They are favorites of Dr. Demento. After being frequent guests on the Bob and Tom show, they were invited to do a regular feature: a topical song of the week.
While they mainly perform live as a duo, they had the help of many guest musicians on their album Opening Band, including Mike Clem and Eddie Hartness of Eddie from Ohio and Valerie Vagoda, Brendon Milburn, and Gene Lewin from Groovelily. Groovelily performed as Paul and Storm's back-up band at the 2005 Falcon Ridge Folk Festival.
Before releasing an official debut album Paul and Storm released a demo EP of songs that would eventually be re-recorded for their debut album: Opening Band, as well as other songs that have yet to be re-recorded. The EP was titled "Shame and Cookie Dough".
In 2005 the duo released their debut album: Opening Band. The title of the album stems from the lead track off the album, an idea thought up by Storm after their experience as being the 'opening act'. While they mainly perform live as a duo, they had the help of many guest musicians on the album, including Mike Clem and Eddie Hartness of Eddie from Ohio and Valerie Vigoda, Brendon Milburn, and Gene Lewin from Groovelily. Groovelily performed as Paul and Storm's back-up band at the 2005 Falcon Ridge Folk Festival. The album features a number of "Rejected Commercial Jingles" as well as a commentary track for two of the album's songs.
Their second album "News to Us" was recorded week by week for the Bob and Tom radio show as a featured weekly news segment. Many of the tracks on the album feature the radio hosts introducing each song, also there is the audible trademark Bob and Tom laughter on the tracks dubbed as the 'On-Air' versions, at the end of the album the duo placed the 'Studio version' of most of the tracks as well so that listeners could have a more traditional album experience. The song "Your Love Is" on the album was co-written by Jonathan Coulton.
In 2007 their 3rd full length studio album "Gumbo Pants" was released. This album features their fan favorite, and often live concert closing track: The Captain's Wife's Lament as well as other fan favorites such as Count to Ten and A Better Version of You. It also featured a number of very short tracks that were titled "One Sentence Songs", also there are more Rejected Commercial Jingles.
In 2010 after a three year lapse between albums, the duo released their fourth studio album "Do You Like Star Wars?". The album is a collection of songs that the duo had released one by one in the years following Gumbo Pants. It includes concert favorites such as "Nun Fight", "Cruel, Cruel Moon", and "Frogger! The Frogger Musical!". A number of the songs released on this album were written for Quick Stop Entertainment's Masters of Song Fu contest.
The duo has a weekly audio talk show podcast titled "Paul and Storm Talk About Some Stuff for Five to Ten Minutes (On Average)". On the podcast the two will often talk about food, live shows, and upcoming projects.
In 2009, in conjunction with friends Wil Wheaton and Adam Savage, Paul and Storm organized a series of music and comedy shows called w00tstock, which began in late October of that year. The events take place around the United States and are billed as "3 hours(ish) of Geeks and Music".
In the summer of 2010 the duo created two separate internet memes via Twitter. Regarding the fact that both of them had come up with them Paul commented that they were considering changing the name of their act to "The Meme Brothers".
In late July, Storm started the popular internet meme of WookieeLeaks by using the hashtag #wookieeleaks on Twitter. The meme is a play on the then recent WikiLeaks publishing of secret government files. Within these tweets a person will mention a secret leaked from the Star Wars universe. Following the success of the hashtag Storm was interviewed by Wired and NPR.
Less than a week after the success of WookieeLeaks, Paul created the #kanyenewyorkertweets hashtag via Twitter. Within the tweets where this hashtag is used a person will link to a cartoon from The New Yorker with a tweet from Kanye West added as text below the image. Following its success the meme was picked up by The Onion, Paste Magazine, the Huffington Post, and The New Yorker itself.
In October 2010 they had acted as the musical guests on the online MMO, AQWorlds, in an event that celebrated the 2nd birthday of the game.
Paul and Storm are both ordained ministers of the Universal Life Church.
Nugget Man
Paul and Storm Lyrics
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We all know his work, although few knew his name
A Cornell professor who taught poultry science
Forever enshrined in the poultry Hall of Fame
84 years worth of food innovations:
Chicken dogs, turkey dogs and turkey ham
Beyond them all stands Baker’s greatest creation
For Baker begat chicken nuggets for man
O, Nugget Man
O, Nugget Man
Headin’ on down to that old Promised Land
Happy the meals all have been since the day
That the Nugget Man came our way
Robert C. Baker, way back in the ‘50s
Changed the way children and college kids eat
When he invented a way to get breading
To adhere much better to raw chicken meat
His new method led fast food chains in the ‘80s
To develop and market a new bite-sized snack food
Made from mechanically recovered meat and anti-foaming products
Reconstituted meat slurry and extra chicken skin for its binding properties
O, Nugget Man
O, Nugget Man
Headin’ on down to that old Promised Land
Guts, feet and beaks now don’t get thrown away
Since the Nugget Man came our way
The King of the Burgers is mourning with Popeye
The Colonel arranged a 21-gun salute
The Church’s are silent, but for Wendy’s weeping
And Ronald has hung up his big yellow clown shoes
Robert C. Baker’s last will was specific
That his bones be removed, and he be ground up real fine
And to place his remains into small cardboard coffins
And bury the pieces six at a time
O, Nugget Man
O, Nugget Man
Headin’ on down to that old Promised Land
Dipped into his honey-mustard filled grave
We’re glad the Nugget Man came our way
We’re glad the Nugget Man came our way
Nugget Man
The song "Nugget Man" by Paul and Storm is a humorous tribute to Robert C. Baker, a Cornell professor who revolutionized the poultry industry by inventing chicken nuggets. The song acknowledges how Baker's greatest invention, chicken nuggets, have become a staple in fast food restaurants and household meals. The humorous tribute to Nugget Man is sung in a lively tone, paying tribute to the man who changed the way children and college kids eat.
The lyrics describe the influence of Baker's food innovations on fast food chains in the ‘80s with his creation of bite-sized snack foods made from mechanically recovered meat and anti-foaming products. It highlights his invention that led to the re-use of guts, feet, and beaks that were previously thrown away as part of the chicken meat processing. The song also describes the reactions of different fast-food chains in mourning and paying tribute to Nugget Man's legacy.
The chorus of "Nugget Man" is a lively and catchy tune that adds to the humor in a well-intentioned tribute to the man whose legacy lives on through chicken nuggets.
Line by Line Meaning
Robert C. Baker died on a Monday
The person who invented chicken nuggets passed away on a Monday.
We all know his work, although few knew his name
Despite his lack of recognition, many of us are familiar with the food innovations he created.
A Cornell professor who taught poultry science
Robert C. Baker was a teacher of poultry science at Cornell University.
Forever enshrined in the poultry Hall of Fame
His contributions to poultry science have been remembered and honored in the Hall of Fame dedicated to this field.
84 years worth of food innovations:
Throughout his lifetime, Robert C. Baker contributed numerous ideas to the world of cuisine.
Chicken dogs, turkey dogs and turkey ham
Some of his greatest beginning achievements were introducing delicious treats such as chicken dogs, turkey dogs, and turkey ham.
Beyond them all stands Baker’s greatest creation
His crowning achievement in the world of food was the creation of chicken nuggets.
For Baker begat chicken nuggets for man
His brainchild was the creation of chicken nuggets given out to the entire world.
O, Nugget Man
Oh, chicken nugget inventor.
Headin’ on down to that old Promised Land
Having died, Robert C. Baker is now on his way to the afterlife.
Happy the meals all have been since the day
Since the creation of chicken nuggets, people have been enjoying their meals more than ever before.
That the Nugget Man came our way
The creation of chicken nuggets has been a boon to fast-food restaurants and the customers who patronize them.
Robert C. Baker, way back in the ‘50s
Robert C. Baker had invented chicken nuggets back in the 1950s.
Changed the way children and college kids eat
Chicken nuggets helped to revolutionize the way that children and college students approached their food choices.
When he invented a way to get breading
He figured out a method to make breading stick better to raw chicken meat.
To adhere much better to raw chicken meat
His innovative method helped the breading stick much better to the chicken meat before it was deep fried.
His new method led fast food chains in the ‘80s
Robert C. Baker's technique influenced fast food chains to create bite-sized snacks in the following decade.
To develop and market a new bite-sized snack food
Food chains marketed a new snack food that appeal to people of all different tastes.
Made from mechanically recovered meat and anti-foaming products
The nuggets were composed of mechanically separated meat and anti-foaming agents to ensure a smooth and even texture.
Reconstituted meat slurry and extra chicken skin for its binding properties
To ensure that the nuggets had a uniform texture, the meat was ground into a paste, then mixed with extra chicken skin for consistency.
Guts, feet and beaks now don’t get thrown away
Less popular parts of the chicken were no longer discarded; instead, factories used them to make chicken nuggets.
Since the Nugget Man came our way
Thanks to Robert C. Baker's chicken nuggets, there was no more wasted meat from chicken bodies.
The King of the Burgers is mourning with Popeye
Popular fast-food chains mourned Robert's passing.
The Colonel arranged a 21-gun salute
The founder of KFC arranged a military-style salute to honor the inventor of the chicken nugget.
The Church’s are silent, but for Wendy’s weeping
Other fast-food chains also paid their respects to the late Robert Baker.
And Ronald has hung up his big yellow clown shoes
Even Ronald McDonald, the famous clown mascot for McDonald's, was saddened by the loss of Robert C. Baker.
Robert C. Baker’s last will was specific
Before he died, Robert had a specific request he wanted to be followed.
That his bones be removed, and he be ground up real fine
Robert C. Baker requested that his bones be ground up finely after his death.
And to place his remains into small cardboard coffins
Robert C. Baker wanted his remains to be placed in small cardboard boxes after being ground up.
And bury the pieces six at a time
His remains were to be buried six at a time, packed neatly into boxes.
Dipped into his honey-mustard filled grave
Robert C. Baker's dedication to the world of chicken led to the creation of chicken nuggets, which were commonly dipped in honey mustard sauce.
We’re glad the Nugget Man came our way
The creation of chicken nuggets is still celebrated and appreciated everywhere.
Contributed by Violet B. Suggest a correction in the comments below.