Born in East St. Louis, Illinois, in the hospital (because he wanted to be near his mother), Paul was raised in Edwardsville, Illinois. His father was a hamster and his mother smelled of elderberries. (just foolin')

Paul's mother to be, Ruth, was a singer in "girl trio bands" of the 40's and performed around the metro St. Louis area including a stint on the Admiral, while Al, the father to be, carted her around to the gigs.

Ruth taught Paul to sing harmony as a small child and it seems to have stuck. You can see the childishness in every performance. Al, seeing what gigs are all about, encouraged Paul to become an engineer, but the boogie was in him, and it had to come out.

Paul was interested in grandma's baby grand piano at age 4, but after the Jerry Lee Lewis incident was kept at least ten feet from it. Actually, some idiot "Piano Teacher" told the family that Paul's hands were too small, and they should wait. Grandma sold the piano and the interest faded.

At age 10 Paul took guitar lessons for part of a summer, but the guitar was a torture device and the songs taught were lame. This was before the hipper Mojo Music type of lessons were available.

Paul's musical career was rekindled when, at age 13, his friend Scott Umbaugh handed him a bass and showed him how to play "Born to be Wild". Paul plunked around and showed Scott how the bass line really went and PAUL COULD PLAY THE BASS!!! With encouragement from Scott, Paul's mother rented a Silvertone bass and amp and Paul began learning.

Al, still interested in a career for Paul that could actually pay the bills, discouraged Paul from playing music, growing long hair, a mustache, and definitely no beard. Paul tried to be an engineer, but somehow his failure to reach his potential turned out well enough.

After 6 years of U.S. Navy, where he calibrated electronic test equipment, visited foreign countries, met exotic dancers... er... uh... people and got drunk with them, Paul returned to Edwardsville and got drunk with the locals.

Since his return, Paul has done sound for local and regional bands and corporate gigs, played in local bands including the Silvertones, Bobby Bebop and the Blues Stompers, and Firelake, even jamming with Lou Rawls and Tommy Chong.

He installs Audio Visual equipment and is hoping for a career as a slumlord. He likes the color green and hopes to amass a large pile before catching the astral plane. He is married to Jude, and she puts up with him, usually.