jay leno

Jay Leno, the lantern-jawed comedian best known as host of NBC’s The Tonight Show (TTS), made the first of many appearances on the show as a stand-up comedian in 1977. Over the years, Leno often filled in as the show’s guest host and took over full-time hosting duties when Johnny Carson retired in 1992.

Leno’s populist humor and “nice-guy” image made him an audience favorite. When he interviewed President Barack Obama on TTS in March 2009, however, several bloggers, (including this one), protested that the interview blurred the lines between news and entertainment.

Leno’s legendary passion for automobiles and fondness for Detroit led him to perform two free concerts for the recession-plagued Motor City’s unemployed workers in April 2009.  Bloggers gave rave reviews to both the "Comedy Stimulus Plan” shows and Leno's test-drive of the Chevy Volt hybrid.

In May 2009, Conan O'Brien will replace Leno as host of TTS (as mentioned in this blog about O’Brien’s move to LA), and Leno will move to prime time in a new show on NBC.

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• Robin Thicke ft. Jay-Z – Meiplé

  
  Hip Hop Music — Authority: 445
  Another one from Robin Thicke titled Meiplé featuring Jay-Z, check it out. [See post to listen to audio] Download: Robin Thicke ft. Jay-Z – Meiplé Related posts: Robin Thicke ft. Nicki Minaj – Shakin It For Daddy Eve Featuring Robin Thicke – Fantasy Robin Thicke ft. Nicki Minaj – Shakin It
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• Snoop Dogg – Snoop State of Mind

  
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  Snoop Dogg flipped the script on this video “Snoop State of Mind” off Malice In Wonderland due in stores December 8th! The Doggfather did his westcoast thing on Jay-Z and Alicia Keys “Empire State of Mind” beat. It’s sick nonetheless. “I don’t even know who produced this track, but this ...
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• Video: Jay Electronica X Red Bull Secret Show @ Santos Party House 11/3/09 - NYC - (Kap5 Footage)

  
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  Video: Jay Electronica X Red Bull Secret Show @ Santos Party House 11/3/09 - NYC - (Kap5 Footage) Here is the view from Kap5’s cam.
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• Profiling

  
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  Saw a thread on a forum I visit that asked the question of whether we should start profiling Muslims. Listened to a bit of the rightwing “news” shows that was just a bunch of anti Muslim rhetoric that listed assassinations, bombings and kidnappings by Muslim males between 17 and 40 since Sirhan Sirhan killed Bobby ...
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• Video: Jay Elextronica X Filter TV

  
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  Jay Electronica from New Orleans on FILTER TV presented by VTECH
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• MILEY CYRUS SHOWS HER ASS!!!

  
  Jacky Jasper's Diary of a Hollywood Street King — Authority: 144
  Tweet This Story! Miley Cyrus says she doesn’t listen to pop music, and had never heard a track by Jay Z. Either Cyrus is calling out for some attention since she deleted her Twitter profile; has been living under a rock over the past decade; or she’s a fucking LIAR! I mean, hasn’t the teen pop star been ...
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• The Slammin Salmon Movie Trailer

  
  The Star Celeb — Authority: 535
  A terrifying bull of a man, Salmon uses fear to rule over his misfit waitstaff and on this particular night, he takes his bullying skills to a new level. In an effort to pay off a gambling debt to the Japanese Yakuza, Salmon sets up a contest to ‘inspire’ his waitstaff to sell more food than they ever have before: ...
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• Sex Trade

  
  DeadDog — Authority: 151
  You know that woman who offered sex for World Series tickets on Craigslist? An Oakland woman is now offering to have sex with anyone who’ll take her Raiders tickets. - Jay Leno
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• Robin Thicke ft. Jay-Z – Meiplé

  
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  What the hell is Meiplé? If you must know — listen to this track off Robin Thicke’s upcoming album, “Sex Therapy”, releasing December 15th. I have a feeling his new offering is going to be off the chaaaain ! [See post to listen to audio] Download: Robin Thicke ft. Jay-Z – Meiplé
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• What to TiVo: Monday

  
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  ABC is new with Dancing With the Stars and Castle CBS is new with How I Met Your Mother , Accidentally on Purpose , Two and a Half Men , The Big Bang Theory , and CSI: Miami FOX is new with House and Lie to Me NBC is new with Heroes and Trauma The CW is new with One Tree Hill and Gossip Girl ...
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• The Dollar Meltdown: Book Review

  
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  I had the pleasure of reading a final finished copy of The Dollar Meltdown by Charles Goyette this past week. Congressman Ron Paul offers an opinion on the front cover to which I certainly concur: "Goyette does a great job explaining why America faces a looming financial crisis and outlines commonsense strategies ...
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• Jay Leno Camaro Unveiled at SEMA with 3.6-Liter Twin-Turbo Engine

  
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  All the buzz swirling before the SEMA show last week was on one Camaro model photographed before the show opened. It was the Silver model and many on the internet thought it might be the rumored Z28 Camaro but it turned out not to be. Instead it was a one-of-a-kind twin-turbocharged Camaro built for Jay Leno. Lenos ...
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• Window Into Web 3.0: Blinds.com CEO Jay Steinfeld (Part 5)

  
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  SM: Fast forward and compare where you are now. Back then you were filming videos in your bathroom, and now you are using artificial intelligence. What else are you doing?JS: Some people know exactly what they want. We want to provide them with the type of filtering that will let them find what... ..
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• Soul In the Park

  
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  Freaky  Robot Jazz Footies - LA, CA 11/11/09 Two of LA’s mad scientists step away from their insidious lab to share with all some favorite records and influences from their jazz collection.  Experience the experiments of Soul in the Park on Wednesday, November, 11th 209. Guest selectors: COMPUTER JAY ...
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• Gabriel Iglesias - Hot and Fluffy Download

  
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  Gabriel Iglesias is one of the fastest-rising comics today! With his unique brand of humor, lovable stage presence and wide range of voices and impressions, it’s no wonder that he already has a huge fan following. He’s been seen on Last Comic Standing, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and Jimmy Kimmel Live!, and ...
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• Same players, same scheme, better coaches, bad defense

  
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  Here we go. Ten reactions and random thoughts (and then a few more) coming out of a downright ugly day of football at Soldier Field ... Two weeks after a 35-point loss at Cincinnati the Bears have lost by 20 points at home to a team that was on a record-setting pace in terms of futility running the football. The ...
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• SNOOP DOGG FT. ALICIA KEYS! “SNOOP STATE OF MIND!”

  
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  [ singing ] “ let ‘ s hear it for new york !” HOTT MUSIC VIDEO ! “ Snoop State Of Mind “ Share and Enjoy:
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• SNOOP DOGG FT. ALICIA KEYS! “SNOOP STATE OF MIND!”

  
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  [ singing ] “ let ‘ s hear it for new york !” HOTT MUSIC VIDEO ! “ Snoop State Of Mind “ Share and Enjoy:
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• Flashes From The Red Carpet…

  
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    Gwyneth Paltrow replaces Charlize Theron in a movie about transexuals?! CBC News   Christina Ricci’ s new look is edgy!!!- I’m Not Obsessed   Not another celeb perfume!  Pamela Anderson will make you smell like Hep. B and Smirnoff- The Superficial   Miley Cyrus doesn’t know a Jay-Z song?!  ...
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• The Wanda Sykes Show

  
  Roger Catlin | TV Eye — Authority: 575
  "The Wanda Sykes Show," which made its debut late night Saturday, is more like "Jay Leno" than it is "The Tonight Show." What starts with an audience standing ovation and a monolog (admittedly more pungent than Jays) makes way for some banter with her announcer, a filmed field piece and an even more topical segment of ...
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