>>Worse than that (could it be worse than not remembering Lennon?) is that they probably can't find Viet Nam on a map, identify the capital of half the U.S. states .....

*sigh* Don't even get me started..... (maybe we should revive this topic in the Schools forum). Nah, never mind.

Meanwhile, on a cheerier note (I guess), my 17-year-old niece interviewed me for a paper she was writing on the Beatles. I asked her what course it was for. History.