That's not the start of a joke. It was a stunt with Bill played by actor Adam Desforges to publicise the Buffalo Bill Wild West exhibition at the Royal Armouries Museum. This was Leeds in July 1999, a month which saw your city host a number of summer events. The Heavy Horse Show was held at Tetleys' Brewery Wharf when pop music fans enjoyed Party in the Park at Temple Newsam. It was also a month which featured new openings, celebrity visits and goodbyes. Enjoy these photos, plucked from the YEP archive, charting 31 days in the life of your city. READ MORE: 15 of the most bizarre urban legends in Leeds LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook
1. Leeds in July 1999
Jonathan Haigh of Leeds Beanie and Model Centre with a rare Humphrey Beanie worth £1,500. Photo: Dan Oxtoby
2. Leeds in July 1999
Competitors taking part in the Barren Mare class at the Heavy Horse Show held at Tetleys' Brewery Wharf. Photo: Mark Bickerdike
3. Leeds in 1999
Puzzled expressions in Victoria Gardens were caused by a puzzle. The sale of Rubik's Cubes were being promoted in Leeds city centre.
4. Leeds in July 1999
Transport Minister Glenda Jackson gets a close look at the planned improvements to Leeds City Station. Photo: Keith Lawson
5. Leeds in July 1999
Pantomime star Billy Pearce with children before releasing the balloons at the launch of Mecca's newest bingo club on Balm Road in Hunslet. Photo: Mel Hulme
6. Leeds in July 1999
A Royal toast at The Palace as a new board charting the city's waterfront heritage was unveiled. Pictured, from left, is Nigel Clark of Groundwork Leeds, Eric Cowin of Eye On The Aire, Dr Kevin Grady, a historian who produced the board and Jeremy Greville Williams of Allied Domecq Inns, next to Leeds Parish Church