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Va Beach VH Fan
09-06-2010, 11:25 AM
Talk about a freak accident....

http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/39024702/ns/today-entertainment/


LONDON — A giant bale of hay has killed a founding member of Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) after it tumbled down a hill and crashed into his van.

Cellist Mike Edwards, 62, died after the 1,323 lb bale rolled down a steep field in Devon, southern England, smashed through a hedge and careered on to the road.

He died instantly in the freak accident on Friday afternoon.

Sgt. Steve Walker, of Devon and Cornwall police, described the crash as "a tragic accident," the BBC reported.

YouTube footage
Police said they used photographs and YouTube footage to identify Edwards and are investigating whether the bale may have fallen from a tractor working on farmland near the road.

Edwards, who played with the band between 1972 and 1975, is believed to have swerved into another vehicle as the bale crushed his vehicle.

ELO eventually sold more than 50 million records worldwide.

Britain's Mirror newspaper reported that Edwards quit the band at the height of its fame to become a Buddhist.
ELVIS
09-06-2010, 12:08 PM
Bad karma I suppose...
lesfunk
09-06-2010, 01:03 PM
Holy Spinal Tap Batman!
GAR
09-06-2010, 01:06 PM
That's what you get for playing the cello!
FORD
09-06-2010, 02:23 PM
Not a very "rock n roll" way to die. But he was a cello player, so that's not really "rock n roll" either.

Sad, but still fucking weird.
jhale667
09-06-2010, 03:15 PM
That's just bizarre. :umm: R.I.P.
Diamondjimi
09-06-2010, 06:31 PM
Youtube footage?


Bummer, what a way to go...

R.I.P.
indeedido
09-07-2010, 12:44 PM
WTF? When your number is up, your number is up.
POJO_Risin
09-07-2010, 12:52 PM
Was Wile E. Coyote involved?
Jagermeister
09-07-2010, 01:06 PM
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FORD
09-07-2010, 01:15 PM
Naw, he was gone by 1975, so he wasn't in that clip singing to "Brrrrrrrrruuuccce"

Try this one.........


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98P-gu_vMRc
Jagermeister
09-07-2010, 01:22 PM
Naw, he was gone by 1975, so he wasn't in that clip singing to "Brrrrrrrrruuuccce"

Try this one.........


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98P-gu_vMRc

His head looks like a bale of hay hit it.
hambon4lif
09-07-2010, 02:05 PM
Ode to a bale of hay....

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GAR
09-07-2010, 02:50 PM
Ah well, kinda tired now. Guess I'll just hit the HAY too..

http://pics.livejournal.com/kro1975/pic/0057zasa
PETE'S BROTHER
09-07-2010, 02:57 PM
Police said they used photographs and YouTube footage to identify Edwards and are investigating whether the bale may have fallen from a tractor working on farmland near the road.





as opposed to being purchased from acme/walmart and thrown from a catapult. i think pojo knows what's up