North Dakota man ploughs Prince's symbol in farm field
EDGELEY (North Dakota) — A retiree in a tiny community in North Dakota has paid tribute to Prince in perhaps the most unique way a farmer can.
A corn field in Edgeley, North Dakota., shows the symbol of the late megastar Prince. Retired farmer Gene Hanson, who always liked the song “Purple Rain,” plowed the football-size symbol. Photo: AP
EDGELEY (North Dakota) — A retiree in a tiny community in North Dakota has paid tribute to Prince in perhaps the most unique way a farmer can.
Mr Gene Hanson is a retired farmer in Edgeley who always liked the song “Purple Rain.” On Friday (April 29), he hopped on his tractor and ploughed on a football field-size version of the late musician's symbol into his corn field.
The 75-year-old says he found an image of the symbol on the Internet. He put it on his tractor's dash and followed the pattern. When done, he got on his airplane to check it out. He could not believe that it had turned out so well.
The tribute is only temporary. Mr Hanson says the field was seeded on Monday.
Prince died on April 21 in suburban Minneapolis at age 57. AP
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