The Tower of Dudes was formed in 2007 by a group of expatriates living in Prague, Czech Republic. Prague has a large community of English-speaking expatriates, estimated at 30,000 in 1993."Y(oung) A(mericans in) P(rague)", The New York Times, 12 December 1993, 671. Like many of these expatriates, members of The Tower of Dudes cite various reasons for leaving their home country for the Czech Republic. In answer to an interview question from Spin TV, the English bass guitar player Steve Cautious said, "It's a small pretty city [that is] much easier to get around in than London." When asked the same question, Urine Spritzer sarcastically answered that he came for "the smiling faces". "
