George Harrison was with his wife Patti here on March 13th, charged with possession of marijuana. The raid on their colorful home in Surrey was deliberately timed by police to take place on the night of Paul McCartney's marriage, according to most observers.

Scotland Yard drug squad detectives had apparently applied for a warrant to raid the Harrison residence several months ago and could have used it at any time. It turned out they did it on the same day Paul's marriage took place, and one of the detectives called it "coincidence."

Talk about Blue Meanies, wheh!

Earlier in the afternoon, Paul married American photographer Linda Eastman, a New York City resident who had been living with him in London since late last year. The ceremony was a small one in civil service office in London attended by close friends and so on. The only bad moments were caused by left-behind fans and girls who have always hung out around McCartney's St. John's Wood home. They were around for the marriage, weeping, wailing, writing on the wails and wishing it had been them.

The Daily Express titled it "The Wedding of the Year."

But on the front page of all the papers, instead of the wedding, was the news of the Harrison bust. The cops arrived at the Harrison home early that evening with two Labrador dogs trained to "sniff out" drugs. While they searched the greenhouse on the grounds, Patti Harrison phoned George in London, who promptly picked up a lawyer and drove home to be arrested. They were bailed out of jail an hour after they were taken to the police station from their home.

Observers of the London scene feel that Scotland Yard has been hassling, and will continue to hassle the Beatles in any way possible, and that this is just the latest but not the final round.

Prior to last year, the Beatles -- well-known dopers -- were considered "untouchable" by the cops because of their favored position with the British public. In fact, Harrison was caught in a raid that netted two of the Stones two years ago, but was let go by the police without a word to prevent any scandal. Now, however, personal and public honesty has been rewarded by punishment and harassment.

And in Gibraltar, as everyone in the world must know by now, John and Yoko got married (wearing white tennis shoes because they're against animal slaughter for leather) on March 20. Said John: "It's just great. It's been a fantastic buzz all morning." Why Gibraltar? "Because it's quiet, British and friendly," he smiled.