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" A lot of prophets have gone to jail. "
Tommy Chong
Gone
Jail
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" We won a contest at the teen fair in Vancouver and the first prize was a recording contract and we recorded at a radio station on the stairway, and we did a record and it got put out. "
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" The GRAMMY was a huge deal. It's the height of any musical career. "
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