October 29, 1999
WALL ST. RALLY CAPS:YANKEES' SERIES WIN COULD BE HIT WITH DOW
October 29, 1999 | 4:00amYesterday's powerful Wall Street rally following the Yankees' second-straight World Series sweep is a harbinger of good things to come, top strategists say. According to Wall Street mythology - and...
NEWS CORP. EARNINGS BEAT EXPECTATIONS
October 29, 1999 | 4:00amNews Corporation reported higher-than-expected earnings yesterday on the back of strong growth in its publishing and television businesses. Looking ahead, News Corp. President Peter Chernin said the company had a...
WAS THE EMPLOYMENT REPORT LEAKED?
October 29, 1999 | 4:00amWATCHING the stock market react to any release from the Labor Department is a lot like watching pro wrestling. There's a lot of action, but in the end you know...
INFLATION DATA BOOST DOW 227
October 29, 1999 | 4:00amThe New Economy is a reality - and the stock market is very, very happy about it. That was the message yesterday after the government reported higher-than-expected growth in the...
FOLLOWING THE TEAM FROM EBBETS FIELD ; EX-WB HONCHO DALY GETS DODGERS CHAIR
October 29, 1999 | 4:00amRobert A. Daly will now be analyzing a weekend series instead of a weekend gross. The respected former co-CEO of Warner Bros. studios was named yesterday as chairman and CEO...
BILL BLASS IS SELLING OUT: LACK OF BIDDERS FORCES FIRE SALE
October 29, 1999 | 4:00amFaced with a self-imposed retirement deadline and lacking a slew of suitors, the legendary Bill Blass agreed to sell his company in a deal being described by some fashion wags...
DESIGNER HAS PLANS FOR PROJECTS, ONGOING ROLE IN FIRM
October 29, 1999 | 4:00amBill Blass pronounced himself "relieved and tired," after striking a deal to sell his company. "But I intend to be around," he told The Post. "I'm going to do a...
SENATE PANEL CHIEF BLESSES CBS-VIACOM
October 29, 1999 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - The head of a Senate antitrust subcommittee yesterday predicted U.S. government approval of the $36 billion Viacom-CBS merger after hearing from the bosses of both companies. "It appears...
ENSEMBLE CAST DOES AN 'ELLES' OF A NICE JOB
October 29, 1999 | 4:00amMOVIE REVIEW 'ELLES" ("Women"), shot in French in Barcelona, is an intriguingly cast and decently made soap opera about a group of women of a certain age gathered by their...
ACTORS MAKE 'DREAMING' COME TRUE
October 29, 1999 | 4:00am'DREAMING of Joseph Lees" is a strange romantic tragedy set in rural England in the 1950s. Evocative at times of Thomas Hardy's novels, it's beautifully shot and often moving. Twenty-year-old...
HEAVY 'HEART'
October 29, 1999 | 4:00amWATCHING Meryl Streep act can be an exhausting experience - and never more so than during "Music of the Heart," in which she relentlessly tugs at your heartstrings as an...
SUB STANDARDWOULD BE STEP UP
October 29, 1999 | 4:00amMOVIE REVIEW THE Stand-In" is so amateurish and uninspired that it is virtually unwatchable. Terrible acting, crude dialogue and a story so cheesy it's suffocating combine to make it look...
A LIVELY TAKE ON JAMES JOYCE'S 'THE DEAD'
October 29, 1999 | 4:00amTHEATER REVIEW T HERE is much warmth, humor and cheer in "James Joyce's The Dead," a musical dramatization of Joyce's 1907 story, although the piece as a whole is unsatisfactory....
MERLE'S JAILHOUSE BLUES
October 29, 1999 | 4:00amM ERLE Haggard is one of the greatest living country singers, a legend known for such songs as the political "Okie from Muskogee" and the autobiographical "Mama Tried." The 62-year-old...
FOLLOW MARIAH'S LEAD ; BOOKING SNAFU EPITOMIZES 'EARLY SHOW' SHORTCOMINGS
October 29, 1999 | 4:00amWHO knew Mariah Carey was so shrewd? That sure was a smart move dumping CBS's new morning show - the one featuring Bryant Gumbel and Jane "Whatshername" Clayson - in...
TAPS FOR 'RAGTIME'
October 29, 1999 | 4:00amCLOSING notices were going up everywhere on Broadway yesterday.The big stunner: "Ragtime," which fugitive producer Garth Drabinsky once hoped would save his teetering theatrical empire, will shut down Jan. 16,...
LOVELY 'LEGEND' IS SOMETHING TO SEA
October 29, 1999 | 4:00amGIUSEPPE Tornatore's exquisitely beautiful "The Legend of 1900" is the enigmatic story of a musical Flying Dutchman - a jazz pianist who chooses to live his entire life on a...
BAND ON THE RERUN
October 29, 1999 | 4:00am'THE Suburbans" is a good-natured but mostly unfunny rock 'n' roll satire about a one-hit-wonder band getting back together nearly 20 years after their big success. With a screenplay that...
YANK SWEEP COSTS NBC
October 29, 1999 | 4:00amTHE Yankees sweep of the Braves in the World Series not only broke the hearts of Atlantans but also robbed NBC of a chance to really make some money on...
A VERY PRETTY 'TOON
October 29, 1999 | 4:00amW ITH the exception of "Titanic," Hayao Miyazakai's epic "Princess Mononoke" is Japan's highest grossing film ever, and for good reason. It's the "Star Wars" of animated features, a haunting,...
THE STARR REPORT
October 29, 1999 | 4:00amMarla: Show me! Marla Maples is burning up Hollywood Boulevard, shopping a slew of TV projects. Insiders say the ex-Mrs. Donald Trump is pitching "a ton" of shows to TV...
RICKY MANIA IN BLOOM AT GARDEN
October 29, 1999 | 4:00amIN A highly choreographed concert as tight as his leather trousers, Ricky Martin toyed with the hearts of the estrogen-charged girls of all ages at Madison Square Garden last night....
FANTASTIC VOYAGE:'BEING JOHN MALKOVICH' IS A UNIQUE, SURREAL AND HILARIOUS TOUR DE FORCE
October 29, 1999 | 4:00amBEING JOHN MALKOVICH Starring John Cusack, Cameron Diaz and John Malkovich. Directed by Spike Jonze. Screenplay by Charlie Kaufman. Running time: 112 minutes. Rating: R. At the Lincoln Square, the...
CHINA DUBS MEDITATORS 'DEVIL CULT' AMID CRACKDOWN
October 29, 1999 | 4:00amChina upped the ante in its bizarre showdown with the quirky meditation group Falun Gong yesterday - branding the movement a "devil cult" in a bid to crack down further...
TO THE MAN WE LOVE TO HATE: THANKS, GEORGE!
October 29, 1999 | 4:00amWHAT I am about to say will make me, among my friends and colleagues, about as popular as a swarm of bees in a nudist colony. While we should petition...
MUSEUM'S SNOOZER WAS A 'SENSATION' - IN 1859
October 29, 1999 | 4:00amTHE Brooklyn Museum of Art has gone soft on us. Today, the museum that gave us the "Sensation" show - with its dung-adorned Virgin Mary, its sliced-up cow, its sculptures...
QUEENS PITCHER TRUE HOMETOWN HERO
October 29, 1999 | 4:00amBelieve it or not, only one current Yankee player was born and raised in the Big Apple - relief pitcher and Queens native Allen Watson. The 28-year-old southpaw said it's...
RUDY WANTS KIDS THERE, BUT CREW WON'T PLAY BALL
October 29, 1999 | 4:00amMayor Giuliani and school officials aren't exactly seeing eye-to-eye over whether students should skip classes for today's Yankee parade. "It seems to me this would make an excellent school trip,"...
KIDS IN BAYSIDE ARE LEARNING WHAT PARENTS' LOVE IS ALL ABOUT
October 29, 1999 | 4:00amTO MICHELLE SMITH, it was a memorable moment - her mother got off the phone when she came home. They sat down and spoke to each other for five uninterrupted...
HOW TO BEAT BASEBALL WITHDRAWAL ; EXPERTS' ADVICE ON SEASON'S GRIEVINGS
October 29, 1999 | 4:00amIf you're feeling sad that the baseball season is over and you're facing a long, cold winter before spring training next year, you probably should get a life. No, really....
LAWYERS USE 'LOW IQ' DEFENSE IN HS ATTACK
October 29, 1999 | 4:00amMental deficiency links the three 18-year-olds charged with the brutal assault and sodomy of a 16-year-girl at a Queens high school, their lawyers said in court yesterday. At the youth's...
MARIAH LEAVES CBS IN MO(U)RNING
October 29, 1999 | 4:00amPop diva Mariah Carey has proven to be a heartbreaker to CBS - and a hero to NBC - in the vicious morning-TV network wars. Carey was supposed to inaugurate...
JURORS WEIGH SUBWAY-SHOVE INSANITY PLEA
October 29, 1999 | 4:00amA Manhattan jury heard closing arguments yesterday in the trial of Andrew Goldstein - and now must decide whether he was calculated or crazy when he pushed a woman to...
FEELING LUCKY? LOTTO REACHES $45M
October 29, 1999 | 4:00amA dollar, a dream and a whole lot of luck could land you $45million in tomorrow's Lotto drawing - the state's fourth biggest jackpot ever. But you'll be bucking sky-high...
DOCS FIND HEART-FAILURE GENE
October 29, 1999 | 4:00amResearchers say they have discovered a gene that causes congestive heart failure, a disease that affects 3.5 million Americans. Blocking the gene stops the disease, they say. Although the work...
RUDY: DON'T MOVE YANK 'CATHEDRAL'
October 29, 1999 | 4:00amMayor Giuliani, who spent a year pushing for moving the Yankees to Manhattan, said yesterday the Bombers' home is a baseball "cathedral" - and should stay in The Bronx. That...
THE CITY OF THE CENTURY, TOO THE YANKEES HAVE BEEN DOWN - AND BACK UP - WITH THEIR TOWN
October 29, 1999 | 4:00amAT midnight on River Avenue in The Bronx right behind Yankee Stadium, a swirling crowd cohered into a joyous mob to demonstrate their glee at the team's World Series victory...
FEERICK-CASE COPS SEEK PARDONS, REINSTATEMENT
October 29, 1999 | 4:00amThe cops convicted in an illegal-search case - including an ex-lieutenant granted clemency this week - said yesterday they're pushing for pardons and then bucking to get back on the...
STUNT-FLYING PAIR KILLED IN FIERY CRASH
October 29, 1999 | 4:00amA Blue Angels jet on a training flight yesterday plowed into a stand of Georgia pines and exploded in smoke and flames, killing two Navy pilots. The deaths were the...
NEXT UP: A YANKEE DOODLE DANDY PARADE
October 29, 1999 | 4:00amNew York adds another glorious chapter to the Yankees' storied history today when frenzied fans celebrate the Team of the Century with a million-dollar parade up the Canyon of Heroes....
COURT TOPPLES RUDY IN ANTI-TOPLESS CASE
October 29, 1999 | 4:00amThe city will have to grin and watch dancers bare it at topless clubs after an appeals court denied Mayor Giuliani's latest bid to run the flesh emporiums out of...
PUERTO RICO GOV BACKS HILLARY
October 29, 1999 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - Puerto Rican Gov. Pedro Rossello, who uses Hillary Clinton's top campaign strategist as a consultant, said yesterday he's endorsing her for Senate, despite their spat over freeing FALN...
NO DEBATING THAT BUSH IS A LOYAL HUBBY
October 29, 1999 | 4:00amRepublican 2000 front-runner George W. Bush last night skipped the second GOP debate in a row because "I love my wife" - while rivals bashed him in absentia. Bush said...
THE MARILYN 'GOLD RUSH' GAVELS TO A $13.4M FINISH
October 29, 1999 | 4:00amMarilyn Monroe had to wear or touch them only once - to turn them into goldmines. Everything from her dresses to her driver's license yesterday sold for thousands of dollars...
ARMENIAN SIEGE ENDS AS GUNMEN FREE HOSTAGES
October 29, 1999 | 4:00amThe gunmen who stormed parliament and killed eight of Armenia's leading politicians, including Prime Minister Vazgen Sarksyan, released their hostages and surrendered to police yesterday. But as President Robert Kocharyan...
PHILLY CHEESE STAKE; TAKE EAGLES OVER GIANTS IN VET NAIL-BITER
October 29, 1999 | 4:00amI N ANY meeting between the Giants and Eagles, you have to talk about turnovers, going back to The Fumble of Joe Pisarcik, Larry Csonka and Herman Edwards - and...
A SWEEP WAY TO END MILLENNIUM: GAME TWO
October 29, 1999 | 4:00amHe even speculated that it might be his last start in Pinstripes; that the Yankees might not want to take a chance on his 36-year-old arm next season. Others say...
A SWEEP WAY TO END MILLENNIUM: GAME ONE
October 29, 1999 | 4:00amOrlando Hernandez made one mistake during Game One of the 1999 World Series. And Chipper Jones turned it into a 1-0 Braves lead in the fourth. Besides the Chip shot,...
THE JIM GRAY WORLD SERIES: BASHING OF TV REPORTER SUPERSEDED FALL CLASSIC
October 29, 1999 | 4:00amAMERICA'S new national pastime is piling on. The Jim Gray episode provided conclusive proof of that. The 1999 World Series for some time will most easily be identified as the...
ENCORE FOR PORGY & BASS
October 29, 1999 | 4:00amIT LOOKS like Mother Nature will be providing a great window of opportunity this weekend for anglers who want to take advantage of the fall bonanza that is being offered...
FOREVER'S TEAM: ; WITH THREE TITLES IN FOUR YEARS, CONSECUTIVE WORLD SERIES SWEEPS AND 12 STRAIGHT SERIES WINS, THE YANKS OF THE LATE 1990S CAN NOW BE LINKED WITH THE GREATEST TEAMS EVER.
October 29, 1999 | 4:00amTHE FIRST meaningful, millennium-ending ball dropping occurred 38 minutes before midnight Wednesday, about 10 miles northeast of Times Square. It landed in Chad Curtis' glove and baseball in the 1900s...
ROBERTS: CHANGE DID STEWART GOOD
October 29, 1999 | 4:00amIn 1996, while covering the U.S. Open at Oakland Hills in Michigan, I sat with ABC/ESPN golf commentator Jimmy Roberts and busted his chops about how golfcasters are a pandering...
BADGER GOLD EYES PEGASUS
October 29, 1999 | 4:00amCall 1999 the "year of the claimer." Charismatic, who ran for a $65,000 tag in February, won the Kentucky Derby and Preakness. River Keen, claimed for $100,000 last December, has...
A SWEEP WAY TO END MILLENNIUM: GAME THREE
October 29, 1999 | 4:00amChad Curtis knew it. You could tell by the way he whirled his bat down. He knew he had just hit that trite dream that everyone dreams. Curtis, the 30-year-old...
GRAND NIGHT AWAITS DANEYKO
October 29, 1999 | 4:00amRALEIGH - A great career becomes One Grand one tonight, shouting the qualities of courage and refusal to quit. While the locals will be celebrating the Hurricanes' debut in their...
KNUBLE: TEAM CAN'T WING IT
October 29, 1999 | 4:00amMike Knuble, who came from a team that has a higher hometown profile than the Rangers, understands the reality of high expectations. That's what comes from having been a Red...
NO LOOKING BACK ; YANK BRASS HUDDLES ON KEY PLAYER MOVES
October 29, 1999 | 4:00amThey partied at the Plaza and at Life until the wee hours of the morning. Today, they take another ride up the Canyon of Heroes, a pricey stretch of Lower...
METS: SPARK WAS MISSING FROM BRAVES
October 29, 1999 | 4:00amOne of the more frustrated group of baseball fans watching the World Series was the Mets, who thought they contributed to the World Series being such a lopsided event. The...
MARIANO'S WISH: LOT OF ZEROS
October 29, 1999 | 4:00amWhen Mariano Rivera makes his first appearance of the 2000 season, the World Series MVP will not have allowed a run in almost nine months. Along with a 43-inning scoreless...
LESHON PAYS WITH PAIN
October 29, 1999 | 4:00amGiants tailback LeShon Johnson is just 28, but he's already gotten a sneak peek at what it feels like to grow old. He can remember when the nicks and bruises...
STRAW MAN EXPECTS TO BE BACK
October 29, 1999 | 4:00amDarryl Strawberry stopped by Yankee Stadium yesterday morning to begin packing for his trip to Tampa tonight. When Strawberry and the Yankees complete their ride up the Canyon Of Heroes...
LENNOX LOOKIN' TO MAKE A MARK
October 29, 1999 | 4:00amLennox Lewis doesn't view his controversial draw against Evander Holyfield on March 13 at the Garden as a complete waste of time despite its disappointing outcome. The Englishman's impressive performance...
CHANGES IN STORE FOR FOX SERIES
October 29, 1999 | 4:00amThe NTRA announced several changes in the "NTRA Champions on FOX" series format. Next year's edition will feature five network telecasts, the "Super Series," beginning with the Donn Handicap at...
THE POWER OFTHE PINSTRIPES
October 29, 1999 | 4:00amTHERE IS NO uniform and no team like the Yankees. If the clothes make the man, the pinstripes and interlocking NY make the ballplayer. And just the right combination of...
LOOK FOR O'NEILL AT BIG PARADE
October 29, 1999 | 4:00amYANKEE NOTES When the two-time World Champion Yankees truck up the Canyon Of Heroes today in a bath of shredded paper, Paul O'Neill is expected to be with them. According...
ERROR KOS BETS IN BIG A RACE
October 29, 1999 | 4:00amA foul-up in Aqueduct's Post Parade program forced the stewards to declare yesterday's fifth race a non-betting event because of incomplete past-performance information. Only one line of pp's was provided...
TIMING'S BAD, BUT BOSS MUST JETTISON ROCKET ; YANKEES NEED PAYROLL ROOM, YOUNGER ARMS
October 29, 1999 | 4:00amNOW that the bizarre reaction to Jim Gray has proven the free world is ultra-sensitive to bad timing, this is no time to be writing the Yankees should trade the...
YANKEE ATTITUDE IMPRESSES VAN
October 29, 1999 | 4:00amHARTFORD - Jeff Van Gundy was not quoting Thoreau last night but the world champion Yankees before the Knicks finished up their dispiriting preseason with a 106-103 loss to the...
A SWEEP WAY TO END MILLENNIUM: GAME FOUR
October 29, 1999 | 4:00amFor a guy on the All-Century team, there was not a lot of faith in Roger Clemens heading into Game 4. But Clemens pitched the Yankees to the World Series...
BLAZERS DE-BUGGED FOR Y2K
October 29, 1999 | 4:00amSO the NBA wants team point totals to multiply into triple figures. Yeah, and I want five new episodes of "NYPD Blue" per week. How soon before Red Auerbach demands...
NETS SEARCHING FOR AN IDENTITY
October 29, 1999 | 4:00amHARTFORD - For the Nets, it has become more than elements of style and their characteristics. Just who are they? What are they? It goes beyond being a matter of...
KNICKS FIND WAY TO LOSE - AGAIN
October 29, 1999 | 4:00amHARTFORD - The Knicks ended the preseason the way they started it - finding a way to lose. Blowing a nine-point, fourth-quarter lead, the Knicks wound up 106-103 overtime losers...
SPREE TO INK 4-YEAR DEAL
October 29, 1999 | 4:00amHARTFORD - Latrell Sprewell came to his senses yesterday. Sprewell has wisely decided to give a longer commitment to the Knicks and not take what would have been a foolish...
REMEMBERING THE LAST OF THE PERFECT YANKEES ; HENRICH'S BOMBERSSWEPT CONSECUTIVEFOES IN 1938 AND '39
October 29, 1999 | 4:00amTHE OLD(EST) and most Reliable source of information on the 1938 and 1939 Yankees can vouch for just how strong and deep those clubs really were. The starting rightfielder on...