Slog - Comments on Charlie Chong

Comment by Jason

Jason — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 10:14:05 -0800

Where did my comment go?

Comment by elswinger

elswinger — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 10:18:08 -0800

Mstislav Rostropovich and Jack Valenti also died.

Who will be next?

Comment by Fnarf

Fnarf — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 10:22:15 -0800

Comment trolls ate it.

Charlie was a character, all right. A terrible Councilman, but then most of them are. I still remember the snowplow debacle (the Times isn't reporting that the "bureaucrats" were right, the plows were not suitable for Seattle's trucks and would have rusted away in a lot somewhere).

I also remember the "Ask Charlie Chong" feature in the Stranger mocking his rambling thought processes, which helped kill his reelection bid and brought us the genius of Heidi Wills.

I wasn't a fan, but it's always good to have a Charlie Chong around to keep things interesting.

Comment by Jason

Jason — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 10:25:04 -0800

That's what I was trying to show you about.

Comment by Mark Mitchell

Mark Mitchell — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 10:29:36 -0800

The Madman Who Would Be Mayor...

Comment by Fnarf

Fnarf — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 10:30:42 -0800

Jason, yes! That's what it was called.

Comment by el ganador

el ganador — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 10:31:00 -0800

Aw, man.... I thought he was a frakkin' nutjob, but I did *like* Charlie. Seattle will be diminished without him. Rest in peace, Charlie....

Comment by Ministry of Truth

Ministry of Truth — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 10:31:30 -0800

What comment, Jason? Dan was the first to note that Chong died.

Comment by Sean

Sean — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 10:41:18 -0800

@8:
Someone would go to Fnarf, but he never tells me.

Comment by Anthony Hecht

Anthony Hecht — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 11:03:46 -0800

Sorry Jason.. We had a comment spam flood this morning and your comment must have been caught up in the mass deletion. Repost at will.

Comment by Mike in MO

Mike in MO — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 11:24:37 -0800

Any relation to Tommy?

Comment by Will of Horses Ass

Will of Horses Ass — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 11:42:27 -0800

Bring back "Ask Charlie Chong", or at least re-run the old ones. They were hilarious.

Comment by Mr. Poe

Mr. Poe — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 11:50:30 -0800

These things happen.

Comment by Will in Seattle

Will in Seattle — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 11:59:08 -0800

He was a character.

Please don't repost at me, repost at the other Will.

Comment by Grant Cogswell

Grant Cogswell — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 12:03:56 -0800

This saddens me greatly. I haven't seen Charlie in about five years, but when he was on the politcal scene he supported me and was a friend. He was subtle and complex, human and humane, a gentle man and a gentleman. And he was honest. These qualities don't play well in political media - in fact, they sometimes make you look crazy. That his political career was so short speaks to his integrity and the breadth of his life and character. Rest in peace.

Comment by Fnarf

Fnarf — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 12:33:28 -0800

Actually, I think it's being crazy that makes you look crazy, but never mind.

Sean, what does @9 mean?

Comment by kerri harrop

kerri harrop — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 13:48:38 -0800

i used to see charlie around our neighborhood all the time. he was a kook, for sure, but a loveable character.

steinbacher will back me on this: charlie's that's what i was trying to show you about is one of my all-time favorite stranger items. beware the shambling mummy!

RIP charlie chong. i already miss seeing you at the west seattle 7-11. you sure liked slurpees.

Comment by J.R.

J.R. — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 13:58:04 -0800

Charlie was elected to the Council at a time when we had nine think-alike yuppies in those jobs and every vote was 9-0 in favor of the Chamber of Commerce position. His was the hardest job on Council: functioning as Court of Last Resort for people who couldn't get anyone else to listen (more or less the position Nick Licata holds now). He was one of the hardest-working Council members around, even when it worked to his detriment. Charlie refused to cancel meetings or completely rearrange his schedule to properly accommodate his run for mayor AND he was the only one of the three Councilmembers who ran for mayor and lost in 1997 (the other two being Jane Noland and Cheryl Chow) who worked hard every day to the end of his elected term. Charlie Chong was a man of character and he will be missed.

Comment by Sean

Sean — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 14:10:25 -0800

Fnarf @16:
The words speak at themselves, but as the old saying goes, they can't hurt me.

Comment by Maria

Maria — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 16:58:57 -0800

Charlie,
I'm going to miss you. "The big Mo" momentum is what yo mean Charlie. I think you are one of the few people in the world that really laughed with me, and not at me. I'm gonna miss you a lot Charlie.

Comment by SDA in SEA

SDA in SEA — Sat, 28 Apr 2007 00:30:14 -0800

I always thought he was a bit of a lunatic, in an endearing sort of way. I think he would have been disastrous as a mayor, but I think we need someone like him on the city council at all times. Helps shame the rest of them from being total corporate whores. He seemed more honest than the rest of them combined.

Comment by Shan

Shan — Wed, 02 May 2007 02:00:14 -0800

He was awesome, and he was my great-uncle.

Comment by Andrea

Andrea — Wed, 02 May 2007 22:38:18 -0800

Dan,

When you croak, your obit will read "DICK"

Comment by Aloys

Aloys — Mon, 07 May 2007 18:10:00 -0800

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