First, I’m sure anyone reading this has probably already done so, but just in case you haven’t, make a donation to help relief efforts in Haiti. Just a few days ago I played a little benefit show with the excellent Diana Lawrence, and through her tremendous efforts and those of the friends who donated goods to the silent auction we hosted, and the help and donations of all our friends who came by that night, we raised almost $1000.
Next, I own a television, but I don’t have cable, and my digital broadcast TV connection is pretty flaky. I watch almost everything I watch on DVD or over the internet. My nights are often busy with work or playing gigs, so I don’t get to watch Conan O’Brien’s crazy show as much as I’d like to. Now, of course, it’s over at least for a while, and that’s disappointing. I spent a couple hours tonight catching up on some episodes on Hulu, and it just reinforced how sad it is that he’s losing the Tonight Show. He’s a total class act, really funny, not afraid to do things that are weird, and never boring. I feel really lucky now that I got to see his show back in December while it was looking like he’d be on for quite a while.
Pretty much all the episodes and clips currently available on Hulu are going to be worthwhile viewing, but Conan’s last remarks are really touching and worth spending four minutes to watch.
I miss you already, Conan. And I’m sorry for thinking of you as Coco during this I’m With Coco campaign.