Birthday Fun

[zebralittle52]

Yesterday was CZ's birthday, and as I'd been needing a mental-health day off work anyway I figured that would be the perfect time to take a long, slow day together. After lazing about the house all morning, roommate Wil treated us to lunch at the best Italian place I've ever been to. I gave CZ the Smokey and the Bandit DVD (which he saw so many times in the theater when it came out, to this day he can remember Every Single Line... explains a lot about the man, really it does.) And to top it all off we went to the Improv to see Tommy Chong. I think we were the third group seated, and as a result our table was right against the stage. (Seriously. I mean CZ got to rest his elbow on it for the entire show.) At the meet and greet after the show, he was able to get some of his Cheech and Chong albums autographed, along with a t-shirt and Polaroid of the two of 'em standing there together.

Let me just take a moment to say that, for someone pushing 70, Tommy Chong has a great head of hair, an incredibly beautiful wife (who's funny! She opened the show for him!) and is far different from his stoner character in the movies and That 70's Show.

But that wasn't the end of it. This afternoon we hit Borders to pick up Chong's newest book, written while he was in prison. The line to get it autographed wasn't too long, and luckily we were near the front. (He autographed it to both of us, despite it really being for CZ's birthday.)

I have no idea what can top this next year, but I've got plenty of time to figure that one out.


ETA: *overheard at the book-signing by two young kids, probably too young to appreciate Cheech and Chong anyway*

"Tommy Chong! Tommy Chong! Oh man, this is gonna be great!"

"Hey man, which one is he, anyway? The Hippie or the Mexican?"

"I don't know... does it matter?"

Comments

[wrenlet.livejournal.com]

Awwww, Tommy! That does indeed sound like an awesome birthday :D

[madamblue.livejournal.com]

*grin* It really was a blast, and during the show Tommy and his wife danced the Tango and Salsa... man can they dance!

[lrodell.livejournal.com]

Happy late b'day to CZ, and I know *exactly* what you mean about "Smokey and the Bandit"--my brother watches it *every time* it ocmes on! And he found a collection of the movies and just got them yesterday...so I already know what the dinnertime movie will be for the next several days (I did not know there were three? And he got both Cannonball Run movies and "Car Wash"! wheeeee!^^)
*bops those kids with DVD cases*

[madamblue.livejournal.com]

Of course, we just had to watch the DVD before heading to the Improv. ^_~

If only it had a commentary trac.

[cyanglow.livejournal.com]

Wow what a great birthday! I'll have to check out that book sometime.
And my brother-in-law's got Smokey and the Bandit memorized too. ^^ We got the DVD for him for Christmas this year.

[madamblue.livejournal.com]

It's a pretty quick read, but interesting.

[ac-lifer.livejournal.com]

That sounded like a kick ass birthday. Very cool about Tommy and sad about the kids. Makes me feel old which is sad but who cares. Glad you guys had fun.

[madamblue.livejournal.com]

It really was a blast.

Ya know, Gene Wilder's going to be at the Borders for a book signing here in a couple weeks... thought you'd find that interesting.