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Top Weird Stories of 2000

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8. A Topless Cow in New York

The streets of New York City must know every depravity on earth, but they won’t ever see David Lynch’s decapitated cow. The fiberglass heifer was supposed to take its place on the city streets this summer as part of the “CowParade” — a traveling event that encourages local artists to decorate model cows for public viewing. But Lynch tells The Wolf Files free expression in New York is not all that free.

9. The Man Who Stole Summer Do you need a political cause? The Wolf Files has one. Summer traditionally ends on Labor Day. That’s when kids go back to school and working folks start working harder. But consult any calendar. The summer doesn’t end until Sept. 20. The Wolf Files started a national petition to move Labor Day to make restore our weenie-roasting, fun-loving beach time.

10 Sex and Drugs, Brady Bunch-Style It’s not news: Greg from The Brady Bunch dated his on-screen mother and sister. Still, it’s a natural for a prime-time TV movie. The Wolf Files goes behind the scenes of the behind-the-scenes TV drama. And yes, Greg did smoke dope on screen. Once. The incident was cut from the TV movie, but we give you the lowdown.

Buck Wolf is a producer at ABCNEWS.com. The Wolf Files is a weekly feature. If you want to receive weekly notice when a new column is published, join the e-mail list.

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