Jon Hamm (clip/audio)

He had, like, long, curly hair. It was probably 1990-ish. 89 maybe. And he couldn't have looked any cooler. He had a denim jacket that he had painted or had had painted. Someone painted on the back of the cover of Duran Duran's Rio painting.

He had, like, long, curly hair. It was probably 1990-ish. 89 maybe. And he couldn't have looked any cooler. He had a denim jacket that he had painted or had had painted. Someone painted on the back of the cover of Duran Duran's Rio painting.

The Donald Nagel painting, that very 80s thing. So he was operating at a much higher level than anybody we had really ever run into at that point in our lives.

The Donald Nagel painting, that very 80s thing. So he was operating at a much higher level than anybody we had really ever run into at that point in our lives.

The Donald Nagel painting, that very 80s thing. So he was operating at a much higher level than anybody we had really ever run into at that point in our lives.

Yeah, he's two years older than me. So he was he was a freshman in college when I was a junior in high school. And yeah, that's when I first met Paul. And it was like he was funny and cool and interesting. And And, you know, a college kid.

Yeah, he's two years older than me. So he was he was a freshman in college when I was a junior in high school. And yeah, that's when I first met Paul. And it was like he was funny and cool and interesting. And And, you know, a college kid.

Yeah, he's two years older than me. So he was he was a freshman in college when I was a junior in high school. And yeah, that's when I first met Paul. And it was like he was funny and cool and interesting. And And, you know, a college kid.

We definitely connected. I would say that, you know, Paul, that was when Paul and Preston were going to KU, Kansas University. And then when I ended up going to the University of Missouri... I went to visit Paul, who had by this point gone, transferred out of KU and moved to L.A. and was going to the Academy of Dramatic Arts. And he lived in North Hollywood with Preston and our friend Bo.

We definitely connected. I would say that, you know, Paul, that was when Paul and Preston were going to KU, Kansas University. And then when I ended up going to the University of Missouri... I went to visit Paul, who had by this point gone, transferred out of KU and moved to L.A. and was going to the Academy of Dramatic Arts. And he lived in North Hollywood with Preston and our friend Bo.

We definitely connected. I would say that, you know, Paul, that was when Paul and Preston were going to KU, Kansas University. And then when I ended up going to the University of Missouri... I went to visit Paul, who had by this point gone, transferred out of KU and moved to L.A. and was going to the Academy of Dramatic Arts. And he lived in North Hollywood with Preston and our friend Bo.

And I came out for spring break to hang out with them. That's when I really became friends with them because we were hanging out in L.A. Thanks. In L.A., really just making a scene in 1991, 92. So we would go down to like the third street.

And I came out for spring break to hang out with them. That's when I really became friends with them because we were hanging out in L.A. Thanks. In L.A., really just making a scene in 1991, 92. So we would go down to like the third street.

And I came out for spring break to hang out with them. That's when I really became friends with them because we were hanging out in L.A. Thanks. In L.A., really just making a scene in 1991, 92. So we would go down to like the third street.

Yeah. It was, there was a place called Yankee doodles. That was like a bar that had a pool tables. And that was where we went.

Yeah. It was, there was a place called Yankee doodles. That was like a bar that had a pool tables. And that was where we went.

Yeah. It was, there was a place called Yankee doodles. That was like a bar that had a pool tables. And that was where we went.

I was still in college. Paul had just booked a big Nintendo ad. So he was just riding high. And then by the next time I came out, when I came out, when I moved out here after college in 95, he had done Clueless and he was on the way to go do Romeo and Juliet. He was on the way. to the, to the stars. So it was crazy. That's, that's, uh, I watched it all happen.

I was still in college. Paul had just booked a big Nintendo ad. So he was just riding high. And then by the next time I came out, when I came out, when I moved out here after college in 95, he had done Clueless and he was on the way to go do Romeo and Juliet. He was on the way. to the, to the stars. So it was crazy. That's, that's, uh, I watched it all happen.

I was still in college. Paul had just booked a big Nintendo ad. So he was just riding high. And then by the next time I came out, when I came out, when I moved out here after college in 95, he had done Clueless and he was on the way to go do Romeo and Juliet. He was on the way. to the, to the stars. So it was crazy. That's, that's, uh, I watched it all happen.