COMING SOON… "Live From 6A [ECD]" due for release on January 1, 2000. The CD features live performances from "Late Night" such as "Dead Man Walking" - David Bowie, "All This Useless Beauty" - Elvis Costello, "Soundtrack To Mary" - Soul Coughing and more! Advance orders available from Amazon.com.

CONECON 2K Keep up-to-date on what’s happening with the upcoming ConeCon2K which is now expected to be a conetastic 5 DAY event on July 10-14 2000.

Get the details at the new website:
http://members.aol.com/dweezil130/AFCOB/cc2k.htm

CAN'T GET ENOUGH OF CONAN? Why not get together with the alt.fan.conan-obrien "peepZ" in the NBC Conan chatroom for some banter. Join the Conan krunk Saturdays & Sundays @ 5pm EST.

http://www.nbc.com/conan/chat/

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LATE NIGHT POLL

THIS WEEK'S POLL QUESTION: What other Late Night books would you be interested in reading?

Please eMail your response (before Friday) to: latenightpoll@hotmail.com

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LAST WEEK’S POLL: Since Conan is taking the show on the road this year, where do you think he should go?

Toronto 32%
"My home town" 24%
San Francisco 15%
Washington D.C. 12 %
Canada! – (Vancouver, Ottawa ) 8%
Europe – (Greece, Germany, Amsterdam) 8%
1% of Honourable mentions to: Philadelphia, Seattle, Chicago, Atlanta, New Orleans, Orlando, Houston, Boston. Australia!

WHAT YOU SAID!

Conan and Andy should look no further than NBC studios! Similar to "where in the building is (huh!) Andy Richter?," the whole show should be cast from a different location in the building. (Sarah)

Conan should come to my house!! Nah, seriously though, I'd like to see Conan in New Orleans, because I've always wanted to go there, and imagine how funny it would be if they did a sketch with Conan on Bourbon Street. (Kim)

I think he should come to Crescent City, Ca. and bring Triumph with him. We have Redwoods, rivers, and empty beaches. We also have the biggest bunch of inbred, redneck, toothless good old boys on the west coast!!! White trash at its best!!! Help Conan, come save us, bring us some class... (Sharon Rader)

Conan and Company should trot off to Martha Stewart's backyard. Now wouldn't that make for some interesting seating arrangements?
Yes. (FISH)

Conan and his crew should come to good ol' Boston. It is his hometown (well Brookline) and it's not that big of a trip. (Noma)

Conan should definitely come to the Dallas/Fort Worth area. Ever since his trip to Houston a couple of years ago, Conan has gotten the wrong impression of Texas folk and his large fan base here. And if not Texas, why not colleges (where most of his fans are)? How about University of Missouri- Columbia?!? (Adams Family)

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NOSRAMBLES: THE KILBORN THREAT

Well, fans of Late Night, we're coming up on an anniversary. Not a great, earth quaking anniversary, but rather a sad one. By the end of August, 'The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn' will have been Conan's 'competition' for half a year. Yep, that's right, six months of Craiggers and quizzes and lameness Now, I know some of you folks are fans of Kilby, but I believe the overwhelming majority of nocturnal TV viewers HATE the guy, and the show. I know most reviewers do.

It's this trial-by-fire issue that has me rambling this month. A lot of fans have pointed out that the critical bashing Kilborn has received has been undeserved, in a way, because Conan & Co. went through the same thing, and, well, look where they ended up. Critics aren't always right, as the emmy nod and upcoming sixth anniversary of 'Late Night' proves. So I think that a few critics have held off trashing the new Late Late Show because they're afraid they'll have to write love notes to Kilby in three years. Not so. There are many differences between the scathing reviews 'Late Night' received in the early years, and the disgust many hold for Craig Kilborn.

When Conan started the late night gig, he was an unknown writer, had little on-camera experience and was awkward with guests. Viewers didn't much like Andy; some people didn't 'get' the comedy the show's become famous for. That's the stuff of legend. But the problem with Kilborn is that people do 'get' his comedy: it's just not funny. Kilborn has never struck me as a likable guy, and even with his hosting experience as head anchor of 'The Daily Show', he's still...well, he's not awkward. He's arrogant. And the last thing a 12:30am talk show needs is arrogance. Bitter irony worked for Letterman in the '80s when the country was different, but Dave learned to tone down his act for the CBS show. I think Kilborn needs to do the same. People watching TV right before they fall asleep might not want smarmy, macho charm. (That's what we have Masturbating Bear for, after all.) My favorite comment on the whole Late Late Show situation came from Ken Tucker, TV critic for Entertainment Weekly.

"Featuring no sidekick and doing most of his own announcing, Kilby is trying something new--his is the first narcissistic talk show, in which the guests are irrelevant; all that matters is "Craiggers" and his closing benediction ("I'm proud of you") before we head off to dreamland." Ken Tucker (who recently gave 'Late Night' an A-) rated the Late Late Show a C+ worthy undertaking. The message is clear; CBS, content with a show that is sometimes beaten by 'Friday Night' in the ratings war, will keep Kilby on for a while. 'Late Night with Conan O'Brien', meanwhile, can sleep easy. The audience attracted to "drooling inner idiots with arrogant veneers," probably don't watch Late Night. They're too busy watching scantly clad girls bounce on trampolines. For more sophisticated tastes, (such as an Airsick Moth or Lumbar Lou) I guess 'Late Night' will have to do. Cya!:-)Nos4a2

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CONAN O’BRIEN, AN IDOL?
By Sandra Bruchmann

That is the question I set out to figure out. It all began the other night, I was at friend’s house and we were all sitting around bored out of our minds. Then of them had a fun little game that we could play. Everyone was to write down three questions on three sheets of paper and then put them in a basket, and then we all took turns drawing out questions. So the game was going fine until I got a little slip of paper that read "Who is your idol?"

I looked around the room and thought about that question. I am normally not the type of person who idolizes others. I finally said "Conan O’Brien", and looked around. Well, these friends of mine are not the most open minded of all people, and they all gave me funny looks. Conan O’Brien? He’s no Ben Affleck, no Brad Pitt, and he’s never done anything extra ordinary. Well, at least not to them anyway.

So this whole night made me wonder, why do I idolize Conan O’Brien? I think a lot easier question would be why not idolize him? I didn’t expect my non-Conan fan friends to understand, I doubt a lot of them have even seen the show before. One of my friends even stated that he really didn’t think Conan was that funny, for which I gave him a very dirty look.

A very big reason why I think Conan is so great is because he is himself. He doesn’t try to be Ben Affleck or Brad Pitt or anyone else. I really respect people who can find their own way, and don’t always do things just to make other people happy. He makes his show what he wants it to be, which is part of why it is so funny. I also respect how he came from writing for shows to being on his own show. Which I’m sure had to be very freighting and intimidating. But he was brave and he went for it.

He endured through all the harsh criticism and all the people who were bashing his show. People saying that he was no Letterman. He doesn’t need or try to be Letterman, he made it doing his own kind of comedy. And look at him now, he’s adored by college students (much like myself) he has tons of fan pages, and even his own newsletter! Not to mention that from all that I have heard and read it seems to me that he is really down to earth and kind person who is always nice to his fans.

I personally think that Conan O’Brien is the funniest man on TV. I often joke about taking over his show and making it my own. And even though I seriously doubt that it will ever happen, I can sure dream can’t I?

And now as I sit back and reflect upon what I have just typed out I can stand proudly and say to the world "Conan O’Brien is my idol!" He brings a smile to my face and makes me laugh out loud five times a week, and if not for all the other reasons those two alone are enough to make think that he is one of the greatest people on television today.

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WEB_KRUNK GUIDE By Audrey

One tawdry, boring, and not to mention HOT summer day, Linzi, our editor to this wonderful newsletter approached me with an assignment: make a "Top 10" web_krunk guide. I accepted, and dove into the pillow-y confines of that mass Internet community created for The Red Headed One. Instead of highlighting the obvious (The official site www.nbc.com/conan, Damone's site, the ideal starting point for any new starry-eyed Conan lover, or Herbert Gambill's http://www.artomatic.com/~hgambill/conan.htm site, an excellent episode guide...and more!), I've chosen to go with the lesser known, and slightly more disturbed options. ***Note: The order of this list does not reflect the ranking of the author's favorite sites. I am by far too lazy to do such a thing.***

1. http://www.nlenx.com/Spam/Conan/Church.htm

The Church of Late Night with Conan O'Brien. Conan has his own religion now. Site chock-full of..<cough> *interesting* activities, a game, and not to mention nicely "messed around with" graphics, for lack of a better word.

2. http://listen.to/conan

Trish's site. Basic biography stuff, and a really cool way to do links. What I really liked, however, were the articles--though a sparse collection (two), it has an interesting article written by you-know-who.

3. http://www.gurlpages.com/celebs/conan-obrien/index.html

Conan O'Brien: The Website, by Elizabeth. Is it just me, or is the background really cool? Images, links, stories about Conan Encounters, fan fiction, biographies, and a section (with non-manipulated pictures) on Lynn. Do I sense a bit of resentment here? Nah.

4. http://www.angelfire.com/co/conano/index.html

Buffy's Conan site. Aside from the REALLY big disclaimer, this site's very informative. I loved the transcripts from various interviews and the Floam Conan head, but wasn't that Damone's idea?

5. http://www.samurai.com/~yak/conan.htm

Conan O'Brien ate my balls. Yep, you read it right. Disgusting, yes, but it's absolutely original and hilarious. Some pictures don't mean *anything* until you add just the *right* captions...

6. http://www.geocities.com/TelevisionCity/Lot/4424/pvt.html

According to a recent survey taken in alt.fan.conan-obrien, the most popular A-Team member is Mr. T. See Mr. T and your favorite pimp, PimpBot5000 fight about ho's, intimidating Conan, and the love of Milk at this site.

7. http://hem.passagen.se/bjli4007/triumph/triumph.htm

A site for Triumph fans. A really good one. Wonderful, I tell you. Nice and well done. FOR ME TO POOP ON! Yeah, yeah, I know that that line's been run into the ground by mediocrities like me, but it's SO much better when Triumph says it! I promise! Don't believe me? Go to the site and hear for yourself--download the much coveted "FOR ME TO POOP ON!" Triumph sound clip (and more!) at this site.

8. http://www.angelfire.com/tx/quinncorner2/conan.html

Quinn's Conan site. She claims to be the inspiration for Andy's little sister. After seeing this, you'd be prone to agreeing. Nicely well-rounded site, with tons and tons (and I do mean tons) of pictures, sound clips (with the rowl!!), video clips, and a fan fiction praised by many.

9. http://www.angelfire.com/ny/gothiccow/conan.html

Quaint but interesting. I liked the picture of the audience, something I've never seen before. Also, get a look at the autographed pictures of Conan, Andy, and Max that you too can obtain.

10.) http://www.angelfire.com/or/conanindex/

Sounds, trivia that you may or may not have wanted to know, and lots of sound clips and pictures, my favorite being that nice black and white Conan photo on the main page--rrroowwwwll. Sorry. Oh, and did you want to know what I meant by "Pictures of Lynn that aren't manipulated can be found here" while referring to Elizabeth's site? Check it out here.

Well, looking over this list to make sure I haven't been retarded and giving everyone here dead links, I thought to myself, "Audrey, what kind of moron would advertise other people's sites for free and not slip in a shameless plug?" So, being the sleazeball I am, here I go: come visit my site. It's pretty basic, but it has fan fiction, pictures, and a couple odd campaigns. http://members.tripod.com/~ScienceFreak/LNwCOB.html. There. I did it. Now, as for the rest of the sites out there in cyberspace--I guess the list I have just compiled isn't exactly a *Top* 10 list, it's just a list of ten sites I found interesting. So don't feel bad if your site wasn't included, it'll probably be discovered sometime or another. But until next time, adios!

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UPCOMING GUESTS – August 9 – 20 1999

Monday the 9th (Repeat of 3/3/99 Show #1067):
Ian McKellen,
Juliette Lewis,
Bare Jr.

Tuesday the 10th (Show #1138):
Scott Thompson,
Ruby Wax,
Jeff Beck

Wednesday the 11th (Show #1139):
Guests To Be Confirmed

Thursday the 12th (Show #1140):
Claire Danes,
Richard Kind,
Phil Koeghan

Friday the 13th (Show #1141):
Buckcherry

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Monday the 16th (Repeat of 5/06/99 Show #1096):
Julianne Moore,
Reese Witherspoon,
The Onion's Scott Dikkers

Tuesday the 17th (Show #1142):
L.L. Cool J

Wednesday the 18th (Show #1143):
John Sebastian & The J Band

Thursday the 19th (Show #1144):
Geri Halliwell

Friday the 20th (Show #1144):
Hugh Grant

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A LITTLE LATE NIGHT HISTORY LESSON….

Back in August 1994 there was a baseball strike on, and as a service to the baseball loving' public, Conan decides to present the first in a series of baseball games between "The White Stockings" (80 year-old men) and the "Turbo Ninjas" (8-year-old boys). Each game ends by breaking out into a fight. "WHITE STOCKINGS!!! White stockings!! Ha haha hahahahaha!!"

August 15 1994, Show #216: Andy filed a report from the historic re-staging of "Woodstock". He joins in the antics of the crowd by sliding in mud... later on caked in the brown goo he interviews singer Melissa Etheridge. Studio guests were Mary Matalin, Nathan Cavaleri, and comedian Ray Romano.

August 4 1995, show #439: Andy, a die-hard Kiss fan, attends the Kiss convention, in full Kiss make up, in a remote before Kiss performs live on the show.

August 15 1996, Show #636: action star Jackie Chan shows Conan a few moves and he sings Karaoke version of Elvis' "Can't Help Falling In Love With You".

August 8 1997, show #807: Another first for Late Night, and for talk shows everywhere as they perform to an audience filled with six to eight year old kids. "If the NBC research department is correct, this is our core audience," says Conan. Guests were Dave Foley of NBC's ``NewsRadio,'' CNN financial expert Myron Kandel and Clyde Peeling and his uninsured animal pals. Conan points out kids in the audience who resemble celebrities. The Boredom Monster appears whenever the kids don't laugh enough. And if they misbehave Conan will send them to naughty land. The show ends with a silly string fight.

August 11 1998, Show #974: After a second dire appearance of the "7-Foot Groucho," a contrite Conan attempts to explain that "Statistically a seven foot man cannot do a good Groucho impression."

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WEEK IN REVIEW
Compiled By Robin Banks.

Monday the 2nd (Show #1100 Repeat of 05-13-99):
Sarah Michelle Gellar, Camryn Manheim, Maria Bamford
Featuring Conan @ the NBC Experience Store and the Premiere of New Star Wars Phantom Menace Characters.

Tuesday the 3rd (Show #1134):
Jeffrey Tambor, Harry Connick Jr
Featuring Kids Drawings and Giving Away the Ending.

Wednesday the 4th (Show #1135):
Pierce Brosnan, Al Goldstein, Jake Johanssen
Featuring Clinton Live Via Satellite and Conan's megalomania.

Thursday the 5th (Show #1136):
Ana Gasteyer, Malcom MacDowel
Featuring Cheer Up, Farmers' and 'Madlibs'.

Friday the 6th (Show #1137):
Matthew Broderick, Kristen Davis, Train
Featuring 'Boating Trip Slide Show', and 'Conan's Mugger'.

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MOST WANTED ADS

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To request an episode or episode(s) in Neeha put "MOST WANTED" in the subject line and send your requests to Linzi24@aol.com. Try to include as much information as possible, especially the date of the show you're looking for if you have it. Requests should be sent in by Fridays. Responses to the ads should be sent to the email address given, not to Linzi.

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I’m looking for the episode that had Roberto Benigni in it. Remember when he practically dove into the audience? NBC hasn't shown that episode since. Was it the one with the infamous Alec Baldwin rant? No matter, i'm compiling a tape of Benigni's interviews and need Conan to complete it! Thanks! EMAIL: paul59@juno.com

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I’m looking for any episodes that the band Ben Folds Five have performed in. I’d be willing to pay for each copy. It would be much appreciated! Email: sunny9157@aol.com

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I would like a copy Conan's show when Stone Cold Steve Austin was on it last I believe it was over a month ago, I desperately am seeking it because my two fav men will be on one screen.

Email: conanrules@hotmail.com

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I'm looking for any Conan episode where the Goo Goo Dolls performed. I'm willing to pay cash for a copy plus shipping and handling. Let me know. Email: ITZ JAMn@aol.com

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I am looking for the Episode with guest: Jimmy Fallon... aired February 18th and June 3rd and also like the episode where the college band winner flipped Conan over (last year). I will pay for shipping and handling. Email: VeronaStar@aol.com

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Hey, I'm looking for a show from February of this year. The guests were Gwyneth Paltrow, Tim Russert & Jason Schwartzman. If you don't have the whole show I'll be happy with just the Jason Schwartzman interview, but if you do have the whole show it'd be better.

Email: abigail@jdewhirst.freeserve.co.uk.

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Last April (or it could also be at the beginning of May, actually) British band MADNESS performed at Conan. They played an oldie from 1979 called "Night Boat To Cairo", a song even Americans can easily enjoy, I suppose. Anyone got it? Email: schliessbaum@yahoo.com

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I am looking for a copy of the August 5th, 1999 show with guests: Ana Gasteyer, Malcolm McDowell and Wanda Sykes. Any help will be appreciated. Email: tdrosari@ibahn.net

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Well, I am on a quest for the episode with David Bowie as musical guest.

That rhymes. All right, can't say I know the date, but I believe it is a 1997 episode. I think he has only been on the show once, so that'll narrow it down. Some. I have heard he sang "Dead Man Walking".

Email: fishmunga@hotmail.com

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I'm trying to get ahold of a copy of the show from 7/26/99 (repeat of 3/26/99) with Norm MacDonald and Placebo. If there's any way you could help me, I'd really appreciate it. Email: iggyfreak@hotmail.com

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I'm looking for the Episode with the slide show of Conan, Andy, and Max at the beach. It has the slide of Conan glowing, Andy being eaten by a shark, and a blowfish attached to Max! I love it and have to see it again!

Email: Kfme8@aol.com

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This is a reeeeal long shot! One of my favorite bits was the sketch where Conan's brother shows up in the audience, and Andy reveals himself as an FBI agent, and they bust Conan's fugitive brother.

Email: burrjon@msn.com

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"Yes, I must hump away the pain." -Triumph, The Insult Comic Dog.

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