To get to the Super Bowl they had to beat Paul's Cowboys (how he could cheer for them Texas Cowboys, him being from Arkansas, I never understood). I returned to San Francisco just in time to witness the 49er's first Super Bowl victory. But this particular afternoon, Arkansas beat the heck out of Texas from the opening kickoff and was doing such a thorough job of it, that even Paul could relax and enjoy the game. And of course you could never speak to him, except MAYBE about the play that just happened or the one that was up coming certainly about nothing else.
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Watching any sporting event with Paul was a lot of fun watching football, which was the favorite of both of us, was really fun but watching Arkansas play football was a total trip! If the game was tight and things were going Arkansas's way, Paul would not move for fear that doing so would somehow upset the good vibes. I remember a Saturday afternoon going over to watch Arkansas play football against Texas. I was in Memphis for about 6 weeks that fall and saw a lot of Paul and Kathy and Richard and Kristie (who was about 2 months old).
So I hopped out and went up and met this great family Paul now had. I didn't want to ring the doorbell at that early hour, so I just sat in the car until I saw Paul come out and pick up the newspaper. I remember dropping off my friend Gwen at her work at 7 AM one morning and driving in her car to where Paul and Kathy were now living. When I returned to Memphis, I didn't tell anyone I was coming. That's how I heard about Kathy (and Richard) coming into his life and about Kristie's birth. I was just leaving on my 3 year trip around the world and during those years, Paul stayed in touch with occasional letters. And it really was a blast those couple weeks! I lived in the attic and we partied hardy. In 1978, he was rooming with Rick Larsen in midtown when I came thru town. I recognized him immediately except somebody had stolen his hair! That visit in 1977 was when I got to know Paul on a deeper level and our friendship really began to grow.
The next time we connected, he came to pick me up at a Sears store in South Memphis where my sister and her husband were dropping me off. I didn't visit Memphis and he wasn't traveling with his job in those days.
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If I went to a movie and it was funny and Paul was there, all of us who knew Paul knew he was there because his magnificent laugh would completely fill the movie theater.Īfter I moved to California, I didn't see Paul for about 3 years. We'd run into each other from time to time as well. He would come over to my wife's and my apartment - I remember a crazy Fourth of July night there - or we would visit him at his apartment which was also in midtown and had a swimming pool. His friends were mostly Eldon's and my old Southwestern classmates, so we moved in the same circles and saw a good bit of each other.Īnd we connected at a level deeper than I did with most folks I knew. During that year prior to my moving to California, Paul and I became good friends. I didn't see a lot of Paul over the next few years, but when he moved to Memphis in the early-to-mid seventies, he re-established contact thru Eldon. I remember asking if he was coming to Southwestern next year: "No, I'm going to the University of Arkansas to study Electrical Engineering and play football." I was disappointed - tho I figured Arkansas would have a great football team. I liked Paul instantly - he had a smile as big as he was and was very charming and smart. Eldon: "This is my brother, Paul." Paul: "I'm Eldon's baby brother." And then that laugh. Eldon came walking up with this giant beside him. It was at Southwestern behind the Student Center building. Paulnew.htm Paul Sherrod New, 1952-1999 I Remember Paul, by Leigh Brasington Pictures
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