10. Wear Rocco Wear shorts on your head.

9. Commandeer the intercom at the Wal-Mart.

8. Tell your Sister in law not to saying anything.

7. Start a bar fight, get arrested, get on Cops, and send a shout out.

6. Spray paint Vote for Rocco on your BMW and get chased by TV news helicopters.

5. Sign up to do the announcements at church.

4. Occupy local liquor stores.

3. Go to India and become a customer service representative.

2. Bald guys make use of the promo space on your head.

1. Email every non convicted felon TOP fan you know, if you know any.

Stevie Hawkins

I received this email from Stevie Hawkins a couple of days ago:

Hello Raoul,

Thought I would share some exciting news with you!  The 2012 All Indie Music Awards has nominated me in two categories as “Best Blues Artist” and “Best Jazz Artist.” We are extremely excited about the news. The awards ceremony will take place on Fri, Feb 10th, 2012, two days before the Grammys. The event will be hosted at the famous “Key Club” located on the Sunset Strip in Hollywood. The Red Carpet event begins at 6:00pm where nominees will be introduced and interviewed on the Red Carpet by members of the media and press. The awards show starts at 8:00pm and runs until 10:30pm (Pacific).

Winners will be determined by the judges in each category combined with votes. Please help us out and cast your vote. No login or signup is required, and it only takes about 10 seconds to vote. Make sure to click the “Finish” button to register your vote. This the link for the Blues category:  http://booroo.com/app/rendersurvey.asp?sid=z82t1ia7v2pzsvz16343

To cast your vote in the Jazz category click http://booroo.com/app/rendersurvey.asp?sid=pcwp6mfg9mrn4vy16340

Here is the link to the press release if you would like to read it.  http://mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=149107

We currently have a few of Stevie’s songs in our current rotation.  Please click on the links above and vote.

10. He could pardon old band members.

9. All the other Countries/Presidents would be afraid of him.

8. He is used to being broke and having bad credit.

7. He would make 1%’ers pay 99% of the taxes.

6. House of representative Rent parties.

5. Raising the speed limit for Cadillacs’s and Lincoln Town Cars.

4. Increasing revenue by extorting other Countries by hold geek tourists hostage.

3. Barrow more money from China then tell them to “Bite Me”.

2. Bum checks cashed.

1. He don’t give a funk about politics, only people.

Josh Shpak

As you may know Josh Shpak is an 18 year old trumpet player current attending the Berklee College of Music in Boston.  We have reported before on Josh, here is a link to previous reports (link in red) Read About Josh.  On November 12th, while Tower Of Power was in Boston, Josh got to sit in with the band again for “What Is Hip?” and “Your Still A Young Man”.  Below are video’s of the show.

Here is a recent bio for Josh as well:

Jazz trumpeter, Josh Shpak — between making regular trips to the home of jazz legend, Clark Terry, for private jazz lessons, being chosen as the only jazz trumpet player in the USA to win the 2012 NFAA YoungArts Award, performing with the 2011 Next Generation Jazz Orchestra at the Monterey Jazz Festival, winning Downbeat Awards, and sitting in with Arturo Sandoval and TOWER OF POWER — has packed quite a lot into his first 18 years on earth. In fact, during his senior year alone at Northgate High School in Walnut Creek, California, he auditioned for and made it into every one of the most elite honor jazz groups in the world: the 2010 Berklee Summer Jazz Workshop, the 2010 Vail Jazz Workshop, the 2010 Brubeck Summer Jazz Colony, the 2011 Grammy Jazz Ensemble, the 2011 Jazz Band of America, and the 2011 Next Generation Jazz Orchestra.

Upon graduation from high school in 2011, Josh received full-tuition, four-year scholarship offers from the Berklee College of Music in Boston, the Manhattan School of Music, and the Frost Music School at the University of Miami. He chose Berklee, where he is currently attending, while continuing to study privately with Clark Terry, Bobby Shew, Laurie Frink, Tiger Okoshi, Ingrid Jensen, Christian Scott and Mic Gillette, as well as being produced and receiving guidance from his life-long mentor, Michael Miller.

10. Fingers are so fat hit three keys at once.

9. 19 Pound turkey, you gained 20 pounds.

8. Your Malt liquor stocks surged than split, like your pants.

7. A sword fight turkey leg fight with Brother in law causes you to wear an
eye patch today.

6. OPD Tact Squad who is called to the house know your first name, and
expect a plate of food.

5. You found yourself on the back of a Harley in front of Oakland liquor
store in a business suit.

4. During YSAYM Got down on your knees and needed a forklift to get back
up.

3. Button popped off your pants and knocked the cat out.

2. Done found the stroke which required emergency chiropractic care.

1. Gas at work caused your office chair to propell you across the room.