I am heartbroken....
"After months of rumors, it's finally official: Max Weinberg won't be going with Conan O'Brien to Conan's new show on TBS.
Guitarist Jimmy Vivino will be leading the house musicians, as he often did when Weinberg took breaks from the show to tour with Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band. James Wormworth, Weinberg's long-time on-air substitute, will be the group's new full-time drummer.
Vivino broke the news in an interview with the St. Louis Riverfront Times. "Max has his big band out there that has been his dream all his life," Vivino said. "And there's a kid in Jersey that works with him occasionally."
E Street Band guitarist Steve Van Zandt tells Rolling Stone that he's not sure what caused the split (CNN)."
This is really too bad. Max Weinberg was fucking hilarious with Conan. He was such a creep, and the show just won't be the same without him. I can't wait for Conan to be back, but I have to admit this really disappoints me, they have been together so long. Hopefully it is just Max getting older, and wanting to go on tour or something, because I would be really chocked if Conan and him were in any kind of tiff.
