Cheech Chong: Still Smokin' After All These Years

Step aside, Seth Rogen and James Franco: The original stoner Cheap Rosetta Stone duo, Cheech Chong, squashed their long-running feud to reunite for the Light Up America/Canada Tour — their first in 25 years. The tour kicked off last Friday in Ottawa and runs through late December, with one more gig in New York at Radio City Music Hall at the end of January. Rosetta Stone got the pair on the phone for a conversation that raises, among other questions: Why do they keep talking about how the kids are our future? What does that even mean?What are the shows like? What kind of stuff are you guys performing?Tommy Chong: Weve basically revised our live show from 30 years ago, and it seems to work. We just went from Nixon to Bush, and thats about all thats changed. Personally I like the stand-up bits I get to do in between the acts, because Ive been working on my stand up for a few years. Rosetta Stone V3 The first bit, The Low Rider, is also probably the best, funniest piece of comedy ever in the history of mankind.How do you guys do that live?Chong: We did it live before, but the only thing is we dont light up the joint now. We just pretend to light up the joint. But the crowds totally with us. Every anal guy in the world always wanted to see Cheech Chong together. Like, they go into a restaurant and the salt and pepper shakers are sitting apart, and you know how they gotta go and put them together? Well, thats the same as Cheech Chong. It just bothered everybody that Cheech and Chong werent working together, and now that we are just seems like certain people can die happy now. It was always my ultimate dream that wed get back together while were not drooling too much.You guys have kind of had some Rosetta Stone Chinese differences over the past couple of years. How were you guys able to get beyond that to reunite?Chong: We drove over to the alley and we fought it out. We said, "Fuck it, man. Lets get it on." Were so old, Cheech couldnt see me and I couldnt hear him. No, actually, we put our managers in a room and had them duke it out.Do you guys bring a lot of weed with you on the road?Chong: No. None. Never. You know, nine months in jail teaches you something. Plus, its like bringing coal to Newcastle. Were in Canada now, and even in the States, if you need weed, you can get weed faster than you can get a pizza almost anywhere.So do you guys just kind of pick some up when you get into a city — do you still smoke or do you not?Chong: Well, it depends. Are you a DEA agent?No, Im not.Chong: I still smoke and so does Cheap Rosetta Stone V3 Cheech.I noticed that you keep having to add shows.

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