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Orange Alert: West Coast To Be Terrorized By Conan Blimp

By  Lisa Brenner
Published Oct 26, 2010 12:00 AM
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In anticipation and promotion of his return to television (Nov 8 / TBS), Conan O'Brien has taken to the atmosphere in a bright orange blimp.

Until now, only the East Coast was forced to suffer this aerial trauma, but an announcement earlier confirmed our greatest fear, the Conan blimp is coming to the West Coast. Blimps are terrifying. This emotion is best expressed in the 2005 cathartic classic, The Blimp Song.