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Buying the kernel

Posted Oct 14, 2004 19:12 UTC (Thu) by AJWM (guest, #15888)
In reply to: Buying the kernel by JoeBuck
Parent article: Buying the kernel

I've heard tell that three of the Beatles (John, Paul and either Ringo or George, I forget which) were watching Saturday Night Live from John's apartment at the time. Paul thought it'd be a hoot to surprise SNL (who clearly were joking about the offer) by showing up that evening, and had convinced the other two to go along with it. Before they got a taxi, though, one (John?) had to go back to the apartment for something and they then decided not to bother.

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Buying the kernel

Posted Oct 14, 2004 19:31 UTC (Thu) by chad.netzer (✭ supporter ✭, #4257) [Link]

I seem to recall that George was actually part of that episode. He showed up at the end, and they showed him and Lorne talking, with Lorne explaining under his breath , "I can only give you the money if all the Beatles show up..."

But, yes, I read an interview with Paul, where he said he and John were hanging out and thought about going down there.

SNL/Beatles

Posted Oct 15, 2004 19:36 UTC (Fri) by Baylink (subscriber, #755) [Link]

That's similar to the anecdote as Spider Robinson tells it in Lifehouse, his sequel to Deathkiller. The punchline is that Leonard Bernstein had reportedly offered then a million dollars a couple weeks earlier.