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Film Buzz: Cheech & Chong Fly Over Citrus
Posted by FoM on November 04, 2001 at 09:58:59 PT
By Jan Glidewell
Source: St. Petersburg Times
In the light of constant efforts to sell Citrus County as a mecca for moviemakers, I think boosters there are missing a great opportunity. The arrest of two guys recently after authorities stopped a small plane close to the Crystal River Nuclear Power Plant and allegedly loaded with 65 pounds of marijuana is a plot tailormade for the perfect Cheech & Chong reunion movie. Tommy Chong and Cheech Marin, for those who missed -- or have forgotten large portions of -- the 1960s and 1970s, were a comedy duo who did for the drug culture what Foster Brooks did for alcohol abuse. 
They lampooned it in a way that was funny but that called attention to the fact that people involved with drugs sometimes do stupid things. Chong still does standup comedy, and has a semiregular role on That '70s Show. Marin went on to movie roles and now plays Joe Dominguez, Don Johnson's semiretired ex-partner on Nash Bridges. That's right. The former icon of stonedom now plays a cop. Cheech and Chong also made six movies, the funniest of which was Up in Smoke, about smuggling marijuana that had been pressed into the shape of the body of a van, which begins to smolder with hilarious consequences. Hold up your hand if the hapless duo didn't come almost immediately to mind when news got out about two guys allegedly flying a small plane, loaded with marijuana, so close to the Crystal River Nuclear Power plant that someone scrambled an F-16 to force them down. You have to wonder whether the guys weren't getting just the tiniest bit high on their own supply. "Hey, dude, how come we had to wait this long to fly the load?" "I don't know, man, something about some war or something." "Here, give me a hit off of that. Wow, man, that place looks like Three Mile Island or something." "No way, man." "Way, I think it's a nuclear plant. Let's take a closer look." "Wow, man, look, cooling towers and stuff. Here, hold this while I buzz it." "Oh, that was so cool!" "Wow, man, what's that noise." "I don't know. It went by too fast." "Uh oh, I think it's an F-16. Yeah, look, there goes another one." "No way, man." (Radio voice): "Land or you will be forced to land." "What's that, man?" "I think it's God. I think he wants us to land." "Is this heaven?" "I don't think so, man. It looks more like Crystal River." It's not that loads of dope coming into the waterway-fringed coast of Citrus County is exactly news. Sixty-five pounds, in some necks of those woods, qualifies as an amount intended for personal use. It's just that most people in the import business work hard at not calling attention to themselves by doing things like flying too close to nuclear plants. In fact, since the incident in question and with warnings about more terrorist attacks being expected in the United States, restrictions have gotten even tighter, prohibiting all general aviation flights within 11.5 miles of nuclear power plants, and the Crystal River Airport has been closed. Rule of thumb: When flying an airplane loaded with drugs, never smoke any of what you are sitting on. Come to think of it, between Crystal River city government and people apparently dumb enough to fly close to a nuclear plant during a national crisis, it may well be that those who promote Citrus County as a great movie location are missing a prime opportunity: comedy. Stay tuned for next month's release, titled: Don't Worry About the White Powder, It's Only Cocaine, Man. Source: St. Petersburg Times (FL)Author: Jan GlidewellPublished: November 4, 2001 Copyright: 2001 St. Petersburg TimesContact: letters sptimes.comWebsite: http://www.sptimes.com/CannabisNews - Cannabis Archiveshttp://cannabisnews.com/news/list/cannabis.shtml
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Comment #19 posted by lookinside on November 06, 2001 at 04:21:04 PT:
unbelievable
hitler's SS didn't have alot of oversight either...
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Comment #18 posted by Rambler on November 06, 2001 at 01:08:23 PT
Startling Fact!
 The Office of Homeland Security operates without
    Congressional oversight and receives its funding directly from the White House.
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Comment #17 posted by FoM on November 05, 2001 at 17:15:05 PT
You are too much dddd!
You crack me up! 
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Comment #16 posted by dddd on November 05, 2001 at 16:36:30 PT
FoM
....Nope.....I'm just clowning around...I have no matramonial plans.....you're the coolest chick I know,,but you're already married,,,so I will remain a happy bachelor...dddd
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Comment #15 posted by FoM on November 05, 2001 at 08:39:04 PT
dddd
Sometimes I don't understand what you are saying but I'm very dense or so I'm told but what do you mean getting married? Are you kidding? I can never tell! You silly boy you! LOL!
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Comment #14 posted by dddd on November 05, 2001 at 00:58:28 PT
that's nuthin'
I saw Frank Zappa at the Moore Theatre in Seattle in 71,,and I'm pretty sure my great grandfather, was really good friends with Cornelius Lieberman,the inventor of cream corn..
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Comment #13 posted by CongressmanSuet on November 05, 2001 at 00:51:18 PT:
And by the way...
 I heard Frank Zappa do "Cream Corn Nuptulient Financial Quandry" at the Stanley Theatre in Pittsburgh, in 1978. It was an incredible performance.
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Comment #12 posted by dddd on November 05, 2001 at 00:48:54 PT
a&P
would you accept a bagguette of San Francisco sourdough from Piggly Wiggly?
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Comment #11 posted by dddd on November 05, 2001 at 00:46:30 PT
MOLE
CS....just noticed the email thing,and I gotta add another 20 grand to the award,,and dont worry about the marriage thing,,,the bitch left when she found out I was fbi......dX4
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Comment #10 posted by CongressmanSuet on November 05, 2001 at 00:42:12 PT
Allright...
 
 You got me, no money and 4 cans of creamed corn, and a loaf of allegedly fresh Italian bread from the local A and P.
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Comment #9 posted by dddd on November 05, 2001 at 00:35:05 PT
cream corn nuptuilent financial quandry
...well,,I guess I'll put the canned goods on ebay,,or maybe get my spouse-to -be parents to morgage their trailer home,,,,,,I dont know,,,,maybe I should wait till after we win the terror war.That way,I wont feel guilty about spawning a bunch of weird children.I would feel guilty if I knew that my kids were gonna have to grow up in a world that had evil terrorists hiding in it....4d 
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Comment #8 posted by CongressmanSuet on November 05, 2001 at 00:15:49 PT:
Sorry dddd...
 but I wont put on the conical hat amd wizard outfit for anything less than 40 bucks cash. Im sure you understand...
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Comment #7 posted by dddd on November 05, 2001 at 00:02:14 PT
CongressmanSuet
...Hey,,,I'm thinkin' of getting married,,but I'm not sure I can afford your $50 dollar fee,,Perhaps if could come up with the bus fare,you would consider allowing me to pay the marriage fee in canned goods.?I got a couple of cases of cream corn,and garbonzo beans that still have several months before reaching their expiration dates,,and I'll throw in a bunch of Libbys string beans,and several Dinty Moore beef stews...... I got Spam,and some Hormel corned beef too,,but I already promised them to the best man...dddd
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Comment #6 posted by CongressmanSuet on November 04, 2001 at 23:45:06 PT
I am quite flattered...
 and will proudly accept this award. Money has never[cough] been important to me, so I will be more than happy to forgoe the cash award, and would be quite happy with being given a PHD.I will proudly display it between my racehorse win pictures and my PHD from the Universal Life Church. I feel very honored, and I believe your work in your foundation is commendable. Anyone need to get married? I will do it for 50 bucks and expenses[Greyhound bus]. I need to clarifie something from my last post. I kinda said the people who lived in Alaska where like the people in the TV show "Northern Exposure". Thats not true, that show had a tendancy to portray Alaskans as much nobeler beings than they naturally are, did I just say that? Time for bed....
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Comment #5 posted by qqqq on November 04, 2001 at 22:49:48 PT
CongressmanSuet
It's good to see you......That was outstanding!.I enjoyed it immensly.........Due to your world class bitter,sardonicly flavored sarcasm,,,,The Astoundment Institute has decided to bestow the Five Hundred Thousand Dollar award for Sardonic Excellence on you!......However,,unfortunatly,we will have to pay you later,,the war on terror has compromised many of our anuities,and equities,,and our portfolio has bit the big one.I tried to warn the board of directors,that Bayer and LockheedMartin were where the smart money was,,but they insisted on investing in the Ab-Buster,and hair removal stocks....So,,regretfully,things aren't looking so good when it comes to sending you the cash....and in doing our part to help the victims families of the 9/11 disaster,,all the money in the award funds has been given to the victims families to help them fight terror...As soon as we win this darn terror war,and get done bombing all the evil off the face of the planet,I'll make sure to send you the cash.
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Comment #4 posted by CongressmanSuet on November 04, 2001 at 21:30:10 PT
qqqq...its time to ...
  STIMULATE the economy! We must all do our parts to get the ball rolling! Be an AMERIKAN! Buy Chinese made Amerikan flags and proudly display them ANYWHERE you can [I just put two mini flags in the beaks of the Pink Flamingoes on the lawn in front of my trailer]. Instead of buying my high blood pressure medicine this month, Im gonna spend my money on REAL AMERIKAN made goods! I just saw a pair of slippers at K-Mart today for 12.99 that had AMERICA stitched in red, white, and, yes, blue on the left one, and #1 stiched on the right one, perfect for lounging while getting ALL the best news from FOX TV. I just used my almost maxed 28% credit card to order "GOD BLESSES AMERICA" from a commercial on the Baptist Network, funny thing though, I never noticed in the song "Jesus Loves the Little Children" the correct title was really "Jesus Loves the Little American Children" Live and learn. I was thinking about ordering a CD I saw that was a Heavey-Metal-Christian take on patriotic songs called "GESUNDHEIT AMERICA", but they want like 34 bucks for 2 CDs, and hey, Im not THAT dumb! Iwould rather just buy 3 "GOD BLESS AMERICA" T-shirts at the Piggly Wiggly with that money. I also suggest every true Amerikan here donate generously to every organization out there crying for even more money[ I think I might view the "Fund to Supply Cappuchino and Lattes to the Lower Manhattan Excavation Workers" with some skepticism, though] we must do our part! SPEND! SUVs for everyone! Im thinking about driving my RV when I run errands, what better way to boost the economy? BUY MORE GAS! Eat more beef! VOTE REPUBLIKAN! Alaskan Refuge exploration? What do we care about a bunch of "Northern Exposure" renegades? Lets just strip it! Hey, I gotta go, I just heard Hannity and Colmes agree on some anti-constitutional rhetoric that King George read off a teleprompter at a DARE rally in Va. today...sleep well, kiddies, and HAPPY BIRTHDAY FOM! Good health to both of you in the comin year.
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Comment #3 posted by qqqq on November 04, 2001 at 17:05:15 PT
I dont think it's funny anymore
.I know that in light of my past buffoonery,it sounds like a strange thing for me to say.It does seems funny in a certain way,,,and perhaps Seargent Stedenko was a benificial portayal of a drugpig, but the silly depiction of pot-smoking people getting busted is seeming more and more like a sick joke.It becomes more unfunny when you consider all the innocent,peaceful Americans,who are under lock and key,because they got caught with Marijuana,It becomes way less funny when you see things like the recent LACC bust by the feds,,and the letter to Ashcroft,posted by Duzt(?),in another thread.From all this,it becomes clear that things are not going in a very positive direction... 
... This "war on terror",is going to go far beyond what anyone imagines.It will swallow the WoDs,and make it into a part of the war on terror.....I've been waiting,,for the soon to come day,when the EE,(evil empire), passes the law,that makes the WoDs,a part of the WoT.
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Comment #2 posted by FoM on November 04, 2001 at 10:45:48 PT
Me Too
I laughed at this article too! Oh so peaceful a bunch we are. We aren't an enemy to anyone.
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Comment #1 posted by lookinside on November 04, 2001 at 10:40:03 PT:
lol...
he's gotta point! we watch "up in smoke" more often than "the wizard of oz"...
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