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Tupac's alive -- and he's inAnn Arbor

by Art Vandelay
Delay Arts Writer

Never let it be said that rapper Tupac Shakur never came to Ann Arbor. Continuing with the tradition set by Elvis, the late 2Pac, as he was known to fans, made a ghostly cameo at the Nectarine last night. He reportedly blended right in with the crowd, despite having some super-human characteristics. One eyewitness said, quote, “Yo, dude, he was, like, whoah, really getting down! He was dancing like one of those Teletubby things! Or at least, y’know, how they look like they’re dancing when...nevermind” while another remarked, “Awwww...Wow! Look, he’s flying in the air and there are lights radiating from his fingertips!”

Another student, who did not actually see Tupac, also commented on the sighting, “I just knew he wasn’t dead — that he was only waiting for the right time to come back to us. Tupac LIVES!” Whether the rapper has really been resurrected is a mystery: one that remains unsolved. Well of course it does. If it was solved, it wouldn’t be a mystery anymore, would it?

Authorities would not comment on the alleged sighting, but one Nectarine employee remarked that it was “probably just some bad pot going around.” Devotees expect the number of sightings to climb as Tupac makes the rounds and reappears to all his peeps.

Just in time for Easter.

This article was published in the 1 April 1999 edition of the Michigan Delay.