Is this an old story, or is his calendar running slow?
Time does funny things whe you approach light speed.
Everyone knows that!
As you approach light speeds, time slows down, so his percieved calender would naturally be behind ours. The poor guy probably hasn't seen the Revenge of the Sith yet, and is still waiting for the results of the 2000 election...
WOW!
He really did it!
He broke the light barrier. His watch shows 1999!