I'm not sure why, but the whole ousting of Conan O'Brien from The Tonight Show really bothered me. I have been a huge Conan fan since middle school, and frankly I find Jay Leno to be thoroughly annoying. As the Winter Games wrap up Jay will be returning to his former gig hosting the tonight show, and NBC is bringing in the largest stars they can produce to try to recapture a disappointed audience. I for one will not be watching, and because of this I will be missing Adam Lambert and Ben Harper. I could care less about Adam Lambert. I have not actually listened to his music so I should probably not judge. I also think that the treatment of his American Music Awards performance was a complete double standard. I also think he is an attention whore who cares more about being controversial than making artistic statement. He and Leno can enjoy each others company on the island I have created for people that irritate me.
What I am a bit heartbroken about is Ben Harper. He is one of my favorite musicians. I have seen him live twice, and I could listen to Live from Mars on repeat for days. The reason I am so disappointed in his decision to appear on The Tonight Show is he was one of the last people to be on The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien. During that memorable performance of "Free Bird" that was Ben Harper on the slide guitar. It is ridiculous to get this caught up in stupid television drama, but I wanted to share that I am saddened by this news. I wonder how Conan feels.
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