I thought this was interesting. Once the Official Beatles fan club closed down, people who were still members received a refund check from Apple for the remaining amount of their membership dues! I can't even remember how many fan magazines and fan clubs I have joined over the years and never got money back when they went under. There are some magazines (cough cough Good Day Sunshine cough cough) that I had just renewed my membership to and they folded soon afterward without sending me anything in return. I think it just goes to show want a top-notch fan club the Official Beatles Fan club really was.