Category Archives: Personal & Misc

Oh yes! I’m with Coco.

Lately, the news has been filled with two things: the travesty and horror caused by the earthquake in Haiti (which is terrible) and the NBC/Jay Leno/Conan O’Brien feud.  Now not to take away from the victims of the earthquake in Haiti, but the TV network feud is much more interesting (and funny).  What I can’t understand is why Jay Leno just doesn’t retire.

If you haven’t been following the story, here it is in a quick rundown.  In June 2009, Leno handed the Tonight Show reins over to Conan and Jay moved to a new timeslot at 10:00pm in primetime to a newly created show by NBC called the Jay Leno show.  Seven months later, the Jay Leno Show ratings were in the tank.  NBC hastily decided to move Jay back to 11:35pm and push Conan (and the famous Tonight Show) to 12:05am timeslot.

Now, I watched the Jay Leno show a couple of times (well I didn’t watch, it was more of a “I’ll give it to shot).  It was terrible.  Same format, same jokes, same lame sketches.  Why has the idiot executives at NBC pushed Jay Leno back to his old slot.  Jay is awful.  Conan is clearly the favorite here.  It doesn’t make since to move the Tonight Show to 12:05am and make the Tomorrow Show.  Conan has basically said he’s not going to host the show at 12:05pm.  I think he basically issued an ultimatium  to NBC.  Put up or shut up.

Now Conan is a really smart guy.  In his contract, it says he hosts the Tonight Show at 11:35pm or 12:05am (in a nutshell).  So basically NBC either has to let him continue the show at the current timeslot or breach the contract and pay out upwards of $40 million to Conan.  Either way Conan comes out on top.  Plus if they break the contract, he could go to FOX or ABC.

I think NBC should do the right thing and let Conan continue with the Tonight Show at the current time.  GIVE JAY LENO THE BOOT.

You can read Conan recently press release that addresses the topic here. I like how he addresses it with “People of Earth”.

Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas this year.  Over the next week I’ll have several posts about an upcoming wedding on Sunday, a bridal bouquet review and year in review slideshow.

Stay Tuned.

Here’s an update on the Cans for Comments project going on this Christmas.

So far I’ve had just 10 comments left on this blog for Cans for Comments.  That’s 10 cans of food that will be donated to the Golden Harvest Food Bank on Christmas Eve.  You still have 12 days to leave a comment(s) on this blog and help needy families this Christmas.

If you’d like to learn more about or participate in Cans for Comments, click here.

This weekend I will be Jacksonville, FL visiting my grandparents for Christmas.  Rumor has it that I might be getting a Hipslip from Shootsac this year. AWESOME!!

Between December 1 and December 23, 2009, I will donate one canned good (or $1 worth of another item they need badly) to a local Golden Harvest Food Bank of Augusta for every comment left on this site.  Since I was a little late in announcing it, I’m retroactively counting all the comments in December so far.  If you’d like to help out needy families in the Augusta/Aiken area, all you have to do is leave a comment on ANY post on my blog.  It not so much to ask for a minute or two of your time.

I will be posting an update about the progress every couple of days and will also have several photos at the end of that time.

I look forward to reading all of your thoughts and helping out those in need!  For more information on Cans for Comments and other participating blogs, click here!