THE BEATLES AND THE DANUBE REGATTA
THE BEATLES AND THE DANUBE REGATTA

Summary/Abstract: It was toward the end of the sixties when a yellow submarine emerged from the murky waters of the Danube at Novi Sad. Before long, a round hatch on its back snapped open and a bearded head appeared. The man scanned the surroundings with binoculars, then instructed the crew in the belly of the vessel to pull up by the quay. The manoeuvre completed, the man disappeared, and for a while no one knew what would happen next. By then, a small but steadily swelling crowd of onlookers had gathered on the bank, attracted by the bizarre spectacle. They stared like fools on the hill, trying to guess what it was all about. Some suspected a Russian military vessel, but others were quick to deduce that in that case the miraculous machine would have been painted red or at least flown a small water-proof ensign to indicate its provenance. The dispute had almost gotten out of hand when a small commotion suddenly broke out down there.

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