February 5, 2009
by Stephen M. Lepore

E Street Band and "Late Night" Drummer Max Weinberg
We are unabashed fans of both “Late Night with Conan O’Brien” as well as Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band. Of course, no one combines that enjoyment moreso than drummer Max Weinberg. He’s not only the fantastic percussionist who gives Bruce his foundation, he’s also a hilarious counterpoint to bounce comic ideas off of on Conan’s show, often with his stage persona having a perverted twist.
Well, with Conan moving to LA to do “The Tonight Show”, it would make sense that Weinberg and his “Max Weinberg 7” would come along. But apparently, there are a couple things keeping this from happening, one of which is hockey related:
It is understood that Weinberg, a father of two and a Newark native, rakes in bigger bucks from Springsteen and does not want to be forced to leave his south Jersey home for the move to LA.
He is also said to loathe the notion of giving up his season tickets for the NJ Devils.
We can’t say we’ve ever seen Max at a Devils game, nor has he been shown on camera at one. But we remember John Davidson dropping his name once, and John Buccigross interviewed Max about the Devils a few years ago. While I’d hate to see Conan lose Max, I’d also hate to see the Devils lose a season ticket holder.
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