People are often amazed that I remember when The Beatles came to save America from the post-Kennedy assassination blues/post-Eisenhower lethargy.
But that was 1964, when they were young, cheeky blokes from Liverpool, Now, as the years have rolled by, we've lost John Lennon (standard American gun murder) and George Harrison (cancer). That leaves Paul McCartney (83) and Ringo Starr (85) and, let's face it, they're not getting any younger.
There is always talk of a Beatles tontine, and no, that's not an Italian dessert. A tontine is an arrangement in which members of a group pool money, and the last survivor collects the whole pot. I don't guess that either Paul or Ringo need money.
I'm not inclined to wager, so I wouldn't bet a nickel on which of the Fab Two would be around to cash in all the chips. There's no indication that a tontine exists between them. However, since Americans are willing to bet on anything, such as the exact temperature reading at the kickoff of Super Bowl, so I have to figure there is money on the "who's next - who's last?" topic in the Las Vegas betting books.
I have my hunch. Not to be morbid, but what do you think?
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