Seattlest: Seattle's Tuba Man Killed by Teenage Thugs

DevlinD

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 10:32:30 -0800

This is so sad, I used to work a few blocks from the Seattle Center. Often times, I would get lunch at the Safeway near the Uptown Cinema and I'd see the Tuba Guy in there getting lunch as well. He was always very nice and the staff at Safeway were on a first name basis. Going to a game will never be the same. Rest in Peace Tuba Man.

nerdseyeview

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 09:03:08 -0800

It makes me really sad to read this. Tuba Guy used to stand below my window on game day when I had a studio at a place some people may remember as Wonderful World of Art or Project 416. I admit it, there were times when I'd see him there and think, "ARGH, I think I'll just go home," but he was a familiar part of the audio landscape when the Kingdome was still standing. Tragic.

TroyJMorris

Tue, 04 Nov 2008 15:00:17 -0800

Two suspects are in custody. Rumor is, they're looking for the other three.

jwhieger

Tue, 04 Nov 2008 14:57:01 -0800

So depressing. I remember this guy playing outside the Kingdome during the Steve Largent years. Did they catch the bastards who did this?

bilco

Tue, 04 Nov 2008 14:44:01 -0800

And I had gotten the feeling he was getting close to mastering some of those tunes! He will be missed - another part of Seattle Classic gone.

admiralzing

Tue, 04 Nov 2008 13:32:41 -0800

Instead of dwelling on the sad circumstances of his death, I am only trying to think of my favorite memory of Tuba Man, where at a screening of Big City Dick, the Richard Peterson documentary, they invited him up on stage for some Q&A and he proceeded to tell everyone in no uncertain terms how much Richard pissed him off. It was hilarious, and I'll miss him something fierce every time I leave another Seahawks loss.

thegastrognome

Tue, 04 Nov 2008 13:32:24 -0800

That's terrible! My brother used to play the tuba in high school, and we stopped and talked to him one day. He said he used to work at the U. Bookstore, but made so much more money playing the tuba that he quit his real job.

iSamurai

Tue, 04 Nov 2008 13:29:30 -0800

I am so accustomed to hearing him at sporting events. His lovely sounds will be missed. RIP.