Erick Helman

## Background

### Relationships

KRUNCHER (band): "Kuff" Johnson (drummer), Teri Rabbit (bass+keyboards), Kenny Masters (lead guitar)

### Likes

Music, Being Famous, owning a helicopter

**Erick Helman,** known as **Chowder Man** on stage, with username **RealChowderMan,** is a former celebrity rockstar who was famous during the 80s. Since then, however, his fame has worn out, and he spends the duration of Hypnospace Outlaw attempting to return to his former glory, seemingly succeeding until Coolfest '99.

## Projects

### KRUNCHER

KRUNCHER is Chowder Man's band; it features a guitarist, bass player, and drummer.

### Discography

* One Legged Man (1999, unreleased)
* Young Nights, Bright Lights (unknown, released exclusively on the Audio Tour Soundtrack)
* Christmas Pain in Christmas Town (unknown)
* Chowder Man, Please Come Back Home (1999 single)

#### Albums

* If We Wanna (1982)
* Lookin' for Trouble (1986)
	+ Chowder Man's Hotel Room (1986 Single)
* Mountain Roar (1989)
	+ Ready to Shave
* The Zone (1991)
	+ I Am The Chowder Man (1991 Single)

#### Jingles

* Granny Cream Jingle
* SquisherZ Theme
* Gray's Peak Theme
* Desperate in Dallas, Montana Theme

#### Music Videos

* I Am The Chowder Man
* Christmas Pain in Christmas Town

## Personal Life

According to Chowder Man's "History of Chowder Man" Chowder Man was born in 1954 and received his first guitar at the age of 12 from his mother. At age 20 he joined his first band, "The Badd Crowd." With help from his parents, he started a record label, "Chowder Entertainment," when he was 27 years old. He released his first album, *If We Wanna,* in 1982 and was commissioned to write the Gray's Peak Anthem. In 1986 he purchased a helicopter, known as the "Chowder Copter," and released a second album, *Lookin' for Trouble*, along with the single "Chowder Man's Hotel Room." He releases two more albums, *Mountain Roar* and *The Zone*, in 1989 and 1991 respectively.

Around this time, Chowder Man begins to face personal issues. He becomes an alcoholic, and his fame begins to decline. By 1997, he returns to music by writing jingles for many brands such SquisherZ, Granny Cream, Gray's Peak, and more. He becomes a part of the Merchantsoft team and in 1999, plans to return to the stage for the first time in almost a decade at Coolfest '99 with his new band, KRUNCHER, and believes that he'd be accepted by the Coolpunk community.

Coolfest turns out to be a complete disaster. The Chowdercopter crashes onstage and kills "Kuff" Johnson, the drummer for KRUNCHER, and Chowder Man loses his leg. He finally decides to retire from his music career, never releasing his final song, "One Legged Man."

## Trivia

* He is portrayed by Hot Dad, who also performs Chowder Man's music.
* Chowder Man's greatest musical achievement was his album *Lookin' for Trouble* going gold in Switzerland.
* A caricature of Chowder Man can be seen on the level "Boise Potato Festival" from Slayers X, depicting him eating a chili pepper.

## Gallery

Cover for If We WannaCover for Lookin' for TroubleCover for The ZoneCover for Mountain RoarFake Cover for "Crawling Back 2 U" (Seen on the Fake Coolpunk Watch page)Cover for Please Come Back HomeCover for Hot Dad - The Chowder ManImage seen on the about page of Merchantsoft