Conan needs a......

[My Monkey Friend]

My Morning Jacket send off. Conan has been a long time fan and supporter of the group, and his show will sadly be off the air next week because jay leno is an asshat. It would be great if the guys played his last show.

[axround3r]

Yeah that would rock, maybe if they by some magical power they all grew their hair really really fast for the 'performance' too.

[AMightyCaporal]

conan should get his old time slot back... the dude tore it up at that slot with his silly antics.  I saw the show live once in NYC... it was hilarious!

[ynwa]

i love conan & am so bummed that the nitwits @ nbc have done this.  and for jay leno, of all people.  he's not funny at all.  i can't even make it thru his opening monologue.
they're doing this because his ratings have TANKED.  so, let's see, what makes sense... oh!!!  push conan back  ::)

best way to go out is with a bang and who better to help facilitate that than mmj?  it would be a killer last show!

 

[capt. scotty]

I heard today Conan wont give up his time slot I thought?! I guess theyre paying him off then?

I heard he wont take his old gig and will be going to Fox is he's off the Tonight Show

MMJ sendoff would be steak sauce though!

[TheRoof]

People of Earth:

In the last few days, I've been getting a lot of sympathy calls, and I want to start by making it clear that no one should waste a second feeling sorry for me. For 17 years, I've been getting paid to do what I love most and, in a world with real problems, I've been absurdly lucky. That said, I've been suddenly put in a very public predicament and my bosses are demanding an immediate decision.

Six years ago, I signed a contract with NBC to take over The Tonight Show in June of 2009. Like a lot of us, I grew up watching Johnny Carson every night and the chance to one day sit in that chair has meant everything to me. I worked long and hard to get that opportunity, passed up far more lucrative offers, and since 2004 I have spent literally hundreds of hours thinking of ways to extend the franchise long into the future. It was my mistaken belief that, like my predecessor, I would have the benefit of some time and, just as important, some degree of ratings support from the prime-time schedule. Building a lasting audience at 11:30 is impossible without both.

But sadly, we were never given that chance. After only seven months, with my Tonight Show in its infancy, NBC has decided to react to their terrible difficulties in prime-time by making a change in their long-established late night schedule.

Last Thursday, NBC executives told me they intended to move the Tonight Show to 12:05 to accommodate the Jay Leno Show at 11:35. For 60 years the Tonight Show has aired immediately following the late local news. I sincerely believe that delaying the Tonight Show into the next day to accommodate another comedy program will seriously damage what I consider to be the greatest franchise in the history of broadcasting. The Tonight Show at 12:05 simply isn't the Tonight Show. Also, if I accept this move I will be knocking the Late Night show, which I inherited from David Letterman and passed on to Jimmy Fallon, out of its long-held time slot. That would hurt the other NBC franchise that I love, and it would be unfair to Jimmy.

So it has come to this: I cannot express in words how much I enjoy hosting this program and what an enormous personal disappointment it is for me to consider losing it. My staff and I have worked unbelievably hard and we are very proud of our contribution to the legacy of The Tonight Show. But I cannot participate in what I honestly believe is its destruction. Some people will make the argument that with DVRs and the Internet a time slot doesn't matter. But with the Tonight Show, I believe nothing could matter more.

There has been speculation about my going to another network but, to set the record straight, I currently have no other offer and honestly have no idea what happens next. My hope is that NBC and I can resolve this quickly so that my staff, crew, and I can do a show we can be proud of, for a company that values our work.

Have a great day and, for the record, I am truly sorry about my hair; it's always been that way.

Yours,

Conan




But a nice (wigged) rendition of One Big Holiday would help soothe the savaged souls of Conan :)

[ynwa]

integrity.

[Janet]

Stay classy Coco.

[slimsloslider]

i hope conan pops up somewhere. i was at the taping when mmj played anytime (with masks). its so funny seeing a band perform in the studio like that. you're forced to sit on your hands, and the audience generally doesn't know/care about the band anyhow. i remember a woman sitting next to me asked if i was with the band after the performance. probably one of the greatest compliments i've ever received in my life

[Murph]

Neil Young is going to be his last musical guest.....not MMJ, but it aint too shabby.

[GO4IT]

Neil Young is going to be his last musical guest.....not MMJ, but it aint too shabby.

It wasn't shabby at all...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sm1VuAcKh-U

We can only hope that Jim can have such a long run.