C & C In Canadian Politics

C & C fan, James, sent us info on a humorous political cartoon from Canada's Globe and Mail newspaper. The cartoon makes comment on Canada's legalization of marijuana.
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Tommy Turns Sixty-Five

Yes, it's that time of year again. Friday, May 24th is Tommy's birthday. Sixty-five years ago the king of dope was born in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
By the way, Tommy Chong and Cheech Marin have just about completed the script for their new movie, Get Blunt. In the film, Cheech and Chong create a hair tonic for baldness made of hash oil. As a result, the DEA, pharmaceutical companies and the police are in hot pursuit.

Fox Picks Up The Ortegas

At this week's "Up Fronts," Fox Television announced it has picked up Cheech Marin's The Ortegas. The premise...Cheech is a dad whose son has a radio station in their backyard.
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Tommy Pleads Guilty

Tommy Chong has pleaded guilty to selling drug paraphenalia over the internet. The charges are a result of February's DEA raid of a number of internet headshops. Tommy's home had been raided for his alleged involvement in Chong Glass (site's now down) which is operated by his son, Paris.
Tommy was released on $20,000 bail and a sentencing hearing was set for September. Tommy could face up to 5 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
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Spy Kids 3D

Cheech Marin returns as Uncle Felix in another Spy Kids sequel this summer. Sylvester Stallone joins the cast as the Toymaker and Steve Buscemi (Reservoir Dogs, Sopranos) will be making his second Spy Kids appearance.

Cheech Marin Golf Tournament

Cheech Marin will host the 4th annual Trinity Children and Family Services (Trinity) Golf Classic on Monday, May 12, 2003. Celebrities will team up with Trinity for this exciting charity tournament in Palm Desert, CA with the goal of increasing awareness and support for the fight against child abuse and to raise funds for Trinity’s programs.
It's a day of golf, dinner, and socializing at the BIGHORN Golf Club. Teams and celebrities will tee off, sharing a fabulous game of golf while supporting the largest nonprofit provider of childcare services in the country.
To register, or for information on Trinity, call 800.543.7730 x264

Evening With Artie Lange

Cheech and Chong Dot Com is proud to be a supporter of the Jersey Thing comedy show taking place May 9th at William Paterson University in Wayne, NJ. It features Artie Lang, Bob Levy and Jim Florentine (Special Ed). Tickets may be purchased from Planet Rapture or the WPU box office. (note: neither Cheech Marin, nor Tommy Chong will be attending.)

Reunion Update

According to a Denver Business Journal article, Marin and Chong have put Get Blunt, the script Rae Dawn Chong wrote, on the back burner. They both decided that it was unrealistic to have Tommy portraying a drug counselor so they are both co-writing a new screenplay that involves marijuana lotion. The movie will begin where movies like Nice Dreams and Still Smokin left off.
Just like (or almost like) the old days, the legendary comedy team is back together, writing together. Smoke on!

TOMMY FRAMED?

Tommy Chong's Chong Glass factory, as well as his home were raided by federal drug agents and other officials today. It was part of a nationwide DEA plan to close companies that manufacture and sell drug paraphernalia. It's unknown if charges have been filed against Chong or Chong Glass.
"Those under indictment face a maximum three years in prison, and/or a $250,000 fine, per count, if convicted."
The bust was organized by John Ashcroft and the Bush administration. Ironically, President Bush was a major drug user in his youth.
It's unknown if he and his wife, Shelby, will still be performing their stand-up act tonight and tomorrow at Laff's in Tucson, AZ.
02.25.2003 Update: This is an update to the story we ran yesterday. To the best of our knowledge, no Chong and Shelby stand-up gigs were cancelled. In addition, Chong Glass is owned by Tommy's son, Paris Chong. Neither Tommy, nor Paris were arrested. Other headshop owners weren't so lucky.
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Cheech & Chong Get Blunt

In a recent interview with E! Entertainment Television, Tommy Chong's daughter, Rae Dawn, reveals more about the C & C reunion. She explains that both she and her sister decided to write the script because they were constantly being asked when the legendary duo would reunite.
The working title is "Get Blunt," not "Still Tokin" as previously reported. Get Blunt begins with Cheech and Chong doing "community service as anti-drug preachers in a boys' home." At present, Rae Dawn is still shopping the script around to distributors. However, Cheech Marin has definitely signed on.
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Marin Home Almost Up In Smoke

Cheech Marin's Malibu home narrowly avoided a Southern Calfornia fire.
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Pinocchio Film Receives Horrible Revews

Cheech's latest flick is getting slammed by the critics. LA Weekly sums it up best with this quote "the cinematic equivalent of a dog dry-humping your leg for two hours." The sad thing is that this is the most expensive Italian movie ever created.
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Still Tokin Enters Pre-Production

It appears that work on the C & C reunion movie, Still Tokin, is moving along briskly. Tommy recently called a Daytona radio station to state that the movie is already in pre-production.
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K-Rock Cheech Sweeper

WXRK FM 92.3 K-Rock New York (home of Howard Stern Show) has just began airing a sweeper which features Cheech saying "fire it up." Keep an ear out!

Tommy Chong Art Exhibit Opens

Tommy's masterpieces (bongs and more) are currently being exhibited at the Ghettogloss Gallery in Los Angeles, CA. Read what the LA Times had to say about it.
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Cheech and Chong Reunion Confirmed

Thanks to Dave for providing us verification on the earlier Cheech and Chong reunion rumor.
Here it is folks. This is what you've been dreaming of. During his recent appearance on the nationally syndicated radio show Lovelines, Tommy Chong revealed he is putting the finishing touches on a deal that will bring Tommy Chong and Richard "Cheech" Marin back together.
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Cheech and Chong Together again?

We're not sure how reliable this information is, as it was posted on our message board. Supposedly, while on the nationally syndicated radio show, Lovelines, Tommy Chong announced that he and Richard Cheech Marin will be doing another C & C film.
The film, which currently has a working title of The Final Toke or The Last Toke, was written by Tommy's daughter, Rae Dawn. She gave the script to Cheech and he agreed to do it.
As we stated earlier...this information is unconfirmed at this time, but we hope it is true.

Holiday Auctions Have Begun

As traditional as turkey at Thanksgiving, the Cheech and Chong Dot Com Holiday Auctions have returned. We've been accumulating tons of C and C memoribilia all year to give to loyal fans. The auctions are refreshed every week. It's a great opportunity to score some rare collectibles. They make far-out stocking stuffers!

However, you don't have to wait for the auctions. If there's something you're looking for, email sales to see if we can find it.

Also, be sure to pick up The Cheech and Chong Anthology, featuring Cheech and Chong's Santa Claus and His Old Lady.

Auction Round #2 (currently underway)
• C & C Anthology - Brand new double CD which includes their best bits and previously unreleased material.
• C & C Shooters - Brand new set of shot glasses. Each features their likeness.• Rude Awakening Presskit - Promotion material only issued to the media. Great photos and articles.
• Film Festival Magazine - Ultra rare from the Amsterdam C & C film festival. Unseen photos.
• Let's Make a New Dope Deal LP - One of their "lost albums." Few even know it exists. Contains StarWars spoof, "Queer Wars," and more.
• Corsican Bros VHS - OUT OF PRINT, uncensored version of the movie.
• Sister Mary Elephant 45 - Very rare 45 single with fantastic hand drawing of Chong being punished by a nun. You just have to see the GREAT ARTWORK.
• Big Bambu LP - LP shaped like a pack of EZs.
• Action Figures - Limited Edition C and C figs.

Auction Round #1 (just finished)
• C & C Anthology - Brand new double CD which includes their best bits and previously unreleased material.
• C & C Shooters - Brand new set of shot glasses. Each features their likeness.
• Up In Smoke VHS - Original VHS movie at a great price.
• Playboy's Tommy Chong Roast VHS - Out-of-print Playboy video which stars Jerry Seinfeld, Richard Belzer and more.
• Let's Make a New Dope Deal LP - One of their "lost albums." Few even know it exists. Contains Star Wars spoof, "Queer Wars," and more.
• Cassette Two-Pack - We're offering this special two-pack of cassettes that consists of Los Cochinos and Get Out Of My Room.
• Bloat On 45 - Ltd Release single from the Let's Make a New Dope Deal LP. Few have seen, nor heard this song. Sleeve features caricature of C & C as fat black men.
• Sleeping Beauty LP - Need we say more? We receive 200+ emails every week looking for this pill-shaped out of print album.
• Big Bambu LP - Shaped like a pack of EZs.

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Cheech Signs Deal With NBC

Cheech Marin has inked a deal to play the lead role in NBC's upcoming sitcom, The Ortegas. The premise...Cheech is a dad whose son has a radio station in their backyard.
It's based on the UK sitcom, The Kumars, and the creators describe it as similar to the Larry Sanders Show.
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Cheech Film Up for Oscar????

An Italian remake of the movie, Pinnochio, will be released in America this Christmas in over 2000 theaters. Experts forsee this film winning an Oscar. It's a smash hit in Europe right now, where it was recently released. Cheech dubbed the voice of the Fox. Queen Latifah and Eddie Griffin also lent their voices to this movie.
If Cheech Marin wins an Oscar, ever cool person on this planet needs to throw a huge party!!!
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