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Why Is This Keyboardist Smiling?

jeff chimenti smilesHey, Cheech.

“C’mon, man. This is embarrassing enough.”

Do you think people didn’t know the keyboardist for the Grateful Dead smoked pot?

“Hornsby doesn’t.”

Hornsby doesn’t look like Piano Jesus, man. We all knew.

“Fine. But, that’s not it.”

What?

“Nothing.”

Hold on: let me research this crime in its fullness.

(Town of Windsor – August 9, 2015)  On August 8, 2015, Troopers from SP Gateway arrested Jeffrey P. Chimenti, 46 and Jay H. Lane, 50, both of San Francisco, CA for the violation of Unlawful Possession of Marihuana.  The arrest resulted from a traffic stop on State Route 17 in the Town of Windsor.  During the stop an odor of marihuana was detected and a search was conducted.  Chimenti and Lane were passengers in the vehicle.   They were found to unlawfully possess a total of approximately 17 grams of marihuana.  Chimenti and Lane were given tickets returnable to the Town of Windsor Court on August 18, 2015.

What the fuck is marihuana? Isn’t that what they called weed in the…

“Before you yell–”

YOU DO NOT HAVE TIME SHEATH PRIVILEGES, JEFF CHIMENTI.

“–you should know that…dammit.”

You went back in time just to get jazz cigarettes?

“Among other things.”

Goddammit.

“Billy was always ranting and raving about Thai Stick, so I went back and got some of that.”

How was it.

“Decent, you know. I mean: the people who grow weed nowadays have advanced degrees in the shit, and computers and stuff.”

Right. And you went back to the Roaring 20’s to score a lid of marihuana of a pachuco in a zoot suit was…?

“Not the main goal on that trip.”

What was the goal?

“Laudanum.”

Sure.

“Couple six-packs of original recipe Coca-Cola.”

Okay.

“And, you know: while we were there, I bought a cigar box full of marihuana for a nickel.”

Cigar box is a lot bigger than 17 grams.

“And marihuana is a lot stemmier and seedier than, say, a lovely Berry White or an OG Kush.”

I should be judging you for misusing the Time Sheath technology, but I think a drug-tasting voyage through the years is a great idea. Kudos, Jeff Chimenti.

“Thanks, man.”

You grab some ‘ludes?

“Yes. That chemical is rapey.”

Huh.

“It’s basically just roofy-ing yourself in bell-bottoms.”

Okay. Can we get back to the marihuana?

“Right. I totally forgot it was in the car. We weren’t even smoking it.”

Why not?

“Because we were hitting the wax pen the cops didn’t find. Are you really that confused about the atrocity that was pot from the 1920’s? They could barely grow fucking corn in the 1920’s.”

I got it, I got it. What did 20’s pot taste like?

“A hardscrabble existence.”

You’re good with words, Jeff Chimenti.

“Hey, thank you.”

A true jailhouse poet.

“Hey, fuck you.”

26 Comments

  1. maggiemay

    He’s smiling because he’s my dad

    • thoughtsonthedead

      Dads a crim

      • maggiemay

        Arrested for having a grand old time. Daughter’s not mad.

  2. Boogaloo

    LULZ caught on State Route 17 w 17 grams and no weed card.
    I know exactly where these numbskulls were.
    Windsor is wine country up in Sonoma county.
    No doubt smoking this super dank strain:

    http://www.lamedicaldelivery.com/wp-content/uploads/PRODBIG_SONOMACOMA1.jpg

    • thoughtsonthedead

      Sonoma? They were in New York.

      • Boogaloo

        Oops wrong Windsor.

      • Boogaloo

        Boomshuckalucka……
        Mickey lives in Sonoma County not too far from Windsor…..

      • August West

        I’ve driven that stretch of Rte 17. It is Waaaay the fu@k out in the sticks. The cop probably hadn’t seen another car in hours and was bored to death. Oh and they had long hair. Why is long hair still an Anger Trigger for cops? hahaha

  3. maggiemay

    STOP WITH THE RAPE JOKES U LOZER

    • thoughtsonthedead

      UR A RAPE JOKE

      • maggiemay

        Stop

      • maggiemay

        RAPE JOKES ARENT FUNNY AND I WILL FITE U 2 THE DEATH ILL USE BABIES AS WEAPONS AGAINST U

      • maggiemay

        UR A TERRIBLE INFLUENCE ON ME

      • spencer

        Grape! Grape! Don’t you mean rape? No, there was a bunch of them…….

  4. Sir Luther Von Baconson

    you get pinched with mary jane, end up like Gene Krupa. Bob Mitchum.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2KLIO7WRm0

    • thoughtsonthedead

      Mickey married up

      • hugh.c.mcbride

        Sees photo, agrees.

        Reads article, reassesses opinion.

        Mickey married way way WAY up.

        Only flaw I see is failing to list “husband’s tendency to pal around with Kreutzmann” in “biggest challenge” category.

  5. cgrand

    somewhere in upstate NY, jay lane pouts…”I’m almost a grateful dead too you know…”

    • thoughtsonthedead

      Being a Grateful Dead is like being pregnant: either/or. Also, there’s binge eating and weird stuff happens to your genitals.

      • cgrand

        if that’s the case then mrs donna Jean is twice as grateful dead as anyone else

        the pregnant part, not the genitals part

      • maggiemay

        What the heck lol

  6. Nathan Josephs

    You guys are a riot. Real dialogue or firesign monologue? Either way, Cheech…I’m told we’ll meet. I look forward to it. JC…Denver/Boulder FOJC hoodie. 🙂 🙂 🙂

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