ABSTRACT

Fasten your seat belt. It’s go ing to be a bumpy trip. It al ready has been, since the big ball came down in Times Square at midnight, Jan - uary 1, 2000. No one expected then what lay ahead.

Has any age come in with the hip-hype hur rah of the New Mil lennium? On Jan uary 1, 2000, the whole world en tered the celebration mode. Mil lions of dol lars sup ported pa rades, light shows, spe cial editions, con certs, extravaganzas, and fireworks lit up the skies from Fiji to Fredonia. Bring on Uto pia!