When entering Canada, you have to smuggle musical instruments across the border as if you had a guitar case full of heroin. With the aid of an expert "Smuggler," we crossed like bandits. The Canadian customs officers know us as the "Fun Time Lads," an American rock combo who entered Canada for an amateur recording of our new material. The 1-4-5s' espionage training proved helpful, and we crossed easily with the "illegal goods".

Here are a few of the many 1-4-5s fans encountered on the road, fresh out of the 1-4-5s merchendise booth. Scott and Rose sport a 1-4-5s Star-Spangled Crash Helmet T-Shirt in "punk rock" black & white (Peek-A-Boo Accessories, Inc., $29), Official 1-4-5s Racing Jackets designed to immitate the band originals (Urban Outfitters, $59), and Official 1-4-5s State-Approved Motorcycle Crash Helmets (Estrus Sporting Goods, $159).

Ah, what suits the high-roller lifestyle of the 1-4-5s better than the glitz and glam of Las Vegas? After late hours at the casinos and thousands of cocktails, we satisfied our addiction to "the jack" and made out like Vikings on a pillage. Of course, when they pulled out the tommy guns and threatened to break our backs, we knew that it was time for a strategic retreat.