Kent Condon
On Tuesday, Paul James will be laid to rest.
In the media realm I’ve known, and it’s been since dinosaurs roamed the state, he was the most uniquely gifted person I’ve come across.
He was funny and articulate, an intellectual and an artist. He was a historian, storyteller, piano player and painter. He played bridge, was approachable, friendly to all. Despite his worldwide fame as the Voice of the Cougars, he wasn’t so pretentious that he forgot to pay homage to the regular guy.
There are a handful of guys who saw this first-hand, on road trips from Hawaii to Miami, from South Bend, Indiana, to Los Angeles.