49 years ago, John Lennon and Paul McCartney almost met at SNL

It was a joke, of course. But it became, possibly, the biggest missed opportunity in the history of rock. On April 24, 1976, 48 years ago, John Lennon and Paul McCartney almost accepted Lorne Michaels’ offer that the Beatles would perform on the legendary NBC program; “Saturday Night Live”. Michaels, SNL’s iconic producer who was then making his first season simply called “Saturday Night”, spoke directly to the camera about how the Beatles had a…