From the AP wire...

NEW YORK (AP)  MTV is taking to the air for a "Fly 2K'' celebration.

The network is equipping its own custom-made party plane to take 10 contest winners on an overseas trip with the Goo Goo Dolls and 98 Degrees.

Starting Dec. 20, the plane will head to Cairo, then make stops in Rome, Paris and London before returning to New York City in time for New Year's Eve.

MTV will hold a millennium party in front of its studio in Times Square, with Bush, Blink 182, Christina Aguilera, the Goo Goo Dolls, 98 Degrees and others performing.

-- Meg Moss (meg@y2k.am), October 24, 1999

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You had me going on that one, Meg...I thought at first , from the title that they were showing a y2k preparation special.

What was I thinking?

-- ActionBill (actionbil@aol.com), October 24, 1999.

If Gil Ofarim would make a special appearance, then I'd made a special effort to watch the show where someone has cable TV.

GIL!

-- Randolph (dinosaur@williams-net.com), October 24, 1999.

This reminds me...Radio Disney (am AM station available in some markets) is doing a Millenium Contest and the winner (picked at random) is flown to Orlando to spend New Year's Eve and the day after at Disney world or land whichever the heck it is. In the radio spot, two guys are talking and one says "This isn't about Y2K, is it?" and the other says, "NO way man, I'm not worried about that!"

Hmmmmm.

-- Preparing (preparing@home.com), October 24, 1999.