It is no secret that our latest obsession has been throwing snack cakes at the audience for whatever reasons we feel like. (Usually for particularly funny or insightful comments, or for throwing panties during "Opening Band"). At our Northampton show last week, Storm made a joke that everyone had to step up their game if they were to receive more snack cakes–like compose haiku or something.
Two songs later, guess what?
Ask and ye shall receive. For added bonus points, these were written on the back of an envelope.
For those having trouble reading them (because it’s a terrible scan):
Paul and Storm’s Haiku
Paul and Storm are cool
Playing funny songs for laughs
Hardballing snack cakes.
#2
Gently strum guitars
Next time I’m throwing panties
To get said snack cakes.
We have the best fans, like, ever.
Posted
October 10th, 2007
So now it’s Iowa’s turn to show us what they’ve got. Can you handle the Paul and Storm Machine? (Man, that sounds lame. Never mind those last two sentences)
Here’s how this week breaks down:
Wed., 10/10 – Bricktown
Live on Main, 299 Main St., Dubuque, IA
9 p.m.
Thurs., 10/11 – Whitey’s Bar & Billiards
2601 Madison Ave., Burlington, IA
9 p.m.
Fri. & Sat., 10/12-10/13 – Penguins Comedy Club
209 1st Ave. SE, Cedar Rapids, IA
Fri. 8 p.m.; Sat. 7:30 & 10 p.m.
Posted
October 10th, 2007
Our friend Len, of Jawbone Radio Show podcast fame, has been working hard the past few months on his Monster by Mail project. (Wherein people send him the name of a monster and, for a fee, he draws it. Simple, elegant, awesome)
Lo and behold, someone recently ordered an alien called "Paul and Storm and JoCo (Aliens, Redundant)". It was just a matter of time, we suppose.
The picture is below; the video of its creation can be found here. Thanks for getting our good side, Len!
1123 Euclid Ave., Atlanta, GA
with Jonathan Coulton
We recently read a report that a convent in southern Italy has been shut down after a fistfight broke out between the three remaining nuns there.
Since these women now are left with a lot of free time, no steady work, and few marketable workplace skills, there appears to be only one obvious choice:
Pay-per-view Nun Fight.
Admit it, you’d kinda wanna see it too.
Main & Temple Streets, Sellersville, PA
with Jonathan Coulton
So the West Coast and Texas both brought it strong to the hoop on our last tour; now New England gets to step up to the plate. (To mix a couple sports metaphors) Here’s this week, all shows with Jonathan Coulton:
Wed., Oct. 3 – Higher Ground, South Burlington, VT
7 PM
After all these years, this is our first time performing in VT. Truth be told, ticket sales here aren’t living up to our hopes yet. If you’re coming to the show, please bring every single person you know, so that VT does not get its ass kicked by CA.
higherground.frontgatetickets.com/choose.php?lid=14405
Thu., October 4 – Iron Horse Music Hall, Northampton, MA
7 PM
www.nbotickets.com/auto_choose_ga.asp?area=9
****NOTE TIME CHANGE****
Fri., October 5 – Johnny D’s, Somerville, MA
9:45 PM
Based off out previous track record, this show will sell out. They will cram a bunch of SRO folks into the back bar area, but if you want seats, get your tix now, and show up early. You’ve been warned.
www.johnnyds.com/
The Associated Press reports that, this past Thursday, federal officials raided a company in Oakland, CA called "Tainted, Inc". The company had been making snack foods laced with marijuana, including candy bars, cookies, marshmallow pies, ice cream, peanut butter, jelly, energy drinks and "Rice Krispy treats." The snacks were apparently intended for medical users of the drug.
While some would say this was a terrible business plan from the start, we think the problem was merely bad marketing. I mean, who wants to buy food from a company called "Tainted Inc"? If they had asked us, we would have approached the problem in a more appealing manner, by renaming the company, and writing the following jingle:
Uncle Puffy’s
Enjoy!
Posted
September 30th, 2007
Hear ye, hear ye…just so everyone knows, the start time for our show at Johnny D’s on Friday, October 5th, has been pushed back. We originally thought it’d start at 7:30 pm, but that has been changed to 9:45 pm. (And Jonathan should go on about 11-11:15 pm). Given this change, the show may likely run later than the latest available public transportation schedule. (Anyone know for sure when that is?) Please bear this in mind when making plans for that evening. Thanks for your understanding.
Posted
September 26th, 2007
Just a quick note to thank everyone who helped make this West Coast/Texas tour the awesome thing it was. We’ll have more detailed ramblings later (once we’ve gotten home, hugged our spouses/children/pets, and slept for about 14 hours), but we’re thrilled to have met so many new fans and friends, not to mention how the ranks of our pirate army have swelled. (The eventual showdown between pirates and zombies at an upcoming show with Coulton seems inevitable at this point) We can state for a fact that we had as much fun as you all did, if not more so. And we expect many more P&S/JoCo tours in the near and far future.
But not two-week-long tours. That part kinda sucked. Too damn long away from home. I guess it just means we’ll have to cocentrate our rocking into long weekends and such.
Lengthy plane rides tomorrow (today, technically speaking) for everyone. G’night!
Posted
September 24th, 2007
