| | A night on the town, in Tokyo |
| | | Dazzled by the neon, Paul doesn't notice Nevada's hand on his ass. |
| | | Taro, Japan's best mandolin player, entertains us karaoke-style |
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| | Yoichi, another of our amazing hosts, serenades us in Japanese |
| | | Foreplay, karaoke- style, with Paul and Korey |
| | | Self-portrait of the jonesing American stoner |
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| | Christina at the Thumbs Up in Yokohama |
| | | As you can plainly see, the Thumbs Up club rocks |
| | | This painting was featured prominently at an "American Diner" in Tokyo |
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| | Why yes, I DO speak English. How could you tell? |
| | | The Japanese schoolgirls are excited to have an English speaker their own size to pick on. |
| | | After the picking on, its all smiles. |
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| | Hajime, our tour manager and the most patient man in the world |
| | | Wammo and the guys try and blend in |
| | | Spankers in front of Kinkaku-ji, the Golden Pavilion, in Kyoto |
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| | Taro, Doug and Hajime pose for the Americans |
| | | Now we know what to tell people when they ask "What kind of music do you guys play?" |
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| | The walls adorning Taku Taku in Kyoto bear the names of the legends who have played there |
| | | Hajime, undoubtedly doing some thankless tour manager duty |
| | | Korey, Shane and Nevada pose with new friends at Taku Taku |
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| | A view of the stage at the Citizen's Art Center in Kanazawa |
| | | The Old Southern Jug Blowers, a Japanese jug band, opens up the show in Kanazawa |
| | | A big after-show group photo |
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| | Wammo and our new friend Takakoa |
| | | The Spankers played this temple in Yamaguchi, where we were required to leave ou |
| | | This place was amazing! A genuine Noh theatre in Fukuoka |
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| | The Spankers in our "tabi", the ceremonial footwear required of anyone stepping onto a Noh stage |
| | | Poster for the Fukuoka show |
| | | The Fukuoka after-party with Spankers and new friends |
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| | More from the Fukuoka after-party |
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| | Yoshie, lead singer for Ego-Wrappin, the popular Japanese band who shared the bill with us in Osaka |
| | | Doug and his lovely wife Setsuko, after the show in Osaka |
| | | Hiroshi, the concert promoter, makes a face |
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| | More food, drink, and revelry after the Tokyo show, the last show of the tour |
| | | | Big group photo after the Tokyo show...going home tomorrow |
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| | The unknown cutie-pie who took the previous group photo |
| | | Hajime, Garreth, Yoichi and Hiroshi. Hey Hiroshi! Where's your Spanker tour shirt? |
| | | Shane struggles to write his name as Setsuko looks on |
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