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Illinois Entertainer: You and Cheech
have been reunited for the last few years,
but spent so much time apart. Did you
intend the break to last that long or did
you just need more time to iron everything
out?
Tommy Chong: Well the funny thing
is Cheech initiated the break. He want-
son intercepted the email and put his
own words to it that we should get
back together again, and the next
thing you knew, Cheech was showing
up at my house for rehearsals.
Everything's ordained in this world
and it's meant to be. We were meant to
be apart for that long and now we're
back together and better than ever.
IE: Out of all the comedy projects you've
been involved in, what stands out as the
most memorable to you and why?
TC: Probably the first bit we ever did,
"Dave's Not Here," which we still do
on stage. That was a defining moment
in the life of Cheech & Chong because
it defined our relationship. He's outside banging on the door and I don't
know who it is so I won't let him in.
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ed to get away from me and he wanted to go on his own. Then over the
years when he wanted to come back, I
wasn't ready, and when I wanted to
get back together, he wasn't ready. We
played that little game for almost 30
years, but finally my son Paris got us
together. When we got together we
had a big fight- "screw you" and
"screw you" – and then I walked away.
[Afterwards] I realized I hadn't seen
him for so long that I wrote him an
email saying "even though we're not
together, it was nice seeing you." My
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