 In this episode, Lorne Michaels follows up on his previous offer to  The Beatles by increasing it from $3000 to $3200 and adding lodging  at a nearby motel. In a 1980 Playboy magazine interview,  John Lennon (I) (qv) stated that he and Paul McCartney (qv) were  at his New York City apartment watching the show. Lennon claimed  they seriously considered catching a taxi to the studio and  performing but that they were too tired.