I MET THE WALRUS

In 1969, 14-year-old Beatles fanatic Jerry Levitan snuck into John Lennon's hotel room in Toronto and convinced him to do an interview. 38 years later, Levitan, director Josh Raskin and illustrator James Braithwaite created an animated film using the original recording as the soundtrack. "I Met the Walrus" was nominated for the 2008 Academy Award for Animated Short.

YOU'VE GOT YOUR TROUBLES

Rod Allen, lead singer for the Fortunes, died at 63 after a battle with cancer. The Fortunes, a British Invasion pop band with Merseybeat harmonies, is best known in the states for their hit, "You've Got Your Troubles," which hit the U.S. top ten in 1965.