kyle's blog » random http://kyle.vcxz.org/blog a total waste of time Tue, 27 Jul 2010 03:18:01 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Conan O’Brien Wants No Part of NBC’s Late-Night Hijinks http://kyle.vcxz.org/blog/2010/01/conan-o%e2%80%99brien-wants-no-part-of-nbcs-late-night-hijinks/ http://kyle.vcxz.org/blog/2010/01/conan-o%e2%80%99brien-wants-no-part-of-nbcs-late-night-hijinks/#comments Tue, 12 Jan 2010 20:45:07 +0000 kyle http://kyle.vcxz.org/blog/?p=911 NBC’s weekend announcement that Jay Leno would return to 11:35pm under pressure from NBC affiliates left a question in the air: what would happen to Conan O’Brien’s Tonight Show? Most rumors suggested Conan would get a 12:05am time slot, so as to not violate a rumored clause in his contract. But today, Conan finally speaks.

“After only seven months, with my Tonight Show in its infancy, NBC has decided to react to their terrible difficulties in prime-time by making a change in their long-established late night schedule.”

“My staff and I have worked unbelievably hard and we are very proud of our contribution to the legacy of The Tonight Show. But I cannot participate in what I honestly believe is its destruction. Some people will make the argument that with DVRs and the Internet a time slot doesn’t matter. But with the Tonight Show, I believe nothing could matter more.”

At the moment, Conan appears to be without an offer for a new show, assuming NBC allows him to leave for another network.

“There has been speculation about my going to another network but, to set the record straight, I currently have no other offer and honestly have no idea what happens next. My hope is that NBC and I can resolve this quickly so that my staff, crew, and I can do a show we can be proud of, for a company that values our work.”

Someone give this funny man a job. Before your competitor does!

In the meantime, Conan might have to keep doing commercials.

Conan O’Brien Says He Won’t Host ‘Tonight Show’ Following Leno – Media Decoder Blog – NYTimes.com.

Conan O’Brien Wants No Part of NBC’s Late-Night Hijinks originally appeared on kyle's blog on January 12, 2010.

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My First HDR Picture!

Yes, its a plant. It was nice enough to hold still for me.

My First HDR Picture! originally appeared on kyle's blog on January 3, 2010.

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The Food of Vancouver originally appeared on kyle's blog on January 2, 2010.

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Some pictures from an amazing show by Ghostland Observatory this past Saturday at the Neighborhood Theater.

Ghostland Observatory Comes to Charlotte! originally appeared on kyle's blog on December 16, 2009.

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Mike also apparently laments the declining usage of vowels.

Mike Rowe Responds to a Reader’s Request originally appeared on kyle's blog on December 6, 2009.

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“Tactical Nuclear Penguin” is not only the world’s strongest beer, its also quite possibly the best named beer ever. Hailing from Scottish brewery Brew Dog, this brew is 32% alcohol by volume. This high percentage of alcohol required 18 months of careful aging and extreme cold to perfect.

It sounds delicious.

The World’s Strongest Beer – Tactical Nuclear Penguin

The World’s Strongest Beer originally appeared on kyle's blog on November 28, 2009.

]]> http://kyle.vcxz.org/blog/2009/11/the-worlds-strongest-beer-and-its-boozy-competitors/feed/ 0 Not even a fair chance… http://kyle.vcxz.org/blog/2008/08/not-even-a-fair-chance/ http://kyle.vcxz.org/blog/2008/08/not-even-a-fair-chance/#comments Wed, 20 Aug 2008 01:05:47 +0000 kyle http://kyle.vcxz.org/blog/2008/08/19/not-even-a-fair-chance/ Beware while driving through Opelika, Alabama. While heading south on I-85 and stuck in traffic, we saw three cars who had been pulled over by the cops heading north. That’s not unusal except that all three were stopped within a quarter mile of each other. You usually don’t see that many victims in such close proximity.

A bit later we saw how. One cop camped out on the bridge and radioed his buddies (at least four of them) when he saw a speeder. Talk about having no warning. If we didn’t know to look for a cop hiding somewhere, we wouldn’t have noticed.

I guess they needed to raise some revenue. This makes Summersville, West Virginia, another reknowned speed trap, look fair. Eesh.

Not even a fair chance… originally appeared on kyle's blog on August 19, 2008.

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NASCAR??

No really. I’m at a race.

NASCAR?? originally appeared on kyle's blog on May 17, 2008.

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UNC Graduation Class of 2008

Its raining and its cold.

UNC Graduation Class of 2008 originally appeared on kyle's blog on May 11, 2008.

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Radiohead

Radiohead in Charlotte!

Radiohead originally appeared on kyle's blog on May 9, 2008.

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