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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 […]