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Tiny Tim, the eccentric performer best known for his falsetto voice and whimsical ukulele rendition of “Tiptoe Through the Tulips,” died in a strangely poetic and haunting manner. On November 30, 1996, while performing at a gala in Minneapolis, he collapsed on stage mid-performance—singing the very song that had defined his career. He was rushed to the hospital but ultimately died of a heart attack at the age of 64. The eerie symmetry of his final moments—departing this world while singing the t