I have to thank Rae Dawn Chong for the great research she did for Undercover for our Cheech & Chong interview.
Rae Dawn Chong, star of ‘Soul Man’ and ‘the Color Purple’, is the daughter of Tommy Chong from Cheech & Chong.Tommy nearly fell off his seat when I told him I had some questions from his daughter.
“You are kidding,” he responded.
Rae told me to ask him about Vegas, his wife Shelby and how Tommy and Shelby are like Ricky and Lucy.
In regard to the Ricky and Lucy question, Tommy laughed and said, “She is talking about Lucy and Ricky Ricardo from the ‘I Love Lucy’ show. Shelby is like Lucy. So it fits really well. You know who really responds to Shelby is Cheech. He enjoys having her on the road”.
Cheech & Chong will start their first tour of Australia in more than 25 years this week.
Dates for the Australian tour are:
April 15, Enmore Theatre, Sydney
April 16, Enmore Theatre, Sydney
April 17, Palais Theatre, St Kilda
April 18, (5pm) Palais Theatre, St Kilda
April 18, 9pm), Palais Theatre, St Kilda
April 20, Royal Convention Centre, Canberra
April 21, Win Entertainment Centre, Wollongong
April 22, Enmore Theatre, Sydney
April 23, Enmore Theatre, Sydney
April 24, Festival Theatre, Adelaide
April 26, Riverside Theatre, Perth
April 27, Riverside Theatre, Perth
April 30, Concert Hall, Brisbane
May 3, Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre, Gold Coast
