Sunday, April 1, 2007

Local drummer hospitalized after run-in with melon

Tyler Sabbag, drummer for local rock band The New Motherfuckers, was hospitalized Saturday night after sustaining injuries when he slipped on a cantaloupe and fell in an Echo Park supermarket.

A hospital spokeswoman declined to provide details on the popular drummer’s condition, citing confidentiality issues, but a band member confirmed that the injuries were serious.

Tyler said he really had a craving for some animal crackers, so I walked with him across the street to Vons,” said Alex Myrvold, bassist for The New Motherfuckers. “We were walking through the store, and Tyler was typing out a text message on his phone.

“We walked through the produce section and he was still typing, so he didn’t notice that a display of cantaloupes had fallen onto the floor. I tried to warn him, but it was too late.”

Several witnesses told The Tsunami that after stepping squarely on the fruit, Sabbag fell straight back and landed on his head.

“I first remember seeing a cell phone flying through the air,” said Elena Morales, who was shopping for diapers for her four young children. “Then I saw this guy on the ground screaming and writhing in pain. I immediately told the manager to call paramedics.”

Los Angeles Police Capt. Ed Parker said in an interview that the fruit had not been located or detained.

“What kind of stupid question is that?” Parker told The Tsunami. “Of course we aren’t going to arrest a cantaloupe. I’m going to have to end this conversation.”

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