When visiting a good friend a few weeks ago he was playing some Lp tracks of the Bobby Taylor and the Vancouvers Lp when he asked did i recognise any of the members..To my surprise there was TOMMY CHONG!! from the famous Cheech and Chong movies. i think that Cheech was also in the group for a while...i then remembered that Jimmy Hendrix also played for this band as well as rythm guitar for a while. This is probably old news to you all but was news to me..really loved the Cheech and Chong movies..here's a wee pic with Tommy Chong with the band..

Before meeting Cheech Marin (who moved to Canada to avoid the draft) Tommy played rythm guitar in the Motown group Bobby Taylor and the Vancouvers. He wrote the lyrics to the hit song "Does Your Mama Know About Me?" Chong, a half Chinese half English/Irish boy growing up in Calgary in the 40s, experienced his fair share of rascism. He gravitated towards black music and culture, which he later cited as a major influence on Cheech & Chong's humor.

Thought this was interestin...

Liam

i met tommy chong and his wife Tree (yes, her name is tree) once in hawaii. both terrible nice ... they were hanging outside a bar with pat morita (karate kid).

now, i would have really liked to meet his daughter rae dawn (sp) chong. meow!!!

Edited September 11, 200618 yr by Kevin J