Make yourself a proxy for someone else? Maybe…

So, I was chilling out one day, using this new ritual to see if any famous bands were gonna drop in on any of my usual clubs, when I got a hit. AC/DC was going to be playing down at The Rock. So yeah, I went there. Five bucks for a band like that?

It was AC/D-She. Yeah, an all-chick cover band. But the ritual still pointed to them, man! Get this… I think they found out a way to make themselves a proxy for the real deal.

I’ve worked out some of the details… it’ll only work for someone famous, and you have to do the same things they did… and get to be known for it, like, more than just a ‘local regional band’ type thing. At some point, you manage to make yourself a proxy for whoever it is you’re imitating.

Okay, so a small-time band managed to do it. Big deal, right? Think bigger. There’s a polka band in Germany that’s slowly spreading out as a ‘cult group’ across America, with covers of all the big guys… Metalica, Coolio, the Chili Peppers… what happens if one band becomes a proxy for a whole bunch of fother bands?

Think bigger. An actor running for Governer of California. Ahnold’s trying to become a proxy for Regan for some reason. Maybe to help him get the White House.

Think even bigger. Think people with the same name. Bush Junior turned himself into a proxy for his dad and somehow used that to get into office.

Now you see why I’m so obsessed with cover bands? It’s all fractal, man. Now pass me another joint and I’ll tell you how Microsoft and Sony are really the same company…