For example, Cheech's exaggerated accent was developed for Canadian audiences who found minorities like Mexicans novel at the time. Airport security didn't give him a second glance, and Marin managed to sneak his way back home.Ĭheech and Chong never left Vancouver completely behind, though - their act was infused with flavors and influences from the city's local scene.
In a moment seemingly plucked from a movie script, Led Zeppelin disembarked at that gate at the same time Marin was going through security, which made his music journalist story seem totally solid. Undeterred, Marin borrowed an ID from a friend and was ready with a story about being a journalist for Poppin Magazine. draft for three years, and returning to his home country meant the possibility of facing stiff fines and jail time. There was just one problem - Marin had been evading the U.S.