Week of April 15, 2000
Wall Street suffers its worst collapse since the 1987 market crash as panic
selling wipes out hundreds of billions of dollars. The Dow drops 617 and Nasdaq
falls 355 points. The latest plunge added to already substantial losses among the
tech stocks, shares that had rocketed to unprecedented levels in January and
February.
A federal appeals court rules that Elian
Gonzalez must remain in America while it
continues to assess his legal right to seek
asylum. In Miami’s Little Havana community, a
hundred people are keeping vigil outside the
home where 6-year-old Elian is living.
Texas Gov. George W. Bush, the presumptive
GOP nominee adds rival Sen. John McCain to
his stable of campaign advisors.
The parents of Dylan Kiebold, one of the teen-age gunmen responsible for the
shooting rampage at Columbine High, apologizes to victims of last year’s
massacre. Kiebold and classmate Eric Harris killed 12 students and a teacher
and wounded dozens more at the school last April 20. “There are no words to
convey how worry we are for the pain that has been brought upon the community
as a result of our son’s actions.”
The discovery of an ancient dinosaur heart - the first ever - reveals that many of
these creatures were almost certainly warm-blooded. The heart it’s believed is 66
million years old.
High Tech - Microsoft unveils “Pocket PC” saying it’s larger than rival Palm’s top-
selling products, including the Palm V personal information manager.
Radio news - Sirius Satellite Radio will launch the first of three
broadcast satellites for its audio service - Sirius-1 on June 28,
Sirius-2 will follow in September and Sirius-3 in October. The
company has line-up Ford, BMW, Jaguar, Maza, Chrysler,
Dodge, Jeep and others to get radios in cars.
Syndicated morning show personality Tom Joyner
announces the formation of BlackAmericaweb, a new online
service aimed at serving African-American community. He’s teamed with Tavis
Week of April 15, 2000
Smiley, who does political commentary on Joyner’s daily show, broadcast on 90+
stations.
Show biz - Madonna learns from a routine prenatal scan that her baby with
British director Guy Ritchie will be a boy.
Heather Mills (32), Paul McCartney’s girlfriend will
receive $320,000 compensation for a 1993 accident
in which she lost a leg after being run down by a
police motorcyclist in London.
Mick Jagger and his company Jagged Films are
teaming with Martin Scorsese on a Hollywood
movie about a pop star. Titled “The Long Play,” the
project is being billed as a no-holds-barred expose
of the pop world.
Television news - After announcing a new “Star Trek series for next year, a
contingent of “Star Trek” fans rally outside Paramount Pictures, urging the studio
to create a new series featuring George Takei as Capt. Sulu. Lets see what
happens.
NBC cancels “Battery Park” and will replace it with Frasier reruns.
“Survivor” a new summer reality adventure series will premiere on May 31. CBS
has been teasing audiences about the new series and finally announced the
premiere date.
Discovery Channel’s “Walking With Dinosaurs”
draws over 10 million viewers, making it the most-
watched documentary every on cable television.
Television ratings -
Millionaire (Tues) - 28.07
Millionaire (Thur) - 26.46
ER - 26.02
Friends - 18.81
Dharma & Greg - 18.22
Movie - Ten Commandments - 17.42
Daddio - 15.76
NYPD Blue - 15.56
Everybody Loves Raymond - 15.13
Week of April 15, 2000
60 Minutes - 15.09
Becker - 14.50
Frasier - 13.93
Touched By an Angel - 13.50
The Drew Carey Show - 13.33
Law & Order - 13.06
20//20 (Wed) - 12.97
Providence - 12.92
Malcolm In The Middle - 12.91
Talk To Me - 12.91
Law & Order: SVU - 12.67
Dateline (Wed) - 12.32
Dateline (Fri) - 12.04
The Simpsons - 11.65
48 Hours - 11.50
60 Minutes II - 11.48
Spin City - 1.45
Favorite movies this week in 2000 -
Rules of Engagement
28 Days
Keeping the Faith
Erin Brockovich
The Road to El Dorado
Return to Me
American Psycho
The Sulls
Final Destination
Ready to Rumble
Where the Money is
Top videos -
The Matrix
Playboy’s Wildwebgirls.com
Buena Vista Social Club
The Pokemon Movie
Playboy: Mardi Gras
An Extremely Goofy Movie
Music news - House of Blues Digital launches HOBcountry.com. The site offers
country music news, CD previews, concert-on-demand archives and a country
radio station that will broadcast a continuous five-hour loop.
Week of April 15, 2000
Former teen pop star Deborah Gibson is filling-in on the WKTU-FM (New York)
morning show while co-host Michelle Visage is on maternity leave.
Top albums this week in 2000
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No Strings Attached - ‘N Sync
Supernatural - Santana
Romeo Must Die - soundtrack
War & Peace Vol. 2 - Ice Cube
Opposite of H20 - Drag-On
Unleash the Dragon - Sisqo
And Then There Was X - DMX
On How Life Is - Macy Gray
The Writing’s On The Wall -
Destiny’s Child
Devil Without A Cause - Kid
Rock
Fly - Dixie Chicks
WWF Aggression
Hooray For Boobies -
Bloodhound Gang
Human Clay - Creed
Life Story - Black Rob
Latest Greatest - Straitest Hits - George Strait
A Decade of Song - Celine Dion
Btnhresurrection - Bone Thugs-N-Harmony
Like Water For Chocolate - Common
Top hits this week in 2000 -
Say My Name - Destiny’s Child
Maria Maria - Santana
Breathe - Faith Hill
Amazed - Lonestar
Bye Bye Bye - ‘N Sync
I Try - Macy Gray
There You Go - Pink
Thong Song - Sisqo
Get It On Tonight - Montell Jordon
Show Me The Meaning of Being Lonely -
Backstreet Boys
Everything You Want - Vertical Horizon
It Feels So Good - Sonique
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Smooth - Santana featuring Rob Thomas
That’s The Way It Is - Celine Dion
I Wanna Know - Joe
Never Let You Go - Third Eye Blind
You Sang To Me - Marc Anthony
I New I Loved You - Savage Garden
Top modern rock -
Stiff Upper Lip - AC/DC
Kryptonite - 3 Doors Down
Otherside - Red Hot Chili Peppers
Voodoo - Godsmack
No Leaf Clover - Metallica
What If - Creed
Only God Knows Why - Kid Rock
Higher - Creed
Make Be Bad - Korn
Pardon Me - Incubus
Stacked Actors - Foo Fighters
Stand Inside Your Love - Smashing
Pumpkins
What Is And What Should Never Be -
Jimmy Page & The Black Crowes
Leader Of Men - Nickelback
Home - Staind
Top hits in Britain -
Fool Again - Westlife
Say My name - Destiny’s Child
Never Be The Same Again - Melanie C
See Ya - Atomic Kitten
Smooth - Santana
Bag It Up - Geri Halliwell
All the Small Things - Blink 182
Don’t Give Up - Chicane featuring Bryan
Adams
Top Jazz -
When I Look In your Eyes - Diana Krall
Trio 99-00 - Pat Metheny
Bump - John Scofield
Week of April 15, 2000
Duke Elegant - Dr. John
The Melody At Night With You - Keith Jarrett
Jazz For When You’re Alone - Various Artists
Hot country -
The Best Day - George Strait
How Do You Like Me Now? - Toby Keith
Lessons Learned - Tracy Lawrence
Love’s the Only House - Martina McBride
Been There - Clint Black
Top Rap this week in 2000 -
Whistle While You Twurk - Ying Yang Twins
Wobble Wobble - 504 Boyz
(Hot Shit) Country Grammar - Nelly
Bounce - Miracle
Hot Boyz - Missy Misdemeanor Elliott
How We Roll - 69 Boyz Featuring D.T. The Incredible Hulk
I Like Dem - Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz
Left/Right - Drama
Whoa! - Black Rob