Violence takes iconic Tuba Man

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

By ROBERT L. JAMIESON JR.
P-I COLUMNIST

OLD-TIMERS who have seen it all say this is the worst year for Seattle sports.

The Mariners finished in the cellar. The Huskies, winless on the gridiron, exemplify college football futility. The Seahawks are in a tailspin. And the Sonics split, leaving a hole where the heart of Seattle pro basketball once beat.

To this list I pass along another loss, perhaps the saddest: Seattle's most visible, beloved and melodic sports fan -- Tuba Man -- is dead.

Seattle knew Edward McMichael by sight or sound, the bespectacled guy with the wispy beard and floppy Uncle Sam and Dr. Seuss hats. For decades he breathed life into his shiny brass instrument, outside city sports venues.

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[maxsolomon]

1. violence is indefensible

RIP, tuba man.

dear killers: karma is real.

[uppityperson]

2. What! Oh damn. RIP tuba man.