Tag Archive for ‘Tuba Man’
Article: Tuba Man memories march on
By Eli Schwimmer For 20 years, win or lose, rain or shine, the Tuba Man would play his horn. He was more than a fan, he was a fixture in the Seattle sports world. Though most people only got to experience the Tuba Man in passing, I was lucky enough to actually get to sit next […]
Tuba Man, RIP
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knujFzryeTc&hl=en&fs=1] Edward “Tuba Man” McMichael, an eccentric Seattle musical icon known for his regular appearances outside sporting events and on local radio, died earlier this week from injuries sustained in a senseless robbery. Seattle Post-Intelligencer columnist Art Thiel explained the significance and senselessness of the loss in a column earlier this week: What makes this […]