Halfway through Bob Dylan's performance of "Love Sick" at the 1998 Grammy Awards, a background dancer named Michael Portnoy ripped off his shirt, ran up next to Dylan, and started flailing around violently with the words Soy Bomb written across his chest. Dylan ignored Portnoy and went on playing without missing a beat. Portnoy continued to "dance" for about 40 seconds until security realized he wasn't part of the show and escorted him off-stage. Bob Dylan (born Robert Allen Zimmerman on 24 May 1941) is an American singer-songwriter, musician and poet. ... The 40th Grammy Awards were held on February 25, 1998. ...

After his performance, the Grammy Awards declined to pay Portnoy's $200 fee for the dancing gig, and chose not to file charges against him. Portnoy had been hired to simply stand in the background with other dancers and bob his head to the music, contributing to the "cool vibe" of the song.

When questioned by reporters, Portnoy made statements about being "almost vegetarian", and said that "Soy Bomb" means "sort of life and death and explosion" according to The New York Post, and "Soy...represents dense nutritional life. Bomb is, obviously, an explosive destructive force. So, soy bomb is what I think art should be: dense, explosive art" according to E!. For animals adapted to eat primarily plants, sometimes referred to as vegetarian animals, see Herbivore. ... The first edition of The New York Post of July 6, 2004 incorrectly declared that U.S. presidential candidate John Kerry would choose U.S. Representative Dick Gephardt to be his vice-presidential running mate that day (in reality, Kerry chose John Edwards). ... Binomial name Glycine max Soybeans (US) or soya beans (UK) (Glycine max) are a high-protein legume (Family Fabaceae) grown as food for both humans and livestock. ... E! (Entertainment Television) is an American cable television and direct broadcast satellite network. ...

Shortly afterwards, he was briefly portrayed on Saturday Night Live by Will Ferrell. A few days later, TVT Records created a website for "Soy Bomb Nation" as a publicity stunt. The website claimed, more or less, that Soy Bomb was actually a grassroots dadaist anti-corporate movement that had been around for years, and that although Portnoy wasn't officially a member, he was honoring Soy Bomb with his performance. Saturday Night Live (SNL) is a weekly late-night 90-minute comedy-variety show from NBC which has been broadcast virtually every Saturday night since its debut on October 11, 1975. ... Will Ferrell, in his title role in Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy John Will William Ferrell (born July 16, 1967) is a comedian, impressionist, and actor who first established himself as a cast member of Saturday Night Live. ... TVT Records is an independent record label in the United States. ... A grassroots political movement, inspired by the German word Graswurzel, is a movement organized by a network of citizens. ... Dadaism or Dada is a post-World War I cultural movement in visual art as well as literature (mainly poetry), theatre and graphic design. ...

Since "Soy Bomb", Portnoy has gone on to become a performance artist in the New York scene. State nickname: The Empire State Official languages English Capital Albany Largest city New York City Governor George Pataki (R) Senators Charles Schumer (D) Hillary Clinton (D) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 27th 141,205 km² 13. ...

"Soy Bomb" was a topic of the song "Whatever Happened to Soy Bomb?" by the band Eels from their 2005 album Blinking Lights and Other Revelations. The song questions if the kitsch, hipster culture embodied by Soy Bomb is ultimately worth anything. Songwriter E comments: "The only reasonable answer to the title's question is 'who cares?'... There was no point. It wasn't punk. It wasn't Andy Kaufmann... it seemed like a sign of the stupid times we live in and it makes me long for a more dignified time." Eels is an American rock band formed by singer/songwriter Mark Oliver Everett, better known as Mr. ... Blinking Lights and Other Revelations is the name the 2005 double album by Eels. ... Art in questionable taste is sometimes referred to as kitsch Kitsch is a German term that has been used to categorize art that is considered an inferior copy of an existing style. ... Mark Oliver Everett (born April 10, 1963) is the lead singer, guitarist and keyboardist of the pop band Eels. ... The examples and perspective in this article do not represent a worldwide view. ... Andy Kaufman Andrew Geoffrey Kaufman (January 17, 1949 – May 16, 1984) was a New York-born American self-described song and dance man. ...