer for Minnesota culture blog Curious North. Support Erik's music via his Patreon account, reach him via email, or find him on Facebook and Twitter.
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