Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for April 10, 2022

Also hard to get a good recording when you’re only picking up the drums through the vocal mic.

They’re presumably paying Toggle for the use of his studio and services, and The Customer Is Always Right. ;-)

Leo’s speech therapy doesn’t seem to be working well.

The studio’s had to create hologram concerts, because their biggest stars were dead and new media releases only go so far.

“As l-living legends?”

Nope. As dead legends.

Does he realize that if they do that (successfully), they’ll never again be paying for his services?

Isn’t it difficult to get genuine autographed merch at the concert?

And then they will all overdose and die as seems typical, then people will set up memorials of teddy bears and flowers and cry for idiots who take ten types of drugs at once.

You’d think holograms of dead people would be creepy, once the novelty wore off. But what do I know.

After they released the 19th album of Hendrix outtakes, some critics called that necrophilia. Little did they know this was coming.

I see through their strategy – or maybe I don´t.

Garbage in, garbage out.

Hope they’re offering an NFT.

Sure, why not. People can ignore you for years to come. Go for it. Just pay the girl on the way out.

Already when you go to concerts for many, many acts no one is really singing, they are moving their lips to a recording. Now they don’t want to even show up? No thanks, haven’t been to a concert in a very long time just because of this garbage.

Alex does a good job of channeling Joanie in the last panel. IMHO.

I wonder how well Toggle/Leo and Jeff get along. Or, for that matter, if soldier and ex-CIA-guy have ever even met. “Red Rascal” or no “Red Rascal,” Jeff did spend time in the Middle East as a CIA agent (or at least as some sort of shadowy type working for “Havoc”), right?

I will pay with hologram money to watch it.

Try going out to local clubs if you feel comfortable to do so. There are many smaller or solo acts touring that show up at local venues. Not only is it less expensive but smaller, more intimate places really let the performers pick up on the energy of the people in the place. Very often you’ll see a much more upbeat and enthusiastic performance. Makes for a more memorable experience.

You’re going to need a much bigger cowbell or you’re not going to be defined by life, either.

Simone gave a hologram concert… but nobody knew.

whoaaaa… someone recently became a cynic! Younger her would be all excited " that’s so COOOOOL!"

Being remembered as total jackasses still counts as being remembered, I guess. I suppose I’ll never understand the fear of being forgotten.

I’m up for a hologram Jerry Garcia and the next Dead show

Make sure you get the money before they leave.

I’m an 83 year old classical music fan. What’s everyone talking about?

Gene Simmons is furiously taking notes

Not amused or interested… I would like more insight into Alex’s career ….

Stigma, aka Stig…

“stig (plural stigs)

“(UK, derogatory) Someone from a poor background, with poor dress sense.”

Total jackasses, living legends … Tomato, tomahto …

More “impersonators” around than the real thing these days.

I’ll never see a phony “Rat Pack” concert—aside from Dean Martin,I’ve seen all the originals in concert.