Man's Best Friend: An Alternate 1990s and Beyond

[THE KINGFISH]

Another thing I might add is that it would be helpful to for anyone to help me cover sports if possible (I should mention that I’m not much of a sports person myself, but I’m willing to put the work in for research).

The main focus will still be mostly on Nirvana and Spümcø though.

 

[kirbopher15]

The main focus will still be mostly on Nirvana and Spümcø though.

And animation

 

[THE KINGFISH]

The Clinton Administration
As of February 1, 1993

President:
William Jefferson “Bill” Clinton (January 20, 1993-)
40th and 42nd Governor of Arkansas (1979-1981; 1983-1992)
50th Attorney General of Arkansas (1977-1979)

Vice President:
Albert Arnold “Al” Gore Jr. (January 20, 1993-)
United States Senator from Tennessee (1985-1993)
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee
6th District (1983-1985)
4th District (1977-1983)

Secretary of State:
Warren Minor Christopher (January 20, 1993-)
5th Deputy Secretary of State (1977-1981)
9th Deputy Attorney General (1967-1969)

Secretary of the Treasury:
Lloyd Miller Bentsen Jr. (January 20, 1993-)
United States Senator from Texas (1971-1993)
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas’s 15th District (1948-1955)

Secretary of Defense:
James Henry "Jim" Webb Jr. (January 20, 1993-) [1]
66th United States Secretary of the Navy (1987-1988)
1st Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs (1984-1987)

Attorney General:
Vacant (Janet Reno to assume office in March 1993)

Secretary of the Interior:
Bruce Edward Babbitt (January 22, 1993-)
16th Governor of Arizona (1978-1987)
19th Attorney General of Arizona (1975-1978)

Secretary of Agriculture:
Alphonso Michael “Mike” Espy (January 22, 1993-)
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Mississippi’s 2nd district (1987-1993)

Secretary of Commerce:
Ronald Harmon “Ron” Brown (January 22, 1993-)
Chair of the Democratic National Committee (1989-1993)

Secretary of Labor:
Robert Bernard Reich (January 22, 1993-)

Secretary of Health and Human Services:
Donna Edna Shalala (January 22, 1993-)
5th Chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Madison (1988-1993)
10th President of Hunter College (1980-1988)
1st Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for Policy Department and Research (1977-1980)

Secretary of Housing and Urban Development:
Henry Gabriel Cisneros (January 22, 1993-)
Mayor of San Antonio (1981-1989)

Secretary of Transportation:
Federico Fabian Peña (January 21, 1993-)
41st Mayor of Denver (1983-1991)
Member of the Colorado House of Representatives (1979-1983)

Secretary of Energy:
Hazel Reid O'Leary (January 22, 1993-)

Secretary of Education:
Richard Wilson Riley (January 22, 1993-)
111th Governor of South Carolina (1979-1987)
Member of the South Carolina Senate (1967-1977)

Secretary of Veterans Affairs:
Jesse Brown (January 22, 1993-)
​

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[1] ITTL, butterflies from one of the 1992 Venezuelan coups succeeding effect the presidential transition of newly-elected Bill Clinton. Finding Leslie Aspin not up to the job of removing a potential threat to America's interests, Clinton - acting on the advice of Al Gore - replaces Aspin with a more craftier Secretary. That being former President Reagan's Secretary of the Navy Jim Webb. Now technically, he was a Republican and would only identify as a Democrat when running as Senator for Virginia in 2006. Yet, he was drifting further and further away from the Republican Party by the time Clinton was elected. Not to mention, it is not without precedent for Democratic Presidents to have Republican Secretaries of Defense. Clinton IOTL had the Republican William Cohen in his second term.

All of this will be incredibly important later on....

EDIT: Thanks to @SultanArda

 

[THE KINGFISH]

Decided to get this post out since it was short and would tide readers over for now.

 

[Ninja2006]

Nice job.

 

[Sevsdast]

Another thing I might add is that it would be helpful to for anyone to help me cover sports if possible (I should mention that I’m not much of a sports person myself, but I’m willing to put the work in for research).

The main focus will still be mostly on Nirvana and Spümcø though.

I'll do it

 

[THE KINGFISH]

I'll do it

Great! Really?

 

[SultanArda]

EDIT: Thanks to @SultanArda

No problem!
It is always a good thing for me to help you and your great timeline!
NOTE: If you have any topic that you guess I may know, I will be happy to help you with that topic, as much as I know!

 

[TheGuyWhoHeartsHistory]

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The Clinton Administration
As of February 1, 1993

President:
William Jefferson “Bill” Clinton (January 20, 1993-)
40th and 42nd Governor of Arkansas (1979-1981; 1983-1992)
50th Attorney General of Arkansas (1977-1979)

Vice President:
Albert Arnold “Al” Gore Jr. (January 20, 1993-)
United States Senator from Tennessee (1985-1993)
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee
6th District (1983-1985)
4th District (1977-1983)

Secretary of State:
Warren Minor Christopher (January 20, 1993-)
5th Deputy Secretary of State (1977-1981)
9th Deputy Attorney General (1967-1969)

Secretary of the Treasury:
Lloyd Miller Bentsen Jr. (January 20, 1993-)
United States Senator from Texas (1971-1993)
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas’s 15th District (1948-1955)

Secretary of Defense:
James Henry "Jim" Webb Jr. (January 20, 1993-) [1]
66th United States Secretary of the Navy (1987-1988)
1st Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs (1984-1987)

Attorney General:
Vacant (Janet Reno to assume office in March 1993)

Secretary of the Interior:
Bruce Edward Babbitt (January 22, 1993-)
16th Governor of Arizona (1978-1987)
19th Attorney General of Arizona (1975-1978)

Secretary of Agriculture:
Alphonso Michael “Mike” Espy (January 22, 1993-)
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Mississippi’s 2nd district (1987-1993)

Secretary of Commerce:
Ronald Harmon “Ron” Brown (January 22, 1993-)
Chair of the Democratic National Committee (1989-1993)

Secretary of Labor:
Robert Bernard Reich (January 22, 1993-)

Secretary of Health and Human Services:
Donna Edna Shalala (January 22, 1993-)
5th Chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Madison (1988-1993)
10th President of Hunter College (1980-1988)
1st Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for Policy Department and Research (1977-1980)

Secretary of Housing and Urban Development:
Henry Gabriel Cisneros (January 22, 1993-)
Mayor of San Antonio (1981-1989)

Secretary of Transportation:
Federico Fabian Peña (January 21, 1993-)
41st Mayor of Denver (1983-1991)
Member of the Colorado House of Representatives (1979-1983)

Secretary of Energy:
Hazel Reid O'Leary (January 22, 1993-)

Secretary of Education:
Richard Wilson Riley (January 22, 1993-)
111th Governor of South Carolina (1979-1987)
Member of the South Carolina Senate (1967-1977)

Secretary of Veterans Affairs:
Jesse Brown (January 22, 1993-)
​

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[1] ITTL, butterflies from one of the 1992 Venezuelan coups succeeding effect the presidential transition of newly-elected Bill Clinton. Finding Leslie Aspin not up to the job of removing a potential threat to America's interests, Clinton - acting on the advice of Al Gore - replaces Aspin with a more craftier Secretary. That being former President Reagan's Secretary of the Navy Jim Webb. Now technically, he was a Republican and would only identify as a Democrat when running as Senator for Virginia in 2006. Yet, he was drifting further and further away from the Republican Party by the time Clinton was elected. Not to mention, it is not without precedent for Democratic Presidents to have Republican Secretaries of Defense. Clinton IOTL had the Republican William Cohen in his second term.

All of this will be incredibly important later on....

EDIT: Thanks to @SultanArda

Very good.

 

[Sevsdast]

Great! Really?

whatever you need

 

[THE KINGFISH]

whatever you need

Let me get an overview of the big events of the 1990s first. Then we’ll meet in the DMs.

 

[THE KINGFISH]

MCA Acquires Controlling Stake in Harvey Comics, Industry Insiders Speculate
Excerpt from The Hollywood Reporter, 6 February 1993 [1]

MCA Inc - parent company of Universal Studios, the Universal Park Resorts, and MCA Records - has finished its acquisition of a controlling stake in the venerable Harvey Comics. The share consists of 60% of the company and gives MCA rights to the various comics, as well as the rights to the select film library of the now defunct Famous Studios/Paramount Cartoon Studios.

Some question the move, speculating what use the currently dormant Harvey Comics could provide for the company - either through park attractions or potential film adaptations. Experts have considered Harvey’s animation assets could be used to bootstrap Universal's struggling animation division - while also providing a programming library for USA Network’s cartoon block. Others have highlighted the potential for Universal’s theme parks…..

Who is This Woman?
Excerpt from Rolling Stone, 19 February 1993 [2]

Kurt Cobain has all the makings of a rock star - a charismatic figure, the leader of a generation rebellion, and a killer sound. But where is he getting all the ladies? Where is the macho man rockstar without his collection of groupies? Well, while all the haters and detractors may make the case for him being gay, this recent leaked photo shows something else.

At a bar in downtown Seattle, paparazzi were able to sneak a photo of Kurt sitting in a booth with a blonde-haired woman. The woman in question doesn’t seem to be a very known person, compared to the earlier flirting between Kurt and Courtney Love of Hole. Where this is going…..

At Least 5 Die, 500 Hurt As Explosion Rocks World Trade Center Underground
Excerpt from The Washington Post, 27 February 1993 [3]

An explosion, possibly caused by a bomb, ripped through a hotel parking garage beneath the World Trade Center this afternoon, killing at least five people, injuring more than 500 and causing a frantic midday evacuation of tens of thousands of workers from the complex's twin towers.

The blast at 12:17 p.m. left a crater measuring at least 100-by-100 feet in the three-story garage, scattering concrete debris throughout an adjacent commuter-rail station and filling all 110 stories of one tower with smoke within minutes.

Authorities here said tonight that…..

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[1] IOTL, MCA bought a 20% stake in Harvey Comics around that time (though a little bit later).

[2] Just a little teaser of what's to come, you might be in for a surprise..... (photo generated via Stable Diffusion AI)

[3] OTL, but with slight headline changes due to minor butterflies.

 

[Ninja2006]

MCA Acquires Controlling Stake in Harvey Comics, Industry Insiders Speculate
Excerpt from The Hollywood Reporter, 6 February 1993 [1]

View attachment 871211
View attachment 871212

MCA Inc - parent company of Universal Studios, the Universal Park Resorts, and MCA Records - has finished its acquisition of a controlling stake in the venerable Harvey Comics. The share consists of 60% of the company and gives MCA rights to the various comics, as well as the rights to the select film library of the now defunct Famous Studios/Paramount Cartoon Studios.

Some question the move, speculating what use the currently dormant Harvey Comics could provide for the company - either through park attractions or potential film adaptations. Experts have considered Harvey’s animation assets could be used to bootstrap Universal's struggling animation division - while also providing a programming library for USA Network’s cartoon block. Others have highlighted the potential for Universal’s theme parks…..

Who is This Woman?
Excerpt from Rolling Stone, 19 February 1993 [2]

View attachment 871206

Kurt Cobain has all the makings of a rock star - a charismatic figure, the leader of a generation rebellion, and a killer sound. But where is he getting all the ladies? Where is the macho man rockstar without his collection of groupies? Well, while all the haters and detractors may make the case for him being gay, this recent leaked photo shows something else.

At a bar in downtown Seattle, paparazzi were able to sneak a photo of Kurt sitting in a booth with a blonde-haired woman. The woman in question doesn’t seem to be a very known person, compared to the earlier flirting between Kurt and Courtney Love of Hole. Where this is going…..

At Least 5 Die, 500 Hurt As Explosion Rocks World Trade Center Underground
Excerpt from The Washington Post, 27 February 1993 [3]

View attachment 871209
View attachment 871210

An explosion, possibly caused by a bomb, ripped through a hotel parking garage beneath the World Trade Center this afternoon, killing at least five people, injuring more than 500 and causing a frantic midday evacuation of tens of thousands of workers from the complex's twin towers.

The blast at 12:17 p.m. left a crater measuring at least 100-by-100 feet in the three-story garage, scattering concrete debris throughout an adjacent commuter-rail station and filling all 110 stories of one tower with smoke within minutes.

Authorities here said tonight that…..

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[1] IOTL, MCA bought a 20% stake in Harvey Comics around that time (though a little bit later).

[2] Just a little teaser of what's to come, you might be in for a surprise.....

[3] OTL, but with slight headline changes due to minor butterflies.

Nice to see this back.

 

[Nivek]

Who is This Woman?

Don't tell me

So Universal now fully own all Harvey comics? hope Richie Rich doesnt' underperform as OTL, i liked it more than gasper

 

[THE KINGFISH]

Don't tell me

You will have to see in December who it is...

So Universal now fully own all Harvey comics? hope Richie Rich doesnt' underperform as OTL, i liked it more than gasper

They own at least a majority stake - 60% - so that means they can mostly do as they please. I got a feeling that Universal - assuming there are only minor butterflies like cast changes - markets the film better compared to WBFE.

 

[kirbopher15]

*Looks at the date
it’s only the 24th of November man

 

[THE KINGFISH]

*Looks at the date
it’s only the 24th of November man

Thought I might release another post to keep people invested

 

[kirbopher15]

Thought I might release another post to keep people invested

Ah ok

 

[Jay_Maxu]

MCA Acquires Controlling Stake in Harvey Comics, Industry Insiders Speculate
Excerpt from The Hollywood Reporter, 6 February 1993 [1]

View attachment 871211
View attachment 871212

MCA Inc - parent company of Universal Studios, the Universal Park Resorts, and MCA Records - has finished its acquisition of a controlling stake in the venerable Harvey Comics. The share consists of 60% of the company and gives MCA rights to the various comics, as well as the rights to the select film library of the now defunct Famous Studios/Paramount Cartoon Studios.

Some question the move, speculating what use the currently dormant Harvey Comics could provide for the company - either through park attractions or potential film adaptations. Experts have considered Harvey’s animation assets could be used to bootstrap Universal's struggling animation division - while also providing a programming library for USA Network’s cartoon block. Others have highlighted the potential for Universal’s theme parks…..

Who is This Woman?
Excerpt from Rolling Stone, 19 February 1993 [2]

View attachment 871206

Kurt Cobain has all the makings of a rock star - a charismatic figure, the leader of a generation rebellion, and a killer sound. But where is he getting all the ladies? Where is the macho man rockstar without his collection of groupies? Well, while all the haters and detractors may make the case for him being gay, this recent leaked photo shows something else.

At a bar in downtown Seattle, paparazzi were able to sneak a photo of Kurt sitting in a booth with a blonde-haired woman. The woman in question doesn’t seem to be a very known person, compared to the earlier flirting between Kurt and Courtney Love of Hole. Where this is going…..

At Least 5 Die, 500 Hurt As Explosion Rocks World Trade Center Underground
Excerpt from The Washington Post, 27 February 1993 [3]

View attachment 871209
View attachment 871210

An explosion, possibly caused by a bomb, ripped through a hotel parking garage beneath the World Trade Center this afternoon, killing at least five people, injuring more than 500 and causing a frantic midday evacuation of tens of thousands of workers from the complex's twin towers.

The blast at 12:17 p.m. left a crater measuring at least 100-by-100 feet in the three-story garage, scattering concrete debris throughout an adjacent commuter-rail station and filling all 110 stories of one tower with smoke within minutes.

Authorities here said tonight that…..

---

[1] IOTL, MCA bought a 20% stake in Harvey Comics around that time (though a little bit later).

[2] Just a little teaser of what's to come, you might be in for a surprise.....

[3] OTL, but with slight headline changes due to minor butterflies.

Nice post, man! And glad to see a brief yet good return!

 

[THE KINGFISH]

Nice post, man! And glad to see a brief yet good return!

Thanks! Be sure to keep an eye out in December!