High School
Paul and his best friend Kag (Paul Kagiwada) auditioned
for the high school jazz choir the summer before they started 10th grade
at Davis Senior High. They were the only two incoming sophomores to make
it in. They both performed with the jazz choir for all three years, performing
in Reno and at Disneyland (jeeze--they spent half their day either getting
ready or performing at the park and the cheapskates still made them pay
full price for admission!). Paul learned a lot about dancing and did
many solo roles during his years with the Jazz Choir.
Kag & Paul at the Disneyland
Hotel
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He was also involved with an Improv group and performed
in high school plays. His finest hour, he thought, was when he played Riff
in West Side Story and got to do a death scene.
It was in high school that Paul played in his first
rock band, a group called The Heffalumps, which had a 1-2 year life, which
culminated with a spectacular show called "The Concert of your Life," with
another local group, The Buttonflies (members of The Heffalumps and the
Buttonflies later went on to create the successful band, Lawsuit)
The Concert of your Life
(note Paul is wearing his famous
green suit--
see next page for explanation)
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Other show biz things Paul did in high school included being a jester
at the high school Madrigal dinner, working tech and having a small on-stage
role in productions with The Lamplighters
in San Francisco, and doing live man-on-the-street interviews for Davis
Community Television coverage of the Davis Easter Parade for two years.
Our Man in the Street
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