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Wednesday 10 June 2020<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We All Live…<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

We all live in something eminently less elegant than a yellow submarine. When I was little, I often thought about living in a yellow submarine – the Yellow Submarine<\/a>. It still has an appeal whether via a working replica or somehow transported into the magical world. There was always something ‘right’ about it. It never seemed to have the claustrophobic feel of K-19: The Widowmaker<\/a> and I never felt I would be hunted like Red October<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I loved the song, it’s one of my favourite Beatles tracks. I loved the film when I eventually saw it (I must have seen clips as a child but only sat down and watched the film in its entirety a few years ago. Both mu and I are big fans of animation. George Dunning produced the film for United Artists with the story by Lee Minoff. Heinz Edelmann<\/a> provides the style through his drawings – he designed <\/em>the Yellow Submarine<\/strong>. Wikipedia<\/a> provides a lot of what there is to know about the song<\/a> & film<\/a> and is a good jumping off point. thebeatles.com<\/a> provides detail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When it rains here in Whilton, we feel like we’re in a yellow submarine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Massive<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The idea of submarines also comes up in Brian Wood’s The Massive<\/a> with one of his characters living aboard a nuclear sub – one of my favourite authors and graphic novels. Brian also wrote DMZ<\/a> which is absolutely nothing to do with submarines but one of the best modern stories ever written.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It’s My Birthday<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The song Yellow Submarine<\/em>, originally released as a single with Eleanor Rigby<\/em> in 1966 is found on the album Revolver. I found out it was released on my birthday: 26 May 1966 – I would have been 6 years old. It’s a nice tie-in and makes it that little bit more special for me. I don’t know if I heard it the year it came out but I like to think my mum had it playing on the radio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They say you’re either a Revolver<\/strong> person or a Sergeant Pepper<\/strong> person. I’m both. Both albums are sublime and eminently listenable pieces of perfection. The albums provide some of the greatest songs ever written and recorded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lego<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The reason I mention all this is because today, my order for the Lego Yellow Submarine<\/a> (Ideas Range), which is now long since retired by Lego<\/strong>, arrived. I purchased it new (sealed box) from an Amazon Seller<\/strong>. I had to pay over the odds but it’s so well done. I wish I had purchased it when Lego first brought it out. However, it’s a birthday treat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The box is a work of art in itself, the product being fully licensed from The Beatles<\/strong>\/Apple Music<\/strong> but it’s the fact that once completed, it opens up and John, Paul, George & Ringo can fit inside. They can also stand in front in full Yellow Submarine garb – I know, I’m a big kid \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n\n\n\n