the things that turn out wrong are due to the medication
Pop Culture:
The real Michael Jackson will be found working in an auto chassis factory in Michigan, and the cyborg we think of as MJ will be humanely destroyed by prosecutors in what is almost, but technically not, the first televised execution.Lord of the Rings: Return of the King loses the Best Picture Oscar to Bad Santa.
NBC launches "Law & Order: K-9," featuring the voice of Marv Albert as the talking dog.Simon from "American Idol" and Vern from "Trading Spaces" are the first ones voted off the island.
In an attempt to top 2003's Brittney-kisses-Madonna stunt, the 2004 MTV Music Video Awards features people who actually like music getting screwed.
Politics
George W. Bush, in a move that surprises evryone, replaces himself at the top of the ticket with an infinite number of monkeys at an infinite number of typewriters. "Hey," he says by way of explanation, "these guys wrote Shakespeare."Howard Dean wins the 2004 Democratic nomination, but only after he bests everyone else in the Thunderdome.
In California, newly elected governor Arnold Schwartzenegger resigns amid controversy after Maria publishes a tell-all memoir entitled He Groped What?
The anthrax killer, the Plame leaker, and Osama bin Laden are all caught, finally, by the A-Team.The US Supreme Court faces its toughest case ever, when they agree to hear Spy v. Spy.
World Events
Terrorists strike somewhere, with some casualties.
Ariel Sharon reveals that the wall he's building to separate Israelis and Palestinians is really just his attempt at getting Roger Waters to re-unite with the rest of Pink Floyd for a concert of The Wall. It works initially, but halfway through "Bring the Boys Back Home" David Gilmour whacks Roger in the head with his strat, rendering him unconscious.
China sends up four more manned space missions, including one in September that docks at the International Space Station, where the Chinese pilot beats the US astronaut at weightless ping-pong.
Folkbum's Personal Life
After gaining fame and fortune as the key player in Dean's WI election victory, your humble folkbum is signed to a multi-record deal with, oh, let's say, Philo-Rounder (they do Good Things), and wins Teacher of the Year.
On the down side, Dean overlooks him for the cabinet. Sigh.
Tomorrow: Resolutions.
