Lions, Pipes and Bears! Oh boy!

Blow darts, glass blowing, record-breaking tarpons... you cousins are incredible! ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­   Hey Marilyn - it's Uncle Tommy... I gotta tell ya, every time we celebrate "Get To Know the Cousins Day" here at Casa Chong, I'm always amazed at how many interesting folks are part of this Familia. Reading through your emails over breakfast has become one of my favorite parts of the day. When you take the time to write in and share something with me, it almost makes me feel like we've been friends for years, man. And the start of this year's COUSIN sale is no different. Here are just a few of the MANY emails I got back to the question I asked you all in my last email: "what's a fun fact about yourself or a hidden talent that most people don't know of?" Let's kick things off with the wildest first... Get it? Wildest? Wait... you haven't read it yet... You'll get it: Hi Tommy- I’m a 66 year-old guy who has been a fan since about 1970. Luv your work man- keep it coming. Me? My first career was in the coin-op business. My specialty was pinballs and jukeboxes. It was a great gig but the technology changed that world and I had to make a change. When I got a new career it was as a CA game warden. Yeah, it was a law enforcement job but I found a niche that was a real hoot. And, it brought me into your neighborhood on a regular basis, as I was assigned to LA County. When a mountain lion, bear, or any regulated/protected critter got in trouble, I was one of the few people who would come out and solve the problem. When the situation called for chemical immobilization, I used my personal blow-dart system, not the State-issued dart gun. (Blow-darting a mountain lion from 15 feet is a rush like no other) I’ve been retired and living in Texas for a couple years now. I gotta say, there’s a lot about California I miss. But- when you get to the end of a chapter, you turn the page and move on. Take care. Lt. Marty W., Woodway, TX Woah... Blow-darting a mountain lion?? Did I just read that right? I gotta say Marty, if I ever got that close to a mountain lion, I'd be filling my shorts with "natural camouflage" of you catch my drift... But Lieutenant Marty isn't the only interesting cousin. Jennifer and I have a fun connection: Not necessarily a hidden talent, but fun fact is I am a glassblower. My Dad is a VERY well known glassblower (Lewis C. Wilson), think he may have almost crossed paths with you at some of the Champs or other trade shows. We made a lot of instructional videos on how to work with glass (before YouTube was a thing). My Dad had a video he would run in our booth at Art shows and every day we ran it, we got multiple people asking if it was Tommy Chong on the tape! He did resemble you at the time. Looking forward to trying your products, grew up on your movies. Jennifer W, California That's so cool. And glass blowing IS a small community, so I'm sure I've probably hung out with your pops more than once... Fun fact about me: I am the voice / narrator of a Glass Blowing competition show... It's called "Operation Pipe Dreamers". (We named it after the federal raid that busted me and my friend John 20 years ago... ) But enough about me, this is about you. Let's hear from Shannon: Hi! My weird talent is I can say the alphabet backwards, really fast. I’ve always had trouble sleeping since I was young (I’m 52 now). Apparently when I was a kid, I’d use different methods to try and fall asleep. Things like counting backwards from one thousand, etc. One of them was saying the alphabet backwards. It stuck, and now I can say the alphabet backwards on demand. But I can’t “think” about it, and I have to say it really fast, like all in one breath. [🤷🏽‍♀️][😂] Now I use Cruise chews and Space chews to help with getting a good night's sleep, but I’m still waiting for the day when my weird talent will come in handy. Take care, Shannon G, Pismo Beach, CA I don't advocate drinking and driving (heck, I don't even drink...) but I gotta imagine that talent would come in real handy at one of those sobriety checkpoints we have everywhere in California... I have many fun facts and unique talents, but we'll keep it to a few. Much of my adolescent and young life all my friends called me 6, and that was because it was a known fact in my inner circle that I never went anywhere without six different types of weed. I'm a naturalist, and I've hiked the entire Daniel Boon National Forst and much of the Appalachian Trail, and yes I brought 6 strains of weed with me. Lastly, I recent was in the Gulf of Mexico and caught one of the largest Tarpon at 180lbs! Pure luck! LOL! I'm a jack of all trades! Licensed in mechanics, nursing, carpentry, electrician, plumbing, and a master doobie roller! The last one was awarded by friends and family! Also, Woody is my nick name, because No one knows what I'm going to do or say at an given moment, kinda like Woody Wood Pecker! Woody, Flat Rock, MI 6? SIX? At all times? Not even Uncle Tommy comes that prepared man! I've probably had six strains on me a time or two... on account of how many people like to just give me pot when they see me.... But I certainly don't plan ahead. That's impressive Woody. You sound like another Woody I know... Man, talk about some incredible talents and fun facts. I've had a lot of thrills in my day, but never realized I was missing out on the rush of blow-darting a mountain lion, man! That sounds like something we should have added into one of our old movies... And I think Woody may even have me beat... 6 types of weed on you at all times? That's commitment, man. Anyway, let's keep the fun going. Here’s your next question (and I hope it will spark some nostalgic memories for a lot of you…) What’s your first memory of me and Cheech?” (And let’s be honest…if your memory is real clear, you were probably doing it wrong) Whether it was one of our early standup shows in a seedy club, or getting real high in the movie theater watching our movies, or receiving one of our old records as a gift (on the sly... away from the sensitive ears of mom and pop.... I get that one A LOT!) Whatever it was… I’d LOVE to hear about it. And you can bet I’ll be sharing all of these with mi hermano Cheech. So I’d love it if you hit reply and shared your memories with me. And don't forget….we have the COUSIN sale going on right now. So if you need to stock up on anything over at [GetChongCBD.com]( or [CheechandChong.com]( you can stock up with clever code COUSIN and get 30% off plus FREE shipping. Stay tuned for our next question... Keep on keepin’ on. Peace and love, [Tommy Signature] Tommy Chong P.S. 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