Tommy Chong was hatched 66 years ago, on March 24, 1938. He's a pretty funny feller who has made many millions of people laugh with his movies, records and other artistic endeavors. He's been a successful businessman and raised a happy family. He's certainly never done any harm.

Nonetheless, Chong gets to spend his 66th birthday in a federal prison for the bogus "crime" of manufacturing glass pipes.

Stay strong, brother. It'll be over soon enough.

I for one am interested in seeing what kind of stand-up or screenplays he draws out of this.

What the world needs now is a new Cheech and Chong movie.

Happy birthday, Tommy!