The Story of Phillip the Muffin Man and Crew

Phil said he was fortunate to be in the right place at the right time to be inspired with this story and to be driven to write it. His inspiration started early one morning, after awaking from a dream. The dream faded from his memory, however, he heard himself say out loud, 'I'm going to make muffins!' This was strange because he knew nothing about making muffins. He was living with his family in east Texas at the time. Most of his family thought he was going through some kind of fad. Only his mother and a sister supported his efforts. Everyday he would bake several dozen muffins, trying to perfect a recipe that was in his head, and everyday his faithful family members would pick them up. He was sure that they were eating the muffins; at least that was what they led him to believe. Somehow a kid from a nearby community got ahold of one of Phil's muffins. One day he looked out the window and saw a group of kids were hanging outside his door. When he opened the door to investigate, he was greeted with the loudest cheering he had ever heard. He started to close the door but decided instead to ask the kids what they wanted. 'Muffins, Mr. Muffin Man,' was the reply from the chubby boy who acted like a spokesman for the group. For a moment Phil wasn't sure whom the boy was talking about. Then it hit him - he was the 'Mr. Muffin Man' the boy was talking to. Phil told the kids if they wanted muffins that tomorrow they would have all the muffins they wanted, on one condition: that they would not call him 'Muffin Man.' They agreed and turned to walk away saying, 'See you later, Muffin Man.' So much for trying to stop the kids from calling him 'Muffin Man.'The kids were just the beginning of the changes in Phil's life. Next, he won a Blue Ribbon for his muffins at a county fair. Now adults wanted his muffins, his only concern was that they too would call him 'Muffin Man.'It came to Phil that kids like cartoon characters. He thought that with a cartoon character he could hurry up