Jacko Fake-o

The promoters of Michael Jackson's planned 50 concert London tour are scrambling to come up with a way to save their hides, and one idea is to use a digitized King of Pop along with the live musicians and dancers:

Execs are also considering honouring all the dates by putting a DIGITAL Jacko on stage.

The source said: "A highly technical version of MJ as a silhouette performing on stage has been discussed.

"It is possible to create an impression that Michael is actually there, giving fans a place to mourn and celebrate his music."

The insider added: "Executives are keen that they do go ahead."

Well, I guess that's better the stuffing him and propping him up on stage.

This is where there's another parallel to the Elvis story. A couple of years ago there was a special set of performances involving films of Elvis in concert performances backed by his original musicians and back-up singers who performed live. It was a PBS special, and I must admit, they did a pretty good job of it. I'm sure the Jacko promoters are looking at that concert as a guideline for what they might be able to do in London.