We all know what it's like. Let's face it, we're cheap.

You're parched. Watching all those bands is thirsty work, no matter what the weather. So you head off to one of the beverage brokers for a cup of your favorite refreshment. All seems good, that cup is big, at least at the price. Better priced than a Tokyo tipple, anyway. Your cup runneth over. Then you pick it up, and you get the distinct feeling that something is amiss. Namely the entire top half of your beer... Bastards! Ripped again!

It's a well known fact in Japan that one third head on your beer makes it taste better. It was once proclaimed to me that "it would not taste so good without!" Bollocks! It's a well known fact that if you tried to serve a beer that way in my home country of Australia, you would be physically assaulted by the patron. Then your boss would apologise to said patron before you swiftly found your way to the unemployment line.

So what to do? Well, if your Japanese isn't so good like mine, here's a little trick I learned form another Fujirocker last year: "Awa nashi, kudasai!" Say it loud, say it proud! It may earn you the derision of the staff, a smile or a roll of the eyes, they may even shake their head. But what it will earn you, most importantly, is a full beer. Yes, full of liquid, not bubbles! That's the aim of your game!

Now get back to that moshpit!