“I look out and I am like, ‘Oh my God.'”
Along with the quite a few Seahawks Legends who’ve raised the flag, and the Seattle sports activities icons starting from Sue Hen to Ken Griffey Jr. to Ichiro, there has additionally been loads of star energy concerned within the type of musicians and actors with native ties. Musicians like Pearl Jam’s Mike McCready, Seattle rap legend Sir Combine-A-Lot and Weapons N’ Roses bassist Duff McKagan have all performed in entrance of giant, adoring followers; and actors like Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Rainn Wilson, Joel McHale have been in films or TV exhibits seen by tens of millions, however elevating the 12 Flag remains to be a novel second even for these used to fame and adoration.
“I keep in mind not being instructed a lot,” stated Sir Combine-A-Lot. “There was no warning, there was no, ‘It may be windy, it will be loud, it will be awkward, it will be humorous, it won’t work, you would possibly fall down,’ nothing. No warnings. Simply two folks strolling us up there, and we stand up there and I look out and I am like, ‘Oh my God.’ However as that 12 flag went up, I could not assist however get goosebumps. I can not actually describe it, however wow, to listen to the group from up there, it was one thing.”
And even these used to the gameday expertise at Lumen Area, the second may be overwhelming. Hasselbeck, for instance, stated he needed to calm himself down for concern he would possibly go out.
“It was sort of hyped,” he stated. “You possibly can nearly lose your thoughts—you are up there, it’s totally excessive, it’s totally windy, you are screaming and going nuts. It is a cool expertise.”