Hey, the Leonids were pretty spectacular in 2002, at least in NEPA!
Y2K, well, no one was really sure which year that was, 1/1/0, or 1/1/1, so the impact was diffused. If everyone would've agreed, I think it would have been a stone cold party, though. But, with some peole showing up one year and some the next, what would you expect, y'know.
I remember the cicadas from 1987, but I wasn't into detailing then; I'm sure I washed them off and went about my business. They were very nice then.
Tom