“What people seem to be saying is that they’d rather celebrate somewhere other than on board an airplane.”
– Tim Smith, American Airlines spokesman, on plans to dump 20 percent of its Dec. 31, 1999, flight schedule due to lack of demand.
“Whether they have banking needs or just want to share a bowl of black-eyed peas, we will be there.”
– B. Lamar Ball, chairman and CEO of Denton’s First State Band of Texas, on plans to be open Jan. 1. 2000, and prove the Y2K bug is a myth.
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