That is so unbelievably sad. I was listening to them last night. They have been one of my most favorite bands over the last 10 years. :(
VAI3 ----- Original Message ----- From: Data General <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Wednesday, December 11, 2002 9:42 am Subject: (313) Sad news > > > > Stereolab's Mary Hansen Dead at 36 > > Ryan Schreiber reports: Mary Hansen, singer and guitarist for the > experimental pop group Stereolab, died on Monday after being > struck by a > car while riding her bicycle in London. Martin Pike, co-owner of > Stereolab's Duophonic Super 45's imprint with Tim Gane and Laetitia > Sadier, was extremely saddened by the loss when we spoke with him via > telephone this morning. "It's incredibly tragic," said Pike. > "We're all > going to miss her. It's just a bit too soon. Even though it > happened on > Monday, all of us only [recently] found out. We're all still very > numbedby it all." The band's official statement reads: "The > suddenness of her > death has shocked the band. Mary was a special person. Our > thoughts are > with her family and friends who will miss her greatly." > > Hansen, originally from near Brisbane, Australia, joined Stereolab > in 1992 > after the release of Peng!. She also contributed vocals to bands > such as > Moonshake and The Wolfhounds, and made appearances on releases by > Mouse on > Mars, Brokeback, and the High Llamas, whose Sean O'Hagan has been > responsible for brass and string arrangements on many a Stereolab > LP. Mary > Hansen was 36. > > >
