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We mentioned a few days ago that WSDOT is doing construction on southbound I-5 this weekend, and that a lane will be closed from Yale to Union Street from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday. But we want to warn you that northbound traffic won't be all giggles and schadenfreude--they're keeping the express lanes open southbound all day to help with the lane closure, so northbound is gonna be molasses in January, too. Plus, Seahawks fans, getting near Qwest Field is just part of the fun: "WSDOT is building a bridge over the railroad tracks on S. Royal Brougham Way and a new off-ramp from I-90 and I-5 to S. Atlantic Street/Edgar Martinez Drive S. Construction is also under way on nearby city of Seattle projects and on WSDOT’s Alaskan Way Viaduct Electrical Line Relocation project. Fans should expect construction-related lane, parking and pedestrian access restrictions related to these projects south of Qwest Field."

On Mother’s Day, while you’re waiting for a table to open up at the Outback, the Sounders will be at Qwest Field for their first match against two-time MLS Champion LA Galaxy.

CLASSICALLY FINE TUNED: Seattle's neighborhood-loving classical music group Simple Measure will be wrapping up their fourth chamber concert series this weekend with a melodic finale titled High Strung--the Celestial Dimension. Concerts will be held across Seattle, featuring guest artists harpist Yolanda Kondonassis and flutist Bart Feller, who will perform with the group, prompting many "This one time, at band camp..." jokes, as the evening will combine the sounds of harp, flute, cello, violin, and viola.

You know times are tough when it affects the long-standing tradition of collegiate football. Word is, the gritty football rivalry between Washington and Washington State may take their annual Apple Cup football game to Seattle's Qwest Field. With the anticipated UW lay-offs and WSU cutting out the freshmen, it's no wonder why they are in talks to move the game, as it will allow the schools to split the millions of dollars generated from beer sales the game.

Sounders FC hosts Real Salt Lake Saturday night at Qwest Field. We thought you might want to know a little about the team our local 11 (?) will be facing.

Man oh man, did we have fun at the first Sounders game last Thursday. Sometimes events--not just sporting events--have an electricity about them. This was one of those.

"Sounders FC vs Red Bulls — 13" by Scott Engelhardt (ntisocl) , from the Seattlest Flickr pool

We're irritated enough about people who were too cheap to fork over the cash for a hotel room or cab fare home after drinking that next year, we might resort to shooting drunk people's cars with paintballs, like this guy from Kennewick did. Kennewick Man did end up going to jail for his creative problem-solving, though, so paintballs might not be the best course of action after all. Please drive safely, city. Driving drunk isn't worth the risk.

Jets' defensive end Shaun Ellis was fined ten grand for playfully heaving a giant snowball into the Qwest Field stands after Sunday's game (which the recipients, by their reaction, were totally cool with, by the way). Boling and Hughes at the TNT have their say on the matter, thinking that it was a poor reflection on our city.

Why not hunker down at the new strip club that officials just okayed to be erected (hah) next to Safeco Field while you wait for the game traffic to die down? How many times have you been driving home from work (for the purposes of this article all of you work in Georgetown by Seattlest HQ), and it's stop-and-go on 1st Ave. S., and you have no radio in your car and don't really like sports that much so you have no idea when there will be a game at Qwest or Safeco Field, and stuck in game traffic you have thought, I wish there was an adult cabaret located right...about...here, at 1530 1st Ave. S.? About a thousand times. We know. There is a god!

For local sports fans, March can't come soon enough for two reasons. First, the Seattle Sounders begin their first season of play and the home opener will be March 19 against the NY Red Bulls on national TV.

This morning, we were down at the local diner having breakfast and mulling the sports weekend which was as lacking in hope as the plate of runny eggs sitting before us. Huskies lost. Cougars lost. Seahawks lost. Even the Husky hoops team lost.

C'mon Huskies. Seriously. We know what you are thinking.

1,500 people gathered at Qwest Field last night to say goodbye to Ed McMichael, the Tuba Man. McMichael died November 3, after a robbery and beating on October 25. (Three of the five attackers have been found and charged.) McMichael was a Seattle icon, playing his tuba for tips outside most Seattle sporting events and music events at McCaw Hall--Pacific Northwest Ballet printed a dedication to McMichael in its "New Works" series program.

When we heard about the murder of the Tuba Man, Ed McMichael, we were really shaken by it. We've been heartened, though, by the outpouring of emotion from people everywhere; the Seattle Times says that "about 150 people gathered Saturday morning at Seattle Center for an informal musical memorial to the Tuba Man," and another public memorial has been set for this Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. at Qwest Field (800 Occidental Ave S.) Local radio's Robin & Maynard and Art Thiel and Ken Schram are attending, and "the wearing of funny hats in tribute to Ed McMichael is encouraged." In addition, there's a memorial fund to help pay for McMichael's plot, grave marker and funeral expenses. Donations can be made to the Edward "Tuba Man" McMichael Memorial Fund, in person at a Bank of America branch, or by sending a check to the fund at P.O. Box 4985, Federal Way, WA 98063. (H/t to Seattle Metblogs)

The Seattle Sounders will announce the signing of Swedish winger Freddie Ljungberg later today at Qwest Field. The 31-year-old is reportedly signing a deal which will pay him $2.5 million a year for two years. Ljungberg will become the Sounders "Designated Player" which by MLS rules, allows each team an exemption from the league's salary cap.

We had to see this coming.

Central Washington plays Western at Qwest Field this Saturday, unremarkable for non-alumni except for the fact it marks the first time real teams with winning records from the state will play in Seattle this year.

We were thrilled to see Mad Men get some hardware at the Emmys last night, since it is a fave at the Seattlest crib. In one of the more stunning scenes this season, Don Draper has a confrontation with his blackmailing adultress, where, with a smile, he seductively slides his hand up her dress, then grabs her by her girly-bits (yeah, those girly-bits), and curtly tells her to cut the shit, all the while flashing that dreamboat smile. Powerful, very un-PC, and certainly unexpected.

Since our teams remain winless this season, Seattlest has decided to do the only logical thing to get us out of this funk...Eat! During Sunday home games, over 67,000 people flood into Qwest Field, and many of those fans stop for lunch along the way. Seattlest gets tired of bar food and $8 stadium dogs, so we asked the guys at MSG150, the International District lunch blog, to help us out with some new suggestions. We sat down with MSG150 last week while they reviewed a new restaurant in the ID.

In the midst of Seattlest's angst over the Seahawks' 33-30 overtime loss last Sunday to the Niners, we totally forgot to mention that Alice in Chains played at halftime. Duh. The 12-minute performance featured Led Zeppelin's "Kashmir," and the band was accompanied by the Northwest Symphony Orchestra and some righteous smoke machines. Aside from the music, our favorite moment in the set was when Niner long-snapper Brian Jennings came onto the field to warm up, but instead made beeline for the stage, where he grooved out until the music stopped. Dancing alone in front of 67,000 people? Well done, Brian.

We try to stay positive. We really do. But with our local football teams winless this season, Blayne getting bounced off Project Runway and a certifiable jackass poised to head for the White House (again), we've been dealing with a little self-doubt this week. And listening to lots of Pink Floyd.

This weekend proved that in sports, there's always plenty of room to disagree. One person's trash is another's treasure. It certainly gives us a lot to chew on.

In an attempt to make sense of last weekend's performance by our local gridiron teams, Seattlest is looking to other sources for inspiration.

The Seahawks dispatched with the Oakland Raiders 23-16 in the final preseason game. In recent years, preseason games have become little more than an exercise in injury avoidance, and the Hawks emerged relatively unscathed, although the receiving corps has taken a hit with losses of Engram and Obomanu for extended periods. The Hawks were 3-1 in preseason action andwill begin regular season play on Sunday as they visit the Buffalo Bills.

It's football season, and frankly, it hasn't come quickly enough for us. Since the end of last gridiron season, we lost our NBA team, the Mariners have become little more than a soap opera, and we've become far too familiar with Olympic swimmers. But in football, we are offered a reprieve from all the negativity (until the UW loses their first game, of course). Let's take a look at this weekend's games:

The Seattle Seahawks lost 18-17 tonight to the San Diego Chargers in their third game of the pre-season. The Hawks started fast with Charlie Frye connecting with Nate Burleson for a 68-yard TD pass, giving them an early 7-0 lead. The Hawks led late into the fourth quarter, when former Husky DB Omare Lowe was flagged for interference on a questionable call in the end zone, putting the ball on the one-yard line. The Chargers went into the end zone three plays later and then made the two-point conversion to take the lead for good. QB Charlie Frye left the game after a late hit in the fourth quarter. T.J. Duckett had a solid game at RB, while Justin Forsett struggled in the race for the final roster spot at that position.

The Seahawks make this season's only appearance on Monday Night Football tonight (5:00 PT) as they visit the San Diego Chargers in preseason action. Jobs are on the line as the preseason draws to a close and the regular season begins in less than two weeks. Teams are forced to cut 5 players from their rosters tomorrow, bringing their rosters down from 80 to 75 players.