Thursday, May 24, 2018

Happy Birthday! Wow, Tommy Chong is 80 Years Old

The dopemaster, Tommy Chong, turned 80 today. Tommy was born May 24th, 1938 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.




 Here's Tommy singing Happy Birthday to himself.

1 comment:

  1. Happy Birthday Tommy Chong

    He was born in Alberta this day
    Where the Stamps and the Eskimos play
    And the Oilers and Flames
    Who sell out all their games
    But are rarely still playing in May

    In his twenties he moved to B.C.
    A musician he wanted to be
    He performed in a band
    But he got himself canned
    As he smoked BC bud by the key

    Though his music career didn’t take
    Since the man was a consummate flake
    Tommy's singular wit
    Made him in to a hit
    As a comic considered first-rate

    With Cheech Marin he formed a duet
    Playing many a comedy set
    Causing people to laugh
    Cheech was dodging the draft
    When the two incidentally met

    They began playing comedy clubs
    As the punters got wasted on suds
    Their routines were outrageous
    Their humor contagious
    And mostly inspired by drugs

    Later on they made films and LPs
    While commanding significant fees
    Many records were sold
    They were box office gold
    Both at home and at gigs overseas

    In the eighties they got a divorce
    With no sadness or hint of remorse
    Mr. Marin was keen
    For the silvery screen
    Tommy Chong sought an alternate course

    On his own Tommy struggled at first
    Life got better, but then it got worse
    When a marketing plan
    Sent his butt to the can
    At significant cost to his purse

    After nine months in jail he resumed
    The vocation for which he was groomed
    Playing comedy shows
    At locations he chose
    Where hard liquor and wine is consumed

    So let's wish Happy Birthday to Tom
    Who emerged from the womb of his Mom
    Long ago on this date
    So tonight he'll eat cake
    After smoking hashish in a bong

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