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| ELO cellist killed by giant hay bale |
| 2010-09-07 |
| A founding member of ELO has been killed in a freak accident when a giant hay bale rolled out of a field and landed on his van. Cellist Mike Edwards died instantly when the 50-stone cylindrical bale careered down a slope, flipped 15ft over a hedge and smashed on to the roof of his van. Mr Edwards, 62, was known for unconventional cello playing including plucking the strings with an orange or grapefruit and his bizarre customs which became a major ingredient of ELO, the Electric Light Orchestra.  |
| Posted by:Beavis |
| #7 The last straw for disco? |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2010-09-07 22:25 |
| #6 The cylindrical ones I always saw in the big spreads. I don't know when they ever started using them though, but they've been around for some time. There wasn't a lot of hay growing where I lived, but we spent a lot of time in Illinois and Indiana, and those round ones were a rarity. I can't remember the last time I saw a big stack of square bales. (Of course, I haven't been exactly au courant on the hay situation for some time.) I'm really disappointed, though, that no one has said, "I, for one, welcome our new giant cylindrical overlords." |
| Posted by: Angie Schultz 2010-09-07 21:17 |
| #5 From my experience, Angie Schultz, it really depended on the size of the farm and the field. Even where I grew up, the rectangular prism bale was found on most small farms, ranging from 50ish pounds to 125ish pounds, though normally 100+ pounders were wet. The cylindrical ones I always saw in the big spreads. I don't know when they ever started using them though, but they've been around for some time. |
| Posted by: miscellaneous 2010-09-07 19:27 |
| #4 One hell of a note. Rolling, then aloft, then pianissimo! He could not have possibly heard it coming. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2010-09-07 19:07 |
| #3 It was a local company, called Ag-Bag, that revolutionized the silage industry. |
| Posted by: OregonGuy 2010-09-07 13:58 |
| #2 You know, when I was a younker, hay was baled into small, squarish shapes that a 12-year-old could wrassle down to the corral. Did they go charging off by themselves and kill people? Nosiree, they did not. You only saw those big round hay bales in old pictures from furrin lands, and in them blurry French paintings. But now those godless unAmerican giant round bales are all over. Why?? Who's responsible? |
| Posted by: Angie Schultz 2010-09-07 13:20 |
| #1 Giant hay bale kills rock 'n' roll cellist. I guess it had to, to restore the cosmic balance. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2010-09-07 12:22 |