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[ Seattle] |
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STEELERBABY Creepy Kewpie hangs out at steelerbaby.com. |
SUPERFAN |
TUBA MAN Edward McMichael has been tooting his Hawks horn since '89. |
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JOE GRUSHECKY Springsteen buddy fronts what's been called the world's
greatest bar band. |
GUITAR HERO
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JIMI HENDRIX In tribute to the six-string king and native son, the city
erected a statue of him in mid-solo. |
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MR. ROGERS From the studios of public television station WQED, the master
of mellow delivered soothing messages to children for 33 years. |
BESWEATERED TV FIGURE |
FRASIER CRANE For 11 seasons the finicky radio therapist advised the
lovelorn and the careworn on his NBC sitcom. |
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PRIMANTI'S SANDWICH Here's a real time-saver: Instead of putting slaw and
fries on the side, why not just pile 'em on the "sammitch"? |
LOCAL DELICACY |
SHIRO'S SUSHI Japanese immigrant Shiro Kashiba put the salmon industry on a
roll when he opened the city's first sushi bar in 1967. |
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ANDREW CARNEGIE The steel magnate gave away $350 million, largely to
educational trusts. Money quote: "The man who dies rich dies
disgraced." |
FAVORITE TYCOON |
BILL GATES With his wife, Melinda, the Microsoft wizard has endowed a $29
billion charitable foundation. |
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POP ART Andy Warhol, whose fame lasted far longer than 15 minutes, has a
museum devoted to his work in his native city. |
CULTURAL EXPORT |
GRUNGE MUSIC Bands such as Pearl Jam, Mudhoney, Alice in Chains and
Soundgarden defined rock in the '90s. |
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PITTSBURGH MOVIES Night of the Living Dead, Flashdance, Striking Distance,
Sudden Death, Wonder Boys. |
NOW PLAYING |
SEATTLE MOVIES Say Anything, Singles, Sleepless in Seattle, Disclosure,
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me. |
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FALLINGWATER Frank Lloyd Wright's domestic masterpiece is in Bear Run, Pa.,
southeast of the Burgh. |
ARCHITECTURAL MARVEL |
THE PUBLIC LIBRARY One prominent architecture critic called Rem Koolhaas's
2004 work "the most exciting new building it has been my honor to
review." |
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TERRIBLE TOWEL Fans have been waving gold towels since the 1975 playoffs,
when radio station WTAE, at the suggestion of color man Myron Cope, gave them
out to encourage team spirit. |
FABRIC OF SOCIETY |
12TH MAN FLAG Since 2003 the Seahawks have started each home game by
raising this banner to rally the fans. One has been flying atop the Space
Needle since mid-January. |
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LYNN SWANN The four-time Super Bowl champ is seeking the Republican
nomination for governor of Pennsylvania. |
RUNNING RECEIVERS |
STEVE LARGENT The Seahawks' only Hall of Famer was elected to Congress (R.,
Okla.) in 1994 and served three terms. |
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Hall of Famer Franco Harris rushed for 11,950 yards in 12 seasons for the
Steelers. |
FRANCO FILES |
Harris spent his final NFL season with the Seahawks. Rushing total: 170
yards. |
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TERRY BRADSHAW The Hall of Fame passer had bit parts in Burt Reynolds
funfests Cannonball Run and Hooper, and appears in the new Matthew McConaughey
vehicle Failure to Launch. |
PIGSKIN THESPIAN |
BRIAN BOSWORTH After flaming out as a Seahawks linebacker from 1987 through
'89, the Boz resurfaced two years later in the biker movie Stone Cold. |
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THE ROONEY FAMILY has owned the Steelers since the team's founding in
1933. |
FOOTBALL PATRIARCHS |
PAUL ALLEN, the Microsoft billionaire, bought the Seahawks in 1997 for $200
million. |
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THREE RIVERS STADIUM Demolished February 2001. |
GONE, NOT MISSED |
THE KINGDOME Demolished March 2000. |
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