Contrary to popular belief, local acoustic duo "Frost & Mudd" didn't get their name from their respective surnames (which are Mudd & Frost). Bizarrely, their moniker (no, not the irritating one from "Friends") is taken from a legendary one-off performance that geriatric TV Presenter Sir David "Sir David Frost" Frost did with 70s pop group "Mud", on his talkshow "A Touch Of Frost" in 1974.
It was at the height of Glam Rock, and Sir David, battling falling viewer figures, and desperate to appeal to the younger audience, dressed up in glittery platform boots, a skintight silver bodysuit, open to the waist, and fashioned his hair into the shape of what appeared to be a giant mushroom. He then proceeded to perform a demented rendition of Mud's popular hit "Tiger's Feet", stomping around the stage like a slightly less poeadophilic Gary "Up The" Glitter, and fell headfirst off of the stage into the audience.
Footage of the embarrasing performance sometimes pops up on Youtube, but tends to get removed very quickly by the copyright owner, Jimmy Saville.
"So how come they aren't called "Frost & Mud" then?" I hear you ask?
Well, actually, they WERE called that, but in a curious twist (not the 50s dance craze) they were threatened with legal action by The Weather Channel, who had registered a patent on the phrase "frost & mud". To avoid potential court action the duo added a "D", and the rest, my friends, is history!