Bach to the Late Night Future

January 13th, 2010

Where is Doc Severinsen?

Yesterday I read Conan O’Brien’s statement about leaving The Tonight Show, and I thought, “Wow, I admire his grit. These guys have no idea what they’re doing, and he’s absolutely right.” Then I thought, “Wait. Conan O’Brien hosts The Tonight Show? Jimmy Fallon has a show?”

I know Triumph the Comedy Insult Dog. That’s about all I can tell you about Conan O’Brien. Triumph’s performance with the Star Wars nerds was on a par with Olivier’s Hamlet. Maybe he should host the show.

I still won’t watch it.

Last night I wrote a piece repeating my contention that Bach is boring. Then I fired up Glenn Gould’s 1981 Goldberg Variations, to make sure I was being fair. As I heard the first few minutes, I thought, “Hey, this stuff is actually really good. I was way off base.”

Then fifteen minutes later I realized I had forgotten it was on, and I tried to listen again, and I said out loud, “I can’t take this stuff any more.” Apparently my brain had built a temporary shield to protect me from the boredom. I don’t think I suffered any real damage.

Doodly doodly doodly doodly doodly doodly doodly DOO.

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3 Responses to “Bach to the Late Night Future”

  1. emily Says:
    January 13th, 2010 at 12:20 PM

    This is something I have been saying for years. Some wonderful friends of mine actually had a t-shirt printed for me that had a portrait of Bach and the saying, “I hate Bach.” Love me some Mahler, though…

  2. Kyle Says:
    January 13th, 2010 at 12:52 PM

    I used to LOVE Conan’s show, but I am no longer a night person. That said, I have caught a little of the Tonight Show when he was at the helm and it has been very funny.

    To be fair, Jay Leno is also going to great lengths to point out that he has nothing to do with this and that the NBC execs are basically hosing everyone involved. Best solution is for these guys to just leave NBC.

    Still won’t watch them though. 😉

  3. TC Says:
    January 13th, 2010 at 3:27 PM

    I love the way Conan opened the statement, “People of Earth:”
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    And he closed it with, “… I am truly sorry about my hair; it’s always been that way.”
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    I really like his sense of humor.