10. Putting rice balls in the pantry.

9. Guess what’s under Doc hat now?

8. Rehearse complicated Asian dance moves on the way to the restroom.

7. Dice game in the galley.

6. Begin singing “150, 000 bottles of Sake on the wall”.

5. Asking folks, “Is that a Katana or are you just happy to see me?”

4. Getting used to not using the town name “Fukuoka” as a predicate normative.

3. Rewrite Knock, replace it with Kabuki Yo self out, San.

2. Regret wearing the Sumo underwear.

1. Have to wear an eye patches because tried to use chop sticks on the bullet train.

10. Every time they play an Iranian County Fair, infidels eat the best animals.

9. Its wimpy smooth jazz town compared to Oakland.

8. Saddam’s ex wife insists on sitting in on goat bell.

7. Can’t tell the suicide bombers from tour bus drivers.

6. Possible life threatening accidents from flying leather slippers.

5. Too many turbans in the crowd absorb the high end of the sound and drive the sound guy to the hookah pipe.

4. They refuse to merchandise floor length tour robes.

3. Former Catholics are afraid because all of the women look like Nuns.

2. Adoplo might begin telling the roadies to “Have her scrubbed and sent to my tent”.

1. Loud horns can cause Yaks and Camels to urinate indiscriminately.

10. I forget.

9. With the money you save you can open up a tax deferred IRA and retire in Cabo and start drinking again.

8. You no longer think you used to be in a band.

7. At gigs you can tell the differnece between a hug and someone copping a feel.

6. Less apt to dance with someone of your own gender.

5. You make it back home with the same clothes on.

4. You can still pretend to be drunk when caught singing the wrong words.

3. Catch 22; If you still partied hard, couldn’t afford the 45 dollar ticket.

2. Great concert reviews for people who went to the gigs but still drank.

1. The women be righteous litigious and pretty.

David Garibaldi of Tower of Power fame has begun posting again on his travel blog. David posts as he travels with the band around the globe. Check it out when you get a chance, David’s Travel Blog. A new video featuring David at a masterclass, the TOP rhythm section did for The Pacific Jazz Institute at Jazz Alley (Seattle) on Saturday afternoon (5/2/09) has been posted. You can find it here.

The Tower of Power website has officially announced that Mike Bogart will be leaving the band, and Mic Gillette will be returning. For more information go to the Tower of Power website.