Hi!!!

Aaron I miss u buddy!! Remember not to forget New York the original home of Late Night. I wish u guys were here. Oh, well, I guess I am just going to have to visit. I have always wanted to visit L.A. It must be so pretty out there.

That is so cool that u guys have your own building. U guys are really moving up in the world, lol. I have a question, since u guys have your own building, does that mean u also have your own Human Resource Department? The reason I ask is because that is what I want to focus on once I graduate college, and I have sent my resume to NBC. Please let me know.

Bley buddy, I wish u the all the best. Can't to see the new site. I am sure it will be awsome!!!

Muah!!!

Kat

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Aaron Responds: Hey Kat!! how's everything?! Even though we have our own building, that's more about geography than work flow... We're still a part of NBC,and all the trappings that come along with that; namely, we still work with the NBC HR dept.

Bley, I hate to say it, but the sun only gets worse from here on out. but at least you will be in a nice air conditioned studio! Oh and you will never get used to the traffic. Especially around studio city! so congested. I've just learned to zone out.. which is probably not a good thing to do when driving.

I've heard rumors about the studio becoming a part of the back lot tour. Have u seen any tourists on a tram staring at you yet? anyway, i hope you had a good day at work.. i bet it was so weird to see everyone in such a different setting. We're all super excited to have you guys out here and i am faithfully waiting til the day you give us the inside scoop of how we can get audience tickets. til then... watch out for all the douchebags. especially in the summer when their gelled hair glistens in the sun and attempts to blind you.

oh yeah one more thing, what will happen to the current blog? will it be available in some kind of archive form or will it be wiped out? =(

Take care and cya around new neighbor!

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Aaron Responds: Oh yes... Well, I don't have to worry about the sun in my new office, because there are no windows!! I'm both disappointed and elated (mostly elated, to tell the truth). Ticket info is coming verrrrry soon.

Good question about the blog - I'm hoping it will be archived and left up somewhere - but it might also just be flipped into the new Tonight Show blog! We'll see. I don't think that it'll be wiped out...

Dudebro! I can't tell you how much I've missed your blogs! I'm having COB withdrawal, too. I can't wait til June 1st. I will never take Conan or your daily blogs for granted again. Or at least for the first couple months, whatever comes first. Sorry if that sounded gay, it's meant in a totally platonic way. It does my heart good to know that you and the rest of the gang are hard at work on the new show. It's gonna be super sweet!

One suggestion for the new website: might be cool if, say, when we reply that we could customize it with a little avatar next to our reply? Then when you reply, we could see your awesome avatar right beside ours. How cool would that be?!!?

Yes, there are a lot of douchebags out there, but the presence of the TSWCOB staff helps tip the scale in the other direction. Have fun and be sure to protect your eye jelly!

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Aaron Responds: Thanks, B Money! I've missed you guys, too!! Things are starting to ramp up, though, and the daily blogs will be back before you know it!

It's good to hear that all of those folks are still involved with the show! Remember, when you shoot your video, to turn down the exposure. The last thing we need is a blown out Bley!! You get some In N Out?

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Aaron Responds: Hahahaha. Well, my office has zero windows, so I don't think the exposure setting will be a problem. ;)

And HELL YEAH I got me some in N out! Delish!

Hey Aaron -
Thank you for keeping this blog going. It is great getting to follow everyone through the transition.
One question (that you probably don't have an answer for yet): Any idea what getting tickets to the show will be like? I was able to see a few tapings of Late Night and it was always so easy to get tickets (just involved a phone call and some long term planning). Will the The Tonight Show with Conan be just as simple to get tickets to? Or will it be the current old school "mail a postcard" method? Also, I have heard that most of the current tonight show audience comes from people who bought tickets to visit the theme park that day (Universal Studios). Any truth to that? Anyway, I understand that this is probably the last thing on the minds of everyone over there right now but I wanted to see what kind of info you had. Also, I wanted to suggest that the new website have a ticket booking system (similar to the one that The Daily Show and Colbert Report have).
Thanks again!

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Aaron Responds: You're very welcome, Anthony! I'm happy you're taking the time to keep up with us! Thanks for that!

We are going to make the ticketing process as smooth as possible, but there are a few kinks to be worked out at the moment. I don't really know where most of the folks come from right now - I'm so new to LA, I haven't really had time to research how stuff works out here!

And thanks for your input, re: the Daily Show and Colbert! I'll have to check out what they've got over there!

its Bley de LA! that was stupid. haven't written because you probably have a crazy amount of comments. i almost wish now that i had applied to colleges near LA but then again i don't think i could take all the douchiness and stupid tanned people everyday. (and yes, everyone who tans is stupid. ha, that will show them!) man, i love conan's greeting. is there anything he does that's not insane?
oh, and you asked about the website. so, i like the way conan's and the daily show and the colbert report, etc. they are set up better than fallon's, as much as i love him. so i say don't have crazy blogs and stuff on the homepage, but do clips from the show and stuff. much better. still have blogs, but not on the frontpage. you know.
and what would be an internet candle? the spontaneous combustion of my brain when faced with so much information? maybe an article on wikipedia about internet candles is in order. there are so many things it could be...

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Aaron Responds: That's not stupid at all, Christina! Ross was like "LA BLEY!!" when he saw me, so you're on the right track!

And thanks for the input about the site design! You guys are the ones we're trying to please, so every little bit helps!

1. Agree, hard to get used to
2. You're buying stock in aloe vera I hope?
3. I figured. Anyone recognizable, please name names, haha!
4. I see how Julia Louis-Dreyfus and a billion other celebs live off solar energy, it never stops!

It's so crazy, LA, studios, LOTs vs. buildings, so different! Kinda sad Conan won't be able to do random speed tours around like at 30 Rock, running into MSNBC and Brian Williams, announcing Mitt Romney dropped out of the election :P But, now you can throw parties and no one will ever know. Pros and Cons here

Looking forward to pics! Is the studio built yet? I want to see! Do you know how large the studio audience is going to be? I really hope it's not going to be a ridiculous size, like Letterman who practically does his show for a Musical-size crowd. Thanks for all the updates, Bley, keep 'em comin :)

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Aaron Responds: Oh yes. It's much, much different out here - but you know what? We're all creative people, and we all dig change. It really gets the creative juices flowing, you know? It's exciting!

The studio is... Being built. It's in the same building as a lot of our offices, which is cool, but the problem is that they're BUILDING stuff, and so there's a lot of pounding and racket, etc. It's better than that drummer guy, though!

Oh man, that muumuu sounds SEXY! Be sure to take pictures of that, ok?

I read through some people's suggestions for the new site and I think they're all great. A daily picture would be awesome! Just something visual to go with the blog. And a photoshop contest sounds like it could be really fun! Also, the guy that said people like the shorter blogs was wrong. The longer the blog, the better! No pressure or anything. =P

Looks like LA is going great for you. How do you like your apartment or house or whatever you bought?

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Aaron Responds: Never!! You'll just have to picture me in it!

Yeah, I really like the daily picture idea - and I'm definitely going to try to have more contests in general, so PS contests would be a sweet part of that!

I rented an apartment that I'm digging pretty hard - but I don't own a couch yet! Or a TV!! I gotta get shoppin'!

The new Tonight Show site needs to feature pictures of you wearing different muumuus that viewers can rate for sexiness. I'm not saying you need to wear a muumuu, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't! Just think how free and flexible you would feel without the burdensome constraints of normal clothing. And with the right floral pattern, you'll be beautiful!

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Aaron Responds: HA HA HA. Well, I'd be lying if I said that I haven't worn muumuus several times in my life... And hey, they're pretty comfortable!!

I'm going to reveal myself as a creepy stalker for a second (don't judge me, thanks), because I was reading through old blog posts, (because, well, what else is there to do in Conan's absence?) and I saw that you mentioned once that you used to work for McSweeney's. That's awesome! What did you do?

Thanks for the update on the new offices!

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Aaron Responds: I was just an intern at McSweeneys when I first moved to New York (around issue 5 or 6). I worked at the old store stocking books and stuff, then helped build their new superhero store - I came up with a bunch of the canned powers, and worked there a couple times! It sucked because I kind of had to stop working there when I moved to Queens because it was so far away and I didn't have the time to put in. I met a lot of really cool people there, though - Scott, Ted, Joan, etc. All great folks who I miss a lot!!

Bley, I miss Conan. I didn't think it would be so bad because it was ok during hiatus weeks and such, but there were re-runs during hiatus weeks... Right now there's nothing. I can't wait until June when Conan gets back on the air. I look forward to your blogs, thanks for still keeping us up to date.

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Aaron Responds: Thanks, Alyssa! He misses you guys, too - you can see that he's got that itch to perform again, like he got during the strike when we weren't doing shows!! I think June can't come quick enough for ALL of us!!

Aaw That's so sweet of him to threw you onto a couch and hitting you. Almost like you are family :)

I have had an pretty bad week so far but I learned something new today! I learned what a budgie is. Now you problay think "that's just stupid, how can't you know what a budgie is?" right? but you see Im swedish so the first time I heard it, I though it was like a hamster/hampster so thanks to both Conan and hugh jackman I now know what a budgie really is!

I know that episode is well "old" but the network that airs Conan has for about a month shown re-runs which is awesome but this is the last week they will do that..! And I can't watch Jimmy Fallon because none of the swedish channels airs his show they are to busy "fighting" over which channel who will air The Tonight Show whit conan :)!

Have awesome week in hot LA and sorry for the long comment!

// Sara

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Aaron Responds: You know it!! Good times, good times. And long comments are never a problem, Sara!! :)

Wait, what's a budgie? I forgot!

I would like to see you do sometime a little more creative,heroic, and adverturous. Like; "Hooked into Tonight" the Blogs of Capt. Bley;
Since I haven't read any thing about an Interstallure Invasion; or Prehistoric Gaint Red lobster,with Spots,(Conan on the beach) yous must be
doing something right.

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Aaron Responds: Ha! YOU WANT HEROIC?!? I'LL GIVE YOU HEROIC!!

I've only now begun missing Conan, and only just because I saw an actor who looked like him on a movie I was watching the other night. The actor was playing a rapist and such, but I was all 'if you look like Conan...' and other such like phrases.
And boy, have you noticed that all of the contests, even little old hornymanatee.com, require one to be of 18 years or older? sure, it's prolly a U.S. law, but we all know how much people listen to those.
Oh, and by the way... APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR AND I WILL BE THERE TO WATCH THE SHOW! That's right, my fuzzy white-haired friend, I'm fifteen. So I still can't do anything. But I'm that much closer...
library (i gotta leave early for school today so i can cite culturegrams... meh)

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Aaron Responds: Looked like a rapist?!???? Oh dear.

Yeah, 18 is when you become a "real person" in the eyes of Johnny Law, so that's why we have to do that with contests. But hey - one year ain't that bad!! You'll be here in our studio audience in no time!!

Even though you all are closer to me than ever, I miss you guys more. :( Please make June 1 come faster.

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Aaron Responds: Awww. Thanks, LCW.

btw, you know what makes the days fly by? DELICIOUS WHISKEY.

Dear Aaron from The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien,

I am an amazing P.A. and I am the greatest fetcher o' coffee this side of the Mississippi. The other side, too! Ok, there's a guy in Providence I hear is pretty good, but you know what? I hear that guy smells like dogs. Not just one dog, but several of them. Many dogs. I do not smell like dogs and I work very hard. Are you guys looking for new assistants? If so, I would very much love to be one of those new assistants. I am so dedicated that if asked, I will make weekly trips to Columbia to bring you the freshest beans the world has to offer. I will then grind these beans by hand and I will turn them into delicious coffees. I will top off your coffees with a Pepperidge Farm cookie stick. Oh, and I'm originally from Kansas, so sometimes I say "ya'll." It adds a certain level of comfort and charm to an often-hectic work environment. Think about it, sir. Just think about it.

Sincerely,
Lauren Henderson from Los Angeles, California

P.S. I also have a resume. It's exciting!

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Aaron Responds: Hey Lauren!! I am both intrigued and frightened by your level of dedication. ;)

Did you send in your resume to the show?

McSweeney's past and Conan present? You sure have the life, my friend!

You must have sold your soul to a guy in a trenchcoat in a dark alley somewhere along the way.

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Aaron Responds: Totally! I've been very lucky... But also, if you put yourself out there and get involved with lots of stuff, you'll never regret it! I'm all about being busy.

I went down to the crossroads, fell down on my knees...