Comments on: Tuba Guy, You Will Be Missed

By: Hotdog

Hotdog — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 18:37:02 +0000

“A memorial is planned for McMichael at 11 a.m. Saturday in front of McCaw Hall at Seattle Center, where all musicians are invited to perform several songs in his memory.

Another memorial has been tentatively scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Qwest Field Event Center.”

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008361887_tubaman07m.html

By: Bryan

Bryan — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 03:55:34 +0000

Oh, Tuba Guy. I’m in the same boat as Jonathan. I first met the man while working at Zeeks Pizza in Belltown. He was the interesting (and yes, baritone) guy who came in nearly every day to buy a slice. He was always wearing a Finding Nemo hat, or a Dr. Seuss hat, or a jester hat, or any other weird hat that only Ed could pull off. I’ll never forget the way that he talked even then. Always a sports fan, I got more into Seattle sports as my time here progressed (the run to the Super Bowl certainly helped). So I began to see Ed outside Safeco, Key Arena, and Qwest on a regular basis. I talked to him every time, and you could tell that he enjoyed the conversation. Even though I was usually drunk and bordering on mockery, I have to say that I did too. Tuba Guy, you will be missed.

By: Sparko

Sparko — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 21:48:16 +0000

That is just really sad.

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 20:02:32 +0000

What a tragedy! I only knew the “Tuba Guy” as Ed, who would come into the pizza shop where I worked during college. It wasn’t until He would walk in and in that joyful baritone of his, greet everyone with a resounding “How is everyone doooooing?!” that you could hear even in the back of the shop over the ovens. He was one of the kindest and friendliest people I’d ever met, and even though I haven’t seen him in nearly 10 years, I will certainly miss him.

By: Sager Bombs

Sager Bombs — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 18:28:11 +0000

Tuba Guy was a dick to me once outside the Kingdome as a little kid (and I’ll be the first to admit I probably deserved it) which was why I was never a big fan. Still, no one deserves to get got like he did. He was a great face for the “State of Seattle Sports” column and (for better or worse) a face of Seattle fan-dom for an entire generation. If you went to any games in the last decade, you probably knew who the guy was.

I’m ready to make it official: Seattle sports have hit rock bottom. Good night, sweet prince. You deserved to see us on the upswing. I’ll pour out a little liquor for you tonight.

By: BMalo

BMalo — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 17:21:32 +0000

I never saw Tuba Guy, but now I feel like I knew him well. And now I am sad because someone I knew so well has died. Damn you Manny Faces and your literary magic for ruining my morning with mourning.

By: Northwest Sports: In the Morning :: Sports Northwest Magazine

Northwest Sports: In the Morning :: Sports Northwest Magazine — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 13:58:42 +0000

[...] at a bus stop, writes the P-I’s Robert Jamieson. Manny Faces of Hot Dog & Friends wrote a nice eulogy for Tuba Man, whose real name was Edward [...]

By: Hotdog

Hotdog — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 13:11:17 +0000

Oh my God that’s horrible. Everybody loved Tuba Guy – he was harmless. Wow.