This from over four years ago. Is the basic story true? If so, what was the follow-up? http://64.233.169.104/search?q=cache:fRSF6HnONIsJ:www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/01/16/entertainment/main593654.shtml+tim+russert+beatles&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=3&gl=us -- All follow-ups are directed to the newsgroup rec.music.beatles.moderated. If your follow-up more properly belongs in the unmoderated newsgroup, please change your headers appropriately. -- the moderators --