Dooner’s World – Tommy Chong
Dooner’s World – Tommy Chong
Topics:
Calgary - May Growing up in Calgary and learning to play guitar
Early influences
Playing with Ike and Tina Turner
Meeting Frank Zappa and his influence on Cheech and Chong
Getting kicked out of Motown for getting his green card
Gaye Delorme’s influence and the story of writing Ear Ache My Eye
Story behind writing up in Smoke
Meeting John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd on the set of the Blues Brothers
Tommy recommends guitarist Larry Breau
Driving to a basketball game with Jack Nicolson and writing Basketball Jones
A/K/A/ Tommy Chong and the story of Tommy’s going to jail in 2003
Chong’s pre-rolls go on sale today in Michigan - MKX Brand
Upcoming podcast with his wife, Shelby
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