It's early for Mac (Makoto) "The Knife" Okuyama and Mark "The Spark" Schwarz to be up and about, especially since both have the day off from filling their rice bowls.

Living in Kichijoji, western Tokyo, Schwarz was not home after a jam session before 2 a.m. Okuyama missed his own train to Mejiro completely.

"I blame Bill," he says (Bill "The Sunshine Man" Concello being the third member of Okuyama's band/group/trio, Max Blues). "It's always, 'Go on, have another one (drink)!' "