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Jay Leno was really good tonight, Jay is very smart. Carlos Mencia is very funny, I looked up his MySpace page. I have started looking at MySpace more seriously; I don't really have a blog there, just instructions to get to this blog and an alphabetical list of "My Favorite Music" from A to Z.

Jon Stewart, Wanda Sykes, Conan O'Brien, Greg Giraldo, Dave Attell and the one I started with, Lewis Black, all have good MySpace pages. So do the people from Seinfeld. Some people don't seem to have MySpace pages, Stephnie Weir doesn't, I gave up looking for other ensemble players from SNL and Mad TV as I correctly reasoned that none of them would have MySpace pages due to the ensemble nature of their professional life at this time.

Anyway, there is a lot of video resource available at the pages for fans. I have got to spend some time over there poring over the help and advice so I can add modules to my own page. I have a lot on my plate at this time looking through webpages from the Mideast, Asia, Africa, et cetera, and presenting material that I like. If one is internatinally minded, some advice would be to look for companies in places other than one's own place, and treat them like one's own place of work and think from there. It's magic, pleasing personable easy comic magic that results.

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Now Conan is on. Something about Paris. There must be some weird reason that hosts don't discuss the nature of the deal where Hilton Hotels became owned by Ladbroke's casino and bookmakers for the duration of the late 1990s.

Britney is often mentioned on tv, and sometimes Jessica Simpson. And Ashlee Simpson. I don't know what's what in Ashlee's world, but I certainly know what's what in the world of punk rock, and Ashlee's music sounds very genuine to me. Remember, folks, punk rock is an encylopedia of problems and anger that isn't really designed to make one feel too uncomfortable, one should know it. When Jim Rome rags on Ashlee Simpson, I am thinking "That chick knows what she's doing" and I am thinking that it wouldn't be too much of a stretch for Rome to cue up NOFX and make the connection. One thing about punk rock is that sometimes one doesn't want to get all cuddly with the stars and people involved, as in the world of punk rock, antitheticality is a commodity.

I do know that someone as good as Ashlee won't care if you learn a whole lot from her music and then decide not to move to Olympia, Washington, just like bands that talk about dude stuff totally appreciate it when female fans drop by. "I'm glad that you're here." Fans of Ashlee should check out female rock bands Autoclave and Fire Party at Dischord Records. I love to spend time with Hang on the Box and Lolita No. 18 from Benten Online, the Lolita 18/Nonstopbody split has the greatest version of the Sesame Street theme song, on and on, and sooner or later I start thinking that I am a chick, something I think I should save for when I have a relationship, like why should one make hot dogs for lunch if there's no mustard, relish or even bread in the house?

"Woo, that's great, you're really getting it."

- "Aw, no, I better get back to NPR and/or sports programming, my workaholic nature is strong, I don't feel like getting all happy right now."

"Right."

I have always thought that Avril LaVigne was really good, she like me knows about religion, punk rock and ice hockey. Bongwater is a pretty smart band, too, I think, and I have 2 Bratmobile records I have listened to more than a dozen times apiece. I think their video about "Don't come to our show" with the ufo landing in Japan is really good. I should buy the Janelle record.

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Ugh. Back to Conan, he again, second day in a row has the best possible band on, The Apples, Weston and more of the Weston ilk could play on that show 3 nights out of 5, it is so complimentary to the show. Weston is to coffee as The Replacements are to beer.

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Carson Daly will hopefully be a great replacement for Conan in 2010.