Can you imagine Jay-Z at 60? He was born just a few months after Woodstock, the same year a 34 year old Elvis returned to performing in Las Vegas. Elvis would be 85 if still alive, and Jay-Z will be looking at his golden years in just a decade. Besides The King’s recorded music, merchandising and Graceland, his legacy is carried on by impersonators. Dozens of bands and individual performers have tribute acts. Quite a few of those original bands have replaced members, and as time goes on I have wondered when, or if, the act will ever end. Take the Rolling Stones. Of the remaining founding members, will the band continue when one of them dies? How could they possibly continue without front man Mick Jagger? Many of us thought the same thing about Queen after Freddie Mercury died, until they toured with Paul Rodgers, then Adam Lambert. Is it possible that the most iconic bands (or at least those who make the most money) could just go on and on, replacing members as needed even after all of the originals are gone? Kiss is halfway there. We can now also watch the illusion of a performer on stage. Tupac, ODB, Maria Callas, Billie Holiday, Roy Orbison, Michael Jackson and several others have been projected on stage, and given the rapidly advancing technology they/it could be made to perform anything. Tupac could dance with Ginger Rogers while Roy sings with Frank Zappa, all with ABBA singing backup. Computers can do almost anything these days, including complex CGI, Deepfakes, holograms, de-aging and I am pretty sure things I have never heard of. Just listening to the music is not enough for some fans, while for others it is the essence of musical artistry. To each his own. As long as we can still have a few brew’s and watch our favorite robot band, how can anyone not be happy with all the options?