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31 Dec 99 - 08:00 AM (#156034) Subject: Happy 2000 from Oz From: alison Hi, Well it's after midnight and we're still here..... and my computer still seems to be working. I've seen the fireworks with my family, and the first baby of the century is already born at 00.01 in New Zealand.... they're calling him Adam. I wish all of my friends at Mudcat a healthy, peaceful and Happy New Year.... love to you all slainte alison |
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31 Dec 99 - 08:03 AM (#156035) Subject: RE: Happy 2000 from Oz From: Alice I'm watching the fireworks live from Sidney and Melbourne on public television here at 6am in the morning (12/31/99). Happy New Year, alison, Alan, Helen, and all in Australia and New Zealand! alice in montana |
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31 Dec 99 - 08:08 AM (#156037) Subject: RE: Happy 2000 from Oz From: catspaw49 Great to hear from you!!! And the coverage is GREAT on the celebrations there....Tremendous fireworks and I really loved the big "lanterns" in the harbor. Neat winking smiley face on the harbor bridge too!! Happy New Year Gang Spaw
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31 Dec 99 - 08:10 AM (#156038) Subject: RE: Happy 2000 from Oz From: Paul G. Happy Day to our friends down under -- we're watching the CNN coverage from here in Florida. Quite a show there! Paul |
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31 Dec 99 - 08:27 AM (#156039) Subject: RE: Happy 2000 from Oz From: bill\sables We are watching the celebrations here in the UK as well it looks as though you are having a great time we still have ten and a half hours to wait so Happy 2000 to all catters wherever you are Cheers Bill |
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31 Dec 99 - 08:41 AM (#156042) Subject: RE: Happy 2000 from Oz From: kendall It is truely a great show from Oz. However, One thing keeps bugging me..yes, spaw, I know you couldnt care less, I always thought the news media were in the business of imparting information. True information that is, OK would someone please tell Soledad O'Brion that IT IS NOT THE FREEKIN" millennium!! That is a year away. |
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31 Dec 99 - 09:00 AM (#156046) Subject: RE: Happy 2000 from Oz From: alison Well I've just been watching the fireworks on TV and chatting to the folks back home.... the electric is still on, theres still water, the kettle still works, and I've got Tea bags..... life can continue.... only one problem that I've spotted ...... my ISP reckons that the date is 1st January 3900..... if you don't believe me check out slainte alison
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31 Dec 99 - 09:09 AM (#156048) Subject: RE: Happy 2000 from Oz From: Áine The fireworks in Sydney Harbor were wonderful!! I loved the story about the fella who used to write 'Eternity' all over town. Glad to hear from you, alison, and a happy, happy new year to you and the family!! Do you think anyone will write a song about how 'The Lights Stayed On In Sydney'?? -- Áine |
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31 Dec 99 - 09:19 AM (#156051) Subject: RE: Happy 2000 from Oz From: T in Oklahoma (Okiemockbird) Happy New Year, Aussii! T. |
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31 Dec 99 - 09:24 AM (#156055) Subject: RE: Happy 2000 from Oz From: jeffp Happy New Year to all our friends in The Land Down Under! Our local oldies station sent the morning DJ to Sydney to broadcast the countdown live from Luna Park under the bridge in Sydney Harbour. We listened to it while taking our daughter to work. It was a treat. They will also be broadcasting from Perth, Madrid, London, and here in Washington, DC. Just think, 5 midnights in one day! Wow! Cheers! Jeffp |
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31 Dec 99 - 09:27 AM (#156057) Subject: RE: Happy 2000 from Oz From: alison We saw him Jeff... he was interviewed..... he mentioned doing link ups from London and Spain. He would have got a fantastic view from Luna Park... right beside the bridge and opposite the Opera House.... slainte alison |
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31 Dec 99 - 09:28 AM (#156058) Subject: RE: Happy 2000 from Oz From: Pete Peterson Happy 2000 (that begs the question nicely) to all my friends in OZ and to all souls on Mudcat. I'm hoping selfishly that the reassurance we get as each time zone makes the transition without problems may diminish the panic-quotient. I know that the Millennium itself is in 2001, and it probably has already been 2004 years since Jesus was born, and were I a Creationist it would have been 6003 years since the world was created (I actually have an old Bible that gives Ussher's dates in the margin; he dates Creation as 9 AM October 21, 4004 BC) , but there is something wonderful about seeing all those zeroes as the world's odometer rolls over. I wish you all a wonderful 2000 and many more years |
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31 Dec 99 - 09:29 AM (#156059) Subject: RE: Happy 2000 from Oz From: Peter T. Gee, ozzies, what's it like, the new Millenium, you know? Is it everything the true believers hoped it would be? Inquiring minds wish to know......yours, Peter T. |
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31 Dec 99 - 10:02 AM (#156064) Subject: RE: Happy 2000 from Oz From: katlaughing Happy First Year of the Two Thousands to all of our Ozzie Mudders! Thanks for warning us in advance of any quirks, but Alison, the only date I saw on your link was Dec. 31, 1999?! I was up at 430a, but too lazy to wander downstairs to the TV, so missed the broadcasts. We will have it on most of the day, now, though, so I llok forward to seeing recaps of the beauty you all are talking about. Here's to all you Mudders! luvyaKatlaughing&wonderingwhatherdecsendantsaregoingtosayaboutherbeingaroundattheBIGONE!? |
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31 Dec 99 - 10:06 AM (#156066) Subject: RE: Happy 2000 from Oz From: Okiemockbird Kat, that's a good idea, to call Y(2K+1) the big ONE or the big UNO. T. |
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31 Dec 99 - 10:19 AM (#156072) Subject: RE: Happy 2000 from Oz From: alison Still reading 3900 here..... maybe it is MY computer............. hahaha...... I'm off to bed... Happy Celebrating..... slainte alison |
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31 Dec 99 - 10:44 AM (#156078) Subject: RE: Happy 2000 from Oz From: wildlone Happy 2000 to all! still a few hours to go here yet |
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31 Dec 99 - 11:27 AM (#156091) Subject: RE: Happy 2000 from Oz From: Bill D a few thoughts to ponder as the New Year sweeps over us.... |
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31 Dec 99 - 11:32 AM (#156093) Subject: RE: Happy 2000 from Oz From: little dorritt still about eight hours to go- but watched the sydney harbour celebrations on tv utterly fantastic, its just started to get dark here in yorkshire and in the dim distant I can see some early fireworks being let off .weather is warmish and not raining thank goodness as there are a few street parties due to start anytime now. I feel a bit deflated by it all- i,m usually too much of an old cynic to pay any attention to events like this, but the universality of it is awesome. We may not all have seen Liveaid, we may not all have seen charles and di get married, but every single one off us will pass into another century. Have a great New Year everyone. |
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31 Dec 99 - 11:38 AM (#156095) Subject: RE: Happy 2000 from Oz From: Bill D and a Live camera focused on the "Millenium Dome",right on the Greenwich meridian in Greenwich, England, which is the worlds largest dome and cost over a billion $$ to build!...kinda dark, but I think it will have light at midnight!>/a> |
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31 Dec 99 - 12:04 PM (#156105) Subject: RE: Happy 2000 from Oz From: Musicman Well, glad to hear all are still alive down there.... means that we can hope as well... Blessings to you all down under for a bright and prosperous year, and may our paths cross in real life one day..... here's to you..... Musicman (Paul) Nightowl (jackie, visiting from the other side of the universe) |
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31 Dec 99 - 12:15 PM (#156109) Subject: RE: Happy 2000 from Oz From: catspaw49 Wonderful thoughts Paul...and OWL!!! The best to both of you too. I think we may have to retrieve alison from the future though......... Spaw |
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31 Dec 99 - 12:17 PM (#156111) Subject: RE: Happy 2000 from Oz From: Alice Watching now the performance of Kiri Te Kanawa in New Zealand, as the Maori greet the sunrise. |
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31 Dec 99 - 12:31 PM (#156118) Subject: RE: Happy 2000 from Oz From: catspaw49 Just saw that too Alice......I feel kinda' silly, but I'm really enjoying this coverage. Generally NY is no big thing, but this year is fun. Spaw |
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31 Dec 99 - 01:20 PM (#156143) Subject: RE: Happy 2000 from Oz From: Bill D The Maori really do it right!...that was awesome!! |
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31 Dec 99 - 06:35 PM (#156259) Subject: RE: Happy 2000 from Oz From: Helen Hi all, It's 10.21 am New Year's Day here in east coast Oz. We went to a gentle, neighbourly street party where most of our friends live, and saw the New Year/Millenium in with some very homely but pretty fireworks. We didn't watch the fireworks etc in Sydney on tv or watch any of the other events around the world, and now I wish I had taped it. Oh well. I agree about the awesome universality of it (well for Christians and members of predominantly Christian countries who live by this calendar, anyway. Still, it is a significant proportion of the world's population) I'm not even going to try to list off specifc Mudcatters' names because I'll forget some of you and you'll think I don't love you, so happy, happy, happy everything to every one of you. And I share musicman's wish to meet as many of you in real life as I can in the nearest possible future. with love Helen |
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31 Dec 99 - 07:43 PM (#156284) Subject: RE: Happy 2000 from Oz From: Áine Now, don't tell the folks over there on the 'Happy 2000 UK' thread -- but, I think the folks in Sydney had the BEST fireworks for the New Year -- and I've been watching every hour for the celebrations in each time zone -- Good job there OZ!! |
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31 Dec 99 - 07:53 PM (#156292) Subject: RE: Happy 2000 from Oz From: emily rain it's an hour later (i think), and i still agree with you, Aine! way to go sydney. nobody does it better. happy new year! |
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31 Dec 99 - 07:55 PM (#156295) Subject: RE: Happy 2000 from Oz From: emily rain oops. try ten minutes. : ) it's okay; i'll get this time zone thing straightened out some day. |
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31 Dec 99 - 10:01 PM (#156363) Subject: RE: Happy 2000 from Oz From: alison I think Paris did a great job....... the Eiffel Tower looked like it was going to take off..... brilliant.... I misssed all the ones in the middle of our night, (taped them though)....... haven't seen home yet..... saw Dublin, but I thought they moght have gone to Belfast to show the start of hopefully a peaceful New Year..... slainte alison |
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01 Jan 00 - 12:21 AM (#156401) Subject: RE: Happy 2000 from Oz From: Escamillo Very Happy 2000 for you all of the same hot latitude.(What you've got to drink there ?) hic Un abrazo - Andrés Magré in Buenos Aires |
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01 Jan 00 - 01:14 AM (#156434) Subject: RE: Happy 2000 from Oz From: Ted from Australia Been away from the computer celebrating and am just about to watch the tapes(4:14pm Aust EST). A wonderfull 2000 to all mudcatters everywhere. Regards Ted. |
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01 Jan 00 - 01:27 AM (#156440) Subject: RE: Happy 2000 from Oz From: Jon Freeman Well Alison, following the ICQ chat, I have just had a look and it does say 3900. Unless it is a joke, it is the weirdest Y2K bug that I have heard of and can only guess that somebodys programming logic has gone comletelty astray e.g. mabe 00 = 2000 and 99 = 1900 and some one along the line has translated it to equate to 00 = 2000 + 1900 to yeild the 3900 that they have managed. Jon |
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01 Jan 00 - 05:28 AM (#156496) Subject: RE: Happy 2000 from Oz From: Alan of Australia G'day, I have the same ISP as Alison. It obviously has a Y3.9K bug. There'll be other programs with this bug (if the year doesn't start with '19' add 1900). We did a gig way out in the bush last night. They had a small set of fireworks at 9pm with another scheduled for midnight. Near the end of the 9pm set one of the rockets fell over just as it went off. It shot the old Land Cruiser containing the midnight fireworks. I'd miss the Sydney spectacular any time for this sort of entertainment. Morning revealed lots of twisted metal & blistered paintwork. The only things unscathed were the bull bar which had been hand crafted by the owner, the (illegal) Nebraska number plate & both rear tyres.
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01 Jan 00 - 08:37 AM (#156521) Subject: RE: Happy 2000 from Oz From: Shimbo Darktree Attention songwriters, Another year, and you can say, Sure it's a folk song. I wrote it last century! Another g'day from Aus., Shimbo |
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03 Jan 00 - 07:50 AM (#157355) Subject: RE: Happy 2000 from Oz From: Chris/Darwin Hi Katters Just back from TV-free Woodford (except for the TV cameras). We missed all the TV coverage, but what a party anyway! On 1st January the great Fire Event had world-wide coverage, but sitting on the hill with 60,000 other folkies was something very special. 1500 performers, massed choir, elaborate lantern parades, and the torching of all the structures(including a 20 metre high "temple") with lots of fireworks was something special, with the only other light coming from candles. All the structures, made of timber and paper, and representing many cultures, carried messages of peace and environmental awareness. Thousands of messages of peace and love were contained in them. As for Woodford - one word - MUD! It pissed down on the 26th and 27th, turning the whole camping ground into a sea of mud and 5000 bogged cars. Everyone shrugged their shoulders and went out and enjoyed themselves anyway. As for the music - 20 stages, so much music you couldn't possible experience it all. Some of the highlights for me were Andy Irvine, Scottish guitarist Tony McManus, the Fagans and especially James Fagan/Nancy Kerr, the New Age Sensitive Cowpersons; Never the Twain were also good. Kristina Olsen appeared with Cellist Peter Grayling, with occasional appearances of supporting musicians, such as amazing singer/guitarist Jeff Lang. Other good performances came from Sirocco, Margret Roadknight, Kavisha Mazzella, Bernard Bolan, the Backsliders, Bushwackers, Bernard Carney, Andrew Clermont, Dya Singh, and many others that I did not get to see, but heard good reports about, such as Iota, Tiddas and Seamus Begley/Jim Murray. Street theatre, heaps of kids' shows (including a circus), endless jam sessions; after a while your mind gets overloaded and you think about what you are going to eat instead of finding the next session. The comedians were excellent, but one summed up the new year thus "What is so special about the new millenium? We are all going to die in it!"
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03 Jan 00 - 08:22 AM (#157359) Subject: RE: Happy 2000 from Oz From: Big Mick I watched quite a lot, but I enjoyed reading this thread more. So Oz has the greatest fireworks ever, The Opera House, gatherings of thousands of folkies, one great bunch of my favorite kind of people AKA Mudcatters and ..........................THE FAIR ONE. Why do I get the sense that if I ever went to this fantastic place I would never return. Happy New Year to all of our friends in Australia. All the best, Big Mick |
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03 Jan 00 - 10:07 PM (#157667) Subject: RE: Happy 2000 from Oz From: Bob Bolton G'day all, I have just got back from avoiding all the hype by going bush (~200 kilmetres south of Sydney, at a friend's place in Nerriga). I'll see if anyone, post-Olympics has the energy to celebrate the real end of the 2nd millennium. Áine: One of our newspapers suggested that Eternity is the authorities estimate of how long it took to get home after the party! Regards for the rest of this millennium ... and beyond. Bob Bolton |